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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to collection of fees for solid waste management in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 364, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 364.0345 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 364.0345. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE FEES IN CERTAIN |
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COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county that contains |
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an international border and borders the Gulf of Mexico. |
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(b) If authorized by the commissioners court, the assessor |
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and collector for the county shall collect a fee for a service |
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provided under Section 364.034. If a property for which that fee is |
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collected is subject to property taxation, the assessor and |
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collector shall include the fee in the tax bill prepared and mailed |
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as provided by Section 31.01, Tax Code. The tax bill must |
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separately state the amount of the fee. If the property on which a |
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fee for a service provided under Section 364.034 is collected is not |
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subject to taxation, the assessor and collector shall prepare and |
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mail a bill for the fee at the same time the assessor and collector |
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prepares and mails tax bills as provided by Section 31.01, Tax Code. |
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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. |