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§387.21. Special permit; trucks transporting earthen materials for government funded levee
projects
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall
issue a per project special overweight permit for each truck transporting earthen materials
for government-funded levee projects. Each per project permit shall be valid for one year
from the date of issuance.
B. The permit shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)Upon application for a special permit, the applicant shall designate the specific
routes to be utilized for transporting the materials and identify the project for which they are
transporting materials.
(2)The fee for the permit shall be one thousand dollars per project. However, if the
project exceeds the one-year validity of
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§387.21. Special permit; trucks transporting earthen materials for government funded levee
projects
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary shall
issue a per project special overweight permit for each truck transporting earthen materials
for government-funded levee projects. Each per project permit shall be valid for one year
from the date of issuance.
B. The permit shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) Upon application for a special permit, the applicant shall designate the specific
routes to be utilized for transporting the materials and identify the project for which they are
transporting materials.
(2) The fee for the permit shall be one thousand dollars per project. However, if the
project exceeds the one-year validity of the permit, a new permit shall be required.
(3) The permit shall authorize the operation of the vehicle or straight truck at a gross
weight not to exceed seventy thousand pounds for which twenty-two thousand pounds for
steering axle and forty-eight thousand pounds for tridum group while operating on any
state-maintained highway except on the interstate system. Nothing contained in this Section
shall preempt municipal or parish ordinances from regulating weight limits on municipal or
parish streets or roads.
C. The secretary shall impose a penalty for each violation of the weight limit
pursuant to R.S. 32:388.
D. As used in this Section, "earthen materials" includes minerals, rocks, and soil.
E. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to enforce the provisions of this Section.