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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an optional county fee on registration of a vehicle in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 502.1725(a), (f), and (g), |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a county: |
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(A)[(1)] that borders the United Mexican States; |
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(B)[(2)] that has a population of more than |
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300,000; and |
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(C)[(3)] in which the largest municipality has a |
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population of less than 300,000; and |
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(2) a county that has a population of less than 50,000 |
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that: |
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(A) borders the United Mexican States; and |
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(B) contains at least one federal military base. |
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(f) The county assessor-collector of a county imposing a fee |
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under this section shall collect the additional fee for a vehicle |
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when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. If the |
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county is included in a regional mobility authority, the [The] |
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county shall send the fee revenue to the regional mobility |
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authority [of the county] to fund long-term transportation projects |
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in the county. |
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(g) The department shall collect the additional fee on a |
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vehicle that is owned by a resident of a county imposing a fee under |
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this section and that, under this chapter, must be registered |
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directly with the department. The department shall send all fees |
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collected for a county under this subsection to: |
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(1) the regional mobility authority of the county to |
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fund long-term transportation projects in the county if the county |
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is included in an authority; or |
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(2) the county treasurer to be credited to the county |
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public transportation fund if the county is not included in an |
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authority. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |