AN ACT Relating to
oversize and overweight vehicles and loads; and amending RCW 46.44.047 and
46.44.0941.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 46.44.047 and 1979
ex.s. c 136 s 74 are each amended to read as follows:
A three axle truck
tractor and a two axle pole trailer combination engaged in the operation of
hauling logs may exceed by not more than six thousand eight hundred pounds the
legal gross weight of the combination of vehicles when licensed, as permitted
by law, for sixty-eight thousand pounds: PROVIDED, That the distance between
the first and last axle of the vehicles in combination shall have a total
wheelbase of not less than thirty-seven feet, and the weight upon two axles
spaced less than seven feet apart shall not exceed thirty-three thousand six
hundred pounds.
Such additional
allowances shall be permitted by a special permit to be issued by the
department of transportation valid only on state primary or secondary highways
authorized by the department and under such rules, regulations, terms, and
conditions prescribed by the department. The fee for such special permit shall
be fifty dollars for a twelve-month period beginning and ending on April 1st of
each calendar year. Permits may be issued at any time, but if issued after
July 1st of any year the fee shall be thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents. If
issued on or after October 1st the fee shall be twenty-five dollars, and if
issued on or after January 1st the fee shall be twelve dollars and fifty
cents. A copy of such special permit covering the vehicle involved shall be
carried in the cab of the vehicle at all times. Upon the third offense within
the duration of the permit for violation of the terms and conditions of the
special permit, the special permit shall be canceled. The vehicle covered by
such canceled special permit shall not be eligible for a new special permit
until thirty days after the cancellation of the special permit issued to said
vehicle. The fee for such renewal shall be at the same rate as set forth in
this section which covers the original issuance of such special permit. Each
special permit shall be assigned to a three-axle truck tractor in combination
with a two-axle pole trailer. When the department issues a duplicate permit to
replace a lost or destroyed permit and where the department transfers a permit,
a fee of ((five)) fourteen dollars shall be charged for each such
duplicate issued or each such transfer.
All fees collected
hereinabove shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the
motor vehicle fund.
Permits involving city
streets or county roads or using city streets or county roads to reach or leave
state highways, authorized for permit by the department may be issued by the
city or county or counties involved. A fee of five dollars for such city or
county permit may be assessed by the city or by the county legislative
authority which shall be deposited in the city or county road fund. The
special permit provided for herein shall be known as a "log tolerance
permit" and shall designate the route or routes to be used, which shall
first be approved by the city or county engineer involved. Authorization of
additional route or routes may be made at the discretion of the city or county
by amending the original permit or by issuing a new permit. Said permits shall
be issued on a yearly basis expiring on March 31st of each calendar year. Any
person, firm, or corporation who uses any city street or county road for the
purpose of transporting logs with weights authorized by state highway log
tolerance permits, to reach or leave a state highway route, without first
obtaining a city or county permit when required by the city or the county
legislative authority shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by RCW
46.44.105. For the purpose of determining gross weight the actual scale weight
taken by the officer shall be prima facie evidence of such total gross weight.
In the event the gross weight is in excess of the weight permitted by law, the
officer may, within his discretion, permit the operator to proceed with his
vehicles in combination.
The chief of the state
patrol, with the advice of the department, may make reasonable rules and
regulations to aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this section.
Sec. 2. RCW 46.44.0941 and 1993
c 102 s 4 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 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-one
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 a
four-axle fixed load
vehicle meeting the
requirements of
RCW 46.44.091(1) and
weighing less than
86,000 pounds gross weight,
not to exceed
thirty
days.........................................$ 90.00
Continuous ((operation of
overlegal loads))
movement of a mobile
home or manufactured home
having nonreducible
features not to
exceed eighty-five feet in total
length and
fourteen feet in width, for
a period of
one
year............................................$ 150.00
Continuous operation of a two
or three-axle
collection truck, actually
engaged in the
collection of solid waste
or recyclables,
or both, under chapter
81.77 or 35.21 RCW
or by contract under RCW
36.58.090, for
one year with an additional
six thousand
pounds more than the weight
authorized in
RCW 46.16.070 on the rear
axle of a two-axle
truck or eight thousand
pounds for the tandem
axles of a three-axle
truck. RCW 46.44.041
and 46.44.091
notwithstanding, the tire limits
specified in RCW 46.44.042
apply, but none of
the excess weight is valid
or may be permitted
on any part of the federal
interstate highway
system...............................................$
42.00
per
thousand pounds
The department may issue
any of the above-listed permits that involve height, length, or width for an
expanded period of consecutive months, not to exceed one year.
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.
Fee
per
mile
on
state
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 prescribed
in this section or in RCW 46.44.095 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.
The fees
levied in this section and RCW 46.44.095 do not apply to vehicles owned and
operated by the state of Washington, a county within the state, a city or town
or metropolitan municipal corporation within the state, or the federal
government.
