82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 422, Chapter 941 Page: 1 of 5
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Chapter 941 H.B. No. 4 2 2
1 AN ACT
2 relating to certain oversize and overweight permits issued by the
3 Texas Department of Transportation.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 623, Transportation Code,
6 is amended by adding Section 623.0181 to read as follows:
7 Sec. 623.0181. PERMITS FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNITS. The
8 department may issue a permit that authorizes the operation of a
9 commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination of
10 those vehicles, or a truck-tractor or -combination of a
11 truck-tractor and one or more other vehicles, that exceeds the
12 maximum weight limit as set by the department due to the presence of
13 an auxiliary power unit that allows the vehicle to operate on
14 electricity or battery power if the department finds that such an
15 exemption would reduce nitrogen oxide emissions.
16 SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 623, Transportation Code,
17 is amended by adding Section 623.0711 to read as follows:
18 Sec. 623.0711. PERMITS AUTHORIZED BY COMMISSION. (a) The
19 commission by rule may authorize the department to issue a permit to
20 a motor carrier, as defined by Section 643.001, to transport
21 multiple loads of the same commodity over a state highway if all of
22 the loads are traveling between the same general locations.
23 (b) The commission may not authorize the issuance of a
24 permit that would allow a vehicle to:
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 422, Chapter 941, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311595/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.