84R10208 JRR-F
By: Herrero H.B. No. 3722
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of certain permits for the movement of
oversize or overweight vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 623.301, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 623.301. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides
an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by the Port of
Corpus Christi Authority for the movement of oversize or overweight
vehicles carrying cargo on a state highway special freight corridor
located in San Patricio County or Nueces County.
SECTION 2. Section 623.302(2), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Special freight corridor" means a highway built
by this state specifically for the movement of oversize or
overweight vehicles carrying cargo in San Patricio County or Nueces
County to and from the port authority's:
(A) La Quinta terminal; or
(B) Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor.
SECTION 3. Section 623.303, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 623.303. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. The Texas
Transportation Commission may authorize the port authority to issue
permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles
carrying cargo on state highway special freight corridors located
in San Patricio County or Nueces County. The port authority may
issue a permit under this subchapter only if the cargo being
transported weighs 125,000 pounds or less.
SECTION 4. Section 623.306(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(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 manager of transportation of
the port authority;
(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 of any condition on which the permit is
issued;
(6) a statement that the cargo may only be transported
to and from the port authority's:
(A) La Quinta terminal in San Patricio County
using a state highway special freight corridor in San Patricio
County; or
(B) Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor in
Nueces County using a state highway special freight corridor in
Nueces County; and
(7) the location where the cargo was loaded.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.