Bill Text: IA SF239 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of weight limitations for vehicles with retractable axles. (Formerly SSB 1155.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF239 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF239-Introduced.html
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
239
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1155)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
enforcement
of
weight
limitations
for
1
vehicles
with
retractable
axles.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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239
Section
1.
Section
321.463,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12A.
a.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
3
vehicles
equipped
with
a
retractable
axle
may
raise
the
4
axle
when
necessary
to
negotiate
a
turn,
provided
that
the
5
retractable
axle
is
lowered
within
one
thousand
feet
following
6
completion
of
the
turn.
This
paragraph
does
not
apply
to
a
7
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
operated
on
an
interstate
8
highway,
including
a
ramp
to
or
from
an
interstate
highway,
or
9
on
a
bridge.
10
b.
A
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
operated
with
a
11
retractable
axle
raised
as
permitted
under
paragraph
“a”
is
12
exempt
from
the
weight
limitations
of
this
section
as
long
as
13
the
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
is
in
compliance
with
14
the
weight
limitations
of
this
section
when
the
retractable
15
axle
is
lowered.
16
c.
This
subsection
does
not
prohibit
the
operation
of
a
17
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
equipped
with
a
retractable
18
axle
from
operating
with
the
retractable
axle
raised
when
the
19
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
is
in
compliance
with
the
20
weight
limitations
of
this
section
with
the
retractable
axle
21
raised.
22
EXPLANATION
23
This
bill
allows
a
vehicle
or
combination
of
vehicles
to
24
raise
a
retractable
axle
when
necessary
to
negotiate
a
turn,
25
provided
the
retractable
axle
is
lowered
within
one
thousand
26
feet
of
completing
the
turn.
The
vehicle
or
combination
of
27
vehicles
is
exempt
from
axle
weight
limitations
while
making
28
the
turn
with
a
raised
retractable
axle,
so
long
as
the
vehicle
29
is
in
compliance
when
the
retractable
axle
is
lowered.
The
30
exemption
does
not
apply
on
an
interstate
highway,
including
a
31
ramp
leading
to
or
from
the
interstate,
or
on
a
bridge.
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