Texas Transportation Code

§ 623.0711 — PERMITS AUTHORIZED BY BOARD

TN § 623.0711Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part E. VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT · Ch. 623. PERMITS FOR OVERSIZE OR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES · Art. D. HEAVY EQUIPMENT

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(a)The board by rule may authorize the department to issue a permit to a motor carrier, as defined by Section 643.001, to transport multiple loads of the same commodity over a state highway if all of the loads are traveling between the same general locations.

(b)The board may not authorize the issuance of a permit that would allow a vehicle to:

(1)violate federal regulations on size and weight requirements; or

(2)transport equipment that could reasonably be dismantled for transportation as separate loads.

(c)The board rules must require that, before the department issues a permit under this section, the department:

(1)determine that the state will benefit from the consolidated permitting process; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 112, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 113, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 140(2), eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 1814), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (S.B. 1814), Sec. 11(1), eff. September 1, 2021.