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The Committee on Agriculture (Diaz de la Portilla) recommended

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the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 43-71

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and insert:

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     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the width

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requirements of this chapter do not apply to agricultural

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equipment and implements of husbandry used for agricultural

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purposes. Agricultural equipment and implements of husbandry used

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for agricultural purposes are authorized for the purpose of

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moving from one point of agricultural production to another, if

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such movement is performed during daylight hours within a radius

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of 50 miles from the point of origin thereof and no part of such

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movement is upon any highway designated as a part of the National

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System of Interstate and Defense Highways or any fully controlled

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access highway facility. Such vehicles shall be operated in

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accordance with all safety requirements prescribed by law and

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rules of the Department of Transportation.

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     (c)(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

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equipment not exceeding 136 inches in width and not capable of

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speeds exceeding 20 miles per hour which is used exclusively for

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harvesting forestry products is authorized for the purpose of

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transporting equipment from one point of harvest to another point

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of harvest, not to exceed 10 miles, by a person engaged in the

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harvesting of forestry products. Such vehicles must be operated

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during daylight hours only, in accordance with all safety

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requirements prescribed by s. 316.2295(5) and (6).

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     Section 2.  Subsection (4) of section 316.535, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     316.535  Maximum weights.--

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     (4)  With respect to the Interstate Highway System, in all

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cases in which it exceeds state law in effect on January 4, 1975,

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the overall gross weight on a group of two or more consecutive

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axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including all

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enforcement tolerances, shall be as determined by the following

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formula:

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W = 500((LN / (N-1)) + 12N + 36)

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where W = the overall gross weight on any group of two or more

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consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds; L = the distance in

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feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive

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axles; and N = the number of axles in the group under

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consideration. Such overall gross weight of any vehicle or

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combination of vehicles may not exceed 80,000 pounds, including

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all enforcement tolerances, except that, for a vehicle or

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combination of vehicles moving agricultural or forestry products

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from the point of harvest to the first point of marketing or

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processing when no part of such movement is upon any highway

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designated as a part of the National System of Interstate and

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Defense Highways, the vehicle or combination of vehicles may not

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exceed an overall gross weight of 84,000 pounds, including all

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enforcement tolerances.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 8-10

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and insert:

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limitations on such use; amending s. 316.535, F.S.;

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providing an exception to the limitation on overall gross

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weight for vehicles hauling agricultural or forestry

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products on the Interstate Highway System from the point

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of production to the first point of marketing or

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processing; providing an effective date.

4/1/2008  6:21:00 PM     36-05537A-08