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MN HF2879
Bill
Status
3/14/2012
Primary Sponsor
Bruce Vogel
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes section 169.87, subdivision 6 to include vehicles transporting sewage in weight restriction exemptions previously limited to recycling and garbage vehicles
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Allows vehicles not exceeding 14,000 pounds per single axle designed and used exclusively for sewage collection to operate without regard to weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2
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Violations of weight restrictions by sewage collection vehicles are subject to civil penalties under section 169.871 rather than criminal penalties
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Expands the definition of covered vehicles to include sewage as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 115.01, subdivision 17, alongside recycling and mixed municipal solid waste
Legislative Description
Vehicles carrying sewage allowed to avoid seasonal or weather-related road restrictions.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Policy and Finance
3/14/2012