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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a fee on registration of a vehicle to |
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fund transportation projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.360 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.360. ADDITIONAL FEE FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. |
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(a) In addition to other fees charged for registration of a motor |
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vehicle, at the time of application for registration or renewal of |
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registration of a motor vehicle, the applicant shall pay an |
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additional fee of $50. Fees collected under this section shall be |
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remitted weekly to the department. |
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(b) A motor vehicle that may be registered under this |
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chapter without payment of a registration fee may be registered |
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without payment of the additional fee under this section. |
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(c) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to |
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the credit of the Texas Mobility Fund. |
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(d) The Texas Transportation Commission shall distribute |
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the proceeds of obligations issued under Section 201.943 that are |
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secured by revenue from fees collected under this section to: |
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(1) each metropolitan planning organization; and |
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(2) each county that is not in the area of a |
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metropolitan planning organization. |
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(e) The Texas Transportation Commission shall allocate the |
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proceeds of obligations distributed under Subsection (d) according |
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to the fee revenue collected in the area of each metropolitan |
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planning organization and each county that receives proceeds under |
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that subsection. |
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(f) The proceeds of obligations distributed under |
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Subsection (d) may be used only for a transportation project: |
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(1) selected by a metropolitan planning organization |
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or county to which those proceeds are distributed; and |
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(2) that: |
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(A) relieves congestion; |
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(B) improves safety; or |
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(C) addresses air quality. |
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(g) The proceeds of obligations distributed under |
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Subsection (d) may not be used to fund a toll project defined by |
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Section 201.001(b). |
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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. |