MOSCOW, Idaho —

The Latah County sheriff has won approval to request money from a company transporting oil equipment for Exxon Mobil along a northern Idaho highway.

County commissioners signed off Monday on Sheriff Wayne Rausch’s plans to bill hauling contractor Mammoet for the overtime his deputies have incurred while overseeing the shipments amid protests from environmentalists.

The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports ( http://bit.ly/rozCSm) Rausch plans to bill the company for $5,500 to $6,000. Latah County commissioners approved the request, saying taxpayers shouldn’t have to foot the bill.

The city of Moscow, which is the county seat, has issued a similar request for $12,800.

The Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil shipments have been diverted through Moscow on U.S. Highway 95 while a court challenge in Montana holds up transports on the original route on U.S. Highway 12.

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