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Calvin R. Musselman proposes the following substitute bill:
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Mobile Crane Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman
House Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill addresses the use of mobile cranes.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ defines terms;
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▸ requires that an owner of real property on which a mobile crane will be used to:
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● obtain a geotechnical report; and
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● take certain precautions if the geotechnical report states that the conditions of the real
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property cannot support the maximum crane load;
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▸ prohibits an owner from using a mobile crane on the owner's property under certain
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conditions;
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▸ creates a presumption of negligence in a civil action resulting from an owner failing to
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take certain precautions when using a mobile crane; and
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▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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15A-6-301, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 329
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ENACTS:
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15A-6-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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15A-6-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 15A-6-301 is amended to read:
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Part 3. Cranes
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15A-6-301 . Definitions.
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(1) As used in this [section] part:
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(a) "Affected land" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-9a-539.
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(b) "Airspace approval" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-9a-539.
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(c) "Concrete tilt-up construction" means a method of construction involving casting a
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concrete wall on a construction project site and lifting the concrete wall into place
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using a crane.
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(d) "Improvement" means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102.
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[(c)] (e) "Jib" means the part of a tower crane that:
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(i) extends horizontally or almost horizontally from the main vertical component of
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the tower crane; and
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(ii) carries the live load.
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[(d)] (f) "Live load" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-9a-539.
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(g) "Maximum crane load" means the total maximum load of a mobile crane plus the
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maximum point load that the crane may lift during a construction project.
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[(e)] (h) "Minimum hook height" means the distance that, measured from the lowest
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point of a hook suspended from a jib, is:
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(i) 50 feet above the ground level of affected land; or
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(ii) 20 feet above a building on affected land.
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(i) "Mobile crane" means a lifting device:
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(i) with a lifting capacity of more than 45 tons that uses a cable-suspended latticed
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boom or hydraulic telescopic boom; and
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(ii) that is designed to be moved between operating locations by road transport.
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(j) "Private project" means the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102.
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[(f)] (k) "Tower crane" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-9a-539.
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[(2) An operator of a tower crane shall operate the tower crane in accordance with the
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requirements of the manufacturer of the tower crane.]
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[(3)(a) A live load may travel over affected land at the minimum hook height with
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airspace approval.]
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[(b) A jib, but not a live load, may travel over the affected land at the minimum hook
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height without airspace approval.]
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[(4) The functioning of a tower crane in accordance with Subsection (3) does not constitute
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a trespass on affected land.]
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Section 2. Section 15A-6-302 is enacted to read:
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15A-6-302 . Tower crane operation.
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(1) An operator of a tower crane shall operate the tower crane in accordance with the
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requirements of the manufacturer of the tower crane.
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(2)(a) A live load may travel over affected land at the minimum hook height with
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airspace approval.
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(b) A jib, but not a live load, may travel over the affected land at the minimum hook
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height without airspace approval.
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(3) The functioning of a tower crane in accordance with Subsection (2) does not constitute a
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trespass on affected land.
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Section 3. Section 15A-6-303 is enacted to read:
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15A-6-303 . Mobile crane requirements.
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(1) Before using a mobile crane to facilitate concrete tilt-up construction on a private
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project where the bearing pressure imposed by the maximum crane load will exceed
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3,500 pounds per square foot, the owner of the real property on which the improvement
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will be built shall:
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(a) obtain, from a professional geotechnical engineer, a geotechnical report that states
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whether the existing soil and subgrade conditions of the real property have sufficient
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structural strength to support the maximum crane load; and
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(b) if the geotechnical report described in Subsection (1)(a) states that the soil and
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subgrade conditions of the real property on which the improvement will be made
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cannot support the maximum crane load, the owner shall design, develop, install, and
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use a structural pad to ensure that the mobile crane has sufficient support for the
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duration of the project to safely operate while carrying the maximum crane load.
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(2) If an owner fails to comply with Subsection (1), an owner may not operate or allow a
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mobile crane to be operated on a private project on the owner's property.
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(3) In any civil action brought for damages caused during the operation of a mobile crane in
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violation of Subsection (1) or (2), there is a presumption that the owner was negligent.
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Section 4. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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