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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 of: |
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(1) $200, if the vehicle is an electric vehicle; or |
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(2) $100, if the vehicle is a hybrid vehicle. |
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(c) Fees collected under this section must be deposited to |
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the credit of the state highway fund, except that 10 percent of the |
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fees collected under this section must be deposited to the credit of |
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the electric vehicle battery disposal account created under |
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Subsection (d). |
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(d) The electric vehicle battery disposal account is |
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created as an account in the general revenue fund and shall be |
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administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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Money in the account may be used only by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality to reimburse costs incurred by this state or |
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political subdivisions of this state that are associated with the |
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disposal of electric vehicle batteries. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |