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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 for vehicle |
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registration to fund certain transportation projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.4015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.4015. OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR CERTAIN |
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TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. (a) In addition to any other fee |
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authorized under this chapter, the commissioners court of a county |
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by order may impose an additional fee, not to exceed $10, for |
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registering a vehicle in the county. |
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(b) A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter |
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without payment of a registration fee may be registered in a county |
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imposing a fee under this section without payment of the additional |
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fee. |
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(c) A fee imposed under this section may take effect and be |
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removed in accordance with the provisions of Section 502.401. |
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(d) The county assessor-collector of a county imposing a fee |
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under this section shall collect the additional fee for a vehicle |
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when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. The |
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county may use the fee revenue only to fund a nontolled |
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transportation project that: |
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(1) relieves congestion; |
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(2) improves safety; or |
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(3) addresses air quality. |
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(e) The department shall collect the additional fee on a |
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vehicle that is owned by a resident of a county imposing a fee under |
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this section and that, under this chapter, must be registered |
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directly with the department. The department shall send all fees |
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collected for a county under this subsection to the county |
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treasurer for use as provided by Subsection (d). |
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(f) The board shall adopt rules and develop forms necessary |
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to administer registration by mail for a vehicle being registered |
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in a county imposing a fee under this section. |
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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, 2015. |