| (a) General provisions. This section applies to the
following vehicles which may secure an annual permit issued under
provisions of Transportation Code, Chapter 623, Subchapter G, to haul
liquid loads over all state-maintained highways.
(1) A vehicle combination consisting of a truck-tractor
and semi-trailer specifically designed with a tank and pump unit for
transporting:
(A) liquid fracing products, liquid oil well waste
products, or unrefined liquid petroleum products to an oil well; or
(B) unrefined liquid petroleum products or liquid oil
well waste products from an oil well not connected to a pipeline.
(2) A permit issued under this section is effective
for one year beginning on the effective date.
(b) Application for permit.
(1) An application for an annual permit under this
section must be made in accordance with §219.41(b) of this title
(relating to General Requirements).
(2) The permit request must be received by the department
not more than 14 days prior to the date that the permit is to begin.
(c) Permit qualifications and requirements.
(1) The semi-trailer must be of legal size and weight.
(2) The semi-trailer must be registered for the maximum
legal gross weight.
(3) Only one semi-trailer will be listed on a permit.
(4) The permit may be transferred from an existing
trailer being removed from service and placed on a new trailer being
added to the permittee's fleet, if the permittee supplies the department
with:
(A) the existing valid permit number;
(B) the make and model of the new trailer;
(C) the license number of the new trailer; and
(D) a transfer fee of $31 per permit to cover administrative
costs.
(d) Fees. All fees associated with permits issued under
this section are payable as described in §219.11(f) of this title
(relating to General Oversize/Overweight Permit Requirements and Procedures).
(1) The permit fee is based on the axles of the semi-trailer
and the drive axles of the truck-tractor. The fee for the permit,
which includes the indirect cost share, is determined as follows:
(A) $52 per axle--to haul liquid oil well waste products
or unrefined liquid petroleum products from oil wells not connected
by a pipeline and return empty;
(B) $52 per axle--to haul liquid products related to
oil well production to an oil well and return empty; and
(C) $104 per axle--to haul liquid products related
to oil well production to an oil well and return with liquid oil well
waste products or unrefined liquid petroleum products from an oil
well not connected to a pipeline.
(2) Each permittee will be charged a $20 issuance fee
in addition to the permit fee.
(e) Permit movement conditions. The permit load must
not cross any load-restricted bridge when exceeding the posted capacity
of such.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §219.45 adopted to be effective February 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 1221; amended to be effective November 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 10143; transferred effective January 1, 2012, as published in the Texas Register January 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 359; amended to be effective June 28, 2015, 40 TexReg 4003; amended to be effective December 14, 2015, 40 TexReg 8900; amended to be effective March 6, 2018, 43 TexReg 1283 |
