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S.B. 302
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recommendations regarding the need for any changes to Federal Motor Carrier Safety
regulations.
For the above reasons, I have vetoed Senate Bill 302.
Sincerely,
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
Senate Bill No. 302
AN ACT concerning
Vehicle Laws - Trailers and Semitrailers - Surge Brakes
FOR the purpose of authorizing a certain trailer or a certain semitrailer to be
equipped with surge brakes if the trailer or semitrailer is operated only
intrastate, meets certain gross vehicle weight rating standards, is not used to
transport certain goods or certain persons, is designed in a certain manner, and
complies with certain State and federal regulations under certain
circumstances;, requiring the Secretary of Transportation to adopt certain
regulations to be effective by a certain date; defining a certain term; providing
for the effective dates of this Act; and generally relating to the use of surge
brakes on certain trailers and semitrailers under certain circumstances.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 11-158 and 11-169
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Transportation
Section 22-301
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Transportation
11-158.
(a) "Semitrailer" means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a
vehicle that:
(1) Has no motive power;
(2) Is designed to carry people or property and to be towed by a motor
vehicle; and
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