87R14954 TYPED
 
  By: Ellzey H.B. No. 4138
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the movement of certain vehicles transporting steel
  products made in the United States; authorizing a fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter W to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER W. VEHICLES TRANSPORTING UNITED STATES STEEL PRODUCTS
         Sec. 623.451.  ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) The department may
  issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles
  transporting steel products made in the United States in Dallas,
  Ellis, and Johnson Counties on:
               (1)  the following roadways:
                     (A)  Miller Road in Midlothian from the
  intersection of Miller Road and Challenger to the intersection of
  Miller Road and U.S. Highway 67;
                     (B)  the most direct route from the intersection
  of U.S. Highway 67 and County Road 607 in Alvarado to the
  intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway 287 using U.S.
  Highway 67 Business, and U.S. Highway 67;
                     (C)  Ward Road in Midlothian;
                     (D)  Edgefield Way in Cedar Hill;
                     (E)  the most direct route from Edgefield Way in
  Cedar Hill to the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway
  287 using U.S. Highway 67;
                     (F)  Sentry Drive in Mansfield; and
                     (G)  the most direct route from Sentry Drive in
  Mansfield to the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway
  287 using U.S. Highway 287 Business and U.S. Highway 287; or
               (2)  another route designated by the department.
         (b)  The gross weight of a vehicle operating under a permit
  issued under this subchapter may not exceed 96,000 pounds.
         Sec. 623.452.  PERMIT FEES. (a)  The department may collect
  a fee for permits issued under this subchapter.
         (b)  Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be deposited
  in the state highway fund and may be used only for the operation and
  maintenance of the roadways described by or designated under
  Section 623.451.
         Sec. 623.453.  TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this
  subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized
  by the permit is allowed.
         Sec. 623.454.  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. 623.455.  RULES. The department shall adopt rules
  necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules governing
  the application for a permit under this subchapter.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.