88R3480 JRR-D
 
  By: West S.B. No. 757
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an annual permit for certain equipment used to apply
  paint to roadways; authorizing a fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 623.071, Transportation Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows:
         (c-2)  The department may issue an annual permit to allow the
  operation on a state highway, other than a highway that is part of
  the national system of interstate and defense highways, of
  equipment that exceeds weight limits provided by law if the
  equipment:
               (1)  does not exceed the maximum weight limit provided
  in Subsection (c)(3)(B); and
               (2)  is used solely for the purpose of applying paint to
  a roadway as part of the construction or maintenance of public
  roads.
         SECTION 2.  Section 623.076(c), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  An application for a permit under Section
  623.071(c)(3), (c-2), or (d) must be accompanied by the permit fee
  established by the board, in consultation with the commission, for
  the permit, not to exceed $7,000.  Of each fee collected under this
  subsection, the department shall send:
               (1)  the first $1,000 to the comptroller for deposit to
  the credit of the general revenue fund; and
               (2)  any amount in excess of $1,000 to the comptroller,
  who shall deposit:
                     (A)  90 percent of the excess to the credit of the
  state highway fund; and
                     (B)  10 percent of the excess to the credit of the
  Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
         SECTION 3.  Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  An applicant for a permit under this subchapter, other
  than a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3) or (c-2), must also pay a
  highway maintenance fee in an amount determined according to the
  following table:
 
Vehicle Weight in Pounds   Fee
 
  80,001 to 120,000 $150
 
120,001 to 160,000 $225
 
160,001 to 200,000 $300
 
200,001 and above $375
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.