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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to watercraft and certain trailer registration fees for |
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veterans with disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.026, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), each [Each] |
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application for an original or renewal certificate of number for a |
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vessel shall be accompanied by a two-year fee determined by the |
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following classification schedule or determined in the same |
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classifications by the commission, whichever amount is more: |
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| Class |
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Description of Vessel |
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Fee |
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| Class A |
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less than 16 feet in length |
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$12 |
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| Class 1 |
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16 feet or over and less than 26 feet in length |
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$18 |
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| Class 2 |
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26 feet or over and less than 40 feet in length |
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$24 |
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| Class 3 |
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40 feet or more in length |
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$30 |
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(d) The two-year fee for a vessel owned by a qualified |
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disabled veteran as defined by Section 42.012 is $3. |
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SECTION 2. Section 502.254, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] fee for |
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a registration year for registration of a trailer, travel trailer, |
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or semitrailer with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is |
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$45.00. |
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(c) The fee for a registration year for registration of a |
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trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a gross weight of |
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6,000 pounds or less is $3 if: |
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(1) the trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer is |
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owned by a veteran of the United States armed forces and the |
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trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer is registered for the |
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veteran's own use; |
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(2) the veteran has suffered, as a result of military |
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service: |
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(A) at least a 60 percent service-connected |
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disability; or |
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(B) a loss of use of a lower extremity; and |
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(3) the veteran receives compensation from the United |
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States because of the disability. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 31.026, Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a fee charged for a vessel's |
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certificate of number issued or renewed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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(b) Section 502.254, Transportation Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a registration year that begins on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |