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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.