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Amend CSHB 2571 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent 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; and
		(4)  any fee that is required to be submitted to a law 
enforcement agency, the agency's authorized agent, or a 
governmental entity.
	(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.