SB509: Bill Text

SB509,30,5 348.25 (8) (b) (intro.) Unless Except as provided in s. 348.27 (19) (c) 5., unless a different fee is specifically provided, the department shall charge the following fees for the first permit and each subsequent or revalidated annual or multiple trip permit issued under s. 348.27 except that no fee may be charged for the amendment of a permit under s. 348.27 (3m):

SB509,58 Section 58. 348.25 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,30,10 348.25 (8) (e) The Except as provided in s. 348.27 (19) (c) 5., the officer or agency authorized to issue a permit under s. 348.26 or 348.27 may require any applicant for a permit under s. 348.26 or 348.27 to pay the cost of any special investigation undertaken to determine whether a permit should be approved or denied.

SB509,59 Section 59. 348.25 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB509,30,16 348.25 (8) (f) Any local officer or agency authorized to issue a permit under s. 348.26 or 348.27 may charge a permit issuance fee for each permit issued under s. 348.26 and for the first and each subsequent or revalidated permit issued under s. 348.27. This paragraph does not apply to the amendment of a permit under s. 348.27 (3m) or to a permit issued under s. 348.27 (19).

SB509,60 Section 60. 348.27 (14) of the statutes is repealed.

SB509,61 Section 61. 348.27 (19) of the statutes is created to read:

SB509,30,21 348.27 (19) No-fee permits for implements of husbandry and agricultural commercial motor vehicles that exceed length or weight limitations. (a) In this subsection, "maintaining authority" means the following:

SB509,30,22 1. The department or its designee, with respect to state trunk highways.

SB509,30,25 2. The municipality or county responsible for maintenance of the highway or its designee, with respect to any highway that is not a state trunk highway, including any connecting highway.

SB509,31,9 (b) 1. Subject to subd. 3. and par. (c), a person may apply to the maintaining authority of a highway for an annual or consecutive month, no-fee permit to operate an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle that exceeds limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter. Upon receiving an application for a no-fee permit under this subsection, the maintaining authority shall provide the applicant with a final decision on the application within 3 weeks of its receipt. If the maintaining authority fails to approve or deny the application within this period, the application is considered approved until the applicant receives a denial meeting the requirements under subd. 4.

SB509,31,18 2. Subject to subd. 3. and par. (c), any person to whom a no-fee permit has been issued under this subsection may, at any time, apply for an amendment to the permit to reflect a change in the applicant's circumstances or information, including a change in the listing or map of highways to be traveled. Upon receiving an application for amendment under this subdivision, the maintaining authority shall provide the applicant with a decision on the application within 5 business days of its receipt. If the maintaining authority fails to approve or deny the application within this period, the application is considered approved until the applicant receives a denial meeting the requirements under subd. 4.

SB509,31,20 3. Except as provided in subd. 5. b., an application under subd. 1. or 2. shall be made on the form prescribed by the department under par. (d) 1.

SB509,32,2 4. If a maintaining authority denies a permit application under subd. 1. or 2., it shall notify the applicant in writing of the denial and the notice shall include a reasonable and structurally based explanation of the denial that relates to the preservation of the roadway. If the application is made with respect to an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b., any denial shall also include an approved alternate route or map of highways for operation of the implement of husbandry.

SB509,32,9 5. a. The governing body of a municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, authorize operation on any or all highways under the municipality's jurisdiction of implements of husbandry and agricultural commercial motor vehicles that exceed limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter. A resolution or ordinance adopted under this subd. 5. a. is valid only for one calendar year and, to be valid in any succeeding calendar year, must be reaffirmed by the governing body of the municipality.

SB509,32,15 b. If a person applies for a no-fee permit to operate an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle on a highway for which authorization is provided by resolution or ordinance under subd. 5. a., then subd. 3. and par. (c) 3. do not apply to the application and the maintaining authority may respond with a form letter and a copy of the resolution or ordinance, which shall serve as the approved permit under this subsection.

SB509,32,20 (c) 1. With respect to any highway under its jurisdiction, a maintaining authority may issue an annual or consecutive month, no-fee permit authorizing operation on the highway of an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle that exceeds limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter if the applicable requirements of this subsection are satisfied.

SB509,32,24 2. A no-fee permit issued under this subsection does not exempt any implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle from complying with all equipment and other requirements for an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle specified in ch. 347.

