Bill Text: IA HF2536 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act allowing vehicles transporting certain agricultural commodities on noninterstate highways to exceed maximum gross weight limits, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HSB 655.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-07 - Fiscal note. [HF2536 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2536-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
655)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
vehicles
transporting
certain
agricultural
1
commodities
on
noninterstate
highways
to
exceed
maximum
2
gross
weight
limits,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.463,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
a.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
3
vehicles
transporting
corn,
soybeans,
hay,
straw,
silage,
4
stover,
manure,
or
agricultural
chemicals
as
defined
in
section
5
570A.1,
and
which
is
operating
on
a
highway
that
is
not
part
of
6
the
interstate
road
system,
may
exceed
the
legal
maximum
gross
7
weight
otherwise
allowed
under
this
chapter
by
up
to
twelve
8
and
one-half
percent,
not
to
exceed
ninety
thousand
pounds,
if
9
the
gross
weight
on
any
one
axle
does
not
exceed
the
limits
10
allowed
under
this
chapter
and
if
the
vehicle
or
combination
11
of
vehicles
complies
with
all
posted
weight
limits
on
highways
12
and
bridges.
13
b.
If
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
exceeds
the
14
twelve
and
one-half
percent
tolerance
allowed
under
this
15
subsection,
the
fine
shall
be
computed
based
on
the
difference
16
between
the
actual
weight
and
the
twelve
and
one-half
percent
17
tolerance
weight
allowed.
18
c.
This
subsection
does
not
apply
to
vehicles
or
19
combinations
of
vehicles
authorized
to
have
a
maximum
gross
20
weight
in
excess
of
ninety
thousand
pounds
under
subsection
6,
21
paragraph
“c”
.
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
Current
law
limits
the
maximum
gross
weight
of
a
vehicle
26
based
on
the
number
of
axles
and
the
distance
between
the
27
axles
on
the
vehicle.
The
department
of
transportation
and
28
local
authorities
may
issue
certain
permits
for
vehicles
29
which
exceed
the
maximum
allowable
gross
weights.
This
bill
30
makes
permanent
certain
directives
ordered
by
governors
in
31
proclamations
issued
during
the
harvest
season
suspending
32
certain
regulatory
provisions
relating
to
the
gross
weight
of
33
vehicles
transporting
agricultural
commodities.
The
bill
adds
34
manure
and
agricultural
chemicals
to
the
list
of
applicable
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agricultural
commodities.
1
The
bill
allows
vehicles
transporting
corn,
soybeans,
hay,
2
straw,
silage,
stover,
manure,
or
agricultural
chemicals
on
3
noninterstate
highways
to
exceed
the
legal
maximum
gross
weight
4
otherwise
allowed
by
up
to
12.5
percent,
not
to
exceed
90,000
5
pounds.
By
operation
of
law,
an
eligible
vehicle
that
exceeds
6
the
maximum
gross
weight
otherwise
allowed
by
up
to
12.5
7
percent
is
not
required
to
have
a
special
permit.
However,
8
eligible
vehicles
must
not
exceed
the
gross
weight
limit
on
9
any
one
axle
and
must
comply
with
all
posted
weight
limits
on
10
highways
and
bridges.
Current
law
allows
certain
seven-axle
11
commercial
motor
vehicles
to
have
a
maximum
gross
weight
over
12
90,000
pounds
on
noninterstate
highways.
Such
vehicles
are
13
excluded
from
the
provisions
of
the
bill.
14
A
vehicle
that
exceeds
the
12.5
percent
tolerance
is
subject
15
to
a
scheduled
fine
based
on
the
difference
between
the
actual
16
weight
and
the
12.5
percent
tolerance
weight.
The
scheduled
17
fine
ranges
from
$12
to
$2,200
plus
10
cents
per
pound
in
18
excess
of
20,000
pounds
over
the
limit.
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