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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for |
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the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles for certain routes |
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in Hidalgo County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 623.362, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.362. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Aggregates" means any commonly recognized |
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construction material originating from a quarry or pit by the |
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disturbance of the surface, including dirt, soil, rock asphalt, |
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clay, granite, gravel, gypsum, marble, sand, shale, stone, caliche, |
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limestone, dolomite, rock, riprap, or other similar substance. |
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(2) "Authority[, "authority] means the regional |
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mobility authority authorized to issue permits under Section |
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623.363. |
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SECTION 2. Section 623.363, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The commission may authorize a regional mobility |
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authority to issue permits for the movement of oversize or |
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overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Hidalgo County on: |
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(1) the following roads: |
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(A) U.S. Highway 281 between its intersection |
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with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection |
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with State Highway 336; |
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(B) State Highway 336 between its intersection |
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with U.S. Highway 281 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road |
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1016; |
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(C) Farm-to-Market Road 1016 between its |
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intersection with State Highway 336 and its intersection with |
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Trinity Road; |
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(D) Trinity Road between its intersection with |
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Farm-to-Market Road 1016 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market |
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Road 396; |
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(E) Farm-to-Market Road 396 between its |
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intersection with Trinity Road and its intersection with the |
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Anzalduas International Bridge; |
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(F) Farm-to-Market Road 2061 between its |
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intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 3072 and its intersection |
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with U.S. Highway 281; |
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(G) U.S. Highway 281 between its intersection |
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with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection |
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with Spur 29; |
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(H) Spur 29 between its intersection with U.S. |
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Highway 281 and its intersection with West Doffing [Doffin Canal] |
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Road; |
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(I) Doffin Canal Road between its intersection |
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with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection |
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with Spur 29; |
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(I-1) West Doffing Road between its intersection |
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with Spur 29 and its eastern intersection with Doffin Canal Road; |
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(J) Farm-to-Market Road 1015 between its |
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intersection with U.S. Highway 281 and its intersection with U.S. |
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Highway 83 Business; |
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(K) U.S. Highway 83 Business between its |
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intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1015 and its intersection |
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with South Pleasantview Drive; |
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(L) Farm-to-Market Road 1015 between its |
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intersection with U.S. Highway 83 Business and its intersection |
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with Mile 9 Road North; and |
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(M) Mile 9 Road North between its intersection |
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with Farm-to-Market Road 1015 and its intersection with Joe |
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Stephens Avenue; or |
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(2) another route designated by the commission in |
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consultation with the authority. |
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(c) The issuance of permit under this subchapter for the |
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movement of oversize or overweight vehicles on West Doffing Road |
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between its intersection with Spur 29 and its eastern intersection |
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with Doffin Canal Road, shall be limited to only the carrying of |
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aggregates. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |