Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 511 - Length of certain loads of wood products; extend

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1. Floyd  138th           2. Streat  167th           3. Golden  177th
4. Cox  160th             5. Bates  179th            6. Smith  175th


House Comm: Trans      /                Senate Comm: Trans      /               
House Vote: Yeas 107   Nays 2           Senate Vote: Yeas 47  Nays 0            
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               House          Action         Senate                             
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              1/31/95  Read 1st Time         2/27/95                            
              2/1/95   Read 2nd Time         3/13/95                            
              2/17/95  Favorably Reported    3/13/95                            
              Sub      Committee Amend/Sub                                      
              2/22/95  Read 3rd Time         3/15/95                            
              2/22/95  Passed/Adopted        3/15/95                            
              CS       Comm/Floor Amend/Sub                                     
              3/30/95  Sent to Governor                                         
              4/20/95  Signed by Governor                                       
              443      Act/Veto Number                                          
              7/1/95   Effective Date                                           
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Code Sections amended: 32-6-24                                                  


HB 511                                           LC 16 4146S






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Code Section 32-6-24 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to lengths of vehicles and
  1- 3  loads, so as to provide that the length of certain loads of
  1- 4  wood products may exceed the length of 60 feet; to provide
  1- 5  for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
  1- 6  other purposes.

  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 8  Code Section 32-6-24 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1- 9  Annotated, relating to lengths of vehicles and loads, is
  1-10  amended by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of said
  1-11  Code section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a
  1-12  new paragraph (2) to read as follows:

  1-13        "(2)(A) Loads of poles, logs, pilings, lumber,
  1-14        structural steel, timber structural members, piping,
  1-15        and prestressed and precast concrete may exceed the
  1-16        length of 60 feet without requiring a permit when they
  1-17        are single length pieces and no pieces are loaded end
  1-18        to end, but a.  A single trip permit shall be required
  1-19        if the total length of such vehicle and load exceeds
  1-20        75 feet.

  1-21        (B) Loads of unprocessed forest products, including
  1-22        but not limited to poles, logs, and pilings, and
  1-23        lumber, whether they are single pieces or pieces
  1-24        loaded end to end or overlapping, may be a maximum
  1-25        total length of 60 feet with a maximum length of 41
  1-26        feet between the kingpin and the center of the rear
  1-27        tandem axles or the rear axle in the case of a single
  1-28        axle.  The length of the truck tractor transporting
  1-29        such load shall not affect or be calculated in the
  1-30        maximum total load length.  The rear extremity of each
  1-31        load shall be marked with warning flags which meet the
  1-32        requirements set forth in Code Section 40-8-27.
  1-33        Additionally, loads moved at night must be equipped



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                                                 LC 16 4146S

  2- 1        with a red marker light at the rear extremity of such
  2- 2        load as provided in Code Section 40-8-27 or with an
  2- 3        amber strobe light."

                         SECTION 2.

  2- 4  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2- 5  repealed.









































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