PRINTER'S NO. 3870
No. 2708 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, BENNINGHOFF, CAPPABIANCA, M. COHEN, DALEY,
HARHAI, HORSEY, MELIO, SHANER AND TRUE, SEPTEMBER 11, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 11, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for size, weight and load scope
3 and application; and abrogating regulations.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 4901(c)(2) of Title 75 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 4901. Scope and application of chapter.
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10 (c) Permit authorizing prohibited movement.--If an
11 overweight or oversize movement cannot be made in any other
12 feasible manner, the permit may authorize the movement to be
13 made in contravention to any provision of this title provided
14 that:
15 * * *
16 (2) the movement is escorted by the Pennsylvania State
17 Police or department personnel while any provision of this
18 title is being contravened[.] provided that:
1 (i) Any movement escorted by the Pennsylvania State
2 Police shall be escorted by personnel not currently on duty.
3 (ii) The bearer of the permit shall be responsible for
4 the entire cost of any escort by the Pennsylvania State
5 Police.
6 Section 2. The provisions of 67 Pa. Code § 179.10(12) are
7 abrogated insofar as they are inconsistent with the amendment of
8 75 Pa.C.S. § 4901(c)(2).
9 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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