By: Nichols S.B. No. 1670
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the fees for oversize and overweight vehicle permits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 621.353, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The comptroller shall send $140 [$50] of each base fee
collected under Section 623.011 for an excess weight permit to the
counties of the state, with each county receiving an amount
determined according to the ratio of the total number of miles of
county roads maintained by the county to the total number of miles
of county roads maintained by all of the counties of this state.
The comptroller shall deposit $40 of each base fee, plus each fee
collected under Section 623.0112, to the credit of the state
highway fund. Money deposited to the credit of that fund under this
subsection may be appropriated only to the department to administer
this section and Sections 623.011, 623.0111, and 623.0112.
SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 623.011, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) To qualify for a permit under this section:
(1) the vehicle must be registered under Chapter 502
for the maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under
Section 621.101, not to exceed 80,000 pounds;
(2) the security requirement of Section 623.012 must
be satisfied; and
(3) a base permit fee of $180 [$90], any additional fee
required by Section 623.0111, and any additional fee set by the
department under Section 623.0112 must be paid.
SECTION 3. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 623.0111,
Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) When a person applies for a permit under Section
623.011, the person must:
(1) designate in the application each county in which
the vehicle will be operated; and
(2) pay in addition to other fees an annual fee in an
amount determined according to the following table:
Number of Counties Designated Fee Number of Counties Designated Fee
Number of Counties Designated Fee
1-5 $250 [$175] 1-5 $250 [$175]
1-5 $250 [$175]
6-20 $400 [$250] 6-20 $400 [$250]
6-20 $400 [$250]
21-40 $690 [$450] 21-40 $690 [$450]
21-40 $690 [$450]
41-60 $1,130 [$625] 41-60 $1,130 [$625]
41-60 $1,130 [$625]
61-80 $1,570 [$800] 61-80 $1,570 [$800]
61-80 $1,570 [$800]
81-100 $1,800 [$900] 81-100 $1,800 [$900]
81-100 $1,800 [$900]
101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000] 101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000]
101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000]
151-200 $2,700 151-200 $2,700
151-200 $2,700
201-254 $3,000 201-254 $3,000
201-254 $3,000
(c) Of the fees collected under Subsection (a) the following
amounts shall be deposited to the general revenue fund and the
remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway
fund:
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
1-5 $125 1-5 $125
1-5 $125
6-20 $200 [$125] 6-20 $200 [$125]
6-20 $200 [$125]
21-40 $345 21-40 $345
21-40 $345
41-60 $565 41-60 $565
41-60 $565
61-80 $785 61-80 $785
61-80 $785
81-100 $900 81-100 $900
81-100 $900
101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000] 101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000]
101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000]
151-200 $1,350 151-200 $1,350
151-200 $1,350
201-254 $1,500 201-254 $1,500
201-254 $1,500
SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an application for a permit under Section 623.011, Transportation
Code, that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
Number of Counties Designated Fee
1-5 $250 [$175]
6-20 $400 [$250]
21-40 $690 [$450]
41-60 $1,130 [$625]
61-80 $1,570 [$800]
81-100 $1,800 [$900]
101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000]
151-200 $2,700
201-254 $3,000
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
1-5 $125
6-20 $200 [$125]
21-40 $345
41-60 $565
61-80 $785
81-100 $900
101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000]
151-200 $1,350
201-254 $1,500