BP BHEAD INT S

AN ACT Relating to the size and weight of motor vehicles; and amending RCW 46.44.0941 and 46.44.030.

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

Sec. 1. 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~~)) fifty-three 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 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 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 Fee per

gross weight. 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.

Sec. 2. RCW 46.44.030 and 1993 c 301 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

It is unlawful for any person to operate upon the public highways of this state any vehicle having an overall length, with or without load, in excess of forty feet. This restriction does not apply to (1) a municipal transit vehicle, (2) auto stage, private carrier bus or school bus with an overall length not to exceed forty-six feet, or (3) an articulated auto stage with an overall length not to exceed sixty-one feet.

It is unlawful for any person to operate on the highways of this state any combination of vehicles that contains a vehicle in excess of forty-eight feet, with or without load.

It is unlawful for any person to operate upon the public highways of this state any combination consisting of a tractor and semitrailer that has a semitrailer length in excess of ((~~forty-eight~~)) fifty-three feet or a combination consisting of a tractor and two trailers in which the combined length of the trailers exceeds sixty-one feet, with or without load.

It is unlawful for any person to operate on the highways of this state any combination consisting of a truck and trailer with an overall length, with or without load, in excess of seventy-five feet. However, a combination of vehicles transporting automobiles or boats may have a front overhang of three feet and a rear overhang of four feet beyond this allowed length.

These length limitations do not apply to vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural nature that cannot be dismembered and operated by a public utility when required for emergency repair of public service facilities or properties, but in respect to night transportation every such vehicle and load thereon shall be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.

The length limitations described in this section are exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, such as mud flaps and splash and spray suppressant devices, refrigeration units or air compressors, and other devices that the department determines to be necessary for safe and efficient operation of commercial vehicles. No device excluded under this paragraph from the limitations of this section may have, by its design or use, the capability to carry cargo.