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Senate Bill 1814 |
Senate Author: Seliger |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
House Sponsor: Martinez |
Senate Bill 1814 amends the Transportation Code to remove the requirement for an applicant for an over axle/over gross weight tolerance permit or a timber permit to file a blanket bond or irrevocable letter of credit that is conditioned on the applicant paying the Texas Department of Transportation for damage to a state highway caused by the operation of the applicable vehicle. The bill repeals the requirement for the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) to require a motor carrier issued a permit to transport multiple loads of the same commodity over a state highway to file a similar bond.
Among other provisions, Senate Bill 1814 requires TxDMV to make available on its website a list of each over axle/over gross weight tolerance permit issued and of each permit issued for the transportation of manufactured and industrialized housing. The bill restricts issuance of a permit to move certain superheavy or oversize equipment to an applicant registered as a motor carrier and revises the requirement for the notification document executed by the financially responsible party of a vehicle transporting timber to include an indication of compliance with certain financial responsibility provisions.
Senate Bill 1814 amends the Occupations Code to remove the requirement for TxDMV to send to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs a monthly copy of each permit issued in the preceding month for the movement of manufactured housing on the highways.