By:  King                                                         H.B. No. 3205



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to crediting of motor vehicle registration fees by county 
tax assessor-collectors to county road and bridge funds.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (b), Section 502.102, Transportation 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Each Monday, a county assessor-collector shall credit 
to the county road and bridge fund an amount equal to the net 
collections made during the preceding week until the amount so 
credited for the calendar year equals the total of:
		(1)  $60,000;                                                                 
		(2)  $350 for each mile of county road maintained by the 
county, according to the most recent information available from the 
department, not to exceed 500 miles;
		(3)  an amount equal to five percent of the tax and 
penalties collected by the assessor-collector under Chapter 152, 
Tax Code, in the preceding calendar year, not to exceed the amount 
credited under this subdivision during calendar year 2002; and
		(4)  an amount equal to five percent of the tax and 
penalties collected by the comptroller under Section 152.047, Tax 
Code, in the preceding calendar year, not to exceed the amount 
credited under this subdivision during calendar year 2002.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.