By: Nichols S.B. No. 1023
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment and posting of the maximum loads
permitted on certain bridges.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.8035, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The department may post a notice required under
Subsection (b) for a bridge under the jurisdiction of a county or a
municipality if the department is required or authorized under
federal law to post the notice. The notice must be posted in
accordance with federal law.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.