A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide a permit for transportation of transfer trailer frames not exceeding sixteen feet to another location no farther than five miles away from the point of origin for continued MANUFACTURING of the transfer trailer.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑115.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(j)	Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a manufacturer of  trailer frames shall, with a permit issued pursuant to G.S. 20‑119, be able to transport such trailer frame to another location within three miles of the first place of manufacture to the location of completion on any public street or highway so long as the width of the trailer does not exceed 14 feet and oversize markings and safety flags are used during transport."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑119(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Upon the issuance of a special permit for an oversize or overweight vehicle by the Department of Transportation in accordance with this section, the applicant shall pay to the Department for a single trip permit a fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) for each dimension over lawful dimensions, including height, length, width, and weight up to 132,000 pounds. For overweight vehicles, the applicant shall pay to the Department for a single trip permit in addition to the fee imposed by the previous sentence a fee of three dollars ($3.00) per 1,000 pounds over 132,000 pounds.
Upon the issuance of an annual permit for a single vehicle, the applicant shall pay a fee in accordance with the following schedule:
Commodity:	Annual Fee:
Annual Permit to Move House Trailers	$200.00
Annual Permit to Move Other Commodities	$100.00
Annual Permit to Move Trailer Frames	$50.00
In addition to the fees set out in this subsection, applications for permits that require an engineering study for pavement or structures or other special conditions or considerations shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
This subsection does not apply to farm equipment or machinery being used at the time for agricultural purposes, nor to the moving of a house as provided for by the license and permit requirements of Article 16 of this Chapter. Fees will not be assessed for permits for oversize and overweight vehicles issued to any agency of the United States Government or the State of North Carolina, its agencies, institutions, subdivisions, or municipalities if the vehicle is registered in the name of the agency."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.