Bill Text: TX HB5225 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the issuance of an excess gross weight permit for certain farm tractors on county and FM roads; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-11 - Referred to Transportation [HB5225 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB5225-Engrossed.html
| By: Guillen | H.B. No. 5225 | |
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| relating to the issuance of an excess gross weight permit for | ||
| certain farm tractors on county and FM roads; authorizing a fee. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 623.0173 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 623.0173. EXCESS GROSS WEIGHT PERMIT FOR CERTAIN FARM | ||
| TRACTORS. (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "farm tractor" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
| 541.201; | ||
| (2) "accessory" means any additional attachment being | ||
| pulled or carried by the farm tractor that contributes to the farm | ||
| tractor's total weight. | ||
| (b) The department shall issue an annual permit that | ||
| authorizes the operation of a farm tractor and any accessories that | ||
| are used for agricultural production on county and FM roads at a | ||
| gross weight that is not heavier than the weight equal to the | ||
| maximum allowable gross weight for the tractor plus a tolerance | ||
| allowance of 10 percent. | ||
| (c) To qualify for a permit under this section: | ||
| (1) the farm tractor must be registered as a farm | ||
| vehicle under Chapter 502; and | ||
| (2) the applicant must pay an annual permit fee of $90. | ||
| (d) A permit issued under this section must be carried in | ||
| the farm tractor for which it is issued. | ||
| (e) This section does not authorize the operation on the | ||
| national system of interstate and defense highways in this state of | ||
| a vehicle of a size or weight greater than those permitted under 23 | ||
| U.S.C. Section 127. | ||
| (f) A permit issued under 623.0173 does not authorize the | ||
| operation of a vehicle on a bridge for which a maximum weight and | ||
| load limit has been established and posted by the Texas | ||
| Transportation Commission under Section 621.102 or the | ||
| commissioners court of a county under Section 621.301, if the gross | ||
| weight of the vehicle and load or the axles and wheel loads are | ||
| greater than the limits established and posted under those | ||
| sections. | ||
| (g) The department may adopt rules necessary to administer | ||
| this section, including rules governing the application for a | ||
| permit under this section. | ||
| (h) Unless otherwise provided by state or federal law, a | ||
| county or municipality may not require a permit, fee, or license for | ||
| the operation of a farm tractor in addition to a permit, fee, or | ||
| license required by state law. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
