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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deposit of fees for oversize and overweight vehicle |
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permits in the state highway fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 621, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 621.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 621.008. DEPOSIT OF ALL FEES COLLECTED BY DEPARTMENT |
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FOR PERMITS TO STATE HIGHWAY FUND. The department shall send each |
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fee collected for a permit issued by the department under this |
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subtitle, including administrative, highway maintenance, and |
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vehicle supervision fees, to the comptroller for deposit to the |
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credit of the state highway fund. |
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SECTION 2. Section 621.352(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule may establish fees for the |
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administration of Section 621.003 in an amount that, when added to |
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the other fees collected by the department, does not exceed the |
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amount sufficient to recover the actual cost to the department of |
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administering that section. [An administrative fee collected under
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this section shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit to the
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credit of the state highway fund and may be appropriated only to the
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department for the administration of Section 621.003.] |
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SECTION 3. Section 623.0112, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 623.0112. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. When a |
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person applies for a permit under Section 623.011, the person must |
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pay in addition to other fees an administrative fee adopted by |
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department rule in an amount not to exceed the direct and indirect |
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cost to the department of: |
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(1) issuing a sticker under Section 623.011(d); |
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[(2) distributing fees under Section 621.353;] and |
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(2) [(3)] notifying counties under Section 623.013. |
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SECTION 4. Section 623.076(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An application for a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3) |
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or (d) must be accompanied by the permit fee established by the |
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commission for the permit, not to exceed $7,000. [Of each fee
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collected under this subsection, the department shall send:
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[(1)
the first $1,000 to the comptroller for deposit
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to the credit of the general revenue fund; and
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[(2)
any amount in excess of $1,000 to the comptroller
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for deposit to the credit of the state highway fund.] |
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SECTION 5. Section 623.096(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall collect a fee of $40 for each |
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permit issued under this subchapter. [Of each fee, $19.70 shall be
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deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund and the
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remainder deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.] |
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SECTION 6. The following provisions of the Transportation |
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Code are repealed: |
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(1) Section 621.351(c); |
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(2) Section 621.353; |
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(3) Section 621.354; |
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(4) Section 623.0111(c); |
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(5) Section 623.077(b); |
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(6) Section 623.078(b); |
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(7) Section 623.124(b); |
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(8) Section 623.147; |
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(9) Section 623.182(b); and |
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(10) Section 623.197. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |