130th Ohio General Assembly
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Sub. S. B. No. 187  As Enrolled
(129th General Assembly)
(Substitute Senate Bill Number 187)



AN ACT
To amend sections 5533.374, 5577.042, and 5577.043 and to enact sections 5533.622 and 5533.623 of the Revised Code to designate a portion of United States Route 322 within Geauga County only the "Chief Warrant Officer Christopher R. Thibodeau Memorial Highway," to designate a portion of Interstate Route 71 within Franklin County only the "Deputy Marty Martin Memorial Highway," to rename the "Heath Warner Memorial Highway" the "U.S.M.C. Pvt. Heath Warner Memorial Highway," to establish maximum wheel and axle load limits for vehicles subject to vehicle weight allowances, and to declare an emergency in regard to those sections establishing the maximum wheel and axle load limits.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:

SECTION 1. That sections 5533.374, 5577.042, and 5577.043 be amended and sections 5533.622 and 5533.623 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 5533.374. In addition to the designation in section 5533.37 of the Revised Code, that portion of the road known as interstate route number seventy-seven, commencing at the intersection of that interstate route and state route number eight hundred and proceeding in a northerly direction to the intersection of that interstate route and Dressler road within Stark county only, shall be known as the "U.S.M.C. Pvt. Heath Warner Memorial Highway."

The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

Sec. 5533.622. That portion of the road known as United States route number three hundred twenty-two, commencing at the boundary of Cuyahoga and Geauga counties and proceeding in an easterly direction to caves road within the community of Chesterland in Geauga county, shall be known as the "Chief Warrant Officer Christopher R. Thibodeau Memorial Highway."

The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

Sec. 5533.623. In addition to any other name prescribed in the Revised Code or otherwise, that portion of the highway known as interstate route number seventy-one, running in a northerly and southerly direction within southern Franklin county, between the intersection of that highway and interstate route number two hundred seventy and the intersection of that highway and Stringtown road, shall be known as the "Deputy Marty Martin Memorial Highway."

The director of transportation may erect suitable markers along the highway indicating its name.

Sec. 5577.042.  (A) As used in this section:

(1) "Farm machinery" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Farm commodities" includes livestock, bulk milk, corn, soybeans, tobacco, and wheat.

(3) "Farm truck" means a truck used in the transportation from a farm of farm commodities when the truck is operated in accordance with this section.

(4) "Log truck" means a truck used in the transportation of timber from the site of its cutting when the truck is operated in accordance with this section.

(5) "Coal truck" means a truck transporting coal from the site where it is mined when the truck is operated in accordance with this section.

(6) "Solid waste" has the same meaning as in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code.

(7) "Solid waste haul vehicle" means a vehicle hauling solid waste for which a bill of lading has not been issued.

(B)(1) Notwithstanding sections 5577.02 and 5577.04 of the Revised Code, the following vehicles under the described conditions may exceed by no more than seven and one-half per cent the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code and no penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code shall be imposed:

(a) A coal truck transporting coal, from the place of production to the first point of delivery where title to the coal is transferred;

(b) A farm truck or farm machinery transporting farm commodities, from the place of production to the first point of delivery where the commodities are weighed and title to the commodities is transferred;

(c) A log truck transporting timber, from the site of its cutting to the first point of delivery where the timber is transferred;

(d) A solid waste haul vehicle hauling solid waste, from the place of production to the first point of delivery where the solid waste is disposed of or title to the solid waste is transferred.

(2) In addition, if any of the vehicles listed in division (B)(1) of this section and operated under the conditions described in that division does not exceed by more than seven and one-half per cent the gross vehicle weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code, no and does not exceed the wheel or axle-load limits shall apply and of those sections by more than seven and one-half per cent, no penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code for a wheel or axle overload shall be imposed.

(C) If any of the vehicles listed in division (B)(1) of this section and operated under the conditions described in that division exceeds by more than seven and one-half per cent the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code by more than the percentage allowance of either division (B)(1) or (2) of this section, both of the following apply without regard to the seven and one-half per cent allowance provided by division (B)(1) or (2) of this section:

(1) The applicable penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code;

(2) The civil liability imposed by section 5577.12 of the Revised Code.

(D)(1) Division (B) of this section does not apply to the operation of a farm truck, log truck, or farm machinery transporting farm commodities during the months of February and March.

(2) Regardless of when the operation occurs, division (B) of this section does not apply to the operation of a vehicle on either of the following:

(a) A highway that is part of the interstate system;

(b) A highway, road, or bridge that is subject to reduced maximum weights under section 4513.33, 5577.07, 5577.071, 5577.08, 5577.09, or 5591.42 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 5577.043.  (A) Notwithstanding sections 5577.02 and 5577.04 of the Revised Code, the following vehicles under the described conditions may exceed by no more than five seven and one-half per cent the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code and no penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code shall be imposed:

(1) A surface mining truck transporting minerals from the place where the minerals are loaded to any of the following:

(a) The construction site where the minerals are discharged;

(b) The place where title to the minerals is transferred;

(c) The place of processing.

(2) A vehicle transporting hot mix asphalt material from the place where the material is first mixed to the paving site where the material is discharged;

(3) A vehicle transporting concrete from the place where the material is first mixed to the site where the material is discharged;

(4) A vehicle transporting manure, turf, sod, or silage from the site where the material is first produced to the first place of delivery;

(5) A vehicle transporting chips, sawdust, mulch, bark, pulpwood, biomass, or firewood from the site where the product is first produced or harvested to the first point where the product is transferred.

(B) In addition, if any of the vehicles listed in division (A) of this section and operated under the conditions described in that division does do not exceed by more than five seven and one-half per cent the gross vehicle weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code, no and do not exceed the wheel or axle load limits shall apply and of those sections by more than seven and one-half per cent, no penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code for a wheel or axle overload shall be imposed.

(C) If any of the vehicles listed in division (A) of this section and operated under the conditions described in that division exceeds by more than five per cent exceed the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code by more than the percentage allowance of either division (A) or (B) of this section, both of the following apply without regard to the allowance provided by division (A) or (B) of this section:

(1) The applicable penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code;

(2) The civil liability imposed by section 5577.12 of the Revised Code.

(D) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to the operation of a vehicle listed in division (A) of this section on either of the following:

(1) A highway that is part of the interstate system;

(2) A highway, road, or bridge that is subject to reduced maximum weights under section 4513.33, 5577.07, 5577.071, 5577.08, 5577.09, or 5591.42 of the Revised Code.

SECTION 2.  That existing sections 5533.374, 5577.042, and 5577.043 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.

SECTION 3.  Sections 5577.042 and 5577.043 of the Revised Code as amended by this act are hereby declared to be emergency measures necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that unrestricted wheel and axle load limits imperil the structural integrity of bridges throughout the state, posing imminent danger to all users. Therefore, sections 5577.042 and 5577.043 of the Revised Code as amended by this act shall go into immediate effect.

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