By: Guillen H.B. No. 2699       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by   City of Roma for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles   carrying cargo in Starr County; 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.  STARR COUNTY PERMITS          Sec. 623.451.  OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. This subchapter provides   an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by the City of   Roma for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying   cargo on certain roadways located in Starr county.          Sec. 623.452.  ISSUANCE OF PERMITS. (a)  The commission may   authorize the City of Roma to issue permits for the movement of   oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Starr county on   the following roadways:                (1)  Farm-to-Market Road 650 between its intersection   with River Road in Fronton and its intersection with U.S. Highway 83   in Roma;                (2)  U.S. Highway 83 between its intersection with   Farm-to-Market Road 650 and its intersection with Franklin Avenue   in Roma;                (3)  Bravo Boulevard in Roma between its easternmost   intersection with U.S. Highway 83 and the Roma-Ciudad Miguel Aleman   International Bridge;                (4)  Franklin Avenue in Roma between the Roma-Ciudad   Miguel Aleman International Bridge and its easternmost   intersection with U.S. Highway 83;          Sec. 623.453.  SURETY BOND. The commission may require the   City of Roma to execute, at its own expense, a surety bond payable   to the Texas Department of Transportation in an amount of not less   than $500,000 for costs of maintenance for the roadways described   by Section 623.452(a).          Sec. 623.454.  PERMIT FEES. (a)  The City of Roma may   collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. Except as   otherwise provided by this subsection, the maximum amount of the   fee may not exceed $200 per trip.  On September 1 of each year, the   city may adjust the maximum fee amount as necessary to reflect the   percentage change during the preceding year in the Consumer Price   Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. City Average, published   monthly by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or its   successor in function.          (b)  Fees collected under Subsection (a) may be used only for   the operation and maintenance of the roadways described by or   designated under Section 623.452 and for the City of Roma's   administrative costs, which may not exceed 15 percent of the fees   collected.          (c)  The distribution of the fees collected under Subsection   (a) less the City of Roma's administrative costs must be   distributed between the state and the city based on lane mile   calculations between on and off system roadways subject to this   subchapter.  Lane mile calculations must be adjusted on a biannual   basis.          (d)  The City of Roma shall send the state's portion of the   fees collected under Subsection (a) to the comptroller for deposit   to the credit of the state highway fund.  Fees deposited in the   state highway fund under this section are exempt from the   application of Section 403.095, Government Code.          Sec. 623.455.  PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A permit issued   under this subchapter must include:                (1)  the name of the applicant;                (2)  the date of issuance;                (3)  the signature of the designated agent for the City   of Roma;                (4)  a statement of the kind of cargo being   transported, the maximum weight and dimensions of the equipment,   and the kind and weight of each commodity to be transported;                (5)  a statement:                      (A)  that the gross weight of the vehicle for   which a permit is issued may not exceed 125,000 pounds; and                      (B)  of any other condition on which the permit is   issued;                (6)  a statement that the cargo may be transported in   Starr County only over the roadways described by or designated   under Section 623.452;                (7)  a statement that the permit does not authorize the   transportation of the cargo on an interstate highway; and                (8)  the location where the cargo was loaded.          (b)  The City of Roma shall report to the department all   permits issued under this subchapter.          Sec. 623.456.  TIME OF MOVEMENT. A permit issued under this   subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized   by the permit is allowed.          Sec. 623.457.  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. 623.458.  ENFORCEMENT. The Department of Public Safety   has authority to enforce this subchapter.          Sec. 623.459.  PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN.  The Texas   Department of Transportation shall create a pavement management   plan for the roadways described by Section 623.452(a).          Sec. 623.460.  RULES.  The commission may adopt rules   necessary to implement this subchapter.          SECTION 2.  The City of Roma may adjust the maximum fee   amount as provided by Section 623.454, Transportation Code, as   added by this Act, beginning September 1, 2026.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.