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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain |
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oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 623.0171(l), Transportation Code, is |
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reenacted to read as follows: |
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(l) Of the fee collected under this section for a permit: |
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(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be |
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deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and |
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(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided among and |
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distributed to the counties designated in permit applications under |
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Subsection (k) according to department rule. |
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SECTION 2. Section 623.324(a), Transportation Code, is |
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reenacted to read as follows: |
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(a) Of the fee collected under Section 623.322 for a permit: |
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(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be |
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deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and |
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(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided equally |
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among all counties designated in the permit application under |
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Section 623.322(a)(2). |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Chapter 839 (H.B. 6), Acts of |
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the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, money dedicated by |
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Sections 623.0171(l) and 623.324(a), Transportation Code, as added |
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by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2013, to the state highway fund is rededicated by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |