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Relating to oversize and overweight permits for cranes
Topics:Transportation
Same legislation: HF 2518
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2022
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2518
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2518 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2518 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, cranes can only get special single-trip permits if they weigh up to 24,000 pounds on one axle. This change would allow these cranes to qualify for other types of permits, such as annual permits, as long as they follow all other rules. Drivers of these cranes would still need to get approval for the specific routes they plan to take.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the gross weight on any one axle of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including such vehicles traveling under any permit issued under Code chapter 321E (vehicles of excessive size and weight), is generally limited to 20,000 pounds. There are a wide variety of permits issued under Code chapter 321E, including single-trip, multi-trip, and annual permits. One of the exceptions to the single axle load limitation provided under current law allows cranes being temporarily moved on streets, roads, or highways to have a gross weight of up to 24,000 pounds on any single axle. Based on this provision, the department of transportation’s administrative rules provide for single trip permits for cranes with a single axle load not exceeding 24,000 pounds, but do not provide for annual permits or other permits for such cranes. This bill strikes the word “temporarily” from the exception, thereby allowing cranes with a single axle load not exceeding 24,000 pounds to be eligible for any type of permit issued under Code chapter 321E, including annual permits, provided the crane conforms to the vehicle dimension and other requirements set forth under current law for that permit. The bill specifies that a crane must obtain route approval from the permit-issuing authority.
Changed since by amendment H-8089; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named February 8, 2022. On February 10, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Fiscal note
AI summary This bill allows certain cranes to qualify for annual permits instead of only single-trip permits. It is estimated to reduce net revenue to the Road Use Tax Fund by $8,000 annually. The Department of Transportation would also face a one-time cost of $40,000 and an estimated annual cost of $2,000.3
Read the fiscal note
Description
House File 2518 amends Iowa Code section 321E.7 to allow cranes with a single axle load not exceeding 80,000 pounds and within current height and weight specifications to be eligible for any type of permit, including annual permits. Under the Bill, annual permits for cranes cost $400.
Background
Under current law, cranes being temporarily moved on streets, roads, or highways are exempt from the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 321E (vehicles of excessive size and weight), which generally limits the gross weight on any one axle of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including such vehicles traveling under any permit issued under Iowa Code chapter 321E, to 20,000 pounds. Each single-trip permit under current law costs $35, and a single-trip permit must be purchased each time a crane is moved.
Cranes being temporarily moved on streets, roads, or highways are provided with single-trip permits through the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) administrative rules for cranes with a single axle load that does not exceed 80,000 pounds.
To be eligible for the other permits included in Iowa Code section 321E.7, cranes must still conform to the vehicle dimensions and other requirements that are currently set forth in the law for those permits.
Assumptions
- The cost-benefit of the annual permit will only apply to 26 customers who have smaller cranes that will be impacted by the Bill.
- In 2019, 167 customers purchased single-trip permits for cranes.
- The Bill will eliminate revenue to the Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF) from annual permits that totals $18,000. This estimate assumes the following:
- The 26 customers who own smaller cranes that will be impacted by the Bill spend $35 per single-trip permit under current law and purchase a permit for 20 trips per crane per year.
- Under House File 2518, the 26 customers who own smaller cranes will spend $400 on an annual permit rather than purchasing a single-trip permit for cranes 20 times each per year. This would equate to $10,000 in annual revenue to the RUTF.
- There is an estimated annual cost of $2,000 in order to update the embargo map, which displays the weight and travel limits of Iowa’s infrastructure.
- There is an estimated $40,000 payment to a vendor in order to cover a one-time increase in cost for DOT operations.
Fiscal Impact
House File 2518 is estimated to reduce net revenue to the RUTF by $8,000 annually. The annual trip permit for cranes will result in $10,000 in revenue, while eliminating single-trip permits will reduce revenue by $18,000. There is also a one-time cost of $40,000 and an estimated annual cost of $2,000 for the DOT.
Sources
- Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
- Department of Transportation, Bridges and Structures Bureau
- Iowa Online Permitting System
- Final Fiscal Note — Cranes, Annual Permit · June 27, 2022 · $40,000
- Cranes, Annual Permit · March 14, 2022 · $40,000
- Cranes, Annual Permit · March 3, 2022 · $134,000
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