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S.F. No. 1213 - Annual Permits for Overweight Vehicles
 
Author: Senator Rod Skoe
 
Prepared By: Krista Boyd, Senate Fiscal Analyst (651/296-7681)
 
Date: April 7, 2013



 

Section 1 amends the statute concerning annual permits for overweight vehicles.

Subdivision 1 allows a road authority to issue an annual permit for a vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more axles to haul freight (current law limits allowable cargo to "raw or unprocessed agricultural products") and operate with a gross vehicle weight of up to 90,000 pounds, or 99,000 pounds during periods of seasonal increase allowance.  The subdivision adds a requirement that a vehicle transporting only sealed intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if it is part of an international movement.

 Subdivision 2 allows a road authority to issue an annual permit for a vehicle or combination of vehicles with seven or more axles to haul freight (current law limits allowable cargo to "raw or unprocessed agricultural products") and operate with a gross vehicle weight of up to 97,000 pounds, or 99,000 pounds during periods of seasonal increase allowance.  The subdivision adds a requirement that a driver of a vehicle under this subdivision must meet federal driver qualification regulations.

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