Senate File 2376 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2376 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2347) (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3106) A BILL FOR An Act relating to annual all-systems permits issued by the 1 department of transportation for vehicles of excessive 2 weight, and including effective date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6202SZ (2) 89 th/ns

S.F. 2376 Section 1. Section 312.2, subsection 12, paragraph a, Code 1 2022, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. (1) The treasurer of state, before making the 3 allotments provided for in this section , for the fiscal year 4 beginning July 1, 1990, and each succeeding fiscal year, shall 5 credit from the road use tax fund two million dollars to the 6 county bridge construction fund, which is hereby created. 7 Moneys credited to the county bridge construction fund 8 shall be allocated to counties by the department for bridge 9 construction, reconstruction, replacement, or realignment based 10 on needs in accordance with rules adopted by the department. 11 (2) The department shall allocate moneys deposited in the 12 fund under section 321E.14, subsection 1, paragraph “0j” , only 13 to counties having jurisdiction over secondary roads on which 14 vehicles issued a permit pursuant to section 321E.8, subsection 15 1A, are authorized to operate. Such counties may submit an 16 application to the department for moneys from the fund for two 17 additional bridge candidates per year. 18 Sec. 2. Section 321E.2, subsections 1 and 4, Code 2022, are 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. The department and local authorities may in their 21 discretion and upon application and with good cause shown 22 issue permits for the movement of special mobile equipment 23 being temporarily moved on streets, roads, or highways and 24 for vehicles with indivisible loads , or divisible loads where 25 expressly authorized under this chapter, which exceed the 26 maximum dimensions and weights specified in sections 321.452 27 through 321.466 , but not to exceed the limitations imposed in 28 this section and sections 321E.3 through 321E.15 except as 29 provided in section 321E.29 . 30 4. When in the judgment of the permit-issuing authority the 31 movement of a vehicle with an indivisible or divisible load or 32 special mobile equipment which exceeds the maximum dimensions 33 and weights will be unduly hazardous to public safety or will 34 cause undue damage to infrastructure or other public or private 35 -1- LSB 6202SZ (2) 89 th/ns 1/ 4

S.F. 2376 property, the permit shall be denied and the reasons for denial 1 endorsed on the application. Permits shall designate the days 2 when and routes upon which loads and special mobile equipment 3 may be moved within a county on other than primary roads. 4 Sec. 3. Section 321E.3, subsection 1, Code 2022, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 1. a. Permits issued under this chapter shall be issued 7 by the authority responsible for the maintenance of the system 8 of highways or streets. However, the department may issue 9 permits on primary road extensions in cities in conjunction 10 with movements on the rural primary road system. 11 b. The department may issue an all-systems permit permits 12 under section 321E.8 which is are valid for movements on 13 all highways or streets under the jurisdiction of either 14 the state , except the interstate road system if prohibited 15 under section 321E.8, or those local authorities that have 16 indicated to the department in writing, including by means of 17 electronic communication, those streets or highways for which 18 an all-systems permit is not valid. 19 Sec. 4. Section 321E.8, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 20 following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. Vehicles with indivisible or 22 divisible loads having an overall width not to exceed the width 23 authorized under section 321.454, an overall length not to 24 exceed the length authorized under section 321.457, an overall 25 height not to exceed the height authorized under section 26 321.456, and a total gross weight not to exceed the gross 27 weight authorized under section 321.463 by more than twelve 28 percent, may operate under an all-systems permit and shall 29 obtain route approval from the department. Permitted vehicles 30 under this subsection with a gross weight exceeding eighty 31 thousand pounds shall not be allowed to travel on any portion 32 of the interstate road system. 33 Sec. 5. Section 321E.14, subsection 1, paragraph i, Code 34 2022, is amended to read as follows: 35 -2- LSB 6202SZ (2) 89 th/ns 2/ 4

S.F. 2376 i. One hundred sixty dollars for an annual all-systems 1 permit issued pursuant to section 321E.8 , subsection 1, which 2 shall be deposited in the road use tax fund. 3 Sec. 6. Section 321E.14, subsection 1, Code 2022, is amended 4 by adding the following new paragraph: 5 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0j. Five hundred dollars for an annual 6 all-systems permit issued pursuant to section 321E.8, 7 subsection 1A. Seventy-five percent of the fee shall be 8 deposited in the county bridge construction fund created in 9 section 312.2, subsection 12, and twenty-five percent of the 10 fee shall be deposited in the road use tax fund. 11 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect January 1, 12 2023. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 Under current law, Code section 321.463 limits the gross 17 weight of a vehicle based on the highway of travel and the 18 number of axles and the distance between the axles on the 19 vehicle. Generally, vehicles are allowed to have a maximum 20 gross weight of up to 80,000 pounds on any highway, and 21 commercial motor vehicles with six or seven axles are allowed 22 to have a gross weight of up to 96,000 pounds on noninterstate 23 highways. To operate in excess of the gross weights allowed 24 under Code section 321.463, Code chapter 321E authorizes 25 single-trip, multi-trip, and annual permits for vehicles of 26 excessive size and weight. Generally, such permits may be 27 issued by the department of transportation (DOT) for vehicles 28 traveling on primary highways, primary road extensions in 29 cities in conjunction with movements on the rural primary road 30 system, and secondary roads or city streets at the request of a 31 local authority. A local authority may also generally issue 32 such permits for streets or highways under its jurisdiction. 33 The DOT may issue an annual all-systems permit authorizing 34 vehicles of excessive size and weight, not to exceed 80,000 35 -3- LSB 6202SZ (2) 89 th/ns 3/ 4

S.F. 2376 pounds, to travel on state highways and those streets or 1 highways of local authorities that have indicated to the DOT 2 the streets or highways for which an all-systems permit is not 3 valid. The fee for an annual all-systems permit is $160. 4 This bill authorizes the DOT to issue an annual all-systems 5 permit for vehicles carrying an indivisible or divisible load 6 not exceeding the current size restrictions under Code chapter 7 321 and not exceeding the gross weight authorized under Code 8 section 321.463 by more than 12 percent. Vehicles permitted 9 under the bill with a gross weight exceeding 80,000 pounds are 10 prohibited from traveling on any portion of the interstate road 11 system. 12 The fee for the permit is $500. Of the fee, $375 must be 13 deposited into the county bridge construction fund and $125 14 must be deposited in the road use tax fund. Only counties with 15 jurisdiction over secondary roads on which vehicles with a 16 permit issued pursuant to the bill are authorized to operate 17 are eligible to receive the county bridge construction fund 18 moneys generated by the fee. Such counties may submit an 19 application to the DOT for funding for two additional bridge 20 candidates each year. 21 The bill takes effect January 1, 2023. 22 -4- LSB 6202SZ (2) 89 th/ns 4/ 4