| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to motor vehicle weights; amending s. |
| 3 | 316.535, F.S.; increasing weight limits for vehicles on |
| 4 | highways that are not in the Interstate Highway System; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 316.535, Florida |
| 10 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 316.535 Maximum weights.-- |
| 12 | (5) With respect to those highways not in the Interstate |
| 13 | Highway System, in all cases in which it exceeds state law in |
| 14 | effect on January 4, 1975, the overall gross weight on the |
| 15 | vehicle or combination of vehicles, including all enforcement |
| 16 | tolerances, shall be as determined by the following formula: |
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| 18 | W = 500((LN ÷ (N-1)) + 12N + 36) |
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| 20 | where W = overall gross weight of the vehicle to the nearest 500 |
| 21 | pounds; L = distance in feet between the extreme of the external |
| 22 | axles; and N = number of axles on the vehicle. However, such |
| 23 | overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles |
| 24 | may not exceed 88,000 80,000 pounds including all enforcement |
| 25 | tolerances. |
| 26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |