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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Commissioners Court of Denton |
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County to impose a road use fee on certain entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 286, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. ROAD USE FEE IN DENTON COUNTY |
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Sec. 286.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only |
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to Denton County. |
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Sec. 286.102. ROAD USE FEE AUTHORIZED. (a) The |
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Commissioners Court of Denton County may impose a road use fee on an |
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entity that is authorized to do business in this state and drills |
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gas wells in Denton County. |
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(b) The amount of a fee imposed under Subsection (a) must |
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be: |
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(1) based on the costs of county road maintenance made |
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necessary by the use of those roads by the entity, vehicles owned |
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and operated by the entity, or vehicles owned by another person or |
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entity and operated for the benefit of the entity; and |
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(2) calculated according to the following structure: |
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PAVEMENT SECTIONWATER SCENARIO |
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Type 1 |
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$12,752 per lane mile |
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$34,888 per lane mile |
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Type 2 |
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$4,009 per lane mile |
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$10,969 per lane mile |
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Type 3 |
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$277 per lane mile |
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$758 per lane mile |
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Type 4 |
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$61 per lane mile |
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$165 per lane mile |
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(c) The proceeds of a fee imposed under this subchapter may |
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be used only for the maintenance of Denton County roads. |
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(d) In this section: |
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(1) "Type 1 pavement" means pavement consisting of a |
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six-inch flex base with a chip seal. |
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(2) "Type 2 pavement" means pavement consisting of a |
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six-inch flex base with a chip seal and a two-inch asphalt overlay. |
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(3) "Type 3 pavement" means pavement consisting of a |
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six-inch treated subgrade with six inches of asphalt. |
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(4) "Type 4 pavement" means pavement consisting of a |
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six-inch treated subgrade with eight inches of asphalt. |
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(e) This subchapter expires December 31, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |