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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorization by referendum election of an increase |
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in optional fees imposed on vehicles registered in certain counties |
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to fund transportation projects. |
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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 Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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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 a vehicle registered in |
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the county. Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the fee may not |
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exceed $10. |
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(b-1) The commissioners court of a county described by |
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Subsection (a) with a population of less than 700,000 may increase |
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the additional fee to an amount that does not exceed $20 if approved |
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by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the |
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issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may |
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order and hold for that purpose. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |