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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration and oversight of overweight |
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corridors; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 623.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.004. ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF OVERWEIGHT |
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CORRIDORS. (a) In this section, "overweight corridor" means a |
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designated section of a state highway for which an optional |
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procedure is authorized under this chapter for the issuance of |
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permits: |
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(1) by entities other than the Texas Department of |
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Transportation or the department; and |
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(2) for the movement of oversize or overweight |
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vehicles. |
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(b) The Texas Department of Transportation shall, after |
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receiving input from local officials: |
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(1) set minimum requirements for determining the |
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feasibility, viability, and economic impact of additional |
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overweight corridors that take into consideration traffic volume, |
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safety concerns, ability to recover costs, and the role of |
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overweight corridors within a statewide plan for freight mobility; |
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(2) use the requirements set under Subdivision (1) to |
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periodically develop recommendations for additional overweight |
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corridors that would benefit the state; |
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(3) include any recommendations developed under |
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Subdivision (2) in the plan described by Section 201.6011; and |
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(4) create a pavement management plan for each |
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operational overweight corridor. |
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(c) The Texas Department of Transportation, in consultation |
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with interested parties, shall: |
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(1) establish performance measures for each |
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operational overweight corridor; and |
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(2) include in the plan described by Section 201.6011 |
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the results of an evaluation using the performance measures |
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disaggregated by overweight corridor. |
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(d) An entity issuing overweight corridor permits under |
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this chapter shall: |
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(1) report information necessary for an evaluation |
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using performance measures established under Subsection (c) to the |
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Texas Department of Transportation; and |
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(2) in setting a fee for the permit, consider the |
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pavement management plan created under Subsection (b)(4) for the |
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overweight corridor. |
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(e) The department may: |
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(1) issue overweight corridor permits on behalf of an |
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entity authorized to issue the permits under this chapter; and |
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(2) establish and charge a fee for issuing a permit |
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under Subdivision (1) in an amount sufficient to recover the actual |
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cost of issuance. |
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(f) A fee collected under Subsection (e)(2) shall be sent to |
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the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Texas Department of |
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Motor Vehicles fund and may be appropriated only to the department |
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for the administration of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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