1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special overweight permits for hauling 
1.3 	construction materials;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	169.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [169.869] SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PERMIT.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "construction materials" means 
1.8 	highway construction materials, building construction materials, and associated demolition 
1.9 	materials, including but not limited to aggregate material as defined in section 298.75, 
1.10 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), hot mix asphalt, plastic concrete, cementitious materials, 
1.11 	concrete admixtures, asphalt cement, construction demolition materials, and recycled road 
1.12 	materials.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Six-axle vehicles. (a) The commissioner of transportation may issue an annual 
1.14 	permit authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to 
1.15 	haul construction materials and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
1.16 	(1) 90,000 pounds; and
1.17 	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 
1.18 	subdivision 1.
1.19 	(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300, or a proportional amount 
1.20 	as provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
2.1 		Subd. 3.Seven-axle vehicles. (a) The commissioner of transportation may issue an 
2.2 	annual permit authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more 
2.3 	axles to haul construction materials and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
2.4 	(1) 97,000 pounds; and
2.5 	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 
2.6 	subdivision 1.
2.7 	(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500, or a proportional amount 
2.8 	as provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.
2.9 		Subd. 4.Authority; restrictions. (a) A permit issued by the commissioner under this 
2.10 	section is valid for operation on highways regardless of jurisdiction, subject to paragraph 
2.11 	(b) and section 169.87, subdivision 1.
2.12 	(b) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under this section:
2.13 	(1) may only be operated on paved or unpaved streets and highways, other than interstate 
2.14 	highways; and
2.15 	(2) must comply with the requirements and restrictions in section 169.865, subdivision 
2.16 	3, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), (5), (7), and (8).
2.17 		Subd. 5.Revenues. Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under this 
2.18 	section must be deposited in the town bridge account. Revenue deposited under this 
2.19 	subdivision is available to inspect and post weight limits for town bridges.
2.20 		Subd. 6.Expiration date. Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for 
2.21 	a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted 
2.22 	vehicle's registration.

2.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.