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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an annual permit for certain equipment used to apply |
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paint to roadways; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 623.071, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows: |
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(c-2) The department may issue an annual permit to allow the |
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operation on a state highway, other than a highway that is part of |
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the national system of interstate and defense highways, of |
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equipment that exceeds weight and size limits provided by law if the |
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equipment: |
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(1) does not exceed the maximum weight and size limits |
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provided in Subsection (c)(3)(B); and |
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(2) is used solely for the purpose of applying paint to |
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a roadway as part of the construction or maintenance of public |
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roads. |
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SECTION 2. Section 623.076(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An application for a permit under Section |
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623.071(c)(3), (c-2), or (d) must be accompanied by the permit fee |
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established by the board, in consultation with the commission, for |
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the permit, not to exceed $7,000. Of each fee collected under this |
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subsection, the department shall send: |
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(1) the first $1,000 to the comptroller for deposit to |
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the credit of the general revenue fund; and |
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(2) any amount in excess of $1,000 to the comptroller, |
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who shall deposit: |
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(A) 90 percent of the excess to the credit of the |
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state highway fund; and |
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(B) 10 percent of the excess to the credit of the |
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Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund. |
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SECTION 3. Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter, other |
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than a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3) or (c-2), must also pay a |
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highway maintenance fee in an amount determined according to the |
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following table: |
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| Vehicle Weight in Pounds |
Fee |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |