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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an |
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alternatively fueled vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.198(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Sections 502.058, 502.060, |
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502.1911, 502.192, 502.356, [and] 502.357, and 502.360 and |
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Subchapter H, this section applies to all fees collected by a county |
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assessor-collector under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.360 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.360. ADDITIONAL FEE FOR ALTERNATIVELY FUELED |
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VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "alternatively fueled vehicle" has |
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the meaning assigned by Section 502.004. |
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(b) In addition to other fees authorized under this chapter, |
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at the time of application for registration or renewal of |
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registration of an alternatively fueled vehicle, the applicant |
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shall pay an additional fee as determined by the department under |
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Subsection (c). |
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(c) The department shall, for each class of vehicle |
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registered under this chapter: |
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(1) develop a methodology for determining the fee |
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under Subsection (b) that calculates the fee based on the average |
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annual amount of taxes imposed under Chapter 162, Tax Code, that an |
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alternatively fueled vehicle of that class of vehicle would pay if |
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the vehicle operated only on gasoline or diesel fuel; and |
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(2) set the fee in an amount of not less than 75 |
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percent and not more than 85 percent of the amount calculated under |
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Subdivision (1). |
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(d) The department shall review and update each fee |
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calculated under Subsection (c) at least once every five years. |
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(e) An alternatively fueled vehicle that may be registered |
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under this chapter without payment of a registration fee may be |
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registered without payment of the additional fee. |
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(f) The additional fee shall be collected for an |
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alternatively fueled vehicle when other fees imposed under this |
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chapter are collected. |
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(g) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to |
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the credit of the state highway fund. |
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(h) The board shall adopt rules necessary to administer |
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registration for an alternatively fueled vehicle under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |