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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.450, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 3, 1 2 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 A person shall not transport or have transported or shipped 1 4 within this state any hazardous material except in compliance 1 5 with rules adopted by the department under chapter 17A. The 1 6 rules shall be consistent with the federal hazardous materials 1 7 regulationspromulgatedadopted under United States Code, 1 8 Title 49, and found in 49 C.F.R. } 107, 171 to 173, 177, 178, 1 9 and 180.However, rules adopted under this section concerning1 10tank specifications shall not apply to cargo tank motor1 11vehicles with a capacity of four thousand gallons or less used1 12to transport gasoline in intrastate commerce, which were1 13manufactured between 1950 and 1989, were domiciled in Iowa1 14prior to July 1, 1991, and are in compliance with the American1 15society of mechanical engineers specifications in effect at1 16the time of manufacture.1 17 Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, or the 1 18 age requirements under section 321.449, the age requirements 1 19 under section 321.449 and the rules adopted under this section 1 20 pertaining to compliance with regulations adopted underU.S.C.1 21 United States Code, Title 49, and found in 49 C.F.R. } 1 22 177.804, shall not apply to retail dealers of fertilizers, 1 23 petroleum products, and pesticides and their employees while 1 24 delivering fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides to 1 25 farm customers within a one-hundred-mile radius of their 1 26 retail place of business.Notwithstanding contrary provisions1 27of this chapter, motor vehicles registered for a maximum gross1 28weight of five tons or less shall be exempt from the1 29requirements of placarding and of carrying hazardous materials1 30shipping papers if the hazardous materials which are1 31transported are clearly labeled.1 32 Sec. 2. Section 321.463, subsection 5, Code Supplement 1 33 1997, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 34 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. For the purposes of the maximum gross 1 35 weight tables in paragraphs "a", "b", and "c", distance in 2 1 feet is the measured distance in feet between the centers of 2 2 the extreme axles of any group of axles, rounded to the 2 3 nearest whole foot. 2 4 Sec. 3. Section 321.463, subsections 7 and 8, Code 2 5 Supplement 1997, are amended to read as follows: 2 6 7.In addition, theThe weight on any one axle, including 2 7 a tandem axle, of a vehicle which is transporting raw 2 8 materials from a designated borrow site to a construction 2 9 project or transporting raw materials from a construction 2 10 project, and which is operating on a highway that is not part 2 11 of the interstate system and along a route of travel approved 2 12 by the department or the appropriate local authority, may 2 13 exceed the legal maximum weight otherwise allowed under this 2 14 chapter by ten percent if the gross weight on any particular 2 15 group of axles on the vehicle does not exceed the gross weight 2 16 allowed under this chapter for that group of axles.However,2 17ifIf the vehicle exceeds the ten percent tolerance allowed 2 18for any one axle or tandem axleunder thisparagraph2 19 subsection, the fineto be assessed for the axle or tandem2 20axleshall be computed on the difference between the actual 2 21 weight and the ten percent tolerance weight allowed for the 2 22 axle or tandem axleunder this paragraph.This paragraph2 23applies only to vehicles operating along a route of travel2 24approved by the department.2 25 8. A vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting 2 26 materials to or from a construction project or commercial 2 27 plant sitealong a route of travel approved by the department2 28or appropriate local authority shall comply with subsection 5,2 29paragraph "a"may operate under the maximum gross weight table 2 30 for interstate highways in subsection 5, paragraph "a", if the 2 31 route is approved by the department or appropriate local 2 32 authority. Route approval is not required if the vehicle or 2 33 combination of vehicles transporting materials to or from a 2 34 construction project or commercial plant site complies with 2 35 the maximum gross weight table for noninterstate highways in 3 1 subsection 5, paragraph "c". 3 2 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1 of this Act takes 3 3 effect October 1, 1998. 3 4 EXPLANATION 3 5 This bill relates to motor trucks, including weight 3 6 requirements and transportation of hazardous materials. 3 7 The bill amends provisions relating to the transportation 3 8 of hazardous materials to comply with changes in federal 3 9 regulations by eliminating exemptions for small cargo tank 3 10 motor vehicles transporting gasoline in intrastate commerce 3 11 and for motor vehicles registered for a maximum gross weight 3 12 of five tons or less. It defines how distance in feet between 3 13 axles is measured for purposes of the maximum gross weight 3 14 tables. 3 15 The bill specifies that vehicles transporting raw materials 3 16 to or from construction sites may have the 10 percent 3 17 tolerance on weight restrictions only for travel on highways 3 18 not on the interstate system and along a route of travel 3 19 approved by the department or the appropriate local authority. 3 20 It also specifies that vehicles transporting materials to or 3 21 from a construction project or commercial plant site may 3 22 travel along a route of travel approved by the department or 3 23 local authority using the maximum gross weight table for 3 24 interstate highways, or they may travel without department or 3 25 local authority approval using the maximum gross weight table 3 26 provided for livestock or construction vehicles. 3 27 The amendments to Code section 321.450 relating to the 3 28 transportation of hazardous materials take effect October 1, 3 29 1998, to comply with changes in federal regulations. 3 30 LSB 3431DP 77 3 31 jm/jl/8.1
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