Scope of vehicles requiring an overweight vehicle special permit expanded, local ordinances affecting aggregate mining or production facilities restricted, legislative audit of aggregate production tax required, aggregate resource inventory funding provided, and money appropriated.

This bill expands the rules for heavy trucks in Minnesota by allowing six-axle and seven-axle vehicles to carry more weight when transporting construction materials like asphalt and concrete, provided they have a special permit. It also limits the ability of local governments to pass new rules that restrict aggregate mining or production facilities while permits are pending or environmental reviews are underway. Additionally, the bill requires an audit of how counties collect and spend their aggregate production tax and provides funding to update a regional inventory of aggregate resources.