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| Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§§86-A and 86-B are enacted to read: |
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| | | 86-A.__Tri-axle semitrailer.__"Tri-axle semitrailer" means a | | semitrailer that contains one tri-axle unit. |
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| | | 86-B.__Tri-axle unit.__"Tri-axle unit" means 3 axles more | | than 8 feet and less than 12 feet apart, as measured between | | the centers of the first and 3rd axles.__If the axle center of | | a single-axle unit is closer than 10 feet, or 9 feet in the | | case of a steering axle, to the axle center of the nearest | | axle of a tri-axle unit, the 4 axles are a tri-axle unit. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §2353, sub-§4, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, | | Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §2357, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 580, §8 | | and affected by §14, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Six-axle combination. Notwithstanding subsection 2, a | 6-axle combination vehicle, | | tractor operating in combination with a tri-axle semitrailer | | may not exceed 100,000 pounds. The distance between the | | extreme axles of a vehicle under this subsection, excluding | | the steering axle, must be at least 32 feet and the vehicle | | must be registered for at least 90,000 pounds. The maximum | | gross vehicle weight permitted is reduced by 2,000 pounds for | | each foot the distance is less than 32 feet between the | | extreme axles, excluding the steering axle, measured to the | | nearest foot. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §2382, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | 6. Scope of permit. A permit is limited to the particular | | vehicle or object to be moved, the trailer or semitrailer | | hauling the overlimit object and particular ways and bridges. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §2390, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, | | pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | F. A combination of truck tractor, semitrailer and full | | trailer, or a combination of truck tractor and 2 semitrailers, | | may be operated on the Interstate Highway System and those | | qualifying federal aid primary system highways designated by | | the Secretary of the United States Department of | | Transportation, pursuant to the United States Surface | | Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, Public Law 97-424, | | Section 411, with an overall length in excess of 65 |
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