House File 2457 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HUSER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to weight limitations for certain commercial 2 vehicles hauling grain, livestock vehicles, and construction 3 vehicles, requiring a permit, establishing a fee, and 4 allocating revenues to the TIME=21 fund. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 6202HH 82 7 dea/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 312.2, Code Supplement 2007, is amended 1 2 by adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 19. a. The treasurer of state, before 1 4 making the allotments provided for in this section, shall 1 5 credit annually to the TIME=21 fund created in section 312A.2, 1 6 the revenue accruing to the road use tax fund from special 1 7 permit fees collected pursuant to section 321.463, subsection 1 8 5, paragraph "c". 1 9 b. This subsection is repealed June 30, 2028. 1 10 Sec. 2. Section 321.463, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 1 11 Supplement 2007, is amended to read as follows: 1 12 c. (1) The department shall issue annual special permits 1 13 for the operation of commercial vehicles hauling grain, 1 14 livestock vehicles, and construction vehicles with a gross 1 15 weight exceeding the limit under paragraph "a" or "b". The 1 16 annual fee for a permit is one hundred dollars. The permit 1 17 shall be carried in the vehicle at all times when the vehicle 1 18 is operating with a gross weight in excess of the limit 1 19 applicable to the vehicle under paragraph "a" or "b". The 1 20 maximum gross weight allowed to be carried on a commercial 1 21 vehicle hauling grain, a livestock vehicle, or a construction 1 22 vehicle operating under a permit issued under this 1 23 subparagraph on noninterstate highways is as follows: 1 24 NONINTERSTATE HIGHWAYS MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT TABLE 1 25 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE HAULING GRAIN, 1 26 LIVESTOCK VEHICLE, OR CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE == SPECIAL 1 27 PERMIT REQUIRED 1 28 Distance 1 29 in feet 6 Axles 7 Axles 1 30 1 31 44 80,500 80,500 1 32 45 81,000 81,500 1 33 46 81,500 82,500 1 34 47 82,000 83,500 1 35 48 83,000 84,000 2 1 49 83,500 85,000 2 2 50 84,000 86,000 2 3 51 84,500 87,000 2 4 52 85,000 88,000 2 5 53 86,000 88,500 2 6 54 86,500 89,500 2 7 55 87,000 90,500 2 8 56 87,500 91,500 2 9 57 88,000 92,000 2 10 58 89,000 93,000 2 11 59 89,500 94,000 2 12 60 90,000 95,000 2 13 61 95,500 2 14 62 96,000 2 15 (2) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the 2 16 contrary, for a vehicle operated under a permit issued under 2 17 this paragraph "c", the maximum gross weight allowed to be 2 18 carried on a noninterstate highway by a livestock vehicle with 2 19 five axles, a minimum distance in feet between the centers of 2 20 the first and fifth axles of sixty=one feet, and a minimum 2 21 distance between the two rear axles of at least eight feet and 2 22 one inch is eighty=six thousand pounds. 2 23 (3) For purposes of this paragraph "c", "construction 2 24 vehicle" includes a solid waste transport vehicle traveling 2 25 from a transfer station to a landfill. 2 26 (4) The department may adopt rules to administer this 2 27 paragraph "c". 2 28 Sec. 3. Section 321.463, subsection 8, Code Supplement 2 29 2007, is amended to read as follows: 2 30 8. A vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting 2 31 materials or equipment on nonprimary highways to or from a 2 32 construction project or commercial plant site may operate 2 33 under the maximum gross weight table for primary highways in 2 34 subsection 5, paragraph "a", if the route is approved by the 2 35 appropriate local authority. Route approval is not required 3 1 if the vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting 3 2 materials or equipment to or from a construction project or 3 3 commercial plant sitecomplies with the maximum gross weight 3 4 table for noninterstate highways inis operating in compliance 3 5 with subsection 5, paragraph "c". 3 6 EXPLANATION 3 7 Under current law, a special maximum gross weight table for 3 8 livestock vehicles and construction vehicles with six or seven 3 9 axles and a maximum gross weight limit for certain five=axle 3 10 livestock vehicles allows such vehicles operated on 3 11 noninterstate highways to exceed the regular maximum weight 3 12 limitations applicable to other vehicles of similar size. 3 13 This bill allows six=axle and seven=axle commercial vehicles 3 14 hauling grain to be operated under the same weight limits 3 15 currently applicable only to livestock vehicles and 3 16 construction vehicles. The bill requires the department of 3 17 transportation to issue annual permits, for a fee of $100 for 3 18 commercial vehicles hauling grain, livestock vehicles, and 3 19 construction vehicles to operate under those existing weight 3 20 limits. The permit shall be carried in the vehicle at all 3 21 times when it is operated in excess of regular vehicle weight 3 22 limits. The bill also specifies that a solid waste transport 3 23 vehicle traveling from a transfer station to a landfill is 3 24 considered a construction vehicle for purposes of the weight 3 25 limitations and permit provisions applicable to construction 3 26 vehicles. 3 27 The bill requires the treasurer of state, prior to 3 28 distributing moneys under the road use tax fund formula, to 3 29 credit the fees from permits issued to commercial vehicles 3 30 hauling grain, livestock vehicles, and construction vehicles 3 31 to the TIME=21 fund. The provision crediting fees to the 3 32 TIME=21 fund is repealed and revenues will revert to the road 3 33 use tax fund on June 30, 2028. Pursuant to current law, the 3 34 TIME=21 fund is scheduled to be dissolved on that date. 3 35 LSB 6202HH 82 4 1 dea/nh/5