BILL REQ. #:  H-0080.1 

Read first time 01/13/2005.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to overweight vehicle permits; amending RCW 46.44.0941; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 46.44.0941 and 2004 c 109 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) 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:

(a) All overlegal loads, except overweight, single
     trip . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10.00
(b) Continuous operation of overlegal loads
     having either overwidth or overheight
     features only, for a period not to exceed
     thirty days . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.00
(c) Continuous operations of overlegal loads
     having overlength features only, for a
     period not to exceed thirty days . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10.00
(d) Continuous operation of a combination of
     vehicles having one trailing unit that
     exceeds fifty-three feet and is not
     more than fifty-six feet in length, for
     a period of one year . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100.00
(e) 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
(f) 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
(g) 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
(h) Continuous 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
(i) Continuous operation of a class C tow truck or a
     class E tow truck with a class C rating while
     performing emergency and nonemergency tows of
     oversize or overweight, or both, vehicles and
     vehicle combinations, under rules adopted by the
     transportation commission, for a period of
     one year . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150.00
(j) Continuous operation of a class B tow truck or a
     class E tow truck with a class B rating while
     performing emergency and nonemergency tows of
     oversize or overweight, or both, vehicles and
     vehicle combinations, under rules adopted by the
     transportation commission, for a period of
     one year . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 75.00
(k) 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
(l) Continuous operation of two or three-axle
     eductor trucks used for such purposes as
     sewer and catch basin cleaning for one year
     with up to 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 up to
     thirteen 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

     (2) 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.
     (3) Organizations operating vehicles of the category provided for in subsection (1)(l) of this section must submit to the department a vehicle inventory list indicating how many vehicles they own and the specifics on each vehicle. This list must be submitted to the department by July 1, 2005. Annually thereafter, each organization must submit a new vehicle inventory list specifying if any vehicles have been replaced or added to its existing inventory.
     (4) Continuous operation of farm implements under a permit issued as authorized by RCW 46.44.140 by:

(((1))) (a) Farmers in the course of farming activities,
     for any three-month period . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10.00
(((2))) (b) Farmers in the course of farming activities,
     for a period not to exceed one year . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25.00
(((3))) (c) Persons engaged in the business of the
     sale, repair, or maintenance of such
     farm implements, for any three-month period . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25.00
(((4))) (d) 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

     (5)

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2005.