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To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the State of West Virginia to allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha…

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To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the State of West Virginia to allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Introduced: March 2, 2005 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Mar 3, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal highway law to authorize the State of West Virginia to allow, by special permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 126,000 pounds for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, between Exits 85 and 97.

What's happening now March 3, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1044: To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the State of West Virginia to allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1044/
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"H.R. 1044: To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the State of West Virginia to allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1044/.
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H.R. 1044, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1044/.
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[H.R. 1044: To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit the State of West Virginia to allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1044/)
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