HB 1270 -- SPECIAL PERMITS FOR OVERSIZED VEHICLES

SPONSOR:  Gratz

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Transportation by a vote of 20 to 0.

Current law allows the Chief Engineer of the Department of
Transportation upon proper application to issue special permits
allowing the movement of vehicles hauling lumber products and
earth-moving equipment not in excess of 14 feet wide on state and
federal highways.  This bill removes the provision and allows
vehicles hauling oversized lumber products and earth-moving
equipment, without limitations, to be permitted.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that regulations were changed in 1999
to allow over-dimension widths up to 16 feet.  However, there are
still statutory restrictions on vehicles hauling lumber products
and earth-moving equipment.  The Department of Transportation
would like to be able to treat everyone the same.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Gratz; Department of
Transportation; Missouri Forest Products Association; and
Associated General Contractors of Missouri.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Robert Triplett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:00 am