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S.F. No. 3549 - Special Canola Hauling Vehicle Permits
Author: Senator LeRoy Stumpf
Prepared by: Krista Boyd, Fiscal Analyst (651/296-7681)

Bonnie Berezovsky, Senate Counsel (651/296-9191)

Date: March 13, 2008

Section 1, subdivision 1, allows the Commissioner of Transportation to issue a permit for a vehicle that is a combination of vehicles, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 105,000 pounds, complies with required axle weight and tire weight limits, and is operated only in Minnesota on specified routes. Seasonal weight increases do not apply to this vehicle.

Subdivision 2 states that the vehicle must comply with seasonal load restrictions and may not be operated on interstates or national network highways. The vehicle may operate on local roads only with approval of local authorities, except for reasonable access to terminals and to food, fuel, repairs and rest facilities; and for continuity of route within one mile of the national network.

Subdivision 3 requires the permits to be annual permits, with a fee of $850 per vehicle. Revenues collected from the fees must be deposited in the trunk highway fund, from which an open appropriation is made to the commissioner for costs of administering the program.

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