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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the movement of vehicles transporting ocean cargo |
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shipping containers; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 623.0172 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.0172. OCEAN CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS. (a) In |
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this section, "ocean cargo shipping container" means an enclosed, |
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standardized, reusable container that: |
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(1) is used to pack, ship, move, or transport freight |
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articles, goods, or commodities; |
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(2) is designed to be carried on a trailer and loaded |
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onto a vessel for ocean-borne transportation; and |
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(3) exceeds the weight limitations of this chapter. |
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(b) The department may issue an annual permit for the |
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movement of ocean cargo shipping containers on a trailer with three |
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axles if the combination of vehicles transporting the containers |
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has: |
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(1) a single axle weight of not more than 20,000 |
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pounds; |
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(2) a tandem axle weight of not more than 40,000 |
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pounds; |
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(3) a tri-axle weight of not more than 60,000 pounds; |
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and |
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(4) a gross weight of not more than 97,000 pounds. |
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(c) The amount of the fee for an annual permit issued under |
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this section is $1,000. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |