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. ______________________________ ______________________________ 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. ______________________________ 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. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor