By: LaMantia  S.B. No. 1418          (In the Senate - Filed March 1, 2023; March 16, 2023, read   first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;   March 31, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee   Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 31, 2023,   sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1418 By:  West     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for   the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain   counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 623.219(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  For a permit issued by a port authority located in a   county that borders the United Mexican States, the commission   [shall], with the consent of the port authority:                (1)  shall[,] designate the most direct route from:                      (A) [(1)  the Gateway International Bridge or]   the Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates to the entrance of   the Port of Brownsville using State Highways 48 and 4 or United   States Highways 77 and 83 or using United States Highway 77 and   United States Highway 83, East Loop Corridor, and State Highway 4;   and                      (B) [(2)]  the Free Trade International Bridge   to:                            (i) [(A)]  the entrance of the Port of   Brownsville using Farm-to-Market Road 509, United States Highways   77 and 83, Farm-to-Market Road 511, State Highway 550, and East Loop   (State Highway 32);                            (ii) [(B)]  the eastern entrance of the Port   of Harlingen using Farm-to-Market Road 509, United States Highway   77 Business, and Farm-to-Market Road 1846;                            (iii) [(C)]  the western entrance of the   Port of Harlingen using Farm-to-Market Roads 509 and 106;                            (iv) [(D)]  the southern entrance of the   Harlingen Industrial Park using Farm-to-Market Road 509; [and]                            (v) [(E)]  the southern entrance of the   Harlingen Aerotropolis at Valley International Airport using   Farm-to-Market Road 509; and                            (vi)  the western Cameron County line using   Farm-to-Market Road 509 and United States Highway 281; and                (2)  may designate another route in consultation with   the port authority.          SECTION 2.  Section 623.363(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The commission may authorize a regional mobility   authority to issue permits for the movement of oversize or   overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Hidalgo County on:                (1)  the following roads:                      (A)  U.S. Highway 281 between its intersection   with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection   with State Highway 336;                      (B)  State Highway 336 between its intersection   with U.S. Highway 281 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road   1016;                      (C)  Farm-to-Market Road 1016 between its   intersection with State Highway 336 and its intersection with   Trinity Road;                      (D)  Trinity Road between its intersection with   Farm-to-Market Road 1016 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market   Road 396;                      (E)  Farm-to-Market Road 396 between its   intersection with Trinity Road and its intersection with the   Anzalduas International Bridge;                      (F)  Farm-to-Market Road 2061 between its   intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 3072 and its intersection   with U.S. Highway 281;                      (G)  U.S. Highway 281 between its intersection   with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection   with the eastern Hidalgo County line [Spur 29];                      (H)  Spur 29 between its intersection with U.S.   Highway 281 and its intersection with Doffin Canal Road;                      (I)  Doffin Canal Road between its intersection   with the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and its intersection   with Spur 29;                      (J)  Farm-to-Market Road 1015 between its   intersection with U.S. Highway 281 and its intersection with U.S.   Highway 83 Business;                      (K)  U.S. Highway 83 Business between its   intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1015 and its intersection   with South Pleasantview Drive;                      (L)  Farm-to-Market Road 1015 between its   intersection with U.S. Highway 83 Business and its intersection   with Mile 9 Road North; and                      (M)  Mile 9 Road North between its intersection   with Farm-to-Market Road 1015 and its intersection with Joe   Stephens Avenue; or                (2)  another route designated by the commission in   consultation with the authority.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *