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MS SB2676

Bill

Status

Failed

2/23/2016

Primary Sponsor

Dennis DeBar

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the maximum gross vehicle weight limit for vehicles with harvest permits from 84,000 pounds to 86,000 pounds

  • Removes the July 1, 2016 repeal date for harvest permit provisions, making the program permanent

  • Harvest permits cost $25 each, are valid for one year, and apply to vehicles hauling sand, gravel, wood chips, wood shavings, sawdust, fill dirt, agricultural products, or unprocessed forestry products

  • Permit fees are deposited into a special State Treasury fund and distributed equally to all Mississippi counties quarterly for road and bridge maintenance

  • Harvest permit provisions do not apply to federal interstate highways or roads designated by the Mississippi Department of Transportation as incapable of carrying more than 57,650 pounds

Legislative Description

Harvest permits; increase maximum vehicle weight and delete date of repeal.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/23/2016

Committee Referrals

Highways and Transportation2/8/2016

Full Bill Text

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