By: West	S.B. No. 1865
	(Thompson of Brazoria)

	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, 2021.