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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the movement of portable building units over a state |
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highway; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 623.121, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The department may issue a permit that authorizes the |
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operation of [to a person to operate] equipment to move over a state |
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highway one or more portable building units that in combination |
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with the towing vehicle are in excess of the length or width |
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limitations provided by law but less than 80 feet in length and, |
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unless the permit is issued for a single trip, not more than 13 feet |
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in width. The department may issue a permit under this subsection |
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that is valid for: |
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(1) a single trip; |
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(2) a period not exceeding 30 days; |
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(3) a period of 31 days or more but not exceeding 60 |
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days; or |
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(4) a period of 61 days or more but not exceeding 90 |
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days. |
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(a-1) A single trip permit issued under this section is: |
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(1) effective for a period of 10 days; and |
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(2) valid only for a single continuous movement. |
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SECTION 2. Section 623.122(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A municipality having a state highway in its territory |
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shall designate to the department the route in the municipality to |
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be used by equipment operating under a permit issued under |
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[described by] Section 623.121(a)(1) on [623.121 moving over] the |
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state highway. The department shall show the designated route on |
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each map routing the equipment. |
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SECTION 3. Section 623.123, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.123. FORM OF APPLICATION AND PERMIT. (a) The |
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application for a permit under this subchapter [Section 623.121] |
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must be in the form and by the method prescribed by the department[:
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[(1) be in writing;
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[(2)
state the make and model of the portable building
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unit or units;
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[(3)
state the length and width of the portable
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building unit or units;
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[(4) state the make and model of the towing vehicle;
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[(5) state the length and width of the towing vehicle;
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[(6)
state the length and width of the combined
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portable building unit or units and towing vehicle;
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[(7)
state each highway over which the portable
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building unit or units are to be moved;
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[(8) indicate the point of origin and destination; and
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[(9) be dated and signed by the applicant]. |
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(b) A permit issued under this subchapter must be in the |
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form and contain the information prescribed by the department. |
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SECTION 4. Section 623.124, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.124. FEES [FEE]. (a) An application for a permit |
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under this subchapter must be accompanied by a fee of: |
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(1) $15 for a permit described by Section |
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623.121(a)(1); |
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(2) $120 for a permit described by Section |
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623.121(a)(2); |
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(3) $180 for a permit described by Section |
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623.121(a)(3); and |
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(4) $240 for a permit described by Section |
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623.121(a)(4). |
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(b) The department shall send each fee collected under this |
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section to the comptroller. Of each fee received from the |
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department, the comptroller shall deposit: |
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(1) 50 percent [$7.50] to the credit of the general |
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revenue fund; [and] |
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(2) 40 [of the remainder:
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[(A) 90] percent to the credit of the state |
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highway fund; and |
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(3) [(B)] 10 percent to the credit of the Texas |
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Department of Motor Vehicles fund. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter F, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 623.1285 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.1285. ROUTE RESTRICTIONS. A permit issued under |
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this subchapter does not authorize the operation of equipment on a |
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state highway of a size greater than the size permitted under |
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federal law for that highway. |
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SECTION 6. Sections 623.126 and 623.127, Transportation |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 7. 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, 2017. |