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Senate Bill 1571 |
Senate Author: Hinojosa |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Herrero |
Senate Bill 1571 amends the Transportation Code to provide optional procedures for the issuance of permits by the Port of Corpus Christi Authority for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on a roadway owned and maintained by the Port of Corpus Christi Authority that is located in San Patricio County or Nueces County or on a state highway special freight corridor located in San Patricio County. The provisions in the bill relate to issuance of the permits, permit fees, permit requirements, time of movement of the vehicles, the speed limit imposed on the vehicles, enforcement, and the adoption of rules by the Texas Transportation Commission to implement these provisions. The port authority may issue special freight corridor permits only if the commission authorizes the authority to issue the permits and the cargo being transported weighs 125,000 pounds or less. Fees from special freight corridor permits must be used solely to make payments to the Texas Department of Transportation to provide funds for the maintenance of the state highway special freight corridor in San Patricio County. Fees from the roadway permits are to be used solely for the construction and maintenance of port authority roadways.