Expands overweight vehicle permit requirements, restricts local ordinances on aggregate mining, mandates an audit of aggregate production tax, and.

The bill expands the scope of vehicles requiring an overweight vehicle special permit to include seven-axle vehicles hauling road construction materials. It restricts local ordinances affecting aggregate mining or production facilities, prohibiting them from being more restrictive than state or federal conditions. The bill mandates a legislative audit of the aggregate production tax, focusing on revenue distribution and reclamation activities. It also appropriates $250,000 for an aggregate resource inventory to update the aggregate resources mapping program.

Expands overweight vehicle permit requirements, restricts local ordinances on aggregate mining, mandates an audit of aggregate production tax, and.

The bill expands the scope of vehicles requiring an overweight vehicle special permit to include seven-axle vehicles hauling road construction materials. It restricts local ordinances affecting aggregate mining or production facilities, prohibiting them from being more restrictive than state or federal conditions. The bill mandates a legislative audit of the aggregate production tax, focusing on revenue distribution and reclamation activities. It also appropriates $250,000 for an aggregate resource inventory to update the aggregate resources mapping program.