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Amend CSHB 459 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill 
accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Chapter 234, Local Government Code, is amended 
by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER C.  BUSINESSES RELATED TO AUTOMOBILE TIRES
	Sec. 234.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                        
		(1)  "Mobile tire repair business" means a business 
that repairs tires at any temporary location, including a roadway, 
alley, parking lot, or residence.
		(2)  "Used tire business" means a business or 
establishment at which used tires are collected, repaired, 
processed, recycled, scrapped, sold, bought, or stored, including a 
mobile tire repair business or a salvage yard.
	Sec. 234.052.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only 
to the unincorporated area of a county:
		(1)  with a population greater than 45,000 and less 
than 50,000; and 
		(2)  that is adjacent to an international border.                      
	Sec. 234.053.  LICENSE OR PERMIT REQUIRED.  The 
commissioners court of a county by order may require that the owner 
or operator of a mobile tire repair business or used tire business 
obtain a license or permit from the county before engaging in 
business in the county.  The commissioners court by order may 
establish a fee to be paid for a license or permit.
	Sec. 234.054.  SCRAP TIRE DISPOSAL FEE.  The commissioners 
court of a county by order may:
		(1)  establish a fee to be imposed on the purchase of an 
automobile tire in the county; and
		(2)  require a retailer of automobile tires to collect 
the fee and use the fee to comply with requirements associated with 
the disposal of scrap tires.
	Sec. 234.055.  RULES.  The commissioners court of a county 
may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter.
	Sec. 234.056.  INJUNCTION.  A district or county attorney 
may bring suit to enjoin the operations of a mobile tire repair 
business, used tire business, or tire retailer in violation of an 
order or rule adopted under this subchapter.
	Sec. 234.057.  OFFENSE.  A person commits an offense if the 
person violates an order adopted under this subchapter.  An offense 
under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.