TITLE: Relating to the movement of equipment transporting intermodal shipping containers in international commerce.

SUMMARY: Relating to the movement of equipment transporting intermodal shipping containers in international commerce.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the movement of equipment transporting intermodal shipping containers in international commerce. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 623.071, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsections (c) and (f) and adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows: (c) The department may issue an annual permit to allow the operation on a state highway of equipment that exceeds weight and size limits provided by law for the movement of: (1) an implement of husbandry by a dealer; (2) water well drilling machinery and equipment or harvesting equipment being moved as part of an agricultural operation; or (3) an intermodal shipping container moving in international commerce, subject to Subsection (c-2), or superheavy or oversize equipment that: (A) cannot reasonably be dismantled; and (B) does not exceed: (i) 12 feet in width; (ii) 14 feet in height; (iii) 110 feet in length; or (iv) 120,000 pounds gross weight. (c-2) The department may issue a permit under Subsection (c)(3) authorizing the movement of equipment transporting an intermodal shipping container if: (1) the issuance of the permit is not inconsistent with federal rules, regulations, or interpretations defining a nondivisible load; and (2) the equipment is operated only on a portion of a county road or state highway, including a frontage road adjacent to a federal interstate highway, that is within a 15-mile radius of a port authority. (f) In this section:(1) "Pipe [ "pipe] box" means a container specifically constructed to safely transport and handle oilfield drill pipe and drill collars. (2) "Port authority" means a port authority or navigation district created or operating under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.