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AN ACT
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relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by |
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the City of Laredo for the movement of oversize or overweight |
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vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter T to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER T. WEBB COUNTY PERMITS |
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Sec. 623.381. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides |
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an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by the City of |
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Laredo for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying |
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cargo on certain roadways located in Webb County. |
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Sec. 623.382. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. (a) The commission may |
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authorize the City of Laredo to issue permits for the movement of |
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oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County on |
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the following roadways: |
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(1) Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between its intersection |
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with State Highway Loop 20 and the northernmost of its |
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intersections with World Trade Center Loop; |
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(2) Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between the northernmost |
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of its intersections with World Trade Center Loop and its |
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intersection with Hachar Loop, if the Hachar Loop project in Webb |
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County is constructed; |
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(3) Hachar Loop between its intersection with |
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Farm-to-Market Road 1472 and its intersection with Interstate |
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Highway 35, if the Hachar Loop project in Webb County is |
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constructed; and |
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(4) Beltway Parkway between its intersection with |
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Hachar Loop and its intersection with Interstate Highway 35, if the |
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Hachar Loop project in Webb County is constructed. |
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(b) In addition to the roadways described by Subsection (a), |
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the City of Laredo may designate and issue permits for the movement |
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of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County on |
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roadways under the city's jurisdiction and control. |
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Sec. 623.383. SURETY BOND. The commission may require the |
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City of Laredo to execute, at its own expense, a surety bond payable |
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to the Texas Department of Transportation in an amount of not less |
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than $500,000 for costs of maintenance for the roadways described |
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by Section 623.382(a). |
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Sec. 623.384. PERMIT FEES. (a) The City of Laredo may |
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collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Except as |
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otherwise provided by this subsection, the maximum amount of the |
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fee may not exceed $200 per trip. On September 1 of each year, the |
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city may adjust the maximum fee amount as necessary to reflect the |
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percentage change during the preceding year in the Consumer Price |
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Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, published |
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monthly by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or its |
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successor in function. |
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(b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) may be used only for |
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the operation and maintenance of the roadways described by or |
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designated under Section 623.382 and for the City of |
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Laredo's administrative costs, which may not exceed 15 percent of |
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the fees collected. |
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(c) The distribution of the fees collected under Subsection |
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(a) less the City of Laredo's administrative costs must be |
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distributed between the state and the city based on lane mile |
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calculations between on and off system roadways subject to this |
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subchapter. Lane mile calculations must be adjusted on a biannual |
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basis. |
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(d) The City of Laredo shall send the state's portion of the |
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fees collected under Subsection (a) to the comptroller for deposit |
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to the credit of the state highway fund. Fees deposited in the |
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state highway fund under this section are exempt from the |
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application of Section 403.095, Government Code. |
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Sec. 623.385. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A permit issued |
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under this subchapter must include: |
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(1) the name of the applicant; |
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(2) the date of issuance; |
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(3) the signature of the designated agent for the City |
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of Laredo; |
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(4) a statement of the kind of cargo being |
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transported, the maximum weight and dimensions of the equipment, |
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and the kind and weight of each commodity to be transported; |
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(5) a statement: |
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(A) that the gross weight of the vehicle for |
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which a permit is issued may not exceed 125,000 pounds; and |
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(B) of any other condition on which the permit is |
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issued; |
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(6) a statement that the cargo may be transported in |
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Webb County only over the roadways described by or designated under |
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Section 623.382; |
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(7) a statement that the permit does not authorize the |
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transportation of the cargo on an interstate highway; and |
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(8) the location where the cargo was loaded. |
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(b) The City of Laredo shall report to the department all |
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permits issued under this subchapter. |
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Sec. 623.386. TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this |
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subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized |
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by the permit is allowed. |
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Sec. 623.387. SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit |
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issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit |
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or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this |
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provision constitutes a moving violation. |
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Sec. 623.388. ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety |
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has authority to enforce this subchapter. |
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Sec. 623.389. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN. The Texas |
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Department of Transportation shall create a pavement management |
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plan for the roadways described by Section 623.382(a). |
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Sec. 623.390. RULES. The commission may adopt rules |
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necessary to implement this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. The City of Laredo may adjust the maximum fee |
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amount as provided by Section 623.384, Transportation Code, as |
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added by this Act, beginning September 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2861 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2861 on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 3, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2861 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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1. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |