HLS 14RS-1394 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 901
BY REPRESENTATIVE HONORE
MTR VEHICLE/WEIGHT REGS: Provides for a special annual permit for overweight
vehicles transporting crane equipment
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:387(C)(7), relative to special permits for heavy equipment carriers, permit2
fees, and authority of the secretary; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 32:387(C)(7) is hereby enacted to read as follows:5
ยง387. Special permits6
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C.8
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(7) The secretary may issue a special overweight permit for the operation of10
vehicles transporting crane equipment not to exceed one hundred fifty-two thousand11
pounds with eight axles. The permit fee shall not exceed three thousand eight12
hundred dollars. The permit shall specify the roads and highways over which the13
vehicle may operate. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations in14
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to effectuate15
the provisions of this Paragraph.16
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HB NO. 901
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Honore HB No. 901
Abstract: Provides for a special annual permit for vehicles transporting crane equipment.
Proposed law provides for the issuance of a special overweight permit for the operation of
vehicles transporting crane equipment not to exceed 152,000 pounds with 8 axles. Specifies
that the permit fee shall not exceed $3,800. Requires that the permit specify the roads and
highways over which the vehicle may operate. Authorizes the secretary to promulgate rules
and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary
to effectuate the provisions of proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 32:387(C)(7))