Minnesota SF 1845: Well driller equipment authorized haulers application for an oversized vehicle annual permit authorization provision

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to transportation; authorizing haulers of well driller equipment to apply​
1.3 for an oversized vehicle annual permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections​
1.4 169.011, by adding a subdivision; 169.86, subdivision 5.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision​
1.7 to read:​
1.8 Subd. 23a.Drilling machine."Drilling machine" means a motorized machine or​
1.9 mechanical device mounted on a truck, trailer, crawler, or skid used for boring or to excavate,​
1.10 drill, or bore a well. A drilling machine includes a cable tool, hollow rod, auger, or rotary​
1.11 tool.​
1.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
1.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:​
1.14 Subd. 5.Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation.The commissioner, with respect to​
1.15 highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued.​
1.16 The fee for an annual permit that expires by law on the date of the vehicle registration​
1.17 expiration must be based on the proportion of the year that remains until the expiration date.​
1.18 All fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation must be deposited as​
1.19 provided in paragraph (i) and in section 174.525. Except for those annual permits for which​
1.20 the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees are:​
1.21 (a) $15 for each single trip permit.​
1​Sec. 2.​
25-03726 as introduced​02/13/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1845​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD and Howe)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​488​02/24/2025​
Referred to Transportation​

2.1 (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on a specific​
2.2 route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the same product,​
2.3 weight, and dimension.​
2.4 (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive​
2.5 months. Annual permits may be issued for:​
2.6 (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety or​
2.7 well-being of the public;​
2.8 (2) motor vehicles that travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized under​
2.9 subdivision 1a;​
2.10 (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826,​
2.11 subdivision 1a;​
2.12 (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;​
2.13 (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;​
2.14 (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat; and​
2.15 (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section​
2.16 169.862.​
2.17 (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12​
2.18 consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:​
2.19 (1) mobile cranes;​
2.20 (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;​
2.21 (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;​
2.22 (4) implements of husbandry;​
2.23 (5) double-deck buses;​
2.24 (6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but not​
2.25 limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts; and​
2.26 (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers​
2.27 for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the​
2.28 permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer only​
2.29 while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3,​
2.30 paragraph (c); and​
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25-03726 as introduced​02/13/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ​

3.1 (8) drilling machines.​
3.2 (e) For vehicles that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of sections​
3.3 169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, this paragraph​
3.4 applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), but only​
3.5 when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then​
3.6 the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance weight, in excess of the permitted​
3.7 maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled​
3.8 times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors shown in the following chart:​
3.9 Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors​
Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:​3.10 Weight (pounds)​
Four consecutive​
axles spaced within​
14 feet or less​
Three​
consecutive​
axles spaced​
Two​
consecutive​
3.13 axles spaced​
3.11 exceeding weight​
3.12 limitations on axles​
within 9 feet​
or less​
3.14 within 8 feet​
3.15 or less​
.04​.05​.12​3.16 0-2,000​
.05​.06​.14​3.17 2,001-4,000​
.06​.07​.18​3.18 4,001-6,000​
.07​.0