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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of notice of federal and state tax rates for |
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motor fuel sold at retail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 17, Agriculture Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 17.0515 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 17.0515. NOTICE OF MOTOR FUEL TAX RATES. The |
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department shall display on each motor fuel pump from which motor |
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fuel is sold at retail a notice of the current rates of the federal |
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and state motor fuel taxes. The notice must: |
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(1) display the current rate of each tax, in cents per |
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gallon, for each type of motor fuel; |
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(2) be displayed on each face of the motor fuel pump on |
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which the price of the motor fuel sold from the pump is displayed; |
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and |
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(3) be displayed in a clear, conspicuous, and |
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prominent manner. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. |