1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to motor vehicles; exempting utility-owned 
  1.3             vehicles from certain weight restrictions; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.825, by adding a 
  1.5             subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.825, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 17.  [APPLICATION TO UTILITY VEHICLE.] This section 
  1.10  does not apply to a utility vehicle that does not exceed a 
  1.11  weight of 20,000 pounds per axle and is owned by (1) a public 
  1.12  utility, as defined in section 216B.02, (2) a municipality 
  1.13  regulated by the public utilities commission or the department 
  1.14  of public service, or (3) a cooperative electric association 
  1.15  organized under chapter 308A. 
  1.16     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.17     Section 1 is effective the day after final enactment.