Senate Bill 2825 Summary

• Transfers motor carrier law enforcement duties from Mississippi Transportation Commission and Department of Transportation to a new Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division within the Department of Public Safety effective July 1, 2021.

• Creates the DPS Motor Carrier Enforcement Fund as a special state treasury fund to pay officer salaries and enforcement costs for the new division.

• Increases maximum gross vehicle weight tolerance for harvest permit holders from 84,000 pounds to 88,000 pounds effective July 1, 2023, with adjusted penalty schedules for overweight violations.

• Establishes the Harvest Permit Transportation Stewardship Council to advise the Legislature on overweight hauling prevention and infrastructure protection; council dissolved July 1, 2023.

• Transfers $89,000,000 in federal Highway Infrastructure Program funds to the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund and exempts Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund projects from spending limitations through June 30, 2023.