S.B. 756

VETOES

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any vehicle registered
under this section before [December 31] JUNE 1, 1994 may continue to be operated until
[December 31] JUNE 1, 1999 under the applicable provisions of law in effect on
[December 31] JUNE 1 MAY 31, 1994.

(2) (i) A vehicle may continue to be registered under this section,
regardless of the vehicle's configuration, and to be operated under the same
administrative regulations that were in effect on [December 31] JUNE 1, 1994, for the
applicable time periods specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the vehicle:

1.       Was registered under this section before [December 31]
JUNE 1, 1994; or

2.       Is a three-axle vehicle that on [December 31] JUNE 1, 1994
was in the inventory of a dealer licensed under Title 15 of this article and was sold and
registered before June 1, 1995.

(ii) Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to flat bed
trucks used to haul concrete blocks.

(e)     The Administration:

(1)     Shall stamp the words "dump service" on each registration card issued

for a vehicle registered under this section; and

(2)     May issue special registration plates to distinguish registrations made
under this section.

(f)     For each vehicle registered under this section, the annual registration fee is

the greater of:

(1)     $18.50 for each thousand pounds of gross weight of the vehicle; or

(2)     $740.

(g)     Except while it is operating on a divided highway with two or more lanes in
each direction or while it is unloaded, a vehicle registered under this section may not be
operated on any highway at a speed of more than 45 miles an hour.

(h) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a vehicle
registered under this section is hauling loose materials in bulk for a distance of not more
than 40 miles:

(i) Subject to the provisions of subsection (i) of this section, the
vehicle is limited as to maximum gross weight only by the allowable and paid registration
weight; and

(ii) 1. Except in Allegany and Garrett Counties, the vehicle is not
subject to any restrictions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on the weight, gross weight, or
axle loads of a vehicle other than the restrictions on gross vehicle weight imposed under
this section; and

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