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AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE

MOTOR VEHICLE CODE TO PROVIDE FOR MULTIPLE TRIP SPECIAL

PERMITS FOR OILFIELD EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT VEHICLES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is

enacted to read:

"MULTIPLE TRIP SPECIAL PERMIT ALLOWANCE--VEHICLES USED

TO TRANSPORT OILFIELD EQUIPMENT--LIMITATIONS.--

A. An oilfield equipment transport vehicle may be

issued a special permit to transport loads for multiple trips

pursuant to Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978. The area covered by

the special permit shall be specified on the permit.

B. The multiple trip special permits for oilfield

equipment transport vehicles may be issued for a load with a

maximum width not to exceed twenty-two feet, a maximum height

not to exceed twenty feet and a maximum length not to exceed

one hundred ten feet; provided that:

(1) any load wider than twenty feet and

higher than eighteen feet requires:

(a) a private escort; and

(b) a survey of the route for clearance

of any overhead structures and width clearances prior to

undertaking the move;

(2) the gross vehicle weight of the loaded

vehicle is less than one hundred forty thousand pounds;

(3) the vehicle is marked on the front and

the rear with "OVERSIZED LOAD" signs; and

(4) the vehicle is not operated on highways

for which a more strict size or weight limitation is required

by federal law.

C. The oilfield equipment transport vehicle shall

not be operated on routes identified by the department of

transportation as having deficient bridge structures. The

owner or operator of the oilfield equipment transport vehicle

shall obtain and have in its possession the deficient bridge

information from the department, which shall be updated

annually.

D. As used in this section, "oilfield equipment

transport vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer or

combination of a motor vehicle with a trailer used exclusively

for hauling equipment or materials used in the production of

oil or gas."

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