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1 Truck Weight Issue Update
Georgia Forestry Association’s 2016 Annual Conference Deb Hawkinson, President Chris Hess, Director of Government Affairs

2 OVERVIEW Background Legislative History Current Status
Moving forward, 115th Congress and beyond

3 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Current Federal Truck Weight rule- 80,000 lbs/5 axles Safe, Flexible & Efficient Trucking Act Congressman Reid Ribble-House Champion 2016 Omnibus Appropriations

4 CURRENT STATUS 2017 Appropriations
Expect a post election CR or Omnibus bill Inclusion of pilot project for 91,000 lbs/6 axle truck weight, 500 mile haul radius for forest products

5 MOVING FORWARD 115th Congress Initiatives
Continued push for Truck Weight Reform, seeking a new House Champion Right to Haul Act Resolving Truck Driver Shortage

6 Conclusion Submission of priorities and policy recommendations to Trump and Clinton campaigns To learn more about the Forest Resources Association, please visit ForestResources.org.

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