AB18: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Assembly BILL 18

January 28, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Brandemuehl, Musser, Owens and Powers, cosponsored by Senator Schultz. Referred to Committee on Highways and Transportation.

AB18,1,2 An Act to amend 348.27 (7m) of the statutes; relating to: increasing the maximum permissible length for certain 3-vehicle combinations.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the department of transportation may issue annual or consecutive month permits for certain 3-vehicle combinations that consist of the following vehicles:

1. A towing vehicle.

2. A mobile home or camping trailer.

3. A boat trailer, motorcycle trailer, personal watercraft trailer or all-terrain vehicle trailer.

The overall length of the combination of vehicles may not exceed 60 feet and, unless not structurally possible, the lighter of the towed vehicles must occupy the last position in the 3-vehicle combination.

This bill increases the maximum permissible overall length of the combination of vehicles from 60 feet to 65 feet.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB18, s. 1 Section 1. 348.27 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB18,2,14 348.27 (7m) Three-vehicle combinations. The department may issue an annual or consecutive month permit for the movement of a 3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a mobile home or camping trailer and a boat trailer, motorcycle trailer, personal watercraft trailer or all-terrain vehicle trailer, if the overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed 60 65 feet and the towed vehicles are for the use of the operator of the towing vehicle. A permit under this subsection may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to be used. The department may designate the routes that may be used by the permittee. The fee for an annual permit under this subsection is $40. The fee for a consecutive month permit under this subsection shall be determined in the manner provided in s. 348.25 (8) (bm), except that the $40 fee for an annual permit under this subsection shall be used in the computation.

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