(a) The
department
will charge a non-refundable fee for an industrial use highway permit issued
under
17 AAC 35.030. The permit fee is
calculated to offset the costs to the state to keep the roadway surface and
other structures, including bridges, in a condition to accommodate long or
heavy loads, and to offset administrative costs related to issuing industrial
use highway permits. The permit fee will be calculated under (b) or (c) of this
section, as applicable.
(b) A
single-trip permit fee, based upon the criteria set out in (a) of this section,
will be determined and set for each industrial use highway at least once each
year and will be calculated on the basis of each vehicle Equivalent Axle Load
(EAL). In the
department's discretion, a single-trip permit fee will be
determined and set more than once each year. The single-trip permit fee is
calculated as follows:
(1) Equivalent Axle
Load (EAL) is calculated using the following formula, which is derived from
B.A. Anani and M.C. Wang, State of the Art Review on Equivalent Axle Loading
for Pavement Design, Report PTI 7803, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute,
Pennsylvania State University (March, 1978):
4.79 EAL for Single Axle = [Axle Weight (pounds)/1000] + 1 18 +
14.79 EAL for a Tandem Axle = [Axle Group Weight (pounds)/1000] + 1 32 + 14.79
EAL for a Three Axle Tandem = [Axle Group Weight (pounds)/1000] + 1 40 +
1
(2) The permit fee is
calculated by multiplying the sum of EAL values calculated under (1) of this
subsection for each axle or axle group of the vehicle, by the dollar amount set
for an EAL for that industrial use highway.
(c) The fee for a multiple movement permit is
calculated as for a single-trip permit fee, and applied to each movement
authorized under the multiple movement permit.
(d) The single-trip permit fee must be paid
to the department as a condition of issuance. A billing system may be
established by the department for multiple movements of equivalent weights by
one individual, firm or company, provided evidence of a good credit rating has
been supplied by the individual, firm or company. Payment must be in a form
acceptable to the department.
(e)
For purposes of this section, "administrative costs" include expenses
associated with vehicle and load inspection, bridge and pavement design review,
route inspection and monitoring, and billing costs.
