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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle |
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registration in certain counties for transportation projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 502.402(a) and (e), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a county that: |
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(1) [that] borders the United Mexican States; and |
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(2) [that] has a population of more than 300,000[; and
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[(3)
in which the largest municipality has a
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population of less than 300,000]. |
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(e) The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when |
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other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. The fee |
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revenue collected shall be sent to a [the] regional mobility |
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authority located in [of] the county to fund long-term |
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transportation projects in the county. |
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SECTION 2. Section 502.402, Transportation Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to the fee for a registration period |
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beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee for a |
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registration period beginning before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect when the registration period began, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |