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Amend CSHB 3097 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1.01 of the bill, added Section
1001.002(b)(2), Transportation Code (page 1, line 32), strike
"623,".
(2) In SECTION 1.01 of the bill, added Section 1001.005,
Transportation Code (page 1, line 51), strike "2021" and substitute
"2015".
(3) In SECTION 1.01 of the bill, added Section 1001.024,
Transportation Code (page 2, line 69), strike "once a month" and
substitute "quarterly".
(4) In SECTION 2A.02 of the bill, amended Section
201.931(2), Transportation Code (page 7), strike lines 6 through 11
and substitute the following:
of vehicles and load exceeding size or weight limitations; and
(B) [a motor carrier registration issued under
Chapter 643;
[(C) a vehicle storage facility license issued
under Chapter 2303, Occupations Code;
[(D)] a license or permit for outdoor advertising
(5) Strike SECTION 2E.01 of the bill (page 8, lines 33
through 36), and substitute the following:
SECTION 2E.01. Section 502.001, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (1-a) and amending Subdivision (3) to
read as follows:
(1-a) "Board" means the board of the Texas Department
of Motor Vehicles.
(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles [Transportation].
SECTION 2E.02. Section 502.051, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 502.051. DEPOSIT OF REGISTRATION FEES IN STATE HIGHWAY
FUND. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the board
[Texas Transportation Commission] and the department shall deposit
all money received from registration fees in the state treasury to
the credit of the state highway fund.
SECTION 2E.03. Section 502.052(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall prepare the designs and
specifications of license plates and devices selected by the board
[Texas Transportation Commission] to be used as the registration
insignia.
(6) Renumber SECTION 2E.02 of the bill (page 8, line 37) as
SECTION 2E.04.
(7) Immediately after SECTION 2E.02 of the bill (page 8,
between lines 56 and 57), insert the following:
SECTION 2E.05. Section 502.1515, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 502.1515. OUTSOURCING PRODUCTION OF RENEWAL NOTICES;
PAID ADVERTISING. The board [commission] may authorize the
department to enter into a contract with a private vendor to produce
and distribute motor vehicle registration renewal notices. The
contract may provide for the inclusion of paid advertising in the
registration renewal notice packet.
SECTION 2E.06. Section 502.352(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) A person may obtain a permit under this section by:
(1) applying to the county assessor-collector, the
department, or the department's wire service agent, if the
department has a wire service agent;
(2) paying a fee of $25 for a 72-hour permit or $50 for
a 144-hour permit:
(A) in cash;
(B) by postal money order;
(C) by certified check;
(D) by wire transfer through the department's
wire service agent, if any;
(E) by an escrow account; or
(F) where the service is provided, by a credit
card issued by:
(i) a financial institution chartered by a
state or the United States; or
(ii) a nationally recognized credit
organization approved by the board [Texas Transportation
Commission];
(3) paying a discount or service charge for a credit
card payment or escrow account, in addition to the fee; and
(4) furnishing to the county assessor-collector, the
department, or the department's wire service agent, evidence of
financial responsibility for the vehicle that complies with
Sections 502.153(c) and 601.168(a) and is written by an insurance
company or surety company authorized to write motor vehicle
liability insurance in this state.
SECTION 2E.07. Section 502.355(h), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(h) A person operating a vehicle under a permit issued under
this section commits an offense if the person:
(1) transports farm products to a place of market,
storage, or processing or a railhead or seaport that is farther from
the place of production or point of entry, as appropriate, than the
distance provided for in the permit; or
(2) follows a route other than that prescribed by the
board [Texas Transportation Commission].
(8) Between PARTS F and G, ARTICLE 2 (page 8, between lines
63 and 64), insert the following PART, appropriately lettered, and
reletter and renumber subsequent PARTS and SECTIONS of that article
accordingly:
PART __. SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES
SECTION 2__.01. Section 504.001(a), Transportation Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the board of the Texas Department of
Motor Vehicles [, "commission" and "director" have the meanings
assigned by Section 201.001].
(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles.
SECTION 2__.02. Section 504.004, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 504.004. RULES AND FORMS. The board [commission] may
adopt rules and the department may issue forms to implement and
administer this chapter.
SECTION 2__.03. Sections 504.851(b), (c), and (d),
Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) Instead of the fees established by Section 504.101(c),
the board [commission] by rule shall establish fees for the
issuance or renewal of personalized license plates that are
marketed and sold by the private vendor. Fees must be reasonable
and not less than the greater of:
(1) the amounts necessary to allow the department to
recover all reasonable costs to the department associated with the
evaluation of the competitive sealed proposals received by the
department and with the implementation and enforcement of the
contract, including direct, indirect, and administrative costs; or
(2) the amount established by Section 504.101(c).
(c) The board [commission] by rule shall establish the fees
for the issuance or renewal of souvenir license plates, specialty
license plates, or souvenir or specialty license plates that are
personalized that are marketed and sold by the private vendor. Fees
must be reasonable and not less than the amounts necessary to allow
the department to recover all reasonable costs to the department
associated with the evaluation of the competitive sealed proposals
received by the department and with the implementation and
enforcement of the contract, including direct, indirect, and
administrative costs. A fee established under this subsection is
in addition to:
(1) the registration fee and any optional registration
fee prescribed by this chapter for the vehicle for which specialty
license plates are issued;
(2) any additional fee prescribed by this subchapter
for the issuance of specialty license plates for that vehicle; and
(3) any additional fee prescribed by this subchapter
for the issuance of personalized license plates for that vehicle.
(d) At any time as necessary to comply with Subsection (b)
or (c), the board [commission] may increase or decrease the amount
of a fee established under the applicable subsection.
(9) Between PARTS N and O, ARTICLE 2 (page 9, between lines
64 and 65), insert the following PARTS, appropriately lettered, and
reletter and renumber subsequent PARTS and SECTIONS accordingly:
PART __. PRIVILEGED PARKING
SECTION 2__.01. Section 681.001(1), Transportation Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles [Transportation].
PART __. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF VEHICLE PARKING AND
STOPPING OFFENSES
SECTION 2__.01. Section 682.008, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 682.008. PRESUMPTIONS. In an administrative
adjudication hearing under this chapter:
(1) it is presumed that the registered owner of the
motor vehicle is the person who parked or stopped the vehicle at the
time and place of the offense charged; and
(2) the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles'
[Transportation's] computer-generated record of the registered
vehicle owner is prima facie evidence of the contents of the record.
(10) At the end of SECTION 7.01(b) of the bill (page 33, line
5), add "Neither the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles nor the
Texas Department of Transportation may impose or collect a fee or
charge in connection with the sharing of information under a joint
memorandum of understanding entered into or revised under this
section."
(11) In SECTION 7.02(a) of the bill (page 33, lines 25 and
26), strike "as considered necessary or appropriate" and substitute
"necessary".
(12) In SECTION 8.01(b) of the bill (page 33, lines 54 and
55), strike "and the Transportation Legislative Oversight
Committee" and substitute ", the governor, the lieutenant governor,
the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding
officers of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over
transportation".