1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; expanding application of construction materials special 
1.3 	permit;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.869, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.869, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "road construction materials" 
1.7 	means street or highway construction materials, including but not limited to aggregate 
1.8 	material as defined in section 298.75, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), hot mix asphalt, plastic 
1.9 	concrete, cementitious materials, concrete admixtures, asphalt cement, and recycled road 
1.10 	materials, and bulk materials delivered directly to a plant or production facility.

1.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.869, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.12 		Subd. 2.Six-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing 
1.13 	a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul road construction 
1.14 	materials and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
1.15 	(1) 90,000 pounds; and
1.16 	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 
1.17 	subdivision 1.
1.18 	(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300, or a proportional amount 
1.19 	as provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.

2.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.869, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 3.Seven-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing 
2.3 	a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to haul road
2.4 	construction materials and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:
2.5 	(1) 97,000 pounds; and
2.6 	(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 169.826, 
2.7 	subdivision 1.
2.8 	(b) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500, or a proportional amount 
2.9 	as provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.