Amend CSHB 2741 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 103 of the bill, in amended Section 623.011(b), Transportation Code (page 21, line 40), strike "$90" and substitute "$180 [$90]".

(2)  In SECTION 133 of the bill (page 27, line 50), between "SECTION 133." and "The changes", insert "(a)".

(3)  Immediately following SECTION 133 of the bill (page 27, between lines 57 and 58), add the following:

(b)  The changes in law made by this Act to Section 623.011, Transportation Code, apply only to an application for a permit that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act.

(4)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Subsection (a), Section 621.353, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  The comptroller shall send $140 [$50] of each base fee collected under Section 623.011 for an excess weight permit to the counties of the state, with each county receiving an amount determined according to the ratio of the total number of miles of county roads maintained by the county to the total number of miles of county roads maintained by all of the counties of this state. The comptroller shall deposit $40 of each base fee, plus each fee collected under Section 623.0112, to the credit of the state highway fund. Money deposited to the credit of that fund under this subsection may be appropriated only to the department to administer this section and Sections 623.011, 623.0111, and 623.0112.

SECTION ____.  Subsections (a) and (c), Section 623.0111, Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a)  When a person applies for a permit under Section 623.011, the person must:

(1)  designate in the application each county in which the vehicle will be operated; and

(2)  pay in addition to other fees an annual fee in an amount determined according to the following table:

Number of Counties Designated     Fee

1-5 $250 [$175]

6-20 $400 [$250]

21-40 $690 [$450]

41-60 $1,130 [$625]

61-80 $1,570 [$800]

81-100 $1,800 [$900]

101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000]

151-200 $2,700

201-254 $3,000

(c)  Of the fees collected under Subsection (a) the following amounts shall be deposited to the general revenue fund and the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund:

Number of Counties Amount Allocated to

Designated General Revenue Fund

1-5 $125

6-20 $200 [$125]

21-40 $345

41-60 $565

61-80 $785

81-100 $900

101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000]

151-200 $1,350

201-254 $1,500