HF 1332

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/06/2013 03:10pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; amending motor vehicle weight limits relating to idle
reduction technology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.824,
subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Gross vehicle weight of all axles; credit for idle reduction technology.

(a) The gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles must
not exceed:

(1) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all streets and
highways, unless posted at a lower axle weight under section 169.87, subdivision 1; and

(2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more
axles while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other
than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 169.86, subdivision 5,
paragraph (j).

(b) Notwithstanding the maximum weight provisions of this section, and in order to
promote the reduction of fuel use and emissions, the maximum gross vehicle weight limits
and the axle weight limits for any motor vehicle subject to sections 169.80 to 169.88 and
equipped with idle reduction technology or emissions-reduction technology must be
increased by the amount of weight necessary to compensate for the weight of the idle
reduction technology or emissions-reduction technology, not to exceed deleted text begin 400 deleted text end new text begin 550 new text end pounds.
At the request of an authorized representative of the Department of Transportation or the
Department of Public Safety, the vehicle operator shall provide proof that the vehicle is
equipped with this technology through documentation or demonstration.

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