86R354 JAM-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1717
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a permit by certain port authorities for
the operation and movement of oversize vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 623.212, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 623.212. PERMITS BY PORT AUTHORITY. (a) The
commission may authorize a port authority to issue permits for the
movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on state
highways located in counties:
(1) contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet
opening into the gulf and:
(A) adjacent to at least two counties with a
population of 550,000 or more; or
(B) bordering the United Mexican States; or
(2) contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet
opening into the gulf with a population of not more than 200,000 and
adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1)(A).
(b) A permit issued under this subchapter may authorize the
movement of a combination of vehicles that exceed the maximum
length allowed by other law to be transported over a state highway
only if the combination:
(1) uses only the routes designated under Section
623.219; and
(2) is carrying cargo across an international border.
(c) A port authority may not issue a permit under this
section unless the combination of vehicles may be operated without
material damage to the highway.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.