SB509,33,3 3. Except as provided in par. (b) 5. b., an application for a no-fee permit under this subsection shall be accompanied by a listing or map of the highways that may potentially be traveled under authorization of the permit.

SB509,33,5 4. A no-fee permit issued under this subsection is not valid on any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.

SB509,33,8 5. No fee may be charged for issuance or amendment of a permit under this subsection, or for any study, investigation, or other review in connection with an application for a permit or amendment of a permit under this subsection.

SB509,33,13 (d) 1. The department shall prescribe an application form for no-fee permits, and amendments to no-fee permits, under this subsection. Except with respect to permits under par. (b) 5. b., this form shall be used by each maintaining authority. The application form shall require the applicant to provide, on the form or as an attachment, all of the following information:

SB509,33,14 a. The applicant's contact information.

SB509,33,16 b. A listing or map of the highways that may potentially be traveled under authorization of the permit.

SB509,33,22 c. Identification of the types of implements of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicles for which the application is made; the length, number of axles, make, model, and estimated weight of the implements of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicles; and the time of year and frequency that these implements of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicles are expected to be operated on the highway.

SB509,33,24 d. Changes to the original application when requesting an amendment to a previously issued no-fee permit.

SB509,34,2 e. Any other information considered necessary by the department to determine the acceptability of the application.

SB509,34,8 2. The department shall prescribe a procedure for the submission of applications to the maintaining authority under par. (b) 1. and 2. The procedure shall allow an application to be submitted by mail, including certified mail, by electronic transmission, or in person, and shall include a method for accurately documenting the date of receipt of the application regardless of which delivery method is used.

SB509,34,10 (e) 1. In this paragraph, "adverse determination" means the denial of an application for issuance or amendment of a no-fee permit under this subsection.

SB509,34,18 2. Notwithstanding s. 348.25 (9), any person aggrieved by an adverse determination by a municipality or county may obtain review of the adverse determination in the manner provided in ch. 68 or as provided under an ordinance or resolution adopted under s. 68.16. However, review of the initial determination of the municipality or county, under s. 68.09 or 68.10 or under the equivalent provision of an ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality under s. 68.16, shall be made by, respectively, the governing body of the municipality or the county highway committee of the county.

SB509,34,20 3. Any person aggrieved by an adverse determination by the department may petition as provided in s. 348.25 (9).

SB509,62 Section 62 . Nonstatutory provisions.

SB509,35,2 (1) No later than the 30th day after the effective date of this subsection, the department of transportation shall prescribe the form and procedures specified in section 348.27 (19) (d) of the statutes, as created by this act. For purposes of this subsection, the form and procedures shall not be considered a rule under section 227.01 (13) of the statutes.

SB509,35,6 (2) Notwithstanding section 348.27 (19) (b) 3. and (d) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act, applications under section 348.27 (19) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, are not required to be made on the form prescribed under section 348.27 (19) (d) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act, until January 1, 2015.

SB509,35,13 (3) Notwithstanding section 13.096 (2) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall not prepare a report on this bill under section 13.096 (2) and (3) of the statutes because the department recently completed the Implements of Husbandry Study, with a Phase II report dated July 31, 2013, and a Phase II addendum report dated September 20, 2013, which contained the same or similar information that would be contained in a report on this bill under section 13.096 (2) and (3) of the statutes.

SB509,63 Section 63. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the 30th day after the day of publication, except as follows:

SB509,35,16 (1) Section 62 (1 ) and (3) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.

SB509,35,22 (2) The treatment of sections 100.47 (2) (c), 346.05 (1) (g), 346.09 (1), 346.13 (1), (2), (3), and (4), 347.21 (1m) and (2), 347.22 (2), 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1) and (5), 347.25 (2g), and 348.05 (2) (a) (by Section 27 ) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 348.05 (2g) of the statutes, and the creation of section 348.05 (2g) (b) of the statutes take effect on the first day of the 19th month beginning after publication.

SB509,35,25 (3) The treatment of section 100.47 (4) (intro.) of the statutes, the renumbering of section 100.47 (3) of the statutes, and the creation of section 100.47 (3) (b) of the statutes take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.

SB509,36,2 (4) The treatment of section 340.01 (1o) (c) of the statutes takes effect on March 1, 2014, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

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