84R9584 JTS-F
By: Anchia H.B. No. 3061
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the movement of vehicles transporting ocean cargo
shipping containers; authorizing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 623, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 623.0172 to read as follows:
Sec. 623.0172. OCEAN CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS. (a) In
this section, "ocean cargo shipping container" means an enclosed,
standardized, reusable container that:
(1) is used to pack, ship, move, or transport freight
articles, goods, or commodities;
(2) is designed to be carried on a trailer and loaded
onto a vessel for ocean-borne transportation; and
(3) exceeds the weight limitations of this chapter.
(b) The department may issue an annual permit for the
movement of ocean cargo shipping containers on a trailer with three
axles if the combination of vehicles transporting the containers
has:
(1) a single axle weight of not more than 20,000
pounds;
(2) a tandem axle weight of not more than 40,000
pounds;
(3) a tri-axle weight of not more than 60,000 pounds;
and
(4) a gross weight of not more than 97,000 pounds.
(c) The amount of the fee for an annual permit issued under
this section is $1,000.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.