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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorization by referendum of an optional county |
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fee on vehicle registration in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.402(b-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The commissioners court of a county described by |
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Subsection (a)(1) [(a)] with a population of less than 700,000 or a |
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county described by Subsection (a)(2) or (3) may increase the |
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additional fee to an amount that does not exceed $20 if approved by |
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a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue |
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at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order |
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and hold for that purpose. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.4021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.4021. OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR TRANSPORTATION |
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PROJECTS APPROVED BY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. (a) This |
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section applies only to a county that borders the United Mexican |
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States and contains a municipality that unilaterally created a |
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regional mobility authority. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county by order may impose, |
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in addition to any fee imposed under Section 502.402 or another |
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provision of this chapter, a fee of not more than $10 for a vehicle |
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registered in the county if approved by a majority of the qualified |
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voters of the county voting at an election, which the commissioners |
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court may order and hold for that purpose. |
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(c) A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter |
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without payment of a registration fee may be registered under this |
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section without payment of the additional fee. |
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(d) A fee imposed under this section may take effect and be |
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removed in accordance with the requirements of Section 502.401. |
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(e) The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when |
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other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. |
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(f) The fee revenue collected shall be sent to a regional |
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mobility authority located in the county to fund long-term |
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transportation projects in the county that are: |
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(1) consistent with the purposes specified by Section |
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7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution; and |
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(2) included in a plan approved by the metropolitan |
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planning organization that serves the county. |
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(g) The department shall adopt rules necessary to |
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administer registration for a vehicle being registered in a county |
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imposing a fee under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |