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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fees for certain commercial vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.167(c), Transportation Code, as |
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effective September 1, 2011, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The fee [for a registration year] for registration of a |
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semitrailer used in the manner described by Subsection (a), |
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regardless of the date the semitrailer is registered, is[:
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[(1) $30, for a semitrailer being propelled by a power
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unit for which a permit under Section 623.011 has been issued; or
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[(2)] $15 for a registration year [, for a semitrailer
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being propelled by a power unit for which a permit under Section
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623.011 has not been issued]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 623.011(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To qualify for a permit under this section: |
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(1) the vehicle must be registered under Chapter 502 |
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for the maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under |
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Section 621.101, not to exceed 80,000 pounds; |
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(2) the security requirement of Section 623.012 must |
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be satisfied; and |
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(3) a base permit fee of $90 [$75], any additional fee |
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required by Section 623.0111, and any additional fee set by the |
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department under Section 623.0112 must be paid. |
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SECTION 3. Section 621.353(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The comptroller shall send $50 of each base fee |
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collected under Section 623.011 for an excess weight permit to the |
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counties of the state, with each county receiving an amount |
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determined according to the ratio of the total number of miles of |
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county roads maintained by the county to the total number of miles |
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of county roads maintained by all of the counties of this state. |
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The comptroller shall deposit $40 [$25] of each base fee, plus each |
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fee collected under Section 623.0112, to the credit of the state |
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highway fund. Money deposited to the credit of that fund under this |
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subsection may be appropriated only to the department to administer |
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this section and Sections 623.011, 623.0111, and 623.0112. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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only to fees charged for a vehicle registration or permit issued on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) A vehicle registration or permit issued before the |
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effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the |
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registration or permit was issued, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |