Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 422
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/01/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Baker) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 9 - 10
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 316.535, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         316.535 Maximum weights.—
    8         (5) With respect to those highways not in the Interstate
    9  Highway System, in all cases in which it exceeds state law in
   10  effect on January 4, 1975, the overall gross weight on the
   11  vehicle or combination of vehicles, including all enforcement
   12  tolerances, shall be as determined by the following formula:
   13                  W = 500((LN ÷ (N–1)) + 12N + 36)                 
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   15  where W = overall gross weight of the vehicle to the nearest 500
   16  pounds; L = distance in feet between the extreme of the external
   17  axles; and N = number of axles on the vehicle. However, such
   18  overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles
   19  may not exceed 80,000 pounds including all enforcement
   20  tolerances. The scale tolerance provided in s. 316.545(2) shall
   21  apply to all weight limitations of this subsection. Except when
   22  a vehicle exceeds the posted weight limit on a bridge, fines for
   23  violations of the total gross weight limitations provided for in
   24  this subsection shall be based on the amount by which the actual
   25  weight of the vehicle and load exceeds the allowable maximum
   26  weight determined under this subsection, plus the scale
   27  tolerance provided in s. 316.545(2).
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   30         And the title is amended as follows:
   31         Delete lines 3 - 4
   32  and insert:
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   34         amending s. 316.535, F.S.; increasing weight limits
   35         for certain highways;