79R7729 DWS-F

By:  Armbrister                                                   S.B. No. 1322



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the disposition of certain motor vehicle certificate of 
title fees.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 501.138, Transportation Code, is amended 
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as 
follows:
	(b)  The county assessor-collector shall send:                                 
		(1)  $5 of the fee to the county treasurer for deposit 
in the officers' salary fund;
		(2)  $8 of the fee to the department:                                         
			(A)  together with the application within the time 
prescribed by Section 501.023; or
			(B)  if the fee is deposited in an 
interest-bearing account or certificate in the county depository or 
invested in an investment authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, 
Government Code, not later than the 35th day after the date on which 
the fee is received; and
		(3)  the following amount to the comptroller at the 
time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller:
			(A)  before September 1, 2008, $20 of the fee if 
the applicant's residence is a county located within a 
nonattainment area as defined under Section 107(d) of the federal 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407), as amended, or is an 
affected county, as defined by Section 386.001, Health and Safety 
Code;
			(B)  $15 of the fee if the applicant's residence 
is any other county; or   
			(C)  on or after September 1, 2008, $15 regardless 
of the county in which the applicant resides.
	(b-1)  Fees collected under this subsection to be sent to the 
comptroller shall be deposited as follows:
		(1) [(i)]  before September 1, 2008, to the credit of 
the Texas emissions reduction fund; and
		(2) [(ii)]  on or after September 1, 2008, to the 
credit of the Texas Mobility Fund.
	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, 2005.