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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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electric 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 ELECTRIC VEHICLES. (a) In |
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this section, "electric vehicle" means a motor vehicle that uses |
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electricity as its only source of motor power. |
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(b) In addition to other fees authorized under this chapter, |
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the commissioners court of a county may impose, for registering an |
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electric vehicle, an additional fee of: |
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(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), $200; or |
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(2) $300, if the vehicle has a gross weight of more |
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than 10,000 pounds. |
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(c) The additional fee shall be collected for an electric |
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vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. |
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The fee revenue collected must be deposited in the county treasury |
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and used in a manner consistent with the purposes specified by |
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Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution. |
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(d) The board shall adopt rules necessary to administer |
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registration for an electric vehicle under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |