This bill enacts new provisions under R.S. 32:387.21, 387.22, and 387.23, which establish special permits for trucks transporting materials, specifically for government-funded levee projects and for hauling raw input materials for concrete and finished concrete products. The bill allows the secretary to issue a per project special overweight permit for trucks transporting earthen materials, valid for one year, with a fee of $1,000 per project. It sets a weight limit of 70,000 pounds for these trucks while operating on state-maintained highways, excluding the Interstate system, and clarifies that municipal or parish ordinances regarding weight limits are not preempted.

Additionally, the bill introduces annual special permits for trucks and truck-trailers hauling raw input materials for concrete, with a fee of $400 per unit, allowing a ten percent weight variance without penalties. It also provides for single unit dump trucks to obtain annual special permits for $800, permitting a twelve percent weight variance. Both types of permits prohibit exceeding posted weight limits on bridges. The secretary is authorized to impose penalties for violations of weight limits and to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to enforce these provisions.