Amend HB 3159 by adding the following SECTION, appropriately
numbered, and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS appropriately:
      SECTION ____. Chapter 20, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Section 20.002 to read as follows:
      Sec. 20.002.  SCHOOL FUND BENEFIT FEE ON DIESEL FUEL USED BY
CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES. (a)  In this section, "commercial motor
vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 548.001.
      (b)  This section applies to a person, other than a political
subdivision, who:
            (1)  owns, controls, operates, or manages a commercial
motor vehicle; and
            (2)  is exempt from the state diesel fuel tax under
Section 153.203, Tax Code.
      (c)  A fee to benefit the available school fund is imposed on
a person for the use of diesel fuel that is:
            (1)  delivered exclusively into the fuel supply tank of
a commercial motor vehicle; and
            (2)  used exclusively to transport passengers for
compensation or hire between points in this state on a fixed route
or schedule.
      (d)  The fee imposed by this section is equal to 25 percent
of the diesel fuel tax rate imposed under Section 153.202(b), Tax
Code.
      (e)  The comptroller shall prescribe the method for
collecting a fee imposed under this section and shall deposit
revenue received from the fee to the credit of the available school
fund.