By: Hughes S.B. No. 1588
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the intermodal shipping container permit in north
Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 623.0172, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (h-1) to
read as follows:
(h) Except as provided by Subsection (h-1), [The department
shall initially set] the fee for a permit issued under this section
is $400 [in an amount not to exceed $2,000]. This subsection
expires December 1, 2022.
(h-1) Beginning in 2022, on September 1 of each
even-numbered year the department shall set the fee for a permit
issued under this section in an amount based on a reasonable
estimate of the costs associated with the operation of vehicles
issued a permit under this section over routes described by
Subsection (c), including any increase in the costs necessary to
maintain or repair those highways. The estimate shall be based on
the results of the study conducted under Subsection (l).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.