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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to annual permits to move certain equipment; authorizing a |
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fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 623.071, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.071. PERMIT TO MOVE CERTAIN [HEAVY] EQUIPMENT. |
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SECTION 2. Section 623.071, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The department may issue an annual permit that allows |
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a person to operate over a state highway or road a vehicle or |
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combination of vehicles that exceeds the length and height limits |
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provided by law, except that: |
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(1) the maximum length allowed may not exceed 110 |
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feet; and |
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(2) the maximum height allowed may not exceed 14 feet. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 623.076(a) and (a-1), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An application for a permit under this subchapter must |
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be accompanied by a permit fee of: |
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(1) $60 for a single-trip permit; |
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(2) $120 for a permit that is valid for a period not |
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exceeding 30 days; |
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(3) $180 for a permit that is valid for a period of 31 |
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days or more but not exceeding 60 days; |
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(4) $240 for a permit that is valid for a period of 61 |
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days or more but not exceeding 90 days; [or] |
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(5) $270 for a permit issued under Section |
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623.071(c)(1) or (2); or |
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(6) $960 for a permit issued under Section |
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623.071(c-1). |
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(a-1) The following amounts collected under Subsection (a) |
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shall be deposited to the general revenue fund, 90 percent of the |
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remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway |
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fund, and 10 percent of the remainder shall be deposited to the |
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credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund: |
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| Amount of Fee |
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Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund |
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| $60 (single-trip permit) |
$30 |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |