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 101 STAT. 210

PUBLIC LAW 100-17—APR. 2, 1987 (2) in the second sentence by striking out "$100,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "an amount equal to the amount of T such funds''; and (3) in the third sentence by striking out "$100,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "an amount equal to the amount of funds transferred under this section".

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SEC. 158. MOTOR VEHICLE STUDY.

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Board") to conduct a study of those motor vehicle issues set forth in 8. subsection (b) of this section. The Board shall consult with the Department of Transportation, the State highway administrations, the motor carrier industry, highway safety groups, and any other appropriate entities. (b) ITEMS INCLUDED.—The study shall include an analysis of the impacts of the various positions that have been put forth with respect to each issue. The final report shall include best estimates of the effects on pavement, bridges, highway revenue and cost responsibility, and highway safety, and the changes in transportation costs and other mesisures of productivity for various segments of the trucking industry resulting from adoption of each of the positions identified and analyzed. Related issues of permitting, weight enforcement, and data availability and reliability shall be addressed as appropriate. The issues to be addressed shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Elimination of existing, grandfather provisions of section 127, title 23, United States Code, which allow higher axle loads " limit, 34,000-pound tandem axle load limit, and 80,000-pound ^ gross vehicle weight limit maximums authorized by the FederalAid Highway Amendments of 1974 (Public Law 93-643), including permits for divisible loads and statutory provisions providing higher weights by formula, tolerance or statutory I. specification. (2) Analysis of alternative methods of determining a gross lo vehicle weight limit and axle loadings for all types of motor carrier vehicles. (3) Analysis of the bridge formula contained in section 127 of such title 23 in view of current vehicle configurations, pavement and bridge stresses in accord with 1986 design and construction practices, and existing bridges on and off the Interstate System. (4) Establishment of a nationwide policy regarding the provisions of "reasonable access" to the National Network for combination vehicles established pursuant to the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982. (5) Recommendation of appropriate treatment for specialized hauling vehicles which do not comply with the existing Federal bridge formula. (c) REPORT.—The Board shall submit a final report to the Secretary and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives on the results of the study conducted under this section, not later than 30 months after appropriate arrangements are entered into under subsection (a). Appropriate
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