HF 2260

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/08/2017 11:33am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; modifying the special paper products vehicle permit;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.864, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.864, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Special three-unit vehicle permit.

The commissioner may issue a permit
for a vehicle that meets the following requirements:

(1) is a combination of vehicles, including a truck-tractor and a semitrailer drawing one
additional semitrailer, which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly, and no semitrailer
used in the three-vehicle combination has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 feet;

(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 108,000 pounds;

(3) complies with the axle weight limits in section 169.824;

(4) complies with the tire weight limits in section 169.823 or the tire manufacturers'
recommended load, whichever is less;

(5) is operated only in this state on Trunk Highway marked 2 between Grand Rapids
and the port of Duluth; on Trunk Highway marked 169 between Grand Rapids and its
junction with Trunk Highway marked 53; on Trunk Highway marked 194 between Trunk
Highway marked 2 and Trunk Highway marked 53; and on Trunk Highway marked 53
deleted text begin between Virginia and the port of Duluth deleted text end ; and

(6) the seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do
not apply.