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.
1.5BE 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
1.7to read:
1.8 Subd. 23a.Drilling machine."Drilling machine" means a motorized machine or
1.9mechanical device mounted on a truck, trailer, crawler, or skid used for boring or to excavate,
1.10drill, or bore a well. A drilling machine includes a cable tool, hollow rod, auger, or rotary
1.11tool.
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
1.15highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit issued.
1.16The fee for an annual permit that expires by law on the date of the vehicle registration
1.17expiration must be based on the proportion of the year that remains until the expiration date.
1.18All fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation must be deposited as
1.19provided in paragraph (i) and in section 174.525. Except for those annual permits for which
1.20the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees are:
1.21 (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
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25-03726 as introduced02/13/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1845NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD and Howe)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/24/2025
Referred to Transportation 2.1 (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on a specific
2.2route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the same product,
2.3weight, and dimension.
2.4 (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
2.5months. Annual permits may be issued for:
2.6 (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety or
2.7well-being of the public;
2.8 (2) motor vehicles that travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized under
2.9subdivision 1a;
2.10 (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826,
2.11subdivision 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
2.16169.862.
2.17 (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
2.18consecutive 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
2.25limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts; and
2.26 (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
2.27for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, the
2.28permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer only
2.29while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3,
2.30paragraph (c); and
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25-03726 as introduced02/13/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ 3.1 (8) drilling machines.
3.2 (e) For vehicles that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of sections
3.3169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, this paragraph
3.4applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), but only
3.5when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in that paragraph, and then
3.6the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance weight, in excess of the permitted
3.7maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal to the product of the distance traveled
3.8times 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:3.10Weight (pounds)
Four consecutive
axles spaced within
14 feet or less
Three
consecutive
axles spaced
Two
consecutive
3.13 axles spaced
3.11exceeding weight
3.12limitations on axles
within 9 feet
or less
3.14 within 8 feet
3.15 or less
.04.05.123.16 0-2,000
.05.06.143.17 2,001-4,000
.06.07.183.18 4,001-6,000
.07.09.213.19 6,001-8,000
.08.10.263.20 8,001-10,000
.09.12.303.21 10,001-12,000
.11.14
3.22 Not
permitted3.23 12,001-14,000
.12.17
3.24 Not
permitted3.25 14,001-16,000
.15.19
3.26 Not
permitted3.27 16,001-18,000
.16
Not
permitted
3.28 Not
permitted3.29 18,001-20,000
.20
Not
permitted
3.30 Not
permitted3.31 20,001-22,000
3.32The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The additional
3.33cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
3.34For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
3.35fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
3.36in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance already
3.37traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation loading
3.38site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
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25-03726 as introduced02/13/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ 4.1 (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
4.2or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
4.3implements of husbandry; drilling machines; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the
4.4permit are as follows:
Annual Permit Fee4.5 Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle
$200or less4.6 90,000
$300- 100,0004.7 90,001
$400- 110,0004.8 100,001
$500- 120,0004.9 110,001
$600- 130,0004.10 120,001
$700- 140,0004.11 130,001
$800- 145,0004.12 140,001
$900- 155,0004.13 145,001
4.14If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 155,000 pounds the permit fee is determined
4.15under paragraph (e).
4.16 (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by more
4.17than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) when
4.18the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are in effect.
4.19 (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
4.20refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on a
4.21single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828,
4.22subdivision 2, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds
4.23on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 pounds.
4.24 (i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this paragraph
4.25must be deposited as follows:
4.26 (1) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund for
4.27costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges; and
4.28 (2) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in the bridge inspection
4.29and signing account as provided under subdivision 5b.
4.30 (j) $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating under authority of section 169.824,
4.31subdivision 2, clause (2).
4.32 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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