Amend CSSB 370 as follows:
(1) Insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION to
the bill and renumber the existing SECTIONS of the bill
appropriately:
SECTION ____. Section 548.503(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The fee for inspection of a passenger car or light truck
under Section 548.102 shall be set by the department by rule on or
before September 1 of each year <is $19.75>. A fee set by the
department under this subsection must be based on the costs of
producing certificates, providing inspections, and administering
the program, but may not be less than $21.75.
(2) In existing SECTION 34 of the bill, insert new
Subsection (j) to read as follows (page 38, between lines 7 and 8,
house committee printing):
(j) Until the department sets the fee for an initial
two-year inspection of a passenger car or light truck under Section
548.503(a), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, the fee is
$19.75 before January 1, 2000, and $21.75 on or after January 1,
2000. The department by rule may set the fee at an amount
exceeding $19.75 and charge the greater amount before January 1,
2000.