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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county reports on the use of the optional fee for the |
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county road and bridge fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.115. REPORT ON USE OF OPTIONAL COUNTY ROAD AND |
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BRIDGE FEE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a |
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county with a population greater than 650,000 and located within 50 |
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miles of an international border. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county that imposes a fee |
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under Section 502.172 shall issue an annual report in a format |
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easily understood by the public that: |
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(1) states the amount of money collected during the |
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county's fiscal year from a fee imposed under Section 502.172; and |
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(2) includes a detailed list of how that money was |
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used. |
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(c) The commissioners court shall maintain the reports in |
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electronic and hard-copy formats readily available to the public at |
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no cost. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |