SRC-SEW S.B. 1439 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1439
77R7331 MTB-FBy: Gallegos
State Affairs
3/22/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, Texas counties are authorized to charge a fee of up to
$11.50 per vehicle registered with TxDOT, and up to $10 of this fee is
statutorily dedicated to the county Road and Bridge Fund.  In order to
redistribute these funds equitably across the county, S.B. 1439, as
proposed, requires a redistribution of the portion of the fund generated by
county vehicle registration fees to be based upon the population of each
municipality and the population of each unincorporated region in the
county. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends section 502.103, Transportation Code, to require the
commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 2.8 million
to allocate during each county fiscal year funds credited under this
section for certain road projects.  Requires the allocation to be made in
the same proportion that the population of the municipality located in the
county or the population of the unincorporated area bears to the total
population of the county. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.