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SHA, farmers and industry groups back unified exceptional hauling permit for farm products
Summary
State Highway Administration officials and agricultural groups asked the House Environment and Transportation Committee to approve House Bill 225 to combine existing farm hauling permits into a single, streamlined exceptional hauling permit.
State Highway Administration officials and representatives of Maryland agriculture and forest industries urged the House Environment and Transportation Committee on Feb. 6 to approve House Bill 225, legislation to combine multiple exceptional hauling permits for farm products into a single, unified permit.
"For the record I'm Will Pine, state highway administrator," SHA Administrator Will Pine told the committee, and said the bill would "streamline the hauling permit process, guidelines, and rules for the agricultural community as it relates to the application and issuance of exceptional hauling permits for field loaded farm products." Pine said the change should…
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