Bill Text: IA SF448 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to a weigh station preclearance program and associated systems and devices for use by commercial motor vehicles. (Formerly SSB 1057.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-22 - Read first time, referred to Transportation. H.J. 760. [SF448 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF448-Amended.html
Senate
File
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Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
448
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1057)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
17,
2021
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
weigh
station
preclearance
program
and
1
associated
systems
and
devices
for
use
by
commercial
motor
2
vehicles.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.465A
Weigh
station
preclearance
1
program
——
authorized
devices.
2
1.
The
department
may
administer
a
weigh
station
3
preclearance
program
in
accordance
with
the
commercial
vehicle
4
information
systems
and
networks
electronic
screening
truck
5
inspection
and
weigh
station
preclearance
standards
authorized
6
by
the
federal
motor
carrier
safety
administration
of
the
7
United
States
department
of
transportation.
If
the
department
8
administers
a
preclearance
program,
the
department
shall
9
determine
which
weigh
stations
shall
participate
in
the
10
preclearance
program
and
all
preclearance
system
providers’
11
devices
and
platforms
shall
be
treated
uniformly.
12
2.
The
department
shall
set
the
criteria
for
the
13
preclearance
program
and
such
criteria
shall
be
applied
14
equally
to
all
preclearance
systems,
devices,
and
platforms.
15
Such
criteria
may
include
but
is
not
limited
to
information
16
regarding
safety
history,
weight,
and
credential
status.
17
3.
For
purposes
of
the
preclearance
program,
a
commercial
18
mobile
radio
services
network
device
or
a
dedicated
19
short-range
communications
device,
including
a
radio
frequency
20
identification
device,
may
be
used
as
a
transponder,
provided
21
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
22
a.
All
software
and
hardware
from
the
provider
of
the
system
23
within
which
the
device
operates
that
is
necessary
for
the
24
department’s
use
of
the
provider’s
system
is
made
available
to
25
the
department
at
no
cost
to
the
department,
and
the
provider
26
is
responsible
for
all
costs
of
operating
and
maintaining
the
27
software
and
hardware.
28
b.
The
device
software
and
hardware,
as
applicable,
29
meets
the
requirements
of
the
federal
motor
carrier
safety
30
administration
for
core
compliance
with
the
commercial
vehicle
31
information
systems
and
networks
electronic
screening
truck
32
inspection
and
weigh
station
preclearance
standards.
33
c.
All
in-vehicle
equipment
is
operated
in
compliance
with
34
sections
321.276
and
321.449B,
and
applicable
federal
law
and
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regulations
relating
to
distracted
driving.
1
d.
The
system
within
which
the
device
operates
is
capable
of
2
interfacing
with
applicable
weigh-in-motion
systems.
3
4.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
4
17A
to
administer
this
section.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
5
department
may
include
authorizations
for
particular
devices
6
that
meet
the
criteria
set
forth
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
7
the
requirements
of
subsection
3
for
use
in
the
preclearance
8
program.
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