89R5180 SRA-F
By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo S.B. No. 1938
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain
oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 623.0171(l), Transportation Code, is
reenacted to read as follows:
(l) Of the fee collected under this section for a permit:
(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be
deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and
(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided among and
distributed to the counties designated in permit applications under
Subsection (k) according to department rule.
SECTION 2. Section 623.324(a), Transportation Code, is
reenacted to read as follows:
(a) Of the fee collected under Section 623.322 for a permit:
(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be
deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and
(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided equally
among all counties designated in the permit application under
Section 623.322(a)(2).
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Chapter 839 (H.B. 6), Acts of
the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, money dedicated by
Sections 623.0171(l) and 623.324(a), Transportation Code, as added
by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2013, to the state highway fund is rededicated by this Act.
SECTION 4. 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, 2025.