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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 on 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. Section 502.402, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsection (g) to |
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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 |
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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 contains an advanced transportation |
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district formed under Subchapter O, Chapter 451. |
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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. Except as |
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provided by Subsection (g), the [The] fee revenue collected shall |
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be sent to the regional mobility authority of the county to fund |
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long-term transportation projects in the county. |
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(g) A county described by Subsection (a)(2) shall deposit |
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the fee revenue collected in a special account in the county |
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general fund. Money in the account may be used only to fund or |
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pledge for the financing of a transportation project. |
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SECTION 2. Section 502.402, Transportation Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to the fee for a registration period |
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beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee for a |
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registration period beginning before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect when the registration period began, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |