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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
PERMITS
FOR
VEHICLES
OF
EXCESSIVE
SIZE
AND
WEIGHT,
INCLUDING
VEHICLES
TRANSPORTING
RAW
FOREST
PRODUCTS,
AND
PROVIDING
FOR
FEES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
321.463,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
Notwithstanding
other
provisions
of
this
chapter
to
the
contrary,
indivisible
loads
operating
under
the
permit
requirements
of
sections
321E.7
,
321E.8
,
321E.9
,
and
321E.29A
,
and
divisible
loads
operating
under
the
permit
requirements
of
section
321E.26,
shall
be
allowed
a
maximum
of
twenty
thousand
pounds
per
axle.
Sec.
2.
Section
321E.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
this
chapter
to
the
contrary,
the
department
shall
develop
and
implement
a
single
statewide
system
to
receive
applications
for
and
issue
permits
authorized
under
this
chapter
that
allow
for
the
operation
of
vehicles
of
excessive
size
or
weight
on
highways
or
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
state
or
local
authorities.
The
department
is
authorized
to
determine,
in
consultation
with
the
applicable
local
authorities,
the
network
of
highways
and
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
of
local
authorities,
including
the
appropriate
routes,
on
which
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vehicles
issued
permits
under
the
system
are
authorized
to
operate.
Permits
issued
under
the
system
shall
be
issued
by
the
department
for
a
fee
established
by
the
department
by
rule,
which
fees
shall
be
proportionate
to
the
fees
set
forth
in
section
321E.14.
The
department
shall
allocate
a
portion
of
the
fees
collected
under
this
subsection
to
local
authorities
having
jurisdiction
over
highways
or
streets
on
which
vehicles
issued
permits
under
the
system
are
authorized
to
operate.
Sec.
3.
Section
321E.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
e.
Vehicles
operating
under
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
section
321E.8
,
321E.9
,
or
321E.9A
,
or
321E.26
may
have
a
gross
weight
not
to
exceed
forty-six
thousand
pounds
on
a
single
tandem
axle
of
the
truck
tractor
and
a
gross
weight
not
to
exceed
forty-six
thousand
pounds
on
a
single
tandem
axle
of
the
trailer
or
semitrailer
if
each
axle
of
each
tandem
group
has
at
least
four
tires.
Sec.
4.
Section
321E.9,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
Containers
for
international
shipment
shall
be
considered
an
indivisible
load
for
purposes
of
transportation
under
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
if
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
a.
The
combination
of
vehicles
transporting
the
container
under
the
permit
does
not
exceed
the
maximum
dimensions
specified
in
sections
321.454
through
321.457.
b.
The
container
is
sealed
for
international
shipment
and
is
either
in
route
for
export
to
a
foreign
country
or
in
route
to
the
container’s
destination
from
a
foreign
country.
c.
Documentation,
such
as
a
bill
of
lading
or
another
similar
document,
is
carried
in
the
vehicle,
in
written
or
electronic
form,
that
ties
the
container
being
moved
to
the
container
listed
in
the
documentation
using
the
unique
container
number
marked
on
the
container.
The
documentation
shall
clearly
state
the
foreign
country
of
origin
or
destination,
and
shall
be
provided
to
a
peace
officer
upon
request.
d.
The
container’s
contents
are
exclusively
raw
forest
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products
as
defined
in
section
321E.26.
Sec.
5.
Section
321E.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
j.
One
hundred
seventy-five
dollars
for
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
section
321E.26.
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
321E.26
Transportation
of
raw
forest
products.
1.
The
department
may
issue
annual
permits
for
the
operation
of
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
transporting
divisible
loads
of
raw
forest
products
from
fields
to
storage,
processing,
or
other
commercial
facilities.
The
combined
gross
weight
or
gross
weight
on
any
one
axle
or
group
of
axles
on
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
issued
a
permit
under
this
section
may
exceed
the
maximum
weights
specified
in
section
321.463,
if
the
gross
weight
on
any
one
axle
does
not
exceed
the
limitations
specified
in
section
321E.7.
2.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
is
issued
under
this
section
shall
not
exceed
the
maximum
dimensions
specified
in
sections
321.454
through
321.457.
3.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
is
issued
under
this
section
shall
not
travel
on
any
portion
of
the
interstate
highway
system.
4.
Notwithstanding
section
321E.3
or
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
a
permit
issued
by
the
department
pursuant
to
this
section
is
valid
for
the
operation
of
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
on
a
nonprimary
highway
if
the
local
authority
having
jurisdiction
over
the
nonprimary
highway
has
approved
the
route
within
the
local
authority’s
jurisdiction
used
by
the
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
traveling
under
the
permit.
5.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“raw
forest
products”
means
logs,
pilings,
posts,
poles,
cordwood
products,
wood
chips,
sawdust,
pulpwood,
intermediary
lumber,
fuel
wood,
mulch,
tree
bark,
and
Christmas
trees
not
altered
by
a
manufacturing
process
off
the
land,
sawmill,
or
factory
from
which
the
products
were
taken.
Sec.
7.
REPORT.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
in
electronic
form
on
or
before
December
31,
2021,
regarding
the
status
of
the
development
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implementation
of
the
system
required
under
section
321E.3,
subsection
3,
as
enacted
by
this
Act.
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
629,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2019
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor