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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing an optional county fee for vehicle |
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registration in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.4011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.4011. OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND |
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IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county |
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that: |
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(1) is located on an international border; and |
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(2) has a population of more than 60,000 and less than |
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300,000. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county by order may impose |
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an additional fee, not to exceed $10, for registering a vehicle in |
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the county. A fee may not be imposed or increased under this |
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section unless approved by a majority of the voters of the county |
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voting at an election called by the county judge for that purpose. |
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(c) A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter |
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without payment of a registration fee may be registered in a county |
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imposing a fee under this section without payment of the additional |
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fee. |
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(d) A fee imposed under this section may take effect and be |
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removed in accordance with the requirements of Section 502.401, |
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except that the fee may not be imposed or increased unless approved |
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at an election held as provided by Subsection (b). |
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(e) The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when |
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other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. The fee |
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revenue collected shall be sent to the county treasurer to be |
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credited to the county road and bridge fund. |
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(f) A fee imposed under this section may be collected in |
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addition to a fee collected under Section 502.401. |
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(g) The department shall adopt rules necessary to |
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administer registration for a vehicle being registered in a county |
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imposing a fee under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |