By Bailey                                              H.B. No. 527
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the enforcement of vehicle weight limitations at a
 1-3     weigh station.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 621, Transportation Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 621.410 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 621.410.  WEIGH STATION OPERATION. (a)  In this section,
 1-8     "weigh station" means a fixed-site facility with stationary scales
 1-9     maintained by the state to enforce vehicle weight limitations.
1-10           (b)  The Department of Public Safety shall:
1-11                 (1)  operate each weigh station at least 12 hours a
1-12     day; and
1-13                 (2)  vary the operating hours of the weigh station so
1-14     that the station is not open during the same 12-hour period each
1-15     day.
1-16           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.