H.B. No. 4114

AN ACT

relating to county approval for the locations at which a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard may be operated.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 396.041(c), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c) An ordinance may:

(1) impose a fee of $25 for the issuance or renewal of a license;

(2) impose a fee of not more than:

(A) $150 for the issuance or renewal of a license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a county with a population of one million or more that contains two or more municipalities, each of which has a population of 250,000 or more; or

(B) $500 for the issuance or renewal of a license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more;

(3) condition the license on the operation of the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard only at a location approved by the commissioners court or a county employee designated by the commissioners court; or

(4) establish grounds for suspending or revoking a license if the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard is not screened.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4114 was passed by the House on May 9, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 2, 2 present, not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4114 was passed by the Senate on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________

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Governor