85R4236 MTB-F
 
  By: Coleman H.B. No. 4114
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
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.