VEHICLE WEIGHT.

SEC. 119. VEHICLE WEIGHT. (a) Exception to General Vehicle Weight Rule.—The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 127 of title 23, United States Code (relating to vehicle weight limitations for the Interstate System), is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” before “is 36 feet or more”; (2) by inserting after “36 feet or more” the following: “, or (2) in the case of a motor vehicle hauling any tank trailer, dump trailer, or ocean transport container before September 1, 1988, is 30 feet or more”; and (3) by inserting after “except in the case of the overall gross weight of any group of two or more consecutive axles” the following: “on any vehicle (other than a vehicle comprised of a motor vehicle hauling any tank trailer, dump trailer, or ocean transport container on or after September 1, 1988)”. (b) Withholding of Funds.—Subsection (a) of such section 127 is amended by striking out “lapse.” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “lapse if not released and obligated within the availability period specified in section 118(b)(1) of this title.”. (c) Ocean Transport Container Defined.—Such section 127 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(c) Ocean Transport Container Defined.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘ocean transport container’ has the meaning given the term ‘freight container’ by the International Standards Organization in Series 1, Freight Containers, 3rd Edition (reference number IS0668–1979(E)) as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection.”. (d) Conforming Amendments.—Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (a) by inserting “In General.—” before “No funds”; and (2) in subsection (b) by inserting “Reasonable Access.—” before “No State”.