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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on the |
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collection of road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled |
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vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Alternatively fueled vehicle" means a motor |
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vehicle that is capable of using a fuel other than gasoline or |
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conventional diesel fuel. |
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(2) "Traditionally fueled vehicle" means a motor |
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vehicle that uses gasoline or conventional diesel fuel as its |
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source of motor power. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The Texas A&M |
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Transportation Institute shall conduct a study on: |
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(1) the impacts of the alternatively fueled vehicle |
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industry on this state; and |
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(2) the options available to the state for collecting |
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road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled vehicles. |
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(b) The study must examine: |
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(1) the current revenue generated from motor fuel |
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taxes imposed under Chapter 162, Tax Code, on a traditionally |
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fueled vehicle for each mile the vehicle is operated; |
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(2) the net revenue generated by fees and taxes paid by |
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owners of alternatively fueled vehicles and traditionally fueled |
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vehicles for the use of the vehicle, including motor vehicle |
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registration fees under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, and motor |
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fuel taxes under Chapter 162, Tax Code; |
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(3) the average number of miles traveled by |
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alternatively fueled vehicles and traditionally fueled vehicles |
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each year; |
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(4) the methods by which other states generate revenue |
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from alternatively fueled vehicles; |
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(5) alternative methods for determining and |
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collecting road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled |
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vehicles, including methods that consider the weight of and the |
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number of miles traveled by an alternatively fueled vehicle; |
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(6) the projected revenue to the state for each method |
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examined under Subdivision (5) of this subsection; and |
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(7) the projected environmental impact of |
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alternatively fueled vehicles on this state. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2020, the Texas A&M |
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Transportation Institute shall submit to the legislature a report |
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on the findings of the study conducted under this section. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2019. |