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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 |
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electric and hybrid vehicles. |
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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 ELECTRIC AND HYBRID |
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VEHICLES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that uses |
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electricity as its only source of motor power. |
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(2) "Hybrid vehicle" means a motor vehicle that uses |
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gasoline or conventional diesel fuel and electricity as its sources |
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of motor power. |
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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 electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle, the |
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applicant shall pay an additional fee as determined by the board |
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under Subsection (c). |
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(c) The comptroller, in consultation with the Texas A&M |
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Transportation Institute, shall calculate and recommend to the |
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board an additional registration fee based on the average annual |
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amount of taxes imposed under Chapter 162, Tax Code, that an |
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electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle would pay if the vehicle |
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operated only on gasoline or diesel fuel. The board by rule shall |
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set the fee imposed under this section based on the recommendation |
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made by the comptroller. |
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(d) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to |
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the credit of the state highway fund. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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(b) Section 502.360(b), Transportation Code, as added by |
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this Act, takes effect January 1, 2020. |