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1	1	By: Nichols S.B. No. 1670
2	2	(Phillips)
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the fees for oversize and overweight vehicle permits.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 621.353, Transportation
10	10	Code, is amended to read as follows:
11	11	(a) The comptroller shall send $140 [$50] of each base fee
12	12	collected under Section 623.011 for an excess weight permit to the
13	13	counties of the state, with each county receiving an amount
14	14	determined according to the ratio of the total number of miles of
15	15	county roads maintained by the county to the total number of miles
16	16	of county roads maintained by all of the counties of this state.
17	17	The comptroller shall deposit $40 of each base fee, plus each fee
18	18	collected under Section 623.0112, to the credit of the state
19	19	highway fund. Money deposited to the credit of that fund under this
20	20	subsection may be appropriated only to the department to administer
21	21	this section and Sections 623.011, 623.0111, and 623.0112.
22	22	SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 623.011, Transportation
23	23	Code, is amended to read as follows:
24	24	(b) To qualify for a permit under this section:
25	25	(1) the vehicle must be registered under Chapter 502
26	26	for the maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under
27	27	Section 621.101, not to exceed 80,000 pounds;
28	28	(2) the security requirement of Section 623.012 must
29	29	be satisfied; and
30	30	(3) a base permit fee of $180 [$90], any additional fee
31	31	required by Section 623.0111, and any additional fee set by the
32	32	department under Section 623.0112 must be paid.
33	33	SECTION 3. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 623.0111,
34	34	Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
35	35	(a) When a person applies for a permit under Section
36	36	623.011, the person must:
37	37	(1) designate in the application each county in which
38	38	the vehicle will be operated; and
39	39	(2) pay in addition to other fees an annual fee in an
40	40	amount determined according to the following table:
41	41	Number of Counties Designated Fee Number of Counties Designated Fee
42	42	Number of Counties Designated Fee
43	43	1-5 $250 [$175] 1-5 $250 [$175]
44	44	1-5 $250 [$175]
45	45	6-20 $400 [$250] 6-20 $400 [$250]
46	46	6-20 $400 [$250]
47	47	21-40 $690 [$450] 21-40 $690 [$450]
48	48	21-40 $690 [$450]
49	49	41-60 $1,130 [$625] 41-60 $1,130 [$625]
50	50	41-60 $1,130 [$625]
51	51	61-80 $1,570 [$800] 61-80 $1,570 [$800]
52	52	61-80 $1,570 [$800]
53	53	81-100 $1,800 [$900] 81-100 $1,800 [$900]
54	54	81-100 $1,800 [$900]
55	55	101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000] 101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000]
56	56	101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000]
57	57	151-200 $2,700 151-200 $2,700
58	58	151-200 $2,700
59	59	201-254 $3,000 201-254 $3,000
60	60	201-254 $3,000
61	61	(c) Of the fees collected under Subsection (a) the following
62	62	amounts shall be deposited to the general revenue fund and the
63	63	remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway
64	64	fund:
65	65	Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
66	66	Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
67	67	1-5 $125 1-5 $125
68	68	1-5 $125
69	69	6-20 $200 [$125] 6-20 $200 [$125]
70	70	6-20 $200 [$125]
71	71	21-40 $345 21-40 $345
72	72	21-40 $345
73	73	41-60 $565 41-60 $565
74	74	41-60 $565
75	75	61-80 $785 61-80 $785
76	76	61-80 $785
77	77	81-100 $900 81-100 $900
78	78	81-100 $900
79	79	101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000] 101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000]
80	80	101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000]
81	81	151-200 $1,350 151-200 $1,350
82	82	151-200 $1,350
83	83	201-254 $1,500 201-254 $1,500
84	84	201-254 $1,500
85	85	SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
86	86	an application for a permit under Section 623.011, Transportation
87	87	Code, that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
88	88	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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90	90	Number of Counties Designated Fee
91	91
92	92	1-5 $250 [$175]
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94	94	6-20 $400 [$250]
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96	96	21-40 $690 [$450]
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98	98	41-60 $1,130 [$625]
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100	100	61-80 $1,570 [$800]
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102	102	81-100 $1,800 [$900]
103	103
104	104	101-150 [101-254] $2,400 [$1,000]
105	105
106	106	151-200 $2,700
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108	108	201-254 $3,000
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110	110	Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
111	111
112	112	1-5 $125
113	113
114	114	6-20 $200 [$125]
115	115
116	116	21-40 $345
117	117
118	118	41-60 $565
119	119
120	120	61-80 $785
121	121
122	122	81-100 $900
123	123
124	124	101-150 [101-254] $1,200 [$1,000]
125	125
126	126	151-200 $1,350
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128	128	201-254 $1,500