88R3480 JRR-D     By: West S.B. No. 757       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an annual permit for certain equipment used to apply   paint to roadways; authorizing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 623.071, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows:          (c-2)  The department may issue an annual permit to allow the   operation on a state highway, other than a highway that is part of   the national system of interstate and defense highways, of   equipment that exceeds weight limits provided by law if the   equipment:                (1)  does not exceed the maximum weight limit provided   in Subsection (c)(3)(B); and                (2)  is used solely for the purpose of applying paint to   a roadway as part of the construction or maintenance of public   roads.          SECTION 2.  Section 623.076(c), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  An application for a permit under Section   623.071(c)(3), (c-2), or (d) must be accompanied by the permit fee   established by the board, in consultation with the commission, for   the permit, not to exceed $7,000.  Of each fee collected under this   subsection, the department shall send:                (1)  the first $1,000 to the comptroller for deposit to   the credit of the general revenue fund; and                (2)  any amount in excess of $1,000 to the comptroller,   who shall deposit:                      (A)  90 percent of the excess to the credit of the   state highway fund; and                      (B)  10 percent of the excess to the credit of the   Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.          SECTION 3.  Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  An applicant for a permit under this subchapter, other   than a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3) or (c-2), must also pay a   highway maintenance fee in an amount determined according to the   following table:   Vehicle Weight in Pounds   Fee     80,001 to 120,000 $150   120,001 to 160,000 $225   160,001 to 200,000 $300   200,001 and above $375          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.