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Amend CSSB 604 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 502.402, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (b-1), and (e) and adding Subsections (e-1), (e-2), (e-3), and (e-4) to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a county that:
(A) borders the United Mexican States; and
(B) has a population of more than 250,000; [and]
(2) a county that has a population of more than 190,000 [1.5
million] that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority;
(3) a county that is part of a regional mobility authority that includes two or more counties, at least one of which borders the United Mexican States;
(4) a county with a population of less than 500,000 that is part of a regional mobility authority in which a county with a population of more than one million is also located; and
(5) a county:
(A) that has a population of more than 320,000;
(B) that does not border the United Mexican States; and
(C) in which a port authority is authorized to issue permits for oversize or overweight vehicles under Chapter 623.
(b-1) A [The] commissioners court [of a county described by Subsection (a) with a population of less than 700,000] may increase the additional fee to an amount that does not exceed $20 if approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose. This subsection applies only to a county:
(1) described by Subsection (a)(1) with a population of less than 700,000 or more than 800,000;
(2) described by Subsection (a)(2) with a population of more than 1.5 million; or
(3) described by Subsection (a)(5).
(e) The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected.
(e-1) Fee [The fee] revenue collected under this section may be used only [shall be sent to a regional mobility authority located in the county] to fund long-term transportation projects [in the county] that are:
(1) located in:
(A) the county; or
(B) another county participating in the regional mobility authority, to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; and
(2) consistent with the purposes specified by Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution.
(e-2) This subsection applies only to a county described by Subsections (a)(1)-(4). Fee revenue collected under this section shall be sent to a regional mobility authority of which the county, or a municipality in the county, is a part.
(e-3) This subsection applies only to a county described by Subsection (a)(1) with a population of more than 800,000. In addition to the requirements of Subsection (e-1), additional fee revenue collected under Subsection (b-1) may be used only for projects that are included in a plan approved by the metropolitan planning organization that serves the county.
(e-4) This subsection applies only to a county described by Subsection (a)(5). Fee revenue collected under this section shall be sent to a regional mobility authority of which the county is a part. If there is no regional mobility authority located in the county, fee revenue collected under this section shall be used by the county.