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  83R24023 E
 
  By: Darby, Raney, Rodriguez of Travis H.B. No. 3664
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3664:
 
  By:  Darby C.S.H.B. No. 3664
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the amount and use of certain money deposited in the
  state highway fund and Texas mobility fund; increasing certain
  motor vehicle registration fees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 222, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 222.0015 to read as follows:
         Sec. 222.0015.  USE OF CERTAIN MONEY IN STATE HIGHWAY FUND.  
  (a) This section applies only to the proceeds deposited to the
  credit of the state highway fund from the collection of
  registration fees under Sections 502.251, 502.252, 502.253, and
  502.254 attributable to the portion of the applicable rates of
  those fees that exceed the rates in effect on August 31, 2013.
         (b)  Notwithstanding other law, of the money described by
  Subsection (a):
               (1)  one-third shall be dedicated to the payment of
  voter-authorized transportation-related state debt that existed on
  September 1, 2013, until that debt is retired; and
               (2)  the remainder may be used only for acquiring
  rights-of-way and planning, designing, and constructing nontolled
  improvements to the state highway system.
         (c)  The department shall comply with Section 2161.252,
  Government Code, when entering into a contract using any money
  described by Subsection (a) for planning, designing, or
  constructing nontolled improvements to the state highway system.
         SECTION 2.  Section 223.202, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 223.202.  LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL
  PARTICIPATION. (a) The department may not commit funds [amount of
  money disbursed by the department] from the state highway fund or
  [and] the Texas mobility fund during a state [federal] fiscal year
  to pay the costs under comprehensive development agreements unless
  the department has in place a plan to:
               (1)  contract for department projects with the private
  sector in the fiscal year in a minimum amount of $4 billion;
               (2)  spend in the fiscal year a minimum amount of $400
  million for private sector engineering services to advance projects
  to be let directly by the department; and
               (3)  spend in the fiscal year a minimum amount of $250
  million in right-of-way acquisition for projects to be let directly
  by the department [may not exceed 40 percent of the obligation
  authority under the federal-aid highway program that is distributed
  to this state for that fiscal year].
         (b)  Amounts spent by the department for routine maintenance
  for a project may not be included for the purposes of determining
  amounts under Subsection (a).
         SECTION 3.  Section 502.251, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 502.251.  FEE:  MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED.  The fee for a
  registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $60
  [$30].
         SECTION 4.  Section 502.252(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The fee for a registration year for registration of a
  vehicle with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is $80.75
  [$50.75], unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
         SECTION 5.  Section 502.253, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 502.253.  FEE: VEHICLES THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 6,000
  POUNDS.   The fee for a registration year for registration of a
  vehicle with a gross weight of more than 6,000 pounds is as follows
  unless otherwise provided in this chapter:
 
Weight Classification Fee Schedule
 
in pounds
 
6,001-10,000 $108 [$54.00]
 
10,001-18,000  $170 [$110.00]
 
18,001-25,999  $265 [$205.00]
 
26,000-40,000  $400 [$340.00]
 
40,001-54,999  $595 [$535.00]
 
55,000-70,000  $800 [$740.00]
 
70,001-80,000  $900 [$840.00]
         SECTION 6.  Section 502.254(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The fee for a registration year for registration of a
  trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a gross weight of
  6,000 pounds or less is $75 [$45.00].
         SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.