WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 274

(d)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if the Secretary determines
that the provisions of subsection (b) or (c) of this section are violated by a substantial
number of persons or if specific provisions of subsection (b) or (c) of this section are held
invalid by a binding determination of the Federal Highway Administration or a court of
competent jurisdiction:

(1)     The Department, after a public hearing, may issue a special permit to
allow a semitrailer (single), when operating in combination with a truck tractor, to exceed
48 feet in length up to a length not to exceed 53 feet;

(2)     A person may not drive or permit to be driven on any publicly
maintained highway a semitrailer (single), when operating in combination with a truck
tractor, that exceeds 48 feet in length up to a length not to exceed 53 feet, unless a valid
special permit issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection or a facsimile of a valid
special permit is carried in or on the vehicle combination; and

(3)     The Secretary may adopt regulations:

(i) That are consistent with the standards established in this section,
for the issuance of permits for vehicle combinations described under subsection (a) of this
section; and

(ii) That exempt from the requirements of, or provide alternative
requirements to, subsection (c) of this section for a vehicle manufactured before July 1,
1991, if the vehicle cannot meet the requirements.

(e)     A special permit issued under subsection (d)(1) of this section:

(1)     May be issued without a fee;

(2)     May be a renewable blanket permit; and

(3)     Shall expire on a date determined by the Secretary.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved May 11, 1993.

CHAPTER 274
(Senate Bill 799)

AN ACT concerning

Real Property - Home Inspections - Credentials of Inspector

FOR the purpose of altering the definition of "home inspector" to mean a business entity,
rather than only an individual, who provides or offers to provide home inspection
services; requiring a certain home inspection report to include a list of the
credentials of the home inspector and the individual who conducted the inspection,

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