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IN HB1619

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2019

Primary Sponsor

Robert Cherry

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands existing overweight vehicle permit authority to include electric cooperatives, allowing transport of materials, products, or equipment needed for installation or maintenance of cooperative-owned facilities
  • Permits loads up to 100,000 pounds for electric cooperative equipment, matching the existing allowance for bulk milk transport
  • Defines "electric cooperative" as entities organized under IC 8-1-13 or mutual benefit corporations that are electric cooperatives with at least one member formed under IC 8-1-13
  • Annual permits issued when equivalent single axle load calculation is 2.40 or less; standard permit process applies for loads exceeding that threshold
  • Effective date: July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Special permits. Allows the Indiana department of transportation and certain local authorities to issue a permit that allows for the transportation of: (1) material; (2) products; or (3) equipment; belonging to an electric cooperative in certain instances.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation

1/22/2019

Committee Referrals

Roads and Transportation1/22/2019

Full Bill Text

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