Vehicles: State Highway Route 101: carriers of livestock.

(1) Existing law exempts, until January 1, 2015, licensed carriers of livestock from certain limitations of access upon highways when those carriers are directly en route to or from a point of loading or unloading of livestock on specified portions of State Highway Route 101, if the travel is necessary and incidental to the shipment of the livestock, and certain conditions are met. This bill would extend the operation of that exemption until all specified route improvements are completed, and the Director of Transportation makes a determination that a certain combination of vehicles is authorized to operate on specified portions of State Highway Route 101. (2) Existing law requires the Director of Transportation to notify the Secretary of State if, prior to January 1, 2012, the director determines that the removal of certain trees is the only possible adjustment to State Highway Route 101 that would accommodate truck sizes allowed to travel on specified portions of State Highway Route 101 pursuant to the exemption described in (1) above, the notification of which would repeal that exemption. Existing law also requires the Director of Transportation to notify the Secretary of State if, prior to January 1, 2015, the director determines that safety improvements to specified portions of State Highway Route 101 have resulted in the reclassification of the entire segment as a terminal access route, as specified, the notification of which would repeal the exemption described in (1) above. This bill would extend the operation of those provisions to the date that all specified route improvements are completed, and the Director of Transportation makes a determination that a certain combination of vehicles is authorized to operate on specified portions of State Highway Route 101.