H1936B2753A10214 MSP:EJH 10/11/18 #90 A10214
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1936
Sponsor: SENATOR HUTCHINSON
Printer's No. 2753
Amend Bill, page 1, line 2, by inserting after "Statutes,"
in general provisions relating to size, weight and load,
further providing for restrictions on use of highways and
bridges; and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 7 and 8, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 4902(a)(4) and (5) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
ยง 4902. Restrictions on use of highways and bridges.
(a) Restrictions based on condition of highway or bridge.--
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(4) The methodology under paragraph (3) may allow for
exemptions from 67 Pa. Code Ch. 189 (relating to hauling in
excess of posted weight limit) related to the at-risk
industry [sectors] of logging or other forest products
experiencing a 20% decline in Statewide employment between
March 2002 and March 2011, as determined by the Department of
Labor and Industry.
(5) The exemptions and related requirements under
paragraph (4) may remain in existence only until December 31,
[2018] 2023. Exemptions for local delivery or pickup may not
include traffic going to or coming from a site at which
minerals, natural gas or natural resources are developed,
harvested or extracted, notwithstanding whether the site is
located at a residence, a commercial site or on farmland.
Delivery or pickup of logs or other forest products to or
from permanent processing mills located on or reachable only
through posted highways shall be considered local delivery or
pickup. Delivery or pickup of coal to or from permanent coal
reprocessing or preparation plants located on or reachable
only through posted highways and not on the same posted
highway as a site at which coal is extracted shall be
considered local delivery or pickup.
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Section 2. Sections 7725(b.1) and 7743(a) of Title 75 are
amended to read:
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