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Lawmakers introduce bill to require tarps on most commercial sand and gravel loads
Summary
Representative Clay Handy introduced RS31908 to require cover/tarping for most commercial sand and gravel loads after members described increased traffic, material loss from trucks and damage to following vehicles; the committee voted to introduce the proposal after debate about costs, enforcement and exemptions.
Representative Clay Handy introduced RS31908 on behalf of trucking industry supporters, proposing a statewide requirement that commercial sand-and-gravel haulers cover loads except for specified local operations.
The bill would remove a longstanding practice that allowed some loads to remain uncovered if material sat six inches below the sideboards, Handy said, and it would exempt canal companies, irrigation districts, drainage districts and other localized operations that move product in a tight radius.
Handy (Representative, sponsor) told the committee the change responds to heavier traffic and larger-capacity hauling that has increased the amount of material escaping from trailers. "And you don't have to…
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