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No
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SECTION 1. The heading to
Subchapter P, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended to read as
follows:
SUBCHAPTER P. PORT OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AUTHORITY [SPECIAL FREIGHT CORRIDOR] PERMITS
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SECTION 1. Section 623.301,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 623.301. OPTIONAL
PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides an optional procedure for the issuance
of a permit by the Port of Corpus Christi Authority for the movement of
oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on a state highway special freight corridor located in San
Patricio County or Nueces County.
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SECTION 2. Section 623.301,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 623.301. OPTIONAL
PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides an optional procedure for the issuance
of a permit by the Port of Corpus Christi Authority for the movement of
oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on certain roads [a state highway special freight corridor] located
in San Patricio and Nueces
Counties [County].
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SECTION 2. Section
623.302(2), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(2)
"Special freight corridor" means a highway built by this state
specifically for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying
cargo in San Patricio County or Nueces County to and from the port
authority's:
(A) La Quinta terminal;
or
(B) Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor.
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SECTION 3. Section 623.302,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 623.302. DEFINITION
[DEFINITIONS]. In this subchapter, "port [:
[(1) "Port]
authority" means the Port of Corpus Christi Authority[; and
[(2)
"Special freight corridor" means a highway built by this state
specifically for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying
cargo in San Patricio County to and from the port authority's La Quinta
terminal].
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SECTION 3. Section 623.303,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 623.303. ISSUANCE OF
PERMITS. The Texas Transportation Commission may authorize the port
authority to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight
vehicles carrying cargo on state highway
special freight corridors located in San Patricio County or Nueces County.
The port authority may issue
a permit under this subchapter only if the cargo being transported weighs
125,000 pounds or less.
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SECTION 4. Section 623.303,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 623.303. ISSUANCE OF
PERMITS. (a) The Texas Transportation Commission may authorize the
port authority to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight
vehicles carrying cargo [on state
highway special freight corridors located] in San Patricio and Nueces Counties on:
(1) the following roads:
(A) U.S. Highway 181 between its intersection with Burleson
Street in the city of Corpus Christi and its intersection with County Road
3567 (Midway Road) in San Patricio County;
(B) State Highway 35 between its intersection with Burleson Street
in the city of Corpus Christi and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road
3512;
(C) State Highway 361 between its intersection with State Highway
35 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1069 (Main Street) in the
city of Ingleside; and
(D) proposed State Highway 200 between its intersection with State
Highway 361 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1069 (Main
Street) in the city of Ingleside, if proposed State Highway 200 is
constructed; or
(2) another route designated by the commission in consultation
with the authority [County].
(b) The port
authority may issue a permit under this subchapter only if the cargo being
transported weighs 125,000 pounds or less.
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SECTION 4. Section
623.306(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(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
manager of transportation of the port authority;
(4) a statement of the kind
of cargo being transported, 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 may only be transported to and from
the port authority's:
(A) La Quinta terminal
in San Patricio County using a state highway special freight corridor in
San Patricio County; or
(B) Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor in Nueces County using
a state highway special freight corridor in Nueces County; and
(7) the location where the
cargo was loaded.
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SECTION 5. Section
623.306(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(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
manager of transportation of the port authority;
(4) a statement of the kind
of cargo being transported, 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 may [only] be transported in
San Patricio and Nueces Counties only over the roads described by or
designated under Section 623.303
[to and from the port authority's La Quinta terminal in San Patricio
County using a state highway special freight corridor in San Patricio
County]; and
(7) the location where the
cargo was loaded.
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SECTION 5. This Act takes
effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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SECTION 6. Same as introduced
version.
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