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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance and renewal of certain licenses for |
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junkyards and automotive wrecking and salvage yards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 396.041(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An ordinance may: |
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(1) impose a fee of $25 for the issuance or renewal of |
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a license; |
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(2) impose a fee of not more than: |
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(A) $150 for the issuance or renewal of a |
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license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a |
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county with a population of one million or more that contains two or |
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more municipalities, each of which has a population of 250,000 or |
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more; or |
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(B) $500 for the issuance or renewal of a |
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license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a |
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county with a population of 3.3 million or more; |
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(3) condition the license on the operation of the |
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junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard only at a location |
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approved by the commissioners court; or |
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(4) establish grounds for suspending or revoking a |
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license if the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard is |
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not screened. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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396.041, Transportation Code, applies only to a license issued or |
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renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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____________________________________________________________ |
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President of the SenateSpeaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 178 was passed by the House on March |
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28, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 178 was passed by the Senate on May 1, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |