Bill Text: IL SB3574 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that persons that purchase a new motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 33,000 pounds or more that uses natural gas as a motor fuel are entitled to an income tax credit equal to the lesser of $18,000 or half the difference between the purchase price of the natural gas vehicle and a similarly equipped gasoline or diesel vehicle of the same make and model. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that motor carriers that employ natural gas vehicles are entitled to a refund on taxes paid under the Motor Fuel Tax Law equal to 12% of the taxes paid on the purchase of natural gas. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the weight limitations on motor vehicles are increased by 2,000 pounds for vehicles that use natural gas as a motor fuel.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1029 [SB3574 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3574-Amended.html

Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 4/4/2014

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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3574
2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3574, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
5 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6changing Section 15-111 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
8 Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
9 (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic
10tires may be operated, unladen or with load, when the total
11weight on the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds
12on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
13within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds gross
14weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or a total
15weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of
16that weight produced by the application of the following

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1formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N +
236, where "W" equals overall total weight on any group of 2 or
3more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
4the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
5any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the
6number of axles in the group under consideration.
7 The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in
8allowable loads as follows:
9Distance measured
10to the nearest
11foot between the
12extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
13group of 2 or of any group of
14more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
15axles
16feet2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles
17434,000
18534,000
19634,000
20734,000
21838,000*42,000
22939,00042,500
231040,00043,500
241144,000
251245,00050,000

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11345,50050,500
21446,50051,500
31547,00052,000
41648,00052,50058,000
51748,50053,50058,500
61849,50054,00059,000
71950,00054,50060,000
82051,00055,50060,50066,000
92151,50056,00061,00066,500
102252,50056,50061,50067,000
112353,00057,50062,50068,000
122454,00058,00063,00068,500
132554,50058,50063,50069,000
142655,50059,50064,00069,500
152756,00060,00065,00070,000
162857,00060,50065,50071,000
172957,50061,50066,00071,500
183058,50062,00066,50072,000
193159,00062,50067,50072,500
203260,00063,50068,00073,000
213364,00068,50074,000
223464,50069,00074,500
233565,50070,00075,000
243666,00070,50075,500
253766,50071,00076,000
263867,50072,00077,000

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13968,00072,50077,500
24068,50073,00078,000
34169,50073,50078,500
44270,00074,00079,000
54370,50075,00080,000
64471,50075,500
74572,00076,000
84672,50076,500
94773,50077,500
104874,00078,000
114974,50078,500
125075,50079,000
135176,00080,000
145276,500
155377,500
165478,000
175578,500
185679,500
195780,000
20*If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
21axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
22exceed 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit
23resulting from the application of the formula.
24 Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may
25not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 4
26axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.

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1 Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not
2exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 6
3axles measured between the extreme axles of the combination.
4 Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
5under their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
6ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
7subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
8shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on
9any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on designated
10highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving notice are
11erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
12highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
13 The following are exceptions to the above formula:
14 (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is established
15 and posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
16 (2) Vehicles for which the Department of
17 Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
18 permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
19 These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
20 (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
21 permit by ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33
22 1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase
23 shall not become effective until the city has officially
24 notified the Department of the passage of the ordinance and
25 shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the
26 limits of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2

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1 axle motor vehicle operating over any street of the city
2 exceed 40,000 pounds.
3 (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
4 (including loads) operated by a public utility when
5 transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
6 public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
7 (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a
8 total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance
9 between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of
10 tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the lower
11 limit resulting from the application of the above formula.
12 (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively
13 for the collection of rendering materials, may, when laden,
14 transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of the
15 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the
16 following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle;
17 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
18 (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
19 compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
20 container, used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or
21 recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
22 road surface, except when on part of the National System of
23 Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
24 weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
25 tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
26 vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.

