84R19765 JRR-F
By: Herrero H.B. No. 3722
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3722:
By: Pickett C.S.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. The heading to Subchapter P, Chapter 623,
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER P. PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY [SPECIAL FREIGHT
CORRIDOR] PERMITS
SECTION 2. 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 certain roads [a state highway special
freight corridor] located in San Patricio and Nueces Counties
[County].
SECTION 3. Section 623.302, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 623.302. DEFINITION [DEFINITIONS]. In this
subchapter, "port [:
[(1) "Port] authority" means the Port of Corpus
Christi Authority[; and
[(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 to and
from the port authority's La Quinta terminal].
SECTION 4. Section 623.303, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 623.303. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. (a) 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 and Nueces Counties on:
(1) the following roads:
(A) U.S. Highway 181 between its intersection
with Burleson Street in the city of Corpus Christi and its
intersection with County Road 3567 (Midway Road) in San Patricio
County;
(B) State Highway 35 between its intersection
with Burleson Street in the city of Corpus Christi and its
intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 3512;
(C) State Highway 361 between its intersection
with State Highway 35 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road
1069 (Main Street) in the city of Ingleside; and
(D) proposed State Highway 200 between its
intersection with State Highway 361 and its intersection with
Farm-to-Market Road 1069 (Main Street) in the city of Ingleside, if
proposed State Highway 200 is constructed; or
(2) another route designated by the commission in
consultation with the authority [County].
(b) The port authority may issue a permit under this
subchapter only if the cargo being transported weighs 125,000
pounds or less.
SECTION 5. 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 in San Patricio and Nueces Counties only over the roads
described by or designated under Section 623.303 [to and from the
port authority's La Quinta terminal in San Patricio County using a
state highway special freight corridor in San Patricio County]; and
(7) the location where the cargo was loaded.
SECTION 6. 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.