SF 843

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 10/25/2023 10:35am

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; exempting sewage septic tank trucks providing
emergency pumping services from certain vehicle weight limitations; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169.829, by adding a subdivision; 169.87,
subdivision 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.829, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Sewage septic tank trucks. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, "emergency
pumping services" means a sewage septic tank truck's response to:
new text end

new text begin (1) uncontrolled and unintended seepage of the contents of a septic system into the
ground, around a structure, or into a body of surface water;
new text end

new text begin (2) damage or malfunction to a septic system that requires removal of the contents of
the septic system for repair or maintenance; or
new text end

new text begin (3) a condition that creates an immediate hazard to the health, welfare, or safety of a
person.
new text end

new text begin (b) When a sewage septic tank truck used exclusively to transport sewage from septic
or holding tanks is performing emergency pumping services, sections 169.823 and 169.826
to 169.828 do not apply, and the weight limitations under section 169.824 are increased by
ten percent when transporting sewage from a single point of service to the point of unloading.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding section 169.824, subdivision 1, paragraph (d); 169.826, subdivision
3; or any other law to the contrary, a permit is not required to operate a vehicle under this
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (d) The seasonal weight increases under section 169.826, subdivision 1, do not apply to
a vehicle operated under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (e) A vehicle operated under this subdivision is subject to bridge load limits posted under
section 169.84.
new text end

new text begin (f) A vehicle operated under this section must not be operated with a load that exceeds
the tire manufacturer's recommended load, the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating
as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating under Code of
Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7.
new text end

new text begin (g) The exceptions under this subdivision do not apply to a sewage septic tank truck's
operation on an interstate highway.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2023.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.87, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Recycling deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end garbage new text begin , and waste collection new text end vehicles.

(a) deleted text begin Except as provided
in paragraph (b) deleted text end new text begin While a vehicle is engaged in the type of collection the vehicle was designed
to perform new text end , weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end a vehicle that does not exceed 20,000 pounds per single axle and is designed and
used exclusively for recycling, while deleted text begin engaged in recycling deleted text end new text begin operating new text end in a political subdivision
that mandates curbside recycling pickup deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (b) Weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to: (1) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end a
vehicle that does not exceed 14,000 pounds per single axle and is used exclusively for
recycling deleted text begin as described in paragraph (a) deleted text end ;

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end a vehicle that does not exceed 14,000 pounds per single axle and is designed and
used exclusively for collecting mixed municipal solid waste, as defined in section 115A.03,
subdivision 21 deleted text begin , while engaged in such collection deleted text end ; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end a portable toilet service vehicle that does not exceed 14,000 pounds per single
axle or 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, and is designed and used exclusively for
collecting liquid waste from portable toilets deleted text begin , while engaged in such collection deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (5) a sewage septic tank truck while performing emergency pumping services as defined
in section 169.829, subdivision 5, that does not exceed 20,000 pounds per single axle and
is designed and used exclusively to haul sewage from septic or holding tanks new text end .

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end Notwithstanding section 169.80, subdivision 1, deleted text begin a violation of deleted text end new text begin the owner or operator
of a vehicle that violates the new text end weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 deleted text begin by a
vehicle designed and used exclusively for recycling while engaged in recycling in a political
subdivision that mandates curbside recycling pickup while engaged in such collection, by
a vehicle that is designed and used exclusively for collecting mixed municipal solid waste
as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 21, while engaged in such collection, or by a
portable toilet service vehicle that is designed and used exclusively for collecting liquid
waste from portable toilets, while engaged in such collection, deleted text end is not subject to criminal
penalties but is subject to a civil penalty for excess weight under section 169.871 new text begin if the
vehicle meets the requirements under paragraph (a) and is engaged in the type of collection
the vehicle was designed to perform new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2023.
new text end