House File 2465 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY ALONS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays 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 PAG LIN 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.FeesSingle=trip registration fees shall not be 1 25 prorated for fractions of miles.This provision does not 1 26 exempt these vehiclesVehicles 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