Senate
File
550
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
550
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1230)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
permit
allowing
the
operation
of
vehicles
1
of
excessive
weight
transporting
fluid
milk
products,
and
2
providing
fees.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321.463,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
Notwithstanding
other
provisions
of
this
chapter
to
3
the
contrary,
indivisible
loads
operating
under
the
permit
4
requirements
of
sections
321E.7
,
321E.8
,
321E.9
,
and
321E.29A
,
5
and
321E.29B,
and
divisible
loads
operating
under
the
permit
6
requirements
of
section
321E.26
,
shall
be
allowed
a
maximum
of
7
twenty
thousand
pounds
per
axle.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
321E.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
9
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
10
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
k.
Four
hundred
dollars
for
a
fluid
milk
11
products
annual
permit
issued
pursuant
to
section
321E.29B.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
321E.29B
Fluid
milk
products
annual
13
permit.
14
1.
Notwithstanding
section
321E.8,
the
department
may
issue
15
annual
permits
for
the
operation
of
vehicles
or
combinations
16
of
vehicles
transporting
fluid
milk
products
to
or
from
a
milk
17
plant,
receiving
station,
or
transfer
station,
exceeding
the
18
weight
limitation
of
section
321.463
but
not
exceeding
a
gross
19
weight
of
ninety
thousand
pounds.
20
2.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
21
is
issued
under
this
section
shall
not
exceed
the
maximum
22
dimensions
specified
in
sections
321.454
through
321.457.
23
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“fluid
milk
product”
means
24
as
defined
in
7
C.F.R.
§1000.15.
25
4.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
26
governing
the
issuance
of
permits
under
this
section.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
Current
law
provides
an
annual
permit
authorizing
a
raw
milk
31
transporter
to
transport
raw
milk
to
or
from
a
milk
plant,
32
receiving
station,
or
transfer
station.
The
combined
gross
33
weight
or
gross
weight
on
any
axle
or
group
of
axles
of
the
34
motor
truck
must
not
exceed
the
limits
established
under
Code
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section
321.463.
1
This
bill
authorizes
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
2
to
issue
annual
permits
for
the
operation
of
vehicles
or
3
combinations
of
vehicles
transporting
fluid
milk
products
to
4
or
from
a
milk
plant,
receiving
station,
or
transfer
station
5
while
exceeding
the
weight
limitation
of
Code
section
321.463
6
but
not
exceeding
20,000
pounds
per
axle,
and
not
exceeding
a
7
gross
weight
of
90,000
pounds.
8
The
bill
defines
“fluid
milk
product”
to
mean
any
milk
9
products
in
fluid
or
frozen
form
that
are
intended
to
be
used
10
as
beverages
containing
less
than
9
percent
butterfat
and
6.5
11
percent
or
more
nonfat
solids
or
2.25
percent
or
more
true
milk
12
protein.
The
bill
specifies
a
fee
of
$400
for
a
fluid
milk
13
products
annual
permit.
14
The
operator
of
a
vehicle
that
exceeds
the
allowable
weight
15
based
on
its
number
of
axles
and
the
distance
between
the
axles
16
is
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine.
The
scheduled
fine
ranges
17
from
$12
to
$2,200
plus
10
cents
per
pound
in
excess
of
20,000
18
pounds
over
the
limit.
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