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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the movement of equipment transporting intermodal |
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shipping containers in international commerce. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 623.071, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (c) and (f) and adding Subsection (c-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The department may issue an annual permit to allow the |
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operation on a state highway of equipment that exceeds weight and |
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size limits provided by law for the movement of: |
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(1) an implement of husbandry by a dealer; |
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(2) water well drilling machinery and equipment or |
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harvesting equipment being moved as part of an agricultural |
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operation; or |
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(3) an intermodal shipping container moving in |
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international commerce, subject to Subsection (c-2), or superheavy |
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or oversize equipment that: |
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(A) cannot reasonably be dismantled; and |
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(B) does not exceed: |
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(i) 12 feet in width; |
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(ii) 14 feet in height; |
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(iii) 110 feet in length; or |
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(iv) 120,000 pounds gross weight. |
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(c-2) The department may issue a permit under Subsection |
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(c)(3) authorizing the movement of equipment transporting an |
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intermodal shipping container if: |
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(1) the issuance of the permit is not inconsistent |
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with federal rules, regulations, or interpretations defining a |
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nondivisible load; and |
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(2) the equipment is operated only on a portion of a |
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county road or state highway, including a frontage road adjacent to |
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a federal interstate highway, that is within a 15-mile radius of a |
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port authority. |
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(f) In this section: |
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(1) "Pipe [, "pipe] box" means a container |
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specifically constructed to safely transport and handle oilfield |
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drill pipe and drill collars. |
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(2) "Port authority" means a port authority or |
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navigation district created or operating under Section 52, Article |
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III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |