By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 2227     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an increase in the fee for permits issued for the   movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in   Hidalgo County.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 623.364(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The authority may collect a fee for permits issued under   this subchapter.  Beginning September 1, 2017 [2013], the maximum   amount of the fee may not exceed $200 [$80] per trip.  On September 1   of each subsequent year, the authority 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.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.