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"SECTION 4. IC 9-20-6-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.3-2008,
SECTION 77, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana department of transportation or
local authority that:
(1) has jurisdiction over a highway or street; and
(2) is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the highway
or street;
may, upon proper application in writing and upon good cause shown,
grant a permit for transporting heavy vehicles and loads or other
objects not conforming to this article, including a vehicle transporting
an ocean going container, if the department or authority finds that other
traffic will not be seriously affected and the highway or bridge will not
be seriously damaged.
(b) The permit granted under subsection (a) must authorize the
operation of a tractor-semitrailer and load that:
(1) exceeds the maximum length limitation under this chapter;
and
(2) is subject to regulation under this chapter;
from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after
sunset.
(c) A permit may be issued under this section for the following:
(1) A single trip.
(2) A definite time not exceeding thirty (30) days.
(3) A ninety (90) day period.
(4) A one (1) year period.
(d) This subsection applies to the transportation of ocean going
containers that:
(1) have been sealed at the place of origin and have not been
opened except by an agent of the federal government that may
inspect the contents;
and
(2)
originated outside the United States; and
(3) are being transported to or from a distribution facility.
The total gross weight, with load of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles transporting an ocean going container may not exceed
ninety
ninety-five thousand
(90,000) (95,000) pounds. A permit issued under
this section must be issued on an annual basis. A permit issued under
this subsection may not impose a limit on the number of movements
generated by the applicant or operator of a vehicle granted a permit
under this subsection.".
(Reference is to EHB 1064 as printed March 18, 2009.)
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Senator WYSS