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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE BILL 615 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By Travis |
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| 5 | 5 | | SENATE BILL 596 |
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| 6 | 6 | | By Gardenhire |
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| 8 | 8 | | |
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| 9 | 9 | | SB0596 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 002667 |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55 |
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| 14 | 14 | | and Title 65, relative to vehicles that haul poles, |
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| 15 | 15 | | logs, or timber. |
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| 17 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-7-201, is amended by deleting |
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| 19 | 19 | | subsection (f) and substituting instead: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (f) The limitation as to length stated in this section does not apply to loads of |
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| 21 | 21 | | poles, logs, or timber in single-length pieces; provided, that: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (1) The motor vehicle, including any part of the body or load, transporting |
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| 23 | 23 | | such material must not exceed seventy-five feet (75') in length unless a permit |
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| 24 | 24 | | has first been obtained as authorized in § 55-7-205; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) The load of poles, logs, or timber: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (A) Is hauled by a trailer with an extendable and retractable rear |
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| 27 | 27 | | impact protection that: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (i) Meets or exceeds the standards set forth by the |
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| 29 | 29 | | national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) in 49 CFR |
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| 30 | 30 | | 571.223; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (ii) Extends beyond the longest log, pole, or piece of |
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| 32 | 32 | | timber on the trailer; or |
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| 33 | 33 | | (B) Is followed by an escort vehicle with a sign attached to the |
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| 34 | 34 | | rear of the vehicle that: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (i) Is at least seven feet (7′) wide and eighteen inches |
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| 36 | 36 | | (18″) high; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | - 2 - 002667 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (ii) Contains the words "OVERSIZE LOAD" in black letters |
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| 42 | 42 | | that are at least ten inches (10″) high on a yellow background. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. If the department of safety or department of transportation receives |
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| 44 | 44 | | documentation from a federal agency that compliance with a provision of this act may |
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| 45 | 45 | | jeopardize federal funding or grant money for the respective department, then that department |
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| 46 | 46 | | is not required to comply with such provision; provided, that the departments shall comply with |
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| 47 | 47 | | each provision of this act that does not jeopardize such federal funding or grant money. |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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