H.B. No. 1387
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of on-premise signs in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 394.063, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) A commissioners court of a county regulating on-premise
signs under this section may recover from an applicant for a permit
authorized by this section the cost of issuing the permit provided
the following are met:
(1) the auditor for the county shall review the
program every two years to ensure that the fees being charged do not
exceed the cost of the program; and
(2) the county refunds to the permit holders any
revenue determined by the auditor to exceed the cost of the program.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and the
change in law made by this Act to Section 394.063, Transportation
Code, applies only to an application for an on-premise sign permit
filed on or after that date.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1387 was passed by the House on May 6,
2003, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in Senate
amendments to H.B. No. 1387 on May 27, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1387 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 26, 2003, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor