Bill Text: TX SB477 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 477 (Prior Session Legislation)

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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

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



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	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.