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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to programs for imposing or increasing a toll on and |
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increasing the vehicle registration fee for a commercial motor |
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vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.623. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TOLL PROGRAM. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, the department, in consultation with |
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the comptroller, may establish a program for imposing a toll or |
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increasing an existing toll on a commercial motor vehicle for the |
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use of a state highway. |
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(b) The department must hold a public hearing before |
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imposing or increasing a toll under the program. |
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(c) Toll revenue collected or received by the department |
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under the program must be deposited to the credit of the state |
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highway fund. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.360 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.360. ADDITIONAL FEE FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE. |
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department, in consultation |
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with the comptroller, may establish a program for imposing an |
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additional fee for the registration of a commercial motor vehicle. |
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(b) The department must hold a public hearing before |
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imposing an additional fee under the program. |
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(c) An additional fee imposed under the program may not be |
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more than 50 percent of the applicable fee for the vehicle under |
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Subchapter F. |
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(d) Registration fees collected under the program must be |
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deposited to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |