Assembly Bill No. 83–Committee on Transportation

(On Behalf of Regional Transportation Commission
of Southern Nevada)

February 12, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

SUMMARY—Increases authorized weight limit for certain vehicles used for public mass transportation. (BDR 43‑1020)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State: Yes.

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AN ACT relating to vehicles; increasing the authorized weight limit for certain vehicles used for public mass transportation if the department of transportation determines that the vehicles are capable of being operated safely to provide public mass transportation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 484.7485 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 484.7485 1. A vehicle that is used by a regional transportation

1-3 commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation may be

1-4 operated or moved upon a public highway, other than a highway within the

1-5 designated interstate system, if the maximum weight does not exceed, on a

1-6 single axle with:

1-7 (a) Single tires, 20,000 pounds; [or]

1-8 (b) Single tires, 29,000 pounds, if the department of transportation

1-9 determines, after conducting an engineering evaluation of the vehicle,

1-10 that the vehicle is capable of being operated safely to provide public mass

1-11 transportation and issues a permit authorizing the operation or

1-12 movement of the vehicle at that weight; or

1-13 (c) Dual tires, 25,000 pounds.

1-14 2. As used in this section:

1-15 (a) “Contractor” means any person or governmental entity that has

1-16 entered into a contract with a regional transportation commission to

1-17 provide services related to the provision of public mass transportation, but

1-18 only during the period in which the contract remains legally effective.

2-1 (b) “Regional transportation commission” means any regional

2-2 transportation commission created and organized in accordance with

2-3 chapter 373 of NRS, and which provides or sponsors public mass

2-4 transportation services.

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