Bill Text: IA HSB256 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to permits for vehicles of excessive size and weight, including vehicles transporting raw forest products, and providing for fees.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-04-18 - Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 925. [HSB256 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB256-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
256
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HEIN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
permits
for
vehicles
of
excessive
size
and
1
weight,
including
vehicles
transporting
raw
forest
products,
2
and
providing
for
fees.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.463,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
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
divisible
loads
operating
under
the
permit
requirements
of
6
section
321E.26,
shall
be
allowed
a
maximum
of
twenty
thousand
7
pounds
per
axle.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
321E.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
9
following
new
subsection:
10
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
11
this
chapter
to
the
contrary,
the
department
shall
develop
and
12
implement
a
single
statewide
system
to
receive
applications
13
for
and
issue
permits
authorized
under
this
chapter
that
allow
14
for
the
operation
of
vehicles
of
excessive
size
or
weight
on
15
highways
or
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
state
or
16
local
authorities.
The
department
is
authorized
to
determine,
17
in
consultation
with
the
applicable
local
authorities,
the
18
network
of
highways
and
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
of
19
local
authorities,
including
the
appropriate
routes,
on
which
20
vehicles
issued
permits
under
the
system
are
authorized
to
21
operate.
Permits
issued
under
the
system
shall
be
issued
by
22
the
department
for
a
fee
established
by
the
department
by
rule,
23
which
fees
shall
be
proportionate
to
the
fees
set
forth
in
24
section
321E.14.
The
department
shall
allocate
a
portion
of
25
the
fees
collected
under
this
subsection
to
local
authorities
26
having
jurisdiction
over
highways
or
streets
on
which
vehicles
27
issued
permits
under
the
system
are
authorized
to
operate.
28
Sec.
3.
Section
321E.7,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
29
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
e.
Vehicles
operating
under
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
31
section
321E.8
,
321E.9
,
or
321E.9A
,
or
321E.26
may
have
a
gross
32
weight
not
to
exceed
forty-six
thousand
pounds
on
a
single
33
tandem
axle
of
the
truck
tractor
and
a
gross
weight
not
to
34
exceed
forty-six
thousand
pounds
on
a
single
tandem
axle
of
the
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trailer
or
semitrailer
if
each
axle
of
each
tandem
group
has
at
1
least
four
tires.
2
Sec.
4.
Section
321E.9,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
3
following
new
subsection:
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
Containers
for
international
shipment
5
shall
be
considered
an
indivisible
load
for
purposes
of
6
transportation
under
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
7
if
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
8
a.
The
combination
of
vehicles
transporting
the
container
9
under
the
permit
does
not
exceed
the
maximum
dimensions
10
specified
in
sections
321.454
through
321.457.
11
b.
The
container
is
sealed
for
international
shipment
and
is
12
either
in
route
for
export
to
a
foreign
country
or
in
route
to
13
the
container’s
destination
from
a
foreign
country.
14
c.
Documentation,
such
as
a
bill
of
lading
or
another
15
similar
document,
is
carried
in
the
vehicle,
in
written
16
or
electronic
form,
that
ties
the
container
being
moved
to
17
the
container
listed
in
the
documentation
using
the
unique
18
container
number
marked
on
the
container.
The
documentation
19
shall
clearly
state
the
foreign
country
of
origin
or
20
destination,
and
shall
be
provided
to
a
peace
officer
upon
21
request.
22
d.
The
container’s
contents
are
exclusively
raw
forest
23
products
as
defined
in
section
321E.26.
24
Sec.
5.
Section
321E.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
25
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
26
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
j.
One
hundred
seventy-five
dollars
for
a
27
permit
issued
pursuant
to
section
321E.26.
28
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
321E.26
Transportation
of
raw
forest
29
products.
30
1.
The
department
may
issue
annual
permits
for
the
31
operation
of
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
transporting
32
divisible
loads
of
raw
forest
products
from
fields
to
storage,
33
processing,
or
other
commercial
facilities.
The
combined
gross
34
weight
or
gross
weight
on
any
one
axle
or
group
of
axles
on
a
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vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
issued
a
permit
under
this
1
section
may
exceed
the
maximum
weights
specified
in
section
2
321.463,
if
the
gross
weight
on
any
one
axle
does
not
exceed
3
the
limitations
specified
in
section
321E.7.
4
2.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
5
is
issued
under
this
section
shall
not
exceed
the
maximum
6
dimensions
specified
in
sections
321.454
through
321.457.
7
3.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
8
is
issued
under
this
section
shall
not
travel
on
any
portion
of
9
the
interstate
highway
system.
10
4.
Notwithstanding
section
321E.3
or
any
other
provision
of
11
law
to
the
contrary,
a
permit
issued
by
the
department
pursuant
12
to
this
section
is
valid
for
the
operation
of
a
vehicle
or
13
combination
of
vehicles
on
a
nonprimary
highway
if
the
local
14
authority
having
jurisdiction
over
the
nonprimary
highway
has
15
approved
the
route
within
the
local
authority’s
jurisdiction
16
used
by
the
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
traveling
under
17
the
permit.
18
5.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“raw
forest
products”
19
means
logs,
pilings,
posts,
poles,
cordwood
products,
wood
20
chips,
sawdust,
pulpwood,
intermediary
lumber,
fuel
wood,
21
mulch,
tree
bark,
and
Christmas
trees
not
altered
by
a
22
manufacturing
process
off
the
land,
sawmill,
or
factory
from
23
which
the
products
were
taken.
24
Sec.
7.
REPORT.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
25
to
the
general
assembly
in
electronic
form
on
or
before
26
December
31,
2021,
regarding
the
status
of
the
development
and
27
implementation
of
the
system
required
under
section
321E.3,
28
subsection
3,
as
enacted
by
this
Act.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
STATEWIDE
SYSTEM.
This
bill
requires
the
department
33
of
transportation
(DOT)
to
develop
and
implement
a
single
34
statewide
system
to
receive
applications
for
and
issue
permits
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that
allow
for
the
operation
of
vehicles
of
excessive
size
1
or
weight
on
highways
or
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
of
2
the
state
or
local
authorities.
The
bill
authorizes
the
3
DOT
to
determine,
in
consultation
with
the
applicable
local
4
authorities,
the
network
of
highways
and
streets
under
the
5
jurisdiction
of
local
authorities,
including
the
appropriate
6
routes,
on
which
vehicles
issued
permits
under
the
system
are
7
authorized
to
operate.
Permits
issued
under
the
system
must
8
be
issued
by
the
DOT
for
a
fee
established
by
the
DOT
by
rule,
9
which
fees
must
be
proportionate
to
the
fees
set
forth
in
10
Code
section
321E.14.
The
bill
requires
the
DOT
to
allocate
11
a
portion
of
the
fees
collected
to
local
authorities
having
12
jurisdiction
over
highways
or
streets
on
which
vehicles
issued
13
permits
under
the
system
are
authorized
to
operate.
The
bill
14
requires
the
DOT
to
submit
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
in
15
electronic
form
on
or
before
December
31,
2021,
regarding
the
16
status
of
the
development
and
implementation
of
the
system.
17
RAW
FOREST
PRODUCTS.
The
bill
provides
that
containers
for
18
international
shipment
shall
be
considered
an
indivisible
load
19
for
purposes
of
transportation
under
a
single-trip
permit
if
20
the
combination
of
vehicles
transporting
the
container
under
21
the
permit
does
not
exceed
the
maximum
dimensions
specified
in
22
Code
sections
321.454
through
321.457;
the
container
is
sealed
23
for
international
shipment
and
is
either
in
route
for
export
to
24
a
foreign
country
or
in
route
to
the
container’s
destination
25
from
a
foreign
country;
documentation
is
carried
in
the
26
vehicle,
in
written
or
electronic
form,
that
ties
the
container
27
being
moved
to
the
container
listed
in
the
documentation
using
28
the
unique
container
number
marked
on
the
container;
and
the
29
container’s
contents
are
exclusively
raw
forest
products.
The
30
bill
requires
the
documentation
carried
in
the
vehicle
to
31
clearly
state
the
foreign
country
of
origin
or
destination,
and
32
to
be
provided
to
a
peace
officer
upon
request.
33
The
bill
allows
the
DOT
to
issue
annual
permits
authorizing
a
34
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
to
transport
divisible
loads
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of
raw
forest
products
from
fields
to
storage,
processing,
or
1
other
commercial
facilities.
The
annual
permit
fee
is
$175.
2
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
is
3
issued
under
the
bill
may
exceed
the
maximum
weights
set
forth
4
under
Code
section
321.463
if
the
gross
weight
on
any
one
axle
5
does
not
exceed
the
limitations
specified
in
Code
section
6
321E.7.
Code
section
321E.7
limits
the
gross
weight
on
any
one
7
axle
to
20,000
pounds
and
the
gross
weight
on
any
one
tandem
8
axle
having
at
least
four
tires
to
46,000
pounds.
The
bill
9
prohibits
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
issued
such
a
10
permit
from
exceeding
the
size
limitations
set
forth
in
Code
11
sections
321.454
through
321.457.
The
bill
also
prohibits
a
12
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
is
issued
13
under
the
bill
from
traveling
on
any
portion
of
the
interstate
14
highway
system.
The
bill
provides
that
such
a
permit
issued
15
by
the
DOT
is
valid
for
operation
on
nonprimary
highways
if
16
the
local
authority
having
jurisdiction
over
the
nonprimary
17
highway
has
approved
the
route
within
the
local
authority’s
18
jurisdiction
used
by
the
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
19
traveling
under
the
permit.
20
The
bill
defines
“raw
forest
products”
to
mean
logs,
21
pilings,
posts,
poles,
cordwood
products,
wood
chips,
sawdust,
22
pulpwood,
intermediary
lumber,
fuel
wood,
mulch,
tree
bark,
and
23
Christmas
trees
not
altered
by
a
manufacturing
process
off
the
24
land,
sawmill,
or
factory
from
which
the
products
were
taken.
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