Amend CSHB 2571 (House committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and amending
remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 2303.155, Occupations Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (h), the [The]
operator of a vehicle storage facility or governmental vehicle
storage facility may charge the owner of a vehicle stored or parked
at the facility:
(1) a notification fee set in a reasonable amount for
providing notice under this subchapter, including notice under
Section 2303.154(c);
(2) an impoundment fee of $20 for any action that:
(A) is taken by or at the direction of the owner
or operator of the facility; and
(B) is necessary to preserve, protect, or service
a vehicle stored or parked at the facility;
(3) a daily storage fee of:
(A) not less than $5 and not more than $20 for
each day or part of a day the vehicle is stored at the facility if
the vehicle is not longer than 25 feet; or
(B) $35 for each day or part of a day the vehicle
is stored at the facility if the vehicle is longer than 25 feet;
(4) any fee that is required to be submitted to a law
enforcement agency, the agency's authorized agent, or a
governmental entity; and
(5) a fee in an amount set by the commission for the
remediation, recovery, or capture of an environmental or biological
hazard.
(h) The operator of a vehicle storage facility or
governmental vehicle storage facility may not charge a fee under
Subsection (b) to the owner of a vehicle stored or parked at the
facility as a result of recovery of the vehicle after being stolen
if the vehicle owner provides the operator with a copy of the police
report or similar report prepared by any law enforcement agency
showing that the vehicle was reported stolen.