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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees imposed by a county for licensing a junkyard or |
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automotive wrecking and salvage yard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 396.041(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An ordinance may: |
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(1) impose a fee for the issuance or renewal of a |
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license in an amount: |
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(A) of $25, if the ordinance is adopted by the |
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commissioners court of a county not described by Paragraph (B), |
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(C), or (D) [for the issuance or renewal of a license]; |
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(B) [(2) impose a fee] of not more than[:
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[(A)] $150 [for the issuance or renewal of a
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license], if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of |
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a county with a population of one million or more that contains two |
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or more municipalities, each of which has a population of 250,000 or |
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more; [or] |
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(C) of not more than [(B)] $500 [for the
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issuance or renewal of a license], if the ordinance is adopted by |
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the commissioners court of a county with a population of 3.3 million |
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or more; or |
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(D) necessary to pay for the administration and |
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enforcement of the ordinance, but not to exceed $150, if the |
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ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a county located |
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on the Texas-Mexico border that has a population of less than |
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300,000 and contains one or more municipalities with a population |
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of 200,000 or more |
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; |
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(2) [(3)] condition the license on the operation of |
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the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard only at a |
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location approved by the commissioners court; or |
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(3) [(4)] establish grounds for suspending or |
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revoking a license if the junkyard or automotive wrecking and |
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salvage yard is not screened. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |