Amend CSSB 1809 by adding a new section to the bill,
appropriately numbered, to read as follows, and renumbering
subsequent sections accordingly:
      SECTION ____. Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter M to read as follows:
              SUBCHAPTER M.  CITY OF EL PASO PERMITS
      Sec. 623.301.  PERMITS BY CITY OF EL PASO. (a)  The
department may authorize the City of El Paso to issue permits for
the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo
between any of the following international bridges, ports of entry,
and state highways and Interstate Highway 10:
            (1)  Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry;
            (2)  Zaragosa Port of Entry;
            (3)  Loop 375;
            (4)  Border Highway; and
            (5)  Fabens Port of Entry.
      (b)  The department may not authorize the issuance of a
permit for the movement of equipment and commodities with a gross
weight of more than 120,000 pounds.
      Sec. 623.302.  USE OF PERMIT FEES. If the City of El Paso
issues permits under this subchapter, permit fees collected under
this subchapter may be used only by the City of El Paso to fund the
maintenance of the state highways subject to this subchapter.
      Sec. 623.303.  FEES FOR PERMITS. The amount of the fee for a
permit issued under this subchapter is the fee otherwise required
for a permit issued by the department under this chapter for the
oversize or overweight vehicle.  The City of El Paso may not
collect an extra fee for issuing a permit under this subchapter.
      Sec. 623.304.  PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a)  A permit issued
under this subchapter must include:
            (1)  the name of the applicant;
            (2)  the date of issuance;
            (3)  the signature of the officer or employee of the
City of El Paso authorized to approve the issuance of the permit;
            (4)  a statement of the kind of cargo being transported
over the roadway designated in the permit, the maximum weight and
dimensions of the equipment, and the kind and weight of each
commodity to be transported;
            (5)  a statement of any condition on which the permit
is issued;
            (6)  a statement that the cargo shall be transported
over the most direct route from the applicable port of entry to
Interstate Highway 10;
            (7)  the name of the driver of the vehicle in which the
cargo is to be transported; and
            (8)  the location where the cargo was loaded.
      (b)  The City of El Paso shall report to the department all
permits issued under this subchapter.
      Sec. 623.305.  TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this
subchapter shall specify the time in which movement authorized by
the permit is allowed.
      Sec. 623.306.  SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit
issued under this subchapter may not exceed the lesser of the
posted speed limit or 55 miles per hour.  An offense under this
subsection is a Class C misdemeanor and a moving violation.
      Sec. 623.307.  ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety
may enforce this subchapter.
      Sec. 623.308.  EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires March 1,
2005.