BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 735 |
By: Israel |
Transportation |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Electric and hybrid vehicles generally use less fuel than traditionally powered vehicles and possibly reduce fuel tax revenues, a primary funding source for building and maintaining Texas roadways. Interested parties note that although the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and county tax assessor-collectors collect certain information about vehicles registered in Texas, engine-type information is not collected. These parties contend that the state currently lacks the necessary procedures to keep an up-to-date count of electric and hybrid vehicles registered in Texas and that accurate data regarding these alternatively fueled vehicles is critical to planning and estimating funding levels for long-term infrastructure needs. C.S.H.B. 735 seeks to address these concerns.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles in SECTION 1 of this bill.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 735 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) by rule to establish a program to collect information about the number of alternatively fueled vehicles registered in Texas. The bill requires TxDMV to submit an annual report to the legislature that, at a minimum, shows the number of vehicles registered in Texas that use electric plug-in drives, hybrid electric drives, and compressed natural gas drives.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2016.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 735 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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