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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to axle weight limitations for certain vehicles |
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transporting aggregates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 621.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows: |
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(b-2) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)(1) and (2), a vehicle |
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or combination of vehicles that is transporting aggregates, as |
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defined by Section 28A.001, Water Code, over a highway or road of |
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this state may operate at an axle weight that is not heavier than |
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the weight equal to the maximum allowable axle weight provided by |
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those subdivisions plus a tolerance allowance of 15 percent of that |
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allowable weight, provided that the gross weight of the vehicle or |
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combination of vehicles is not heavier than the maximum gross |
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weight authorized for the roadway on which the vehicle or |
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combination of vehicles is being operated. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |