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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to set |
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a maximum fee for certain motor vehicle safety inspections. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) On or before September 1 of each year, the department by |
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rule shall set the maximum fee for an [Except as provided by |
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Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the fee for] inspection of a motor |
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vehicle. A maximum fee set by the department under this subsection |
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may not be less than: |
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(1) [other than a moped is] $12.50 for a motor vehicle |
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other than a moped; or |
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(2) [. The fee for inspection of a moped is] $5.75 for |
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a moped. |
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(c) A maximum fee set by the department under Subsection (a) |
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must be: |
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(1) based on the costs of providing inspections and |
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administering the program; and |
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(2) set at an amount that: |
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(A) is affordable to the public; and |
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(B) encourages a sufficient number of inspection |
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stations to operate in this state so that the public is served |
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without a significant backlog. |
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(d) This section does not apply to an inspection of a motor |
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vehicle that is subject to a fee under Section 548.503 or 548.504. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall adopt |
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rules establishing the maximum fee for a motor vehicle inspection |
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under Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, |
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as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) Section 548.501, Transportation Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an inspection of a motor vehicle performed |
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on or after the effective date of the rules described by Subsection |
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(a) of this section. An inspection performed before that date is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |