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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adjustment of fees for vehicles stored at vehicle |
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storage facilities; authorizing fee increases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2303.155, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (h) and (i) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) For the purposes of this section, "governmental vehicle |
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storage facility" means a garage, parking lot, or other facility |
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that is: |
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(1) [(A)] owned by a governmental entity; and |
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(2) [(B)] used to store or park at least 10 vehicles |
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each year. |
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(h) The commission shall biennially: |
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(1) adjust fees under this section according to the |
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percentage increase or decrease, if any, in the Consumer Price |
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Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) most |
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recently published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United |
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States Department of Labor; |
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(2) notify vehicle storage facilities licensed under |
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this chapter of the adjustment; and |
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(3) allow a reasonable period for implementation of |
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the adjustment. |
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(i) If a fee is decreased under Subsection (h), the operator |
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of a vehicle storage facility or governmental vehicle storage |
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facility shall begin charging the new fee amount on the effective |
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date of the decrease. If a fee is increased, the operator may begin |
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charging the new amount at any time on or after the effective date |
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of the increase. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |