87R14954 TYPED     By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1828       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the movement of certain vehicles transporting steel   products made in the United States; authorizing a fee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 623, Transportation Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter W to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER W. VEHICLES TRANSPORTING UNITED STATES STEEL PRODUCTS          Sec. 623.451.  ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) The department may   issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles   transporting steel products made in the United States in Dallas,   Ellis, and Johnson Counties on:                (1)  the following roadways:                      (A)  Miller Road in Midlothian from the   intersection of Miller Road and Challenger to the intersection of   Miller Road and U.S. Highway 67;                      (B)  the most direct route from the intersection   of U.S. Highway 67 and County Road 607 in Alvarado to the   intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway 287 using U.S.   Highway 67 Business, and U.S. Highway 67;                      (C)  Ward Road in Midlothian;                      (D)  Edgefield Way in Cedar Hill;                      (E)  the most direct route from Edgefield Way in   Cedar Hill to the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway   287 using U.S. Highway 67;                      (F)  Sentry Drive in Mansfield; and                      (G)  the most direct route from Sentry Drive in   Mansfield to the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and U.S. Highway   287 using U.S. Highway 287 Business and U.S. Highway 287; or                (2)  another route designated by the department.          (b)  The gross weight of a vehicle operating under a permit   issued under this subchapter may not exceed 96,000 pounds.          Sec. 623.452.  PERMIT FEES. (a)  The department may collect   a fee for permits issued under this subchapter.          (b)  Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be deposited   in the state highway fund and may be used only for the operation and   maintenance of the roadways described by or designated under   Section 623.451.          Sec. 623.453.  TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this   subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized   by the permit is allowed.          Sec. 623.454.  SPEED LIMIT. Movement authorized by a permit   issued under this subchapter may not exceed the posted speed limit   or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less. A violation of this   provision constitutes a moving violation.          Sec. 623.455.  RULES. The department shall adopt rules   necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules governing   the application for a permit under this subchapter.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.