By: West S.B. No. 1865
(Thompson of Brazoria)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an annual permit for certain equipment used to apply
paint to roadways; authorizing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 623.071, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows:
(c-2) The department may issue an annual permit to allow the
operation on a state highway, other than a highway that is part of
the national system of interstate and defense highways, of
equipment that exceeds weight limits provided by law if the
equipment:
(1) does not exceed the maximum weight limit provided
in Subsection (c)(3)(B); and
(2) is used solely for the purpose of applying paint to
a roadway as part of the construction or maintenance of public
roads.
SECTION 2. Section 623.076(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) An application for a permit under Section
623.071(c)(3), (c-2), or (d) must be accompanied by the permit fee
established by the board, in consultation with the commission, for
the permit, not to exceed $7,000. Of each fee collected under this
subsection, the department shall send:
(1) the first $1,000 to the comptroller for deposit to
the credit of the general revenue fund; and
(2) any amount in excess of $1,000 to the comptroller,
who shall deposit:
(A) 90 percent of the excess to the credit of the
state highway fund; and
(B) 10 percent of the excess to the credit of the
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
SECTION 3. Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter, other
than a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3) or (c-2), must also pay a
highway maintenance fee in an amount determined according to the
following table:
Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
80,001 to 120,000 $150 80,001 to 120,000 $150
80,001 to 120,000 $150
120,001 to 160,000 $225 120,001 to 160,000 $225
120,001 to 160,000 $225
160,001 to 200,000 $300 160,001 to 200,000 $300
160,001 to 200,000 $300
200,001 and above $375 200,001 and above $375
200,001 and above $375
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
80,001 to 120,000 $150
120,001 to 160,000 $225
160,001 to 200,000 $300
200,001 and above $375