Relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.

89(R) HB 4906 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R5180 SRA-F

By: Perez of Harris

H.B. No. 4906

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain

oversize or overweight vehicle permits to the state highway fund.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 623.0171(l), Transportation Code, is

reenacted to read as follows:

(l) Of the fee collected under this section for a permit:

(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be

deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided among and

distributed to the counties designated in permit applications under

Subsection (k) according to department rule.

SECTION 2. Section 623.324(a), Transportation Code, is

reenacted to read as follows:

(a) Of the fee collected under Section 623.322 for a permit:

(1) 50 percent of the amount collected shall be

deposited to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(2) the other 50 percent shall be divided equally

among all counties designated in the permit application under

Section 623.322(a)(2).

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Chapter 839 (H.B. 6), Acts of

the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, money dedicated by

Sections 623.0171(l) and 623.324(a), Transportation Code, as added

by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular

Session, 2013, to the state highway fund is rededicated by this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.