House File 2465 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ALONS


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the registration of motor vehicles that
  2    transport loads in excess of one hundred thirty thousand
  3    pounds and providing fees.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5674HH 82
  6 dea/nh/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321E.12, Code 2007, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    321E.12  REGISTRATION MUST BE CONSISTENT.
  1  4    1.  A vehicle traveling under permit shall be properly
  1  5 registered for the gross weight of the vehicle and load.  A
  1  6 trip permit issued according to section 326.23 shall not be
  1  7 used in lieu of the registration provided for in this section.
  1  8 A person owning special mobile equipment may use a transport
  1  9 vehicle registered for the gross weight of the transport
  1 10 without a load.
  1 11    2.  a.  Vehicles, while being used for the transportation
  1 12 of buildings, except mobile homes and factory=built
  1 13 structures, may be registered for the combined gross weight of
  1 14 the vehicle and load on a single=trip basis.  The fee is five
  1 15 cents per ton exceeding the weight registered under section
  1 16 321.122 per mile of travel.
  1 17    b.  Vehicles registered pursuant to section 321.122 for a
  1 18 combined gross weight of one hundred thirty thousand pounds or
  1 19 more may be registered for the combined gross weight of the
  1 20 vehicle and load on a single=trip basis for weight exceeding
  1 21 the weight registered under section 321.122.  The fee is
  1 22 thirty=three cents per ton exceeding the weight registered
  1 23 under section 321.122 per mile of travel.
  1 24    c.  Fees Single=trip registration fees shall not be
  1 25 prorated for fractions of miles.  This provision does not
  1 26 exempt these vehicles Vehicles registered under paragraph "a"
  1 27 or "b" are not exempt from any other provision of this
  1 28 chapter.
  1 29                           EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill provides a registration option for vehicles that
  1 31 are occasionally used to transport loads in excess of 130,000
  1 32 pounds.  Under current law, such a vehicle is required to pay
  1 33 an annual registration fee based on a combined gross weight
  1 34 for the vehicle or combination of vehicles that includes the
  1 35 maximum load to be transported at any time during the
  2  1 registration year.
  2  2    The bill allows the owner of a vehicle who has paid an
  2  3 annual registration fee based on a combined gross weight of
  2  4 130,000 pounds or more to register the vehicle for additional
  2  5 weight on a single=trip basis.  The fee is 33 cents per ton
  2  6 exceeding the weight registered for the year per mile of
  2  7 travel.  The fees may not be prorated for fractions of miles,
  2  8 and vehicles registered on a single=trip basis are not exempt
  2  9 from existing provisions relating to vehicles of excessive
  2 10 size and weight.
  2 11 LSB 5674HH 82
  2 12 dea/nh/14.1