OFt'lCE OFTHEATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUBTIN 

tjailroad Ccmlffalon of '?axaa 

/rustin , ?exne 

'cntleneIA: opinion 30. o-l&10 

Re; Tha Zssuanco, in asrtsln particulars, or npsciallzsd r,otor 

c.arrlcr oertttioatne under 

Housa Bill 351, aota of tha 

17th Lsalslature. 

Your letter of *a%mbar 25, 194.l. reqmnts a 

leg*.1 opinion frm; this departllsnt upon tha question, app6rt8ining to %~%3 ?I%11 351 Of the 47th b$islatm, 8tat&d 

by YOU 88 roxiorre: 

"CJEZTICINI Does ths Palbad CixdnsIon hark" 

authorltp tmlsr this aot to issue cpaolaliwa 

mtor Carrier osrtirioatsa rat those oomodltiee 

aamb In Feotlon 6 to wltr Uvaatoak, emhaIr, 

wool, zxIlk, livestock ~a~dcjtuit,.-~houaahold 

ff 

oodm. 

used ortioa rudlfure end equlJmWit, OIlik d 

%%$id 

tlmbor in ita natural stat0 rm magrain only,. or doea the Rabad Cok 

tinaion hare authority in addttion thereto to 

issue ?peoiallzed Motor Carrier oertlfioatae ror 

the tranrportatlon of pipa .usad in the oonctrwtion rind rcalntrnancfb 0r wster lIrm6 and pips 

linei, an8 In addltlon all other oomoditiaa w&iJh ' 

by raaeon of length, width, nig!it, hci&hf, oiza 

and other physloal ohoraoteristios, requlra tha 

IUI~ 0r spealal dmrloe~, r00illtles or oqulplarmnt 

ror their loaCIng or unloading and 811 oamodities whlah require npe.olal f&oilIties or 6mo$al 

xiotor vchlclss ror adequate,~eWiolent or me 

EransporSation au aama la sat out in %otfon P?" 

T~OW quention erieas beofm1343 0r the fallowing 

provlalons or IIouss Elll 351. 

!%otIon 1 of the ,?ot, whIcah oonstitutep onl a 

dsolaratlon of polloy, dasoribas the rollwine oommod 9 tie8: 

” Oil field eqtipBont, housahold eocd8, 

end u&d*o&'loa iurnlture and equipasnt, lIvestook, 
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Railroad Cordaisslolr oiTOXIN, Pa@ 2 

, 

milk, Ifrestock ?eedetW, &rain, faris mohlwry, 

tlmbar ir: it8 netural atate. wool, mohair, pipa 

uaed'ln thn oonstruotion and s&ntenanoo or water 

llnwa and pipe linea, and in addition all OCB~DEOC 

ditiaa whloh by reabon of length, width, weight, 

height, 61~8, m .other physical ohersoterlntie, 

require the we 0r 8 aoial davioea, racilltiem, 

or equipment for the L loading or unloading 4~4 

all oasaoditles rbioh reguirs epe0181 raoifitl~s 

or apeoial motor vehloles ror adoquata, erflolent, 

or f5fm treneportationz . '. .* 

sootion 2 0r the Act adds paremq,h (1) to 500~ 

tion 1 of the orIgini atotor Carrier Aot, ae amended, and 

oomlsta or e detailed dsrtiitlon or the term gapeolalizod 

motor oarrier.w ?armph (i) ma4mr 

** (.I) *~peolallaed motor 0arrleP ratan 8ny 

pram owiibg. oontroll~, aamging, operating, 

or oaurrin~ to be operated any motor-propelled vehiole used IA trensportlag, over any ublio highway in this State, oror' irrqular rou e en on lrro- 

@U achedutia, rw 0a 

or 

maion ana ror tk0 

pneral publio with spe a&w4 wp&aIoAt, pro-l 

n&r* ~poclallwd eauQment2n the traxmpcwtatlonarrdhrn~~6thsre~;provIded,fhntChotcua 

.a~peoi~llriad raotor ahrrleP as usea in thin hot 

shall not a $1~ to motor vehlolos operatad rxoluelvely wit h! n the iaoorporats4 U&t6 of oItie8 

or townag and, provided nuther the tersn wspeoiklIwl motor oarrIor* a8 used hunin ahell inoluib 

th o eo a r r ierwhs o wig a @ Or do mlro to l q a g o l xoluaIv8ly In the tnnmportatlan of Uveatook, 

llvamak reedaturf, gra 

In Its natural stats xiiii Lf:

, iarm aaohitlery, tbbor 

wol, mohair, or preparty requiring speoifmteii *qtiPaQAt aa that term 

IG hereinafter aeriaea, or any one, or piore, of 

the foregoing wmad oovmoditlee. 

*Vor the purpose ooi thIo Act the tern %pe0iaiha equipam* ~~U~UQGS, but ia not limit.6 

to blook end tackle; hoista, arenes, windlasea8, 

gin polea, winohea, apcolal motor vehiolea, and 

auoh other derloes aa are neeeeeary for the ~aato 

and propor loading or unloading of propertr x-eqtiring apeolalized eqtipmnt for the tranriportetion~end handling thereof. 
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*'For Che purpose d thlr Aot, the tati *proporty tiequ*isq 8pamlaIlxd e~ulpacntw Is lln%teQ .~ 

to ~(1) oil field equlpr*nt, (2) housuhold poods 

an& uasd offioe rurnlture and.aquipmant, (31 pipe 

wad in the cowtruotlon and maintenacoe ot watar 

linas~end pipe Ilnes, and (1) oomaxodltlcs whloh 

by mason of lrn&h,wMth, welcht, height, olae, 

or other phyalosI tireOtati6?.iO require the ufie 

of apeofal devioes, faoilitiea, or aquipmenb for 

their loading, unloading, snd traneportation. 

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rieid 

"*For the purpose d thie Aot, the tern *ofl 

equlprient* xieam .and iccludee zeoohlnory, 

naterials, and equlpmant lnoidental to or u&d 

in the oanstruotlon, operation, end lrdntenenee 

of taoilltias mh%oh are used for tha Uinoarory, 

produotlon,'cnd prooearlag of ostuml ms and 

petroleum, and sush r+aohhery, aeterlals, and 

equipment when tied in the oonstrwtlon andi~ mein- 

~tenmae of 9im llnOs.va 

?8'3tiOa ) Oi.BOWO Btlu. 351 WWtiS +%Ot%On 6 (d) 

oi Chsptsr 277, Aota of the 42nd Laglslature, as amendab by 

Chapter 321, kots or the 65th LSgialature ~OLrtiola 91lb, 

Feotion 6, !?ubceotlon (a), Y.A.C.E.). It amends ,%otion 

.6 (a) to read, ln pa-t, ee rollon: 

The ??nllroad Camalm&x~ ia barsbj given 

authority to lesue upon applioatlon to thoss per60~10 who desire to eagae in the bwia41s~ 0r tircluportin(~ ror hire over the hlghnys or th&s. ntsts 

livestook, mohair, wool, m&Us, livestook taedstutr. 

houuehold good8, wad OftlOe fUrUltUre and eqs$@ 

mea, oil rield eq&ment, tiaber in its natunl 

state, ram .aachlwrry and cseln, *?$eolallzeC ?totor 

Carrier* certlrloetss when it is shoun by su%sbantie1 eridenoa that them wrists (1) a publio WOO* 

eltp ror nuoh aervloe, anti that (2) pub110 aomenlenoe ~111 be prumotrd by tho &renting or raid 

appllcctlon.R 

It appears that Seotlon 3 of Houaa ?3ill 351, in 

'imend nsotlon 6~(a), doer not inoluda within ita enumratioti of oosmcdltlea oartoln ona8 whloh asa fnoludsd within 
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yi~llsaed Coraml8slon or !?exaa, Pam i+ 

the desoription oontalned in %otion 1 OS ths Aot and in 

the deSlnltlon~~oontalned in eeotloa 2 oi the Act. Henoe 

your Question. 

3eotion 4 0s #a Aot eaend8~tho notor carrlar law 

by hddlna !:eoCion 5u ckereto. :reotioa 5i3, tmong oC!aer Ehingn, 

pIW?ldOet 

n*~~otlon 58. (a) !%a &m?lasj.on la h&bf 

sivs'n euthorltjr to issue upon ap$llcctloa and 

hearin@ m6 provldrd ir this wt, to those praom 

who de8116 to engage in the business of e wspeolallaed reobor aarrler", oertifioatas 0s oonvsnionoe 

end neoseoltj in ths mmmer and under the term 

end oonditlons .ae grwlded in thla Aot. 

"'. . . . 

-'(b) f:o notor oarrler~ehell trcaaport 011 

Held equipment, howahold goode, used oSSloo 'W 

r&tore enC equ:psfmt, Uveetoak, nlSk, livestook 

rdaur, grain, rarra zmhbery, tlnbar in ifa 

wha7ll st&te,'woo~ or nohair, on a4 hl&?tR~ in 

thla Btate unles# tbero ir in r0r0e irith raupeot 

to suoh oarrier end euoh eerrler ia mrner or ler, 

no OS a .oortiSio8te 0r oonvonienoe anb nsoess$ty 

lomed pureuant to e SLnding and ooz&aici.q e deolaratiou thet a ocoeeoity ropulrta ruch opcrntion 

or (I contra& oorrlur pcmlt faaueC by the coz.&s- 

&on, euthorizinq the,t~e~sportatlon OS moh oonmodi8y or oomcoditles: 

"'(0) The Corasisslon shull have no jwlstliotion to oonalder, eat for hearing hear, ordeterninb a4 ag~lloatiotl SW a 0hdtmt3 0r canven- 

%enoe end neoessity authorlalng the opexation 08 

l *epeolall*ze% notor ccrrler* or onr othor cnmm 

.oarrier oxoept as provided in the jrreoedlng peragraph ilnlees the applloation shall bu in wlting 

and sat rorth in d0tell the roiloting iaatc: (ThO 

requlreninte r0iL0w) 
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R4llroad Com~Iorrion OS Texas, Pa@ 5 

*'id) Bsfore enp ouoh appliaation ahall b4 

graritd, the Comlsslon shall hsrr, consider 0na 

-Q4trmlna 4alC 4i@loetion in acaordenae with 

~eotloaa 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13a; 14 and 15 of Chapter 277, hats ot the Forty-flrat Lsglalatuls, 

Regular %wsion, 4s meadad (M. 5llb, Rsvl44d 

Civil %atutsa of the 3ute of 7'4~~4, 1925, aa 

eE4nUed) * * **" 

Eubeeotlons (61, (f), (,g) anQ (h) of !Wtlon 5a 

pro~arlbe other rcgulatlons not p4rtlusnt to the qustlon 

at hand. 

It la at on00 manlrest thut reotlon 5a, added by 

!%atiaa k of Houa4 Bill No. 351, when read in aaruuatlon 

with eootion 1 sod fktatlou 2, tha latkr adding paragraph 

(I), cuthorla@8 the Caaminlon to luus 8pealallzrd aotor 

oarrler o8rtiiloates ror th4 tram 

f" 

rtatlon of the 0dafti~i 

oopllaadltles in qu44tlon. And no d ffloulty mild arlso XVpaAlng this authority 0r the Coac3fselon w4re only *a0 

e4vetal provl8louo imolved. 

we have cay to deaiee if th4 ataanbmmt to seatlon 6(a) effeoteil by Yaatlon 3 ot Xoum B%ll 351, reproaat a &itatlon up$nh the other parta of the Aot ia thla 

Z-pMt.. Ia our opinioa it doea not. 

351. 

Two undarlylng purpose8 are apparent in Howe 81l 

Ona to areate a nau olaas of aarrlers, dsalgnatsd a8 

4peaielized notor oarrlbr4, to engap ln th4 busfnens 0r 

tranaportlng aertala d4earlbed aaaPPobiti44, the other to 

deal with cpacial aomtiity oarziers having thoir.orlgin 

and rights in .Seotion 6ftl) of the motor oarrler sot. 

Trw to lta uadorlyl~ purpo4.4,. Xous4 Bill 351 

aontalnn provisione, rim, ometing 8na mgul8tlng mpeolalima motor oarrlsrr, a4 a naw cub oat 

taining not only to the aonmoait i' 

or 14gialatlon app4r, 

44 forasrly the aubjoet at 

apeoia~ ragulation in old ?eation 6(d) but othere in aadftion 

thereto, via, pip4 used in the oonatruotion and malntenmm 

or water lime and pipe llms and other aamditlea whish by 

reamin of length, width, ml&t, height, slz;s, and other phy8laaf,&eraaterlstioa re~ulre the ua4 of 4p44181 d401446, 

faallltlee or 4qulps4nt; ena, aeoond, provls2ons iqp4alflaally 

amm&rSg olU %otlon 6(d) an& brlw the 4ubj44t matter 

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~4llro4d Cca&aalon qf Taxao, Page 6 

thmoi within the new raq=:immente; as well a4 other provllions tr4titin27 0r the permits fon34rly lsewd under old %ation 6(a). 

The amen&mnt to 'aation 6(a) d44arlbee oulp the 

&zm&tlea orl&mllg enumerated ln Seation 6(d) 40 to whlah 

4p4cisl oommdlty perxzito had b44n 144usd. That eawldmxlt 

simply dunomtr4tas, and eflacts, the 14 

.?I 

15latlv4 Intent that 

the oumo<le~a deeorlbbd, rormsrly rsg ate& unCer the old 

law, should hanoaforth be subJeat to ths sddftioml regulationa oonolatent with the fundammtal purposs oi Bouo4 9111 

Thla 5s Surthor indicated by the quotcb provlelon of 

?%OXJ 5a(?) ai aaged by S'uotion 4of Ifcw~~ Bill 351. 

Them+ IR muoh 6uplioatlon anf~ rop4tltlon In Bouso 

Bill 353. Numer o us o f Ita pro~iaione l ro unneoseeary to 

eahievs tho pur90~00 ot the rat in tha pertieUlare under 

aontiilerstl.on. The raot or this fluplloetlon, htwaver, cannot be given the efroot 0r dsrsatlng lts.purpoaes. That the 

restrloted anbjeab matter of tko aaeudmsnt to qeotlan 6(6) 

is covoretl by and iuoludod within the larger oubJoot matter 

or:yrz 2 and rootion 4 d-8 not ~itllitets against our 

Thare lo obvlouelp 110 z-ore raaeon to ooaslder 

the anwudnkt to Ceation 6(6) as a linitation upou tha aat 

itself 'than to oonolude, fnsorar 40 tha wbjeot uad4r ootk- * 

aideration is OQLIQO~SOU, that tha emandutant to reatlon 6(d) 

xiwiy b4 4ntlr4l.y blsreg4rdeb. 

You am themfore advlaad thht it.%8 the opinion‘ 

of thle Gepartment, la spoolrlio answer to ths tp?atlan ruhfah 

~QU hzv4 propouu&4d, that th4 Railroad Cw~!~aeion 6-e here 

authority under Eouce 8111 351 not only to iebue epeaialired 

xsotor oarriar osrtitloatae for the eamodltlee nsaed l.z %atlon 6(a), as aaendsd, but also, in addition thereto, for 

thti transportation or 4lp4 used in the oonmsruot~on and mintenanae oi water line4 and &mm ltu44, and other ommoditioe 

V&I&I by reason of 14u@h, width, wal@bt, height, 01~s 0x14 

other physioal oher4ateriatla8, rsquir4 the use of apeolal . 

devloea, faallltl4s or squipmnt for their loading or uulotldlnr.~, and oommdltiae ntiloh require 4 oolal facillti40 or 

BpBai41 mot0Y vohioloa for o4sqMte err P oixtnt or ear4 tranuportation, OS defined in pora~aph Ii) aax eddod by Footion 2 

of xjusa Bill 351.