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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection and disposition of motor vehicle |
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certificate of title fees; increasing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 501.138(a) and (b), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for a title, other than the state or a |
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political subdivision of the state, must pay a fee of: |
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(1) $38 [$33] if the applicant's residence is a county |
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located within a nonattainment area as defined under Section 107(d) |
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of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407), as amended, |
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or is an affected county, as defined by Section 386.001, Health and |
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Safety Code; or |
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(2) $33 [$28] if the applicant's residence is any other |
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county. |
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(b) The fees shall be distributed as follows: |
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(1) $10 [$5] of the fee to the county treasurer for |
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deposit in the officers' salary fund; |
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(2) $8 of the fee to the department: |
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(A) together with the application within the time |
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prescribed by Section 501.023; or |
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(B) if the fee is deposited in an |
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interest-bearing account or certificate in the county depository or |
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invested in an investment authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, |
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Government Code, not later than the 35th day after the date on which |
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the fee is received; and |
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(3) the following amount to the comptroller at the |
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time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller: |
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(A) $20 of the fee if the applicant's residence |
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is a county located within a nonattainment area as defined under |
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Section 107(d) of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section |
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7407), as amended, or is an affected county, as defined by Section |
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386.001, Health and Safety Code; or |
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(B) $15 of the fee if the applicant's residence |
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is any other county. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the fee for an application for title that is filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. The fee for an application for title |
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that is filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the application was filed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |