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HOUSE BILL 2981
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives Lisk, Edmondson, Chandler, Rayburn, McLean and Grant
Read first time 02/07/92. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to operation of overheight loads; and amending RCW 46.44.0941.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 46.44.0941 and 1990 c 42 s 107 are each amended to read as follows:
The following fees, in addition to the regular license and tonnage fees, shall be paid for all movements under special permit made upon state highways. All funds collected, except the amount retained by authorized agents of the department as provided in RCW 46.44.096, shall be forwarded to the state treasury and shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund:
All overlegal loads, except overweight, single trip........................ $ 10.00
Continuous operation of overlegal loads having either
overwidth or overheight features only, for a period
not to exceed thirty days........................................... $ 20.00
Continuous operation of overlegal loads consisting only
of empty fruit bins and having overheight
features only, for a three-month period............................. $ 60.00
Continuous operation of overlegal loads consisting only
of empty fruit bins and having overheight
features only, for a period of one year............................ $ 240.00
Continuous operations of overlegal loads having overlength
features only, for a period not to exceed thirty
days................................................................ $ 10.00
Continuous operation of a combination of vehicles having
one trailing unit that exceeds forty-eight feet and
is not more than fifty-six feet in length, for a
period of one year.................................................. $100.00
Continuous operation of a combination of vehicles having
two trailing units which together exceed sixty feet
and are not more than sixty-eight feet in length,
for a period of one year............................................ $100.00
Continuous operation of a three-axle fixed load vehicle
having less than 65,000 pounds gross weight, for a
period not to exceed thirty days ................................... $ 70.00
Continuous operation of overlegal loads having
nonreducible features not to exceed eighty-five feet
in length and fourteen feet in width, for a period
of one year......................................................... $150.00
Continuous operation of farm implements under a permit issued as authorized by RCW 46.44.140 by:
(1) Farmers in the course of farming activities, for any
three-month period.................................................. $ 10.00
(2) Farmers in the course of farming activities, for a
period not to exceed one year....................................... $ 25.00
(3) Persons engaged in the business of the sale, repair,
or maintenance of such farm implements, for any
three-month period.................................................. $ 25.00
(4) Persons engaged in the business of the sale, repair,
or maintenance of such farm implements, for a period
not to exceed one year.............................................. $100.00
Overweight Fee Schedule
Weight over total registered
gross weight plus additional
gross weight purchased under
RCW 46.44.095 or
46.44.047, or any Fee per
other statute authorizing the state mile on
department of transportation to issue state
annual overweight permits. highways
1- 5,999 pounds............................................... $........ .07
6,000-11,999 pounds................................................. $........ .14
12,000-17,999 pounds................................................. $........ .21
18,000-23,999 pounds................................................. $........ .35
24,000-29,999 pounds................................................. $........ .49
30,000-35,999 pounds................................................. $........ .63
36,000-41,999 pounds................................................. $........ .84
42,000-47,999 pounds................................................. $....... 1.05
48,000-53,999 pounds................................................. $....... 1.26
54,000-59,999 pounds................................................. $....... 1.47
60,000-65,999 pounds................................................. $....... 1.68
66,000-71,999 pounds................................................. $....... 2.03
72,000-79,999 pounds................................................. $....... 2.38
80,000 pounds or more................................................ $....... 2.80
PROVIDED: (a) The minimum fee for any overweight permit shall be $ 14.00, (b) the fee for issuance of a duplicate permit shall be $ 14.00, (c) when computing overweight fees that result in an amount less than even dollars the fee shall be carried to the next full dollar if fifty cents or over and shall be reduced to the next full dollar if forty-nine cents or under.