S.B. No. 2227

AN ACT

relating to an increase in the fee for permits issued for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Hidalgo County.

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

SECTION 1. Section 623.364(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The authority may collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Beginning September 1, 2017 [2013], the maximum amount of the fee may not exceed $200 [$80] per trip. On September 1 of each subsequent year, the authority may adjust the maximum fee amount as necessary to reflect the percentage change during the preceding year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, published monthly by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or its successor in function.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2227 passed the Senate on April 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4; May 25, 2017, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 26, 2017, House granted request of the Senate; May 28, 2017, Senate adopted Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2227 passed the House, with amendments, on May 20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 34, one present not voting; May 26, 2017, House granted request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; May 28, 2017, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 24, two present not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor