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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.

 
Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §2351, as amended by PL 1999, c. 164, §1, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 11. 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 B, §5, is repealed.

 
Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §2357, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 580, §8
and affected by §14, is further amended to read:

 
4. Six-axle combination. Notwithstanding subsection 2, a 6-
axle combination vehicle, consisting of a 3-axle truck 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.

 
Sec. 13. 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:

 
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.

 
Sec. 14. 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:

 
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
feet, if no semitrailer or trailer length exceeds 28.5 feet.
This vehicle combination may also operate on other highways
designated by the Commissioner of Transportation.

 
Sec. 15. 29-A MRSA §2390, sub-§1, ¶J, as amended by PL 2001, c. 267,
§13 and affected by §16, is further amended by repealing
subparagraph (6).


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