84R11388 JRR-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 2861
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by
the City of Laredo for the movement of oversize or overweight
vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County; authorizing a fee and
adding a provision subject to criminal penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter T to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER T. WEBB COUNTY PERMITS
Sec. 623.381. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides
an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by the City of
Laredo for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying
cargo on certain roads located in Webb County.
Sec. 623.382. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. The commission may
authorize the City of Laredo to issue permits for the movement of
oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Webb County on:
(1) the following roads:
(A) State Highway Loop 20 between its
intersection with the World Trade Bridge and its intersection with
Farm-to-Market Road 1472;
(B) Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between its
intersection with State Highway Loop 20 and the northernmost of its
intersections with World Trade Center Loop;
(C) Farm-to-Market Road 1472 between the
northernmost of its intersections with World Trade Center Loop and
its intersection with Hachar Loop, if the Hachar Loop project in the
city of Laredo is constructed;
(D) Hachar Loop between its intersection with
Farm-to-Market Road 1472 and its intersection with Beltway Parkway,
if the Hachar Loop project in the city of Laredo is constructed; and
(E) Beltway Parkway between its intersection
with Hachar Loop and its intersection with Interstate Highway 35,
if the Hachar Loop project in the city of Laredo is constructed; or
(2) another route designated by the commission in
consultation with the city.
Sec. 623.383. PERMIT FEES. (a) The City of Laredo may
collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Beginning
September 1, 2015, the maximum amount of the fee may not exceed $200
per trip. On September 1 of each subsequent year, the city may
adjust the maximum fee amount as necessary to reflect the
percentage change during the preceding year in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, published
monthly by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or its
successor in function.
(b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be used only
for the operation and maintenance of the roads described by or
designated under Section 623.382. The City of Laredo shall make
payments to the Texas Department of Transportation to provide funds
for the operation and maintenance of roads and highways subject to
this subchapter.
Sec. 623.384. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) A permit issued
under this subchapter must include:
(1) the name of the applicant;
(2) the date of issuance;
(3) the signature of the designated agent for the City
of Laredo;
(4) a statement of the kind of cargo being
transported, the maximum weight and dimensions of the equipment,
and the kind and weight of each commodity to be transported;
(5) a statement:
(A) that the gross weight of the vehicle for
which a permit is issued may not exceed 125,000 pounds; and
(B) of any other condition on which the permit is
issued;
(6) a statement that the cargo may be transported in
Webb County only over the roads described by or designated under
Section 623.382; and
(7) the location where the cargo was loaded.
(b) The City of Laredo shall report to the department all
permits issued under this subchapter.
Sec. 623.385. TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this
subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized
by the permit is allowed.
Sec. 623.386. SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit
issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit
or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this
provision constitutes a moving violation.
Sec. 623.387. ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety
has authority to enforce this subchapter.
Sec. 623.388. RULES. The commission may adopt rules
necessary to implement this subchapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.