TITLE: Relating to the intermodal shipping container permit in north Texas.

SUMMARY: Relating to the intermodal shipping container permit in north Texas.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the intermodal shipping container permit in north Texas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 623.0172, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (h-1) to read as follows: (h) Except as provided by Subsection (h-1), [The department shall initially set] the fee for a permit issued under this section is $400 [in an amount not to exceed $2,000].This subsection expires December 1, 2022. (h-1) Beginning in 2022, on September 1 of each even-numbered year the department shall set the fee for a permit issued under this section in an amount based on a reasonable estimate of the costs associated with the operation of vehicles issued a permit under this section over routes described by Subsection (c), including any increase in the costs necessary to maintain or repair those highways. The estimate shall be based on the results of the study conducted under Subsection (l). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.