Amendment S-3154 to HF 979
Relating to vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing fees
Withdrawn · May 14, 2025
Filed May 9, 2025 in the Senate by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment requires the department to consult with local authorities and other stakeholders when establishing approved routes for large vehicles. It also allows drivers to use the most direct route to reach a valid highway or street unless weather or bridge conditions make all available roads unsuitable.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, line 35, after “department .” by inserting “The rules must allow the local authority and other stakeholders to consult with the department to establish an approved route. In resolving the dispute, factors to be considered must include but are not limited to seasonal weather conditions affecting the roads, the structural integrity of every bridge that would be crossed, the duration of a not-valid designation, the condition of the road pavement, and the current and previous weight limit for permitted vehicles on the proposed route.”
- Page 2, by striking lines 1 through 10 and inserting: “(3) Notwithstanding a local authority’s determination under this paragraph, a person who is issued an all-systems permit may operate a permitted vehicle over the most direct route between the location where the vehicle is loaded or is to be unloaded and the nearest highway or street upon which movement under an all-systems permit is valid. However, if all roads leading to and from a loading or unloading location are designated as not valid due to seasonal weather conditions or to being structurally unsuitable for a permitted vehicle, a person shall use an alternate route established by the department. The department shall establish an alternate route that provides the most direct access to a road valid for a vehicle operated under an all-systems permit, in consultation with the local authority.”