Bill Text: IA HSB54 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act permitting the transportation of raw forest and agricultural products on motor vehicles exceeding certain maximum gross weight limitations.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-01-23 - Subcommittee Meeting: 01/24/2018 11:00AM House Lounge [HSB54 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HSB54-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
54
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
CARLSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
permitting
the
transportation
of
raw
forest
and
1
agricultural
products
on
motor
vehicles
exceeding
certain
2
maximum
gross
weight
limitations.
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
2017,
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
,
321E.26,
and
5
321E.29A
shall
be
allowed
a
maximum
of
twenty
thousand
pounds
6
per
axle.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
321E.7,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
8
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
9
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
f.
Raw
forest
and
agricultural
product
10
transporters
operating
under
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
11
section
321E.26
shall
not
exceed
the
axle
and
gross
weights
12
specified
in
that
section.
13
Sec.
3.
Section
321E.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
14
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
15
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
j.
One
hundred
dollars
for
a
permit
issued
16
pursuant
to
section
321E.26
for
a
vehicle
or
combination
17
of
vehicles
with
a
maximum
gross
weight
of
ninety
thousand
18
pounds
or
less,
and
one
hundred
seventy-five
dollars
for
a
19
permit
issued
pursuant
to
section
321E.26
for
a
combination
of
20
vehicles
with
a
maximum
gross
weight
of
ninety-eight
thousand
21
pounds
or
less
but
more
than
ninety
thousand
pounds.
22
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
321E.26
Transportation
of
raw
forest
23
and
agricultural
products.
24
1.
A
permit-issuing
authority
may
issue
annual
permits
25
for
the
operation
of
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
26
transporting
raw
forest
products,
fruits,
or
vegetables
from
27
fields
to
storage
or
processing
facilities.
A
vehicle
or
28
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
is
issued
under
this
29
section
may
exceed
the
maximum
gross
weight
limitations
set
30
forth
under
section
321.463,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
“a”
and
31
“b”
,
by
not
more
than
ten
thousand
pounds.
The
combined
gross
32
weight
or
gross
weight
on
any
axle
or
group
of
axles
of
the
33
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
shall
not
exceed
the
limits
34
established
under
section
321.463.
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2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
a
combination
of
vehicles
1
for
which
a
permit
is
issued
under
this
section
that
is
2
transporting
raw
forest
products
may
exceed
the
maximum
gross
3
weight
limitations
set
forth
under
section
321.463,
subsection
4
5,
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
,
by
not
more
than
eighteen
thousand
5
pounds
if
the
combination
of
vehicles
has
six
or
more
axles
6
and
the
gross
weight
on
any
one
axle
does
not
exceed
eighteen
7
thousand
pounds
and
the
gross
weight
on
any
steering
axle
does
8
not
exceed
thirteen
thousand
pounds
or
the
manufacturer’s
rated
9
capacity,
whichever
is
greater,
but
not
more
than
eighteen
10
thousand
pounds.
Any
axle
of
a
combination
of
vehicles
that
11
does
not
impose
on
the
highway
at
least
eight
percent
of
12
the
gross
weight
of
the
combination
of
vehicles
shall
not
be
13
counted
as
an
axle
for
the
purposes
of
this
subsection.
14
3.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
permit
15
is
issued
under
this
section
shall
not
travel
on
any
portion
of
16
the
interstate
highway
system.
17
4.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“raw
forest
products”
18
means
logs,
pilings,
posts,
poles,
cordwood
products,
wood
19
chips,
sawdust,
pulpwood,
intermediary
lumber,
fuel
wood,
and
20
Christmas
trees
not
altered
by
a
manufacturing
process
off
the
21
land,
sawmill,
or
factory
from
which
the
products
were
taken.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
allows
the
department
of
transportation
and
local
26
authorities
to
issue
annual
permits
authorizing
a
vehicle
or
27
combination
of
vehicles
to
transport
raw
forest
products,
28
fruits,
or
vegetables
from
fields
to
storage
or
processing
29
facilities.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
a
30
permit
is
issued
under
the
bill
may
exceed
the
maximum
gross
31
weight
limitations
set
forth
under
Code
section
321.463,
32
subsection
5,
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
,
by
not
more
than
10,000
33
pounds.
34
However,
the
bill
allows
a
combination
of
vehicles
for
which
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a
permit
is
issued
under
the
bill
that
is
transporting
raw
1
forest
products
to
exceed
the
maximum
gross
weight
limitations
2
by
not
more
than
18,000
pounds
if
the
combination
of
vehicles
3
has
six
or
more
axles
and
the
gross
weight
on
any
one
axle
does
4
not
exceed
18,000
pounds
and
the
gross
weight
on
any
steering
5
axle
does
not
exceed
13,000
pounds
or
the
manufacturer’s
rated
6
capacity,
whichever
is
greater,
but
not
more
than
18,000
7
pounds.
The
bill
provides
that
any
axle
of
a
combination
of
8
vehicles
that
does
not
impose
on
the
highway
at
least
8
percent
9
of
the
gross
weight
of
the
combination
of
vehicles
will
not
be
10
counted
as
an
axle
for
the
purposes
of
this
provision.
11
The
bill
prohibits
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
for
12
which
a
permit
is
issued
under
the
bill
from
traveling
on
any
13
portion
of
the
interstate
highway
system.
14
The
bill
defines
“raw
forest
products”
to
mean
logs,
15
pilings,
posts,
poles,
cordwood
products,
wood
chips,
sawdust,
16
pulpwood,
intermediary
lumber,
fuel
wood,
and
Christmas
trees
17
not
altered
by
a
manufacturing
process
off
the
land,
sawmill,
18
or
factory
from
which
the
products
were
taken.
19
The
bill
provides
that
the
annual
permit
fee
is
$100
for
20
vehicles
or
combinations
of
vehicles
with
a
maximum
gross
21
weight
of
90,000
pounds
or
less,
and
$175
for
combinations
of
22
vehicles
with
a
maximum
gross
weight
of
98,000
pounds
or
less
23
but
more
than
90,000
pounds.
24
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