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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.463, subsection 4, paragraph b,
1 2 Code Supplement 1999, is amended by striking the paragraph and
1 3 inserting in lieu thereof the following:
1 4 b. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to
1 5 the contrary, the weight on any one axle of a fence-line
1 6 feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon operated on the highways of
1 7 this state shall not exceed twenty-four thousand pounds from
1 8 February 1 through May 31 or twenty-eight thousand pounds from
1 9 June 1 through January 31, provided, however, that the maximum
1 10 gross vehicle weight of the fence-line feeder, grain cart, or
1 11 tank wagon shall not exceed ninety-six thousand pounds.
1 12 A fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon shall comply
1 13 with the other provisions of this section and chapter when
1 14 operated over a bridge in this state. A local authority may
1 15 issue a special permit, based on a statewide standard
1 16 developed by the department, allowing the operation over a
1 17 bridge within its jurisdiction of a fence-line feeder, grain
1 18 cart, or tank wagon with a weight in excess of the weights
1 19 allowed under this chapter.
1 20 (2) For purposes of this paragraph "b", "highway" does not
1 21 include a road over a bridge.
1 22 For purposes of this paragraph "b", "fence-line feeder,
1 23 grain cart, or tank wagon" means all of the following:
1 24 (a) A fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon
1 25 manufactured on or after July 1, 2001.
1 26 (b) After July 1, 2005, any fence-line feeder, grain cart,
1 27 or tank wagon.
1 28 The year of manufacture of a fence-line feeder, grain cart,
1 29 or tank wagon manufactured on or after July 1, 2001, shall be
1 30 permanently made a part of the identification plate on the
1 31 vehicle. Fraudulently altering or defacing or attempting to
1 32 fraudulently alter or deface the year of manufacture or other
1 33 product identification number on a fence-line feeder, grain
1 34 cart, or tank wagon is a violation of section 321.92.
1 35 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY STUDY. The state
2 1 department of transportation shall, in consultation with
2 2 manufacturers and distributors of implements of husbandry,
2 3 agricultural associations, and the Iowa state association of
2 4 counties, complete the study described in 1999 Iowa Acts,
2 5 chapter 108, section 12, as it pertains to tracked vehicles.
2 6 The department shall report its findings and recommendations
2 7 to the general assembly by December 1, 2000.
2 8 EXPLANATION
2 9 This bill amends Code section 321.463, relating to the
2 10 maximum gross weight allowed for vehicles operated on the
2 11 highways of this state, by modifying the weight restrictions
2 12 enacted by the 1999 Session of the General Assembly relating
2 13 to fence-line feeders, grain carts, and tank wagons
2 14 manufactured on or after July 1, 2001, and, after July 1,
2 15 2005, to all such vehicles. The bill eliminates a provision
2 16 allowing a 20 percent tolerance over the maximum weight
2 17 restrictions otherwise allowed by Code chapter 321 for fence-
2 18 line feeders, grain carts, and tank wagons, replacing it with
2 19 set weight restrictions. The bill provides that the weight on
2 20 any one axle of a fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon
2 21 shall not exceed 24,000 pounds from February 1 through May 31
2 22 or 28,000 pounds from June 1 through January 31, provided,
2 23 however, that the maximum gross vehicle weight of the vehicle
2 24 shall not exceed 96,000 pounds.
2 25 The bill provides that a fence-line feeder, grain cart, or
2 26 tank wagon shall comply with the weight restrictions for other
2 27 vehicles over bridges. A local authority may issue a special
2 28 permit, based on a statewide standard developed by the state
2 29 department of transportation, for the operation of a fence-
2 30 line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon over a bridge within
2 31 its jurisdiction.
2 32 The bill also directs the state department of
2 33 transportation to continue the implements of husbandry study
2 34 required by the 1999 Session of the General Assembly, as the
2 35 study pertains to tracked vehicles. The department is
3 1 required to report its findings and recommendations to the
3 2 general assembly by December 1, 2000.
3 3 LSB 6542HC 78
3 4 nh/cls/14
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