HLS 20RS-842 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 442
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
TRANSPORTATION: Provides relative to timber harvest season permits
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 32:387(C)(3)(d)(ii)(bb) and (cc), relative to timber harvest
3 season permits; to modify the total excess gross axle weight authorized for vehicles
4 owned or operated by a permittee; to designate a maximum speed limit authorized
5 on the public highways of this state; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 32: 387(C)(3)(d)(ii)(bb) and (cc) are hereby amended and reenacted
8to read as follows:
9 ยง387. Special permits
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11 C.
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13 (3)
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15 (d)
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17 (ii) An applicant for a timber harvest season permit shall have the option to
18 pay a one-time fee of one hundred dollars to the secretary for each harvest year for
19 the issuance of such permit. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
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1 any vehicle or combination of vehicles owned or operated by a timber harvest season
2 permittee who paid one hundred dollars for the permit shall:
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4 (bb) Not be assessed a penalty for exceeding its maximum permissible axle
5 weight, as determined by law, provided the total excess gross weight is ten percent
6 or less of the vehicle's maximum permissible gross weight does not exceed ninety-
7 two thousand pounds.
8 (cc) Not exceed the posted maximum speed limit fifty-five miles per hour
9 on the public highways of this state.
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11 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
12signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
13by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
14vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
15effective on the day following such approval.
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)]
HB 442 Original 2020 Regular Session McFarland
Abstract: Provides relative to regulations for timber harvest season permittees.
Present law provides that any vehicle or combination of vehicles owned or operated by a
timber harvest season permittee, who paid $100 for the permit, must not be assessed a
penalty for exceeding its maximum permissible axle weight, provided the total excess gross
weight is 10% or less of the vehicle's maximum permissible gross weight.
Proposed law modifies the total excess gross weight authorized in present law and specifies
that it cannot exceed 92,000 lbs.
Present law provides that any vehicle or combination of vehicles owned or operated by a
timber harvest season permittee, who paid $100 for the permit, must not exceed the posted
maximum speed limit on the public highways of this state.
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Proposed law modifies the maximum speed limit authorized in present law and prohibits any
vehicle or combination of vehicles owned or operated by a timber harvest season permittee
from exceeding 55 mph on the public highways of this state.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 32:387(C)(3)(d)(ii)(bb) and (cc))
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