BILL ANALYSIS |
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C.S.H.B. 3997 |
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By: Raymond |
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County Affairs |
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Committee Report (Substituted) |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that the prescribed fee for a county license for a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard is inadequate to cover the cost of the administration of a viable wrecking and salvage yard enforcement program in certain counties. C.S.H.B. 3997 seeks to remedy this situation by changing the prescribed fee for certain counties.
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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 this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 3997 amends the Transportation Code to change the amount of the discretionary fee for the issuance or renewal of a county license for a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard in a county located on the Texas-Mexico border that has a population of less than 300,000 and contains one or more municipalities with a population of 200,000 or more from $25 to an amount, capped at $150, necessary to pay for the administration and enforcement of the ordinance requiring the license.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 3997 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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