By: Raymond, et al. H.B. No. 1198 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1198By: Paxton By: Paxton

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013; May 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation; May 16, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 16, 2013, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicles registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 502.402(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies only to a county:

(1) that borders the United Mexican States;

(2) that has a population of more than 250,000 [300,000]; and

(3) in which the largest municipality has a population of less than 400,000 [300,000].

SECTION 2. Section 502.402, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to the fee for a registration period beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee for a registration period beginning before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the registration period began, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.

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