84R10208 JRR-F

By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 1059

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of certain permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 623.301, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 623.301. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by the Port of Corpus Christi Authority for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on a state highway special freight corridor located in San Patricio County or Nueces County.

SECTION 2. Section 623.302(2), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(2) "Special freight corridor" means a highway built by this state specifically for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in San Patricio County or Nueces County to and from the port authority's:

(A) La Quinta terminal; or

(B) Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor.

SECTION 3. Section 623.303, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 623.303. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. The Texas Transportation Commission may authorize the port authority to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on state highway special freight corridors located in San Patricio County or Nueces County. The port authority may issue a permit under this subchapter only if the cargo being transported weighs 125,000 pounds or less.

SECTION 4. Section 623.306(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(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 manager of transportation of the port authority;

(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 of any condition on which the permit is issued;

(6) a statement that the cargo may only be transported to and from the port authority's:

(A) La Quinta terminal in San Patricio County using a state highway special freight corridor in San Patricio County; or

(B) Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor in Nueces County using a state highway special freight corridor in Nueces County; and

(7) the location where the cargo was loaded.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.