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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle |
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registration in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 502.402(a) and (e), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a county: |
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(A) [(1)] that borders the United Mexican |
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States; |
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(B) [(2)] that has a population of more than |
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300,000; and |
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(C) [(3)] in which the largest municipality has a |
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population of less than 300,000; and |
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(2) a county that has a population of more than 1.5 |
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million that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority. |
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(e) The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when |
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other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. The fee |
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revenue collected shall be sent to the regional mobility authority |
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of the county to fund long-term transportation projects in the |
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county that are consistent with the purposes specified by Section |
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7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 502.402, Transportation Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to the fee for a registration period |
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beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee for a |
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registration period beginning before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect when the registration period began, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1573 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 19, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1573 on May 23, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 15, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1573 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |