SSB 1030 (LSB 1316XC (1) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KLIMESH)

A BILL FOR

An Act exempting hydroexcavation equipment from certain size, weight, load, and permit requirements on highways.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.453, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  e.  Hydroexcavation equipment used primarily for digging and excavation when moved or moving upon a highway that is not a portion of the interstate.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Code section 321.453(1) exempts certain motor vehicles and equipment from most provisions of Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road) governing size, weight, and load, and the permit requirements of Code chapter 321E (vehicles of excessive size and weight). Such motor vehicles and equipment include fire apparatus, certain road maintenance equipment, implements of husbandry when moved or moving upon a highway that is not a portion of the interstate, and certain equipment used primarily for construction of permanent conservation practices on agricultural land when moved or moving upon a highway that is not a portion of the interstate. This bill adds hydroexcavation equipment used primarily for digging and excavation to the list of exempt motor vehicles and equipment, when such vehicles are moved or moving upon a highway that is not a portion of the interstate.
   Motor vehicles and equipment listed in Code section 321.453(1) are not exempt from the provisions of Code section 321.463 (maximum gross weight), 321.471 (restrictions by local authorities), or 321.474 (restrictions by the department of transportation), which include a number of weight restrictions and certain permit provisions.
   Under Code section 321.453(2), exempted implements of husbandry and agricultural conservation equipment are subject to additional lighting, warning flag, and time-of-day operation requirements. The bill does not add hydroexcavation equipment to this provision.