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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county to end a low-income vehicle |
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repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement |
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program in the county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.209, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (k), (l), and (m) to read as follows: |
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(k) The commissioners court of a participating county may |
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adopt a resolution to end the low-income vehicle repair assistance, |
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retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program in the county. |
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The commissioners court shall submit the resolution to the |
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commission and to the county tax assessor-collector. The |
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resolution must include a date on which a fee may not be imposed |
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under Section 382.202 or 382.302 for the purposes of the county's |
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low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated |
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vehicle retirement program on vehicles being inspected or |
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registered in the county. The date must be: |
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(1) the first day of a month; and |
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(2) at least 30 days after the date the resolution is |
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submitted to the commission. |
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(l) On receipt of a resolution under Subsection (k), the |
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commission shall notify, in writing, the Texas Department of Motor |
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Vehicles, the Department of Public Safety, and the Legislative |
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Budget Board that a fee may not be imposed under Section 382.202 or |
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382.302 for the purposes of the county's low-income vehicle repair |
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assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program |
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on vehicles being inspected or registered in the county after the |
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date established under Subsection (k). |
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(m) To the extent practicable, the commission shall |
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distribute to the county money collected in the county before the |
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date established under Subsection (k) from a fee authorized under |
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Section 382.202 or 382.302 for the purposes of the county's |
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low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated |
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vehicle retirement program. The county may use money distributed to |
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the county under this subsection for remaining expenses of the |
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program or for any other purpose. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |