SB566,4 14Section 4. 348.15 (3) (bv) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
15is amended to read:
SB566,4,216 348.15 (3) (bv) In the case of a vehicle or combination of vehicles used primarily
17for the transportation of septage, as defined in s. 281.49 (1) (m), the gross weight
18imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle may not exceed 21,500 pounds
19or, for 2 axles 8 or less feet apart, 37,000 pounds or, for groups of 3 or more consecutive
20axles more than 9 feet apart, a weight of 4,000 pounds more than is shown in par. (c)
21or, for groups of 4 or more consecutive axles more than 10 feet apart, a weight of 6,000
22pounds more than is shown in par. (c) or, for groups of 5 or more consecutive axles
23more than 14 feet apart, a weight of 7,000 pounds more than is shown in par. (c), but
24not to exceed 80,000 pounds. This paragraph does not apply to the national system

1of interstate and defense highways, except for the I 41 corridor and that portion of
2I 39 between USH 51 and I 90/94
I 39 corridor and the I 41 corridor.
SB566,5 3Section 5. 348.15 (3) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
4is amended to read:
SB566,4,135 348.15 (3) (e) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b) and (c), in the case of a vehicle or
6combination of vehicles transporting exclusively livestock, the gross weight imposed
7on the highway by the wheels of any one axle or axle group may exceed the applicable
8weight limitation specified in pars. (a), (b) and (c) by 15% if the gross weight of the
9vehicle or combination of vehicles does not exceed the maximum gross weight
10specified for that vehicle or combination of vehicles under par. (c). This paragraph
11does not apply to the national system of interstate and defense highways, except for
12the I 41 corridor and that portion of I 39 between USH 51 and I 90/94 I 39 corridor
13and the I 41 corridor
.
SB566,6 14Section 6. 348.15 (9) (e) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
15Act 15
, is amended to read:
SB566,4,2416 348.15 (9) (e) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (c) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and
17(g), and notwithstanding sub. (3) (a) except as provided in subd. 3m., but subject to
18subd. subds. 3. and 3m., there is no weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of
19axles, and no gross weight limitation, for an implement of husbandry or agricultural
20commercial motor vehicle while being operated or transported by an implement
21dealer or farmer for purposes of delivery, repair, or servicing of the implement of
22husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle if the implement of husbandry
23or agricultural commercial motor vehicle is being operated or transported under
24either of the following circumstances:
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1Section 7. 348.15 (9) (e) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
215
, is amended to read:
SB566,5,93 348.15 (9) (e) 2. Notwithstanding par. (c) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g), and
4notwithstanding sub. (3) (a) except as provided in subd. 3m.,
but subject to subd.
5subds. 3. and 3m., there is no weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of axles, and
6no gross weight limitation, for an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24)
7(a) 1. b., or for an agricultural commercial motor vehicle used as described in s. 340.01
8(1o) (e) 1., that is traveling between fields or between a farm and a field and is
9operated on the highway for a distance of 0.5 miles or less.
SB566,8 10Section 8. 348.15 (9) (e) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts
1115
and 55, is amended to read:
SB566,5,1712 348.15 (9) (e) 3. Subdivisions 1., 2., and 4. do not apply on any highway that
13is posted with a weight limitation as provided in s. 348.17 (1). Subdivisions 1. and
142. do not apply on any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate and
15defense highways, except for the I 41 corridor unless otherwise specified in subd. 3m.
16Subdivision 4. does not apply on any highway that is a part of the national system
17of interstate and defense highways.
SB566,9 18Section 9. 348.15 (9) (e) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB566,5,2119 348.15 (9) (e) 3m. a. On the I 41 corridor, the per wheel weight limitation under
20sub. (3) (a) applies to an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor
21vehicle being operated or transported under subd. 1.
SB566,5,2322 b. On the I 41 corridor, the per wheel weight limitation under sub. (3) (a) applies
23to an implement of husbandry being operated under subd. 2.
SB566,5,2524 c. Subdivision 2. does not apply to an agricultural commercial motor vehicle
25operated on the I 41 corridor.
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1Section 10. 348.17 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2is amended to read:
SB566,6,163 348.17 (3) During an energy emergency, after consultation with the
4department of administration, the department may waive the divisible load
5limitation of s. 348.25 (4) and authorize for a period not to exceed 30 days the
6operation of overweight vehicles having a registered gross weight of 50,000 pounds
7or more and carrying energy resources or fuel or milk commodities designated by the
8governor or a designee, regardless of the highways involved, to conserve energy.
9Such authorization may only allow weights not more than 10% greater than the gross
10axle and axle combination weight limitations, and not more than 15% greater than
11the gross vehicle weight limitations under ss. 348.15 and 348.16. Nothing in this
12subsection shall be construed to permit the department to waive the requirements
13of ss. 348.05 to 348.07. This subsection does not apply to vehicles on highways
14designated as parts of the national system of interstate and defense highways, except
15for the I 41 corridor and that portion of I 39 between USH 51 and I 90/94 I 39 corridor
16and the I 41 corridor
.
SB566,11 17Section 11. 348.17 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
18is amended to read:
SB566,6,2119 348.17 (5) (b) This subsection does not apply to the national system of
20interstate and defense highways, except for the I 41 corridor and that portion of I 39
21between USH 51 and I 90/94
I 39 corridor and the I 41 corridor.
SB566,12 22Section 12. 348.175 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
23amended to read:
SB566,7,20 24348.175 Seasonal operation of vehicles hauling peeled or unpeeled
25forest products cut crosswise or abrasives or salt for highway winter

1maintenance.
The transportation of peeled or unpeeled forest products cut
2crosswise or of abrasives or salt for highway winter maintenance in excess of gross
3weight limitations under s. 348.15 shall be permitted during the winter months
4when the highways are so frozen that no damage may result thereto by reason of such
5transportation. If at any time any person is so transporting such products or
6abrasives or salt upon a class "A" highway in such frozen condition then that person
7may likewise use a class "B" highway without other limitation, except that chains
8and other traction devices are prohibited on class "A" highways but such chains and
9devices may be used in cases of necessity. On the first day that conditions warrant
10their determination of such frozen condition and freedom of damage to such
11highways by transportation, the officers or agencies in charge of maintenance of
12highways shall declare particular highways, or highways within areas of the state,
13as eligible for increased weight limitations, and each declaration shall be effective
14as of 12:01 a.m. on the 2nd day following the declaration. Such declaration shall
15include the maximum weight on each axle, combination of axles and the gross weight
16allowed. Any person transporting any such product over any highway of this state
17under this section is liable to the maintaining authority for any damage caused to
18such highway. This section does not apply to the national system of interstate and
19defense highways, except for the I 41 corridor and that portion of I 39 between USH
2051 and I 90/94
I 39 corridor and the I 41 corridor.
SB566,13 21Section 13. 348.19 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
22is amended to read:
SB566,8,623 348.19 (2) (b) If upon weighing a vehicle transporting livestock a traffic officer
24determines that the gross weight of the vehicle exceeds the limitations imposed by
25s. 348.15, 348.16 or 348.17 (3) or a limitation posted as provided in s. 348.17 (1), and

1if the point of apprehension is 15 miles or less from the destination of the vehicle, the
2traffic officer shall permit the operator of the vehicle to proceed to such destination
3without requiring the vehicle to be reloaded or unloaded as provided in par. (a). This
4paragraph does not apply to vehicles transporting livestock on the national system
5of interstate and defense highways, except for the I 41 corridor and that portion of
6I 39 between USH 51 and I 90/94
I 39 corridor and the I 41 corridor.
SB566,14 7Section 14. 348.19 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
8is amended to read:
SB566,8,129 348.19 (4) Subsection (1) (b) shall not apply to vehicles transporting peeled or
10unpeeled forest products on the national, interstate or defense highway systems,
11except for the I 41 corridor and that portion of I 39 between USH 51 and I 90/94 I 39
12corridor and the I 41 corridor
.
SB566,15 13Section 15. 348.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB566,8,2214 348.27 (3) General permits. For good cause in specified instances for specified
15construction or maintenance operations or for a specified period, the officer or agency
16in charge of maintenance of a highway may allow loads exceeding the size or weight
17limitations imposed by this chapter to be hauled on such highway. No such officer
18or agency shall issue such permits for use of a highway the cost of maintenance of
19which is paid by a unit of government other than the unit of government which such
20officer or agency represents. A permit issued by the department under this
21subsection may authorize transportation of a divisible load on the I 41 corridor but
22may not authorize transportation of a divisible load on any other interstate highway.
SB566,16 23Section 16. 348.27 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
24is amended to read:
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1348.27 (4) Industrial interplant permits. The department may issue, to
2industries and to their agent motor carriers owning and operating oversize vehicles
3in connection with interplant, and from plant to state line, operations in this state,
4annual or consecutive month permits for the operation of such vehicles over
5designated routes, provided that such permit shall not be issued under this section
6to agent motor carriers or, except for the I 41 corridor and that portion of I 39 between
7USH 51 and I 90/94
I 39 corridor and the I 41 corridor, from plant to state line for
8vehicles or loads of width exceeding 102 inches upon routes of the national system
9of interstate and defense highways. If the routes desired to be used by the applicant
10involve city or village streets or county or town highways, the application shall be
11accompanied by a written statement of route approval by the officer in charge of
12maintenance of the highway in question.
SB566,17 13Section 17. 348.27 (9m) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
14Act 55
, is amended to read:
SB566,9,2215 348.27 (9m) (a) 1. Raw forest products or of fruits or vegetables from field to
16storage or processing facilities in vehicles or vehicle combinations that exceed the
17maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 (3) (c) by not more than 10,000
18pounds. A permit under this subdivision is not valid on highways designated as part
19of the national system of interstate and defense highways, except on the I 41 corridor
20and on I 39 between STH 29 south of Wausau and the I 90/94 interchange near
21Portage in Marathon, Portage, Waushara, Marquette and Columbia counties
I 39
22corridor and the I 41 corridor
.
SB566,18 23Section 18. 348.27 (9r) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
24is amended to read:
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1348.27 (9r) Transportation of scrap. The department may issue an annual or
2consecutive month permit for the transportation of metallic or nonmetallic scrap for
3the purpose of recycling or processing on a vehicle or combination of vehicles which
4exceeds statutory weight or length limitations and for the return of the vehicle or
5combination of vehicles when empty. This subsection does not apply to the
6transportation of scrap on highways designated as part of the national system of
7interstate and defense highways, except for the I 41 corridor and that portion of I 39
8between USH 51 and I 90/94
I 39 corridor and the I 41 corridor.
SB566,19 9Section 19. 348.27 (10) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
10is amended to read:
SB566,10,2211 348.27 (10) Transportation of grain or coal or iron. The department may
12issue annual or consecutive month permits for the transportation of loads of grain,
13as defined in s. 126.01 (13), coal, iron ore concentrates or alloyed iron on a vehicle or
14a combination of 2 or more vehicles that exceeds statutory weight or length
15limitations and for the return of the empty vehicle or combination of vehicles over
16any class of highway for a distance not to exceed 5 miles from the Wisconsin state
17line. If the roads desired to be used by the applicant involve streets or highways other
18than those within the state trunk highway system, the application shall be
19accompanied by a written statement of route approval by the officer in charge of
20maintenance of the other highway. This subsection does not apply to highways
21designated as part of the national system of interstate and defense highways, except
22for the I 41 corridor
.
SB566,20 23Section 20. 348.27 (15) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2455
, is amended to read:
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1348.27 (15) Multiple trip permits. (a) The department shall issue to
2qualifying applicants multiple trip permits for the transportation of granular roofing
3material in vehicles or vehicle combinations that exceed the maximum gross weight
4limitations under s. 348.15 (3) (c) by not more than 10,000 pounds. A permit issued
5under this subsection does not authorize the operation of any vehicle or vehicle
6combination at a maximum gross weight in excess of 90,000 pounds. A permit under
7this subsection may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to
8be used. A permit under this subsection is not valid on highways designated as part
9of the national system of interstate and defense highways except that a permit may
10be issued that is valid on the I 41 corridor or on not more than 2.5 miles of any state
11trunk highway if such issuance of the permit is consistent with federal law.
SB566,21 12Section 21. 348.27 (19) (c) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1355
, is amended to read:
SB566,11,1714 348.27 (19) (c) 4. A no-fee permit issued under subd. 1. or 1m. is not valid on
15any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways,
16except for the I 41 corridor. A no-fee permit issued under subd. 1m. is not valid on
17any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways
.
SB566,11,1818 (End)
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