87R3293 CXP-D
 
  By: Fierro H.B. No. 997
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to increasing the identification number inspection fee for
  a motor vehicle.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 501.0321(e), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  The department or another entity that provides an
  inspection under this section may impose a fee of not more than $65
  [$40] for the inspection.  The county or municipal treasurer of a
  county or municipal entity that provides an inspection under this
  section shall credit the fee to the general fund of the county or
  municipality, as applicable, to defray the entity's cost associated
  with the inspection.  If the department provides an inspection
  under this section, the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the
  Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.