HJR 14-1002 Summary

• Urges Congress to create a special exemption from the federal 80,000-pound weight limit on divisible loads for trucks transporting forest products on interstate highways.

• Cites Colorado's need to remove dead and dying wood from forests following 2012-2013 wildfires, 2013 flood, and pine beetle infestations to restore forest health and reduce catastrophic wildfire risk.

• Notes that forest products companies currently must transport smaller loads than truck capacity, requiring more vehicles and increasing fuel costs by an estimated 20-30 percent for biomass energy companies.

• Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to congressional delegations in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming.