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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fee for a permit to operate an overweight motor |
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vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 621.353, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Each [The comptroller shall send each] fee collected |
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under Section 623.0111 [623.0112] for an excess weight permit shall |
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be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund. Money |
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deposited to the credit of the state highway fund under this |
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subsection may be appropriated only to the comptroller for |
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distribution to the counties designated on the application for the |
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permit, with each county shown on the application receiving an |
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amount determined according to the ratio of the total number of |
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miles of county roads maintained by the county to the total number |
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of miles of county roads maintained by all of the counties |
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designated on the application. |
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SECTION 2. Section 623.0111(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) When a person applies for a permit under Section |
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623.011, the person must: |
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(1) designate in the application each county in which |
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the vehicle will be operated; and |
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(2) pay in addition to other fees an annual fee in an |
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amount determined according to the following table: |
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Number of Counties Designated Fee |
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1-5$175 |
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6-20 [1-20] $250 [$125] |
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21-40 $450 [$345] |
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41-60 $625 [$565] |
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61-80 $800 [$785] |
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81-100 $900 [$1,005] |
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101-254 $1,000 [$2,000] |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to an application for a permit under Section 623.011, |
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Transportation Code, that is filed on or after September 1, 2007. |
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(b) An application for a permit under Section 623.011, |
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Transportation Code, filed before September 1, 2007, is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the application was filed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |