1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; authorizing operation of certain combinations with 
1.3 	gross vehicle weight up to 105,000 pounds on certain highways with permit; 
1.4 	prescribing allocation of permit fee; appropriating money;proposing coding for 
1.5 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [169.865] SPECIAL CANOLA HAULING VEHICLE PERMITS.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Special three-unit vehicle permit. The commissioner may issue a 
1.9 	permit for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:
1.10 	(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer 
1.11 	drawing one additional trailer or semitrailer, and no semitrailer used in the three-vehicle 
1.12 	combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 feet;
1.13 	(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 105,000 pounds;
1.14 	(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824, or with the federal 
1.15 	bridge formula for axle groups not described in that section;
1.16 	(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823, or the tire manufacturers' 
1.17 	recommended load, whichever is less;
1.18 	(5) is operated only in this state on marked Trunk Highway 175 from Hallock to the 
1.19 	North Dakota border, on U.S. Highway 75 from Hallock to Donaldson, and on marked 
1.20 	Trunk Highway 11 from Donaldson to the North Dakota border; and
1.21 	(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, 
1.22 	do not apply.
1.23 		Subd. 2.Restrictions. Vehicles issued permits under subdivisions 1 and 2, must 
1.24 	comply with the following restrictions:
2.1 	(1) the vehicle must be operated in compliance with seasonal load restrictions under 
2.2 	section 169.87;
2.3 	(2) the vehicle may not be operated on the interstate highway system or national 
2.4 	network highways; and
2.5 	(3) the vehicle may be operated on streets or highways under the control of local 
2.6 	authorities only upon the approval of the local authority; however, vehicles may have 
2.7 	reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest, and for 
2.8 	continuity of route within one mile of the national network as provided by section 169.81, 
2.9 	subdivision 3, and by the Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 658.19.
2.10 		Subd. 3.Permit fee; appropriation. Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 
2.11 	1 must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle and must be deposited 
2.12 	in the trunk highway fund. An amount sufficient to administer the permit program 
2.13 	is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs of 
2.14 	administering the permit program.