Bill Text: TX SB477 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by a certain regional mobility authority for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-13 - Referred to Transportation [SB477 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB477-Introduced.html
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| By: Hinojosa | S.B. No. 477 | |
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| relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by a | ||
| certain regional mobility authority for the movement of oversize or | ||
| overweight vehicles. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter Q to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER Q. REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY PERMITS | ||
| Sec. 623.320. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides | ||
| an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by a regional | ||
| mobility authority for the movement of oversize or overweight | ||
| vehicles carrying cargo on certain roads located in Hidalgo County. | ||
| Sec. 623.321. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "authority" | ||
| means the regional mobility authority authorized to issue permits | ||
| under Section 623.322. | ||
| Sec. 623.322. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. (a) The commission may | ||
| authorize a regional mobility authority to issue permits for the | ||
| movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in | ||
| Hidalgo County on: | ||
| (1) the following roads: | ||
| (A) United States Highway 281 between its | ||
| intersection with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its | ||
| intersection with State Highway 336; | ||
| (B) State Highway 336 between its intersection | ||
| with United States Highway 281 and its intersection with | ||
| Farm-to-Market Road 1016; | ||
| (C) Farm-to-Market Road 1016 between its | ||
| intersection with State Highway 336 and its intersection with | ||
| Farm-to-Market Road 396; and | ||
| (D) Farm-to-Market Road 396 between its | ||
| intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1016 and its intersection | ||
| with the Anzalduas International Bridge; or | ||
| (2) another route designated by the commission in | ||
| consultation with the authority. | ||
| (b) The authority authorized under this section must serve | ||
| the same geographic location as the roads over which the permit is | ||
| valid. | ||
| Sec. 623.323. PERMIT FEES. (a) The authority may collect a | ||
| fee for permits issued under this subchapter. The fee may not | ||
| exceed $80 per trip. | ||
| (b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be used only | ||
| for the construction and maintenance of the roads described by or | ||
| designated under Section 623.322 and for the authority's | ||
| administrative costs, which may not exceed 15 percent of the fees | ||
| collected. The authority shall make payments to the Texas | ||
| Department of Transportation to provide funds for the maintenance | ||
| of state highways subject to this subchapter. | ||
| Sec. 623.324. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A permit issued | ||
| under this subchapter must include: | ||
| (1) the name of the applicant; | ||
| (2) the date of issuance; | ||
| (3) the signature of the designated agent for the | ||
| authority; | ||
| (4) a statement of the kind of cargo being | ||
| transported, the maximum weight and dimensions of the equipment, | ||
| and the kind and weight of each commodity to be transported; | ||
| (5) a statement of any condition on which the permit is | ||
| issued; | ||
| (6) a statement that the cargo may be transported in | ||
| Hidalgo County only over the roads described by or designated under | ||
| Section 623.322; and | ||
| (7) the location where the cargo was loaded. | ||
| (b) The authority shall report to the department all permits | ||
| issued under this subchapter. | ||
| Sec. 623.325. TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this | ||
| subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized | ||
| by the permit is allowed. | ||
| Sec. 623.326. SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit | ||
| issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit | ||
| or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this | ||
| provision constitutes a moving violation. | ||
| Sec. 623.327. ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety | ||
| has authority to enforce this subchapter. | ||
| Sec. 623.328. RULES. The commission may adopt rules | ||
| necessary to implement this subchapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
