00                SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 218                                                              
01 "An Act relating to vehicle weight limits; and providing for an effective date."                                        
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 19.10.060 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                            
04 (d)  Except as provided in AS 19.10.065 and (e) of this section, the loaded                                             
05 gross weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a highway under the                                             
06 department's jurisdiction may not exceed 140,000 pounds without a permit issued in                                      
07       accordance with this section.                                                                                     
08            (e)  A vehicle or combination of vehicles is not subject to (d) of this section if                           
09       the only cargo being transported by the vehicle or combination of vehicles is                                     
10                 (1)  food for human consumption; or                                                                     
11                 (2)  refined fuel.                                                                                      
12 (f)  The department shall charge a fee for a permit to exceed the weight in (d)                                         
13 of this section to offset the costs to the state to keep the roadway surface and other                                  
14 roadway structures, including bridges, in a condition to accommodate heavy loads and                                    
15 the administrative costs related to issuing the permits and conducting enforcement.                                     

01 The department shall calculate the permit fee based on the criteria in this subsection,                                 
02 the vehicle's equivalent single axle load, and the distance traveled. In this subsection,                               
03 "equivalent single axle load" means the amount of damage to highway pavement                                            
04 structures equivalent to one pass of a single 18,000-pound dual-tire axle with all four                                 
05       tires on the axle inflated to 110 pounds per square inch.                                                         
06    * Sec. 2. AS 19.10.065(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
07 (a)  Implements of husbandry, as defined by regulation under AS 28.05.011,                                              
08 are not subject to restrictions adopted under AS 19.10.060(a)(1) or the weight limit in                             
09 AS 19.10.060(d) unless the implement is the load of another vehicle. Implements of                                  
10       husbandry may be operated on highways subject to the department's jurisdiction                                    
11       without obtaining a permit, as provided in this section.                                                          
12    * Sec. 3. AS 45.75.131(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
13            (a)  A peace officer or an employee of the Department of Transportation and                                  
14       Public Facilities who is authorized by the commissioner of transportation and public                              
15       facilities to enforce this chapter may issue a citation to a person who                                           
16                 (1)  violates a weight, size, or load limitation adopted by the                                         
17       Department of Transportation and Public Facilities under AS 19.10.060;                                            
18                 (2)  violates the terms of an overweight or oversize vehicle permit                                     
19       issued under AS 19.10.060 [AS 19.10.060(b)];                                                                  
20                 (3)  violates a regulation adopted under AS 19.10.060(b) or (c),                                        
21       AS 28.05.011(a)(2), or AS 45.75.050(b)(5);                                                                        
22                 (4)  violates the weight limit in AS 19.10.060(d); or                                               
23                 (5) [(4)]  commits a violation identified under AS 45.75.380.                                       
24    * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect June 30, 2024.