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| 5 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 6 | | relating to an annual permit for certain equipment used to apply |
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| 8 | 7 | | paint to roadways; authorizing a fee. |
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| 9 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 623.071, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 10 | | by adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 11 | | (c-2) The department may issue an annual permit to allow the |
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| 13 | 12 | | operation on a state highway, other than a highway that is part of |
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| 14 | 13 | | the national system of interstate and defense highways, of |
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| 15 | 14 | | equipment that exceeds weight limits provided by law if the |
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| 16 | 15 | | equipment: |
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| 17 | 16 | | (1) does not exceed the maximum weight limit provided |
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| 18 | 17 | | in Subsection (c)(3)(B); and |
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| 19 | 18 | | (2) is used solely for the purpose of applying paint to |
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| 20 | 19 | | a roadway as part of the construction or maintenance of public |
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| 21 | 20 | | roads. |
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| 22 | 21 | | SECTION 2. Section 623.076(c), Transportation Code, is |
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| 23 | 22 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 24 | 23 | | (c) An application for a permit under Section |
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| 25 | 24 | | 623.071(c)(3), (c-2), or (d) must be accompanied by the permit fee |
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| 26 | 25 | | established by the board, in consultation with the commission, for |
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| 27 | 26 | | the permit, not to exceed $7,000. Of each fee collected under this |
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| 28 | 27 | | subsection, the department shall send: |
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| 29 | 28 | | (1) the first $1,000 to the comptroller for deposit to |
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| 30 | 29 | | the credit of the general revenue fund; and |
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| 31 | 30 | | (2) any amount in excess of $1,000 to the comptroller, |
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| 32 | 31 | | who shall deposit: |
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| 33 | 32 | | (A) 90 percent of the excess to the credit of the |
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| 34 | 33 | | state highway fund; and |
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| 35 | 34 | | (B) 10 percent of the excess to the credit of the |
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| 36 | 35 | | Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund. |
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| 37 | 36 | | SECTION 3. Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, is |
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| 38 | 37 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 39 | 38 | | (a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter, other |
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| 40 | 39 | | than a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3) or (c-2), must also pay a |
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| 41 | 40 | | highway maintenance fee in an amount determined according to the |
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| 42 | 41 | | following table: |
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| 43 | 42 | | Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee |
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| 44 | 43 | | Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee |
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| 45 | 44 | | 80,001 to 120,000 $150 80,001 to 120,000 $150 |
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| 46 | 45 | | 80,001 to 120,000 $150 |
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| 47 | 46 | | 120,001 to 160,000 $225 120,001 to 160,000 $225 |
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| 48 | 47 | | 120,001 to 160,000 $225 |
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| 49 | 48 | | 160,001 to 200,000 $300 160,001 to 200,000 $300 |
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| 50 | 49 | | 160,001 to 200,000 $300 |
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| 51 | 50 | | 200,001 and above $375 200,001 and above $375 |
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| 52 | 51 | | 200,001 and above $375 |
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| 53 | 52 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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| 54 | 53 | | |
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| 55 | 54 | | Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee |
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| 56 | 55 | | |
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| 57 | 56 | | 80,001 to 120,000 $150 |
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| 59 | 58 | | 120,001 to 160,000 $225 |
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| 61 | 60 | | 160,001 to 200,000 $300 |
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| 63 | 62 | | 200,001 and above $375 |
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