PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 756

2. In Allegany and Garrett Counties, the vehicle is not subject
to any other restrictions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on the weight, gross weight, or axle
loads of a vehicle unless the vehicle exceeds its maximum registered gross weight by 10
percent or one of its axles is not carrying at least 15 percent of the vehicle's total gross
weight.

(2) A vehicle registered under this section may be operated on a statewide
basis without any distance limitations if the vehicle is:

(i) A three-axle vehicle with a maximum gross vehicle weight of
55,000 pounds; or

(ii) A four-axle vehicle with a maximum gross vehicle weight of 70,000
pounds that is in compliance with the regulations described under subsection (c)(2)(ii) of
this section.

(i) (1)' Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a vehicle
registered under this section with a registered maximum gross weight limitation of more
than 65,000 pounds that is not in compliance with the regulations described in subsection
(c)(2)(ii) of this section is limited to a maximum gross weight of 65,000 pounds when the
vehicle is operated on an interstate highway or in a county in the State other than
Allegany County or Garrett County.

(2) A vehicle used to haul coal, logs, or pulpwood that is registered under
this section and operated on Interstate Route 68 in Allegany County or Garrett County is
allowed a maximum gross weight limitation of 70,000 pounds, regardless of whether the
vehicle is in compliance with the regulations described in subsection (c)(2)(ii) of this
section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Chapter 480 of the Acts of 1993, as amended by Chapter 677 of the Acts of 1994

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions of Sections
1 and 9 of this Act [shall take effect December 31, 1994] ARE contingent on the
enactment by the Congress of the United States of legislation that authorizes the
statewide use of a vehicle registered in accordance with § 13-919 of the Transportation
Article, as amended by this Act, including the use of a four-axle vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight of 70,000 pounds.

[SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if the Congress does not
enact the legislation specified in Section 6 of this Act before December 31, 1994, or if the
Department of Transportation fails to adopt regulations implementing the
recommendations of the Dump Truck Technical Task Force within 6 months after the
report of the Task Force is issued:

(a) The Department shall report to the General Assembly during the 1995
Session on alternative measures, including possible legislative remedies, to minimize
damage to Maryland's highway and bridge systems; and

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