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1 This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
2 (7.5) A 3-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered as
3 a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing
4 and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, may,
5 when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
6 part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
7 Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on
8 single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
9 gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
10 subject to the bridge formula.
11 (8) Except as provided in paragraph (7.5) of this
12 subsection (a), tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered
13 as a Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in
14 the model year of 2024 and first registered in Illinois
15 prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance greater than 72
16 inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2
17 axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not to
18 exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series may
19 exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured
20 after the model year of 2024 or first registered in
21 Illinois after December 31, 2024 may not exceed a combined
22 weight of 34,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and
23 neither axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds.
24 A 3-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum
25 truck registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
26 exclusively for the transportation of non-hazardous solid

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1 waste, manufactured before or in the model year of 2014,
2 first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, may,
3 when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
4 part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
5 Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a
6 single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
7 gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
8 subject to the bridge formula.
9 (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special
10 Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
11 transportation of concrete in the plastic state, 2024 2025
12 and not operated on a highway that is part of the National
13 System of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following
14 maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000
15 pounds on a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not
16 more than 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2
17 axles greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches.
18 The gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights
19 allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge
20 formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the
21 vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but
22 no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
23 weight permitted under this paragraph (9) of subsection
24 (a).
25 (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
26 Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured

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1 prior to or in the model year of 2024, and registered in
2 Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having 5 axles with a
3 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not
4 exceed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a
5 single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and 72,000
6 pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is not
7 subject to the bridge formula. For all those combinations
8 of vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured after
9 the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance
10 between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
11 must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
12 vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
13 entirety after December 31, 2024 may not exceed the weights
14 allowed by the bridge formula.
15 (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with
16 crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds.
17 (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck
18 and a disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles,
19 that exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code,
20 may be operated on a public highway in this State provided
21 that neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being
22 towed nor the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight
23 limitations permitted under this Chapter. During the
24 towing operation, neither the tow truck nor the vehicle
25 combination shall exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear
26 axle and 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, provided the

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1 towing vehicle:
2 (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
3 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
4 and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air
5 brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
6 towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
7 combination that is equipped with air brakes;
8 (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
9 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
10 in all directions;
11 (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
12 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
13 of vehicles; and
14 (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
15 from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
16 additional movement of the vehicles may occur only upon
17 issuance of authorization for that movement under the
18 provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this
19 Code. The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled
20 vehicle to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
21 This movement shall be valid only on State routes. The
22 tower must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
23 (13) A vehicle or combination of vehicles that uses
24 natural gas as a motor fuel may exceed the above weight
25 limitations by 2,000 pounds except on interstate highways
26 as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code. This paragraph

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1 (13) shall not allow a vehicle to exceed any posted weight
2 limit on a highway or structure.
3 Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
4the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license
5plate must cover the operating empty weight of the tow truck
6only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall be covered
7by a valid license plate issued to the owner or operator of the
8vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle. If no valid
9plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is
10displayed on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that
11vehicle does not cover the weight of the vehicle, the weight of
12the vehicle shall be covered by the third tow truck plate
13issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
14temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back
15carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however,
16the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the
17gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of
18the roll-back carrier.
19 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
20additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
21prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
22from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
23violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
24roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
25opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
26officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the

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1nearest place of safety.
2 For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
3rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer
4as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
5 (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or "recycling
6operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous, non-special,
7non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or
8plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
9 (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
10pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
11the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
12any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
13through 15-319 of this Chapter.
14 (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
15other than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with
16load, upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on
17the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
18width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
19surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
20 (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
21vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting
22part of a highway with a gross weight that is greater than the
23maximum weight permitted by the Department, when the structure
24is sign posted as provided in this Section.
25 (f) The Department upon request from any local authority
26shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation

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1of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part
2of a highway, and if it finds that the structure cannot with
3safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise
4permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
5declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can
6withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating
7maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of
8the structure. No person shall operate a vehicle or combination
9of vehicles over any structure with a gross weight that is
10greater than the posted maximum weight.
11 (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation
12of subsection (e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the
13determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department
14and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence
15of the maximum weight that can be maintained with safety to the
16bridge or structure.
17(Source: P.A. 97-201, eff. 1-1-12; 98-409, eff. 1-1-14; 98-410,
18eff. 8-16-13; revised 9-19-13.)".
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