HEA 1422 Summary

• Allows Indiana Department of Transportation to transfer environmentally constrained real property to nonprofit land management organizations without appraisal if the property is nonmarketable due to federal or state environmental mitigation requirements (effective July 1, 2017).

• Prohibits local authorities from requiring commercial motor vehicle operators to obtain local permits to operate within their jurisdictions unless expressly authorized by statute, with refunds available for permits paid before the law's effective date (effective January 1, 2016, retroactive).

• Increases weight and dimension limits for specialized vehicles: raises maximum overhang on vehicle-transporting combinations from 3 feet front/4 feet rear to 4 feet front/6 feet rear, and increases maximum length for stinger-steered vehicle combinations from 75 feet to 80 feet (effective July 1, 2017).

• Establishes emergency vehicle weight limits of 24,000 pounds on single steering axle, 33,500 pounds on single drive axle, 62,000 pounds on tandem axle, and 86,000 pounds maximum gross vehicle weight (effective July 1, 2017).

• Requires Department of Transportation to adopt rules establishing procedures for approving traffic control signal installations, including procedures both requiring and not requiring traffic engineering studies (effective July 1, 2017).