87R14954 TYPED
By: Ellzey H.B. No. 4138
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the movement of certain vehicles transporting steel
products made in the United States; authorizing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter W to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER W. VEHICLES TRANSPORTING UNITED STATES STEEL PRODUCTS
Sec. 623.451. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) The department may
issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles
transporting steel products made in the United States in Dallas,
Ellis, and Johnson Counties on:
(1) the following roadways:
(A) Miller Road in Midlothian from the
intersection of Miller Road and Challenger to the intersection of
Miller Road and U.S. Highway 67;
(B) the most direct route from the intersection
of U.S. Highway 67 and County Road 607 in Alvarado to the
intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway 287 using U.S.
Highway 67 Business, and U.S. Highway 67;
(C) Ward Road in Midlothian;
(D) Edgefield Way in Cedar Hill;
(E) the most direct route from Edgefield Way in
Cedar Hill to the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway
287 using U.S. Highway 67;
(F) Sentry Drive in Mansfield; and
(G) the most direct route from Sentry Drive in
Mansfield to the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway
287 using U.S. Highway 287 Business and U.S. Highway 287; or
(2) another route designated by the department.
(b) The gross weight of a vehicle operating under a permit
issued under this subchapter may not exceed 96,000 pounds.
Sec. 623.452. PERMIT FEES. (a) The department may collect
a fee for permits issued under this subchapter.
(b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be deposited
in the state highway fund and may be used only for the operation and
maintenance of the roadways described by or designated under
Section 623.451.
Sec. 623.453. TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this
subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized
by the permit is allowed.
Sec. 623.454. SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit
issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit
or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this
provision constitutes a moving violation.
Sec. 623.455. RULES. The department shall adopt rules
necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules governing
the application for a permit under this subchapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.