80R977 ACP-D
 
  By: Bailey H.B. No. 178
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance and renewal of certain licenses for
junkyards and automotive wrecking and salvage yards.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 396.041(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
       (c)  An ordinance may:
             (1)  impose a fee of $25 for the issuance or renewal of
a license;
             (2)  impose a fee of not more than:
                   (A)  $150 for the issuance or renewal of a
license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a
county with a population of one million or more that contains two or
more municipalities, each of which has a population of 250,000 or
more; or
                   (B)  $1,000 for the issuance or renewal of a
license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a
county with a population of 3.3 million or more;
             (3)  condition the license on the operation of the
junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard only at a location
approved by the commissioners court; or
             (4)  establish grounds for suspending or revoking a
license if the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard is
not screened.
       SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Section
396.041, Transportation Code, applies only to a license issued or
renewed on or after the effective date of this Act.
       SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.