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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing a fee increase for a compulsory inspection |
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of a motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 548.501, 548.502, 548.503, 548.504, and |
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548.508, Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.501. INSPECTION FEES GENERALLY. (a) Except as |
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provided by Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the fee for inspection of |
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a motor vehicle other than a moped is $13.50 [$12.50]. The fee for |
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inspection of a moped is $6.75 [$5.75]. The fee for a verification |
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form issued as required by Section 548.256 is $1. |
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(b) An inspection station shall pay to the department $6.50 |
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[$5.50] of each fee for an inspection. The department may require |
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the station to make an advance payment of $6.50 [$5.50] for each |
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inspection certificate provided to the station. If advance payment |
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is made: |
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(1) no further payment may be required on issuance of a |
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certificate; |
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(2) the inspection station may waive the fee due from |
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the owner of an inspected vehicle who is issued a certificate to |
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which the advance payment applies; |
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(3) the department shall refund to the inspection |
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station $6.50 [$5.50] for each unissued certificate that the |
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station returns to the department in accordance with department |
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rules; and |
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(4) the conservation commission shall pay to the |
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department $2 for each unissued certificate that the station |
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returns to the department. |
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Sec. 548.502. INSPECTION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR STATE |
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AGENCY. A political subdivision or state agency for which the |
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department certifies an inspection station under Section 548.004: |
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(1) shall pay to the department an advance payment of |
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$6.50 [$5.50] for each inspection certificate provided to it; and |
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(2) may not be required to pay the compulsory |
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inspection fee. |
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Sec. 548.503. INITIAL TWO-YEAR INSPECTION OF PASSENGER CAR |
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OR LIGHT TRUCK. (a) The fee for inspection of a passenger car or |
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light truck under Section 548.102 shall be set by the department by |
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rule on or before September 1 of each year. A fee set by the |
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department under this subsection must be based on the costs of |
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producing certificates, providing inspections, and administering |
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the program, but may not be less than $22.75 [$21.75]. |
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(b) The department shall require an inspection station to |
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make an advance payment of $15.75 [$14.75] for a certificate to be |
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issued under this section. Additional payment may not be required |
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of the station for the certificate. The inspection station may |
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waive the fee due from the owner of the vehicle inspected. A refund |
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for an unissued certificate shall be made in the same manner as |
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provided for other certificate refunds. |
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Sec. 548.504. INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) |
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The fee for inspection of a commercial motor vehicle under the |
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program established under Section 548.201 is $51 [$50]. |
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(b) The inspection station shall pay to the department $11 |
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[$10] of each fee for inspection of a commercial motor vehicle. The |
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department may require the station to make an advance payment of $11 |
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[$10] for a certificate to be issued under this section. If advance |
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payment is made: |
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(1) no additional payment may be required of the |
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station for the certificate; and |
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(2) a refund for an unissued certificate shall be made |
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in the same manner as provided for other certificate refunds. |
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Sec. 548.508. DISPOSITION OF FEES. (a) Except as provided |
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by Sections 382.0622 and 382.202, Health and Safety Code, [and] |
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Section 548.5055, and Subsection (b), each fee collected by the |
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department under this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit |
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of the Texas mobility fund. |
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(b) Of the amounts collected under Sections 548.501, |
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548.502, 548.503, and 548.504, one dollar shall be deposited to the |
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credit of the general revenue fund and appropriated to the |
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department to cover the costs of administering this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the fee for a vehicle inspection performed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A fee for a vehicle inspection performed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the inspection was performed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |