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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fees for oversize and overweight vehicle permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 621.353, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The comptroller shall send $140 [$50] of each base fee |
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collected under Section 623.011 for an excess weight permit to the |
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counties of the state, with each county receiving an amount |
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determined according to the ratio of the total number of miles of |
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county roads maintained by the county to the total number of miles |
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of county roads maintained by all of the counties of this state. |
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The comptroller shall deposit $40 of each base fee, plus each fee |
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collected under Section 623.0112, to the credit of the state |
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highway fund. Money deposited to the credit of that fund under this |
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subsection may be appropriated only to the department to administer |
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this section and Sections 623.011, 623.0111, and 623.0112. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 623.011, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To qualify for a permit under this section: |
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(1) the vehicle must be registered under Chapter 502 |
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for the maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under |
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Section 621.101, not to exceed 80,000 pounds; |
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(2) the security requirement of Section 623.012 must |
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be satisfied; and |
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(3) a base permit fee of $180 [$90], any additional fee |
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required by Section 623.0111, and any additional fee set by the |
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department under Section 623.0112 must be paid. |
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SECTION 3. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 623.0111, |
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Transportation Code, are 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 |
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Fee |
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101-150 [101-254] |
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$2,400 [$1,000] |
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(c) Of the fees collected under Subsection (a) the following |
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amounts shall be deposited to the general revenue fund and the |
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remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway |
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fund: |
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Number of Counties Designated |
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Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund |
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101-150 [101-254] |
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$1,200 [$1,000] |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for a permit under Section 623.011, Transportation |
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Code, that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |