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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 85(R)

House Bill 4156

House Author:  Bonnen, Dennis

Effective:  9-1-17

Senate Sponsor:  Kolkhorst


            House Bill 4156 amends the Transportation Code to include Matagorda County among the counties in which the Texas Transportation Commission may authorize a port authority to issue permits for the movement of certain oversize or overweight vehicles and to include a specified route through Matagorda and Brazoria Counties among the routes the commission is required to designate for purposes of such a permit. The bill raises the cap on the fee collected by a port authority for such a permit from $80 per trip to $120 per trip.