84R11388 JRR-D
 
  By: Raymond H.B. No. 2861
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by
  the City of Laredo for the movement of oversize or overweight
  vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County; authorizing a fee and
  adding a provision subject to criminal penalties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter T to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER T.  WEBB COUNTY PERMITS
         Sec. 623.381.  OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides
  an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by the City of
  Laredo for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying
  cargo on certain roads located in Webb County.
         Sec. 623.382.  ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. The commission may
  authorize the City of Laredo to issue permits for the movement of
  oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County on:
               (1)  the following roads:
                     (A)  State Highway Loop 20 between its
  intersection with the World Trade Bridge and its intersection with
  Farm-to-Market Road 1472;
                     (B)  Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between its
  intersection with State Highway Loop 20 and the northernmost of its
  intersections with World Trade Center Loop;
                     (C)  Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between the
  northernmost of its intersections with World Trade Center Loop and
  its intersection with Hachar Loop, if the Hachar Loop project in the
  city of Laredo is constructed;
                     (D)  Hachar Loop between its intersection with
  Farm-to-Market Road 1472 and its intersection with Beltway Parkway,
  if the Hachar Loop project in the city of Laredo is constructed; and
                     (E)  Beltway Parkway between its intersection
  with Hachar Loop and its intersection with Interstate Highway 35,
  if the Hachar Loop project in the city of Laredo is constructed; or
               (2)  another route designated by the commission in
  consultation with the city.
         Sec. 623.383.  PERMIT FEES. (a) The City of Laredo may
  collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Beginning
  September 1, 2015, the maximum amount of the fee may not exceed $200
  per trip.  On September 1 of each subsequent year, the city may
  adjust the maximum fee amount as necessary to reflect the
  percentage change during the preceding year in the Consumer Price
  Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, published
  monthly by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or its
  successor in function.
         (b)  Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be used only
  for the operation and maintenance of the roads described by or
  designated under Section 623.382. The City of Laredo shall make
  payments to the Texas Department of Transportation to provide funds
  for the operation and maintenance of roads and highways subject to
  this subchapter.
         Sec. 623.384.  PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (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 designated agent for the City
  of Laredo;
               (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:
                     (A)  that the gross weight of the vehicle for
  which a permit is issued may not exceed 125,000 pounds; and
                     (B)  of any other condition on which the permit is
  issued;
               (6)  a statement that the cargo may be transported in
  Webb County only over the roads described by or designated under
  Section 623.382; and
               (7)  the location where the cargo was loaded.
         (b)  The City of Laredo shall report to the department all
  permits issued under this subchapter.
         Sec. 623.385.  TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this
  subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized
  by the permit is allowed.
         Sec. 623.386.  SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit
  issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit
  or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this
  provision constitutes a moving violation.
         Sec. 623.387.  ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety
  has authority to enforce this subchapter.
         Sec. 623.388.  RULES. The commission may adopt rules
  necessary to implement this subchapter.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.