CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5531
Chapter 281, Laws of 2023
68TH LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
MILK PRODUCT HAULERS—SPECIAL HIGHWAY USE PERMIT
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2023
Passed by the Senate March 1, 2023 Yeas 48 Nays 0 DENNY HECK
President of the Senate Passed by the House April 7, 2023 Yeas 93 Nays 4 LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives | CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5531 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. SARAH BANNISTER
Secretary Secretary |
Approved May 4, 2023 11:00 AM | FILED May 4, 2023 |
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
SENATE BILL 5531
Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session
State of Washington | 68th Legislature | 2023 Regular Session |
BySenators King, Shewmake, and Nobles
Read first time 01/23/23.Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to special use permits for milk product haulers; and amending RCW
46.44.0941.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW
46.44.0941 and 2010 c 161 s 1117 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))30 days. . . .$ 20.00
Continuous operations of overlegal loads
having overlength features only, for a
period not to exceed ((thirty))30 days. . . .$ 10.00
Continuous operation of a combination of
vehicles having one trailing unit that
exceeds ((fifty-three))53 feet and is not
more than ((fifty-six))56 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))61 feet and
are not more than ((sixty-eight))68 feet in
length, for a period of one year. . . .$ 100.00
Continuous operation of a combination of
vehicles having two trailing units
hauling fluid/liquid nondivisible milk,
which together exceed 61 feet and
are not more than 85 feet in length, for
a period of one year. . . .$ 300.00
Continuous operation of a three-axle fixed
load vehicle having less than 65,000
pounds gross weight, for a period not
to exceed ((thirty))30 days. . . .$ 70.00
Continuous operation of a four-axle fixed load
vehicle meeting the requirements of
86,000 pounds gross weight, not to exceed
((thirty))30 days. . . .$ 90.00
Continuous movement of a mobile home or manufactured
home having nonreducible features not to
exceed ((eighty-five))85 feet in total length and
((fourteen))14 feet in width, for a period of
one year. . . .$ 150.00
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
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
Continuous operation of a two or three-axle
collection truck, actually engaged in the
collection of solid waste or recyclables,
one year with an additional ((six thousand))6,000
pounds more than the weight authorized in
truck or ((eight thousand))8,000 pounds for the tandem
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 |
Excess weight over legal capacity, | Cost per mile. |
0- 9,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .07 |
10,000-14,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .14 |
15,000-19,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .21 |
20,000-24,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .28 |
25,000-29,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .35 |
30,000-34,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .49 |
35,000-39,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .63 |
40,000-44,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .79 |
45,000-49,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | .93 |
50,000-54,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 1.14 |
55,000-59,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 1.35 |
60,000-64,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 1.56 |
65,000-69,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 1.77 |
70,000-74,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 2.12 |
75,000-79,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 2.47 |
80,000-84,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 2.82 |
85,000-89,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 3.17 |
90,000-94,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 3.52 |
95,000-99,999 pounds | . . . . | $ | 3.87 |
100,000 pounds | . . . . | $ | 4.25 |
The fee for weights in excess of 100,000 pounds is $4.25 plus ((fifty))50 cents for each 5,000 pound increment or portion thereof exceeding 100,000 pounds.
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))
50 cents or over and shall be reduced to the next full dollar if ((
forty-nine))
49 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.
Passed by the Senate March 1, 2023.
Passed by the House April 7, 2023.
Approved by the Governor May 4, 2023.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 4, 2023.
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