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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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 and |
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adding a provision subject to criminal penalties. |
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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 roads located in Webb County. |
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Sec. 623.382. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. 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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(1) the following roads: |
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(A) State Highway Loop 20 between its |
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intersection with the World Trade Bridge and its intersection with |
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Farm-to-Market Road 1472; |
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(B) Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between its |
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intersection with State Highway Loop 20 and the northernmost of its |
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intersections with World Trade Center Loop; |
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(C) Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between the |
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northernmost of its intersections with World Trade Center Loop and |
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its intersection with Hachar Loop, if the Hachar Loop project in the |
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city of Laredo is constructed; |
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(D) Hachar Loop between its intersection with |
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Farm-to-Market Road 1472 and its intersection with Beltway Parkway, |
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if the Hachar Loop project in the city of Laredo is constructed; and |
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(E) Beltway Parkway between its intersection |
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with Hachar Loop and its intersection with Interstate Highway 35, |
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if the Hachar Loop project in the city of Laredo is constructed; or |
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(2) another route designated by the commission in |
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consultation with the city. |
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Sec. 623.383. PERMIT FEES. (a) The City of Laredo may |
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collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Beginning |
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September 1, 2015, the maximum amount of the fee may not exceed $200 |
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per trip. On September 1 of each subsequent year, the city may |
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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) shall be used only |
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for the operation and maintenance of the roads described by or |
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designated under Section 623.382. The City of Laredo shall make |
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payments to the Texas Department of Transportation to provide funds |
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for the operation and maintenance of roads and highways subject to |
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this subchapter. |
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Sec. 623.384. 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 roads described by or designated under |
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Section 623.382; and |
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(7) 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. 623.385. 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. 623.386. 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. 623.387. ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety |
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has authority to enforce this subchapter. |
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Sec. 623.388. RULES. The commission may adopt rules |
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necessary to implement this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |