84R9584 JTS-F
 
  By: Anchia H.B. No. 3061
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the movement of vehicles transporting ocean cargo
  shipping containers; authorizing a fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 623, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 623.0172 to read as follows:
         Sec. 623.0172.  OCEAN CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS.  (a)  In
  this section, "ocean cargo shipping container" means an enclosed,
  standardized, reusable container that:
               (1)  is used to pack, ship, move, or transport freight
  articles, goods, or commodities;
               (2)  is designed to be carried on a trailer and loaded
  onto a vessel for ocean-borne transportation; and
               (3)  exceeds the weight limitations of this chapter.
         (b)  The department may issue an annual permit for the
  movement of ocean cargo shipping containers on a trailer with three
  axles if the combination of vehicles transporting the containers
  has:
               (1)  a single axle weight of not more than 20,000
  pounds;
               (2)  a tandem axle weight of not more than 40,000
  pounds;
               (3)  a tri-axle weight of not more than 60,000 pounds;
  and
               (4)  a gross weight of not more than 97,000 pounds.
         (c)  The amount of the fee for an annual permit issued under
  this section is $1,000.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.