House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Amends GS 20-118(c)(17) to modify one of the conditions that must be met in order to be exempt from the weight limitations and penalties in (b) and (e) to require that the truck be used in connection with the installation, restoration, or maintenance of utility services within a county located wholly or partly west of I-77 (was, in a portion of the state), and the terrain, road widths, and other naturally occurring conditions prevent the safe navigation and operation of a truck with more than a single axle or using a trailer.

Changes the effective date of the act from when it becomes law to January 1, 2014.