81R8179 ACP-D
By: McClendon H.B. No. 3238
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain revenue from oversize and overweight
vehicle permits for the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 623.0111(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) Of the fees collected under Subsection (a) the following
amounts shall be deposited to the general revenue fund and the
remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas rail
relocation and improvement fund [state highway fund]:
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
1-5 $125 1-5 $125
1-5 $125
6-20 $125 6-20 $125
6-20 $125
21-40 $345 21-40 $345
21-40 $345
41-60 $565 41-60 $565
41-60 $565
61-80 $785 61-80 $785
61-80 $785
81-100 $900 81-100 $900
81-100 $900
101-254 $1,000 101-254 $1,000
101-254 $1,000
SECTION 2. Sections 623.076(a-1) and (c), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a-1) The following amounts collected under Subsection (a)
shall be deposited to the general revenue fund and the remainder
deposited to the credit of the Texas rail relocation and
improvement fund [state highway fund]:
Amount of Fee Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund Amount of Fee Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
Amount of Fee Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
$60 (single-trip permit) $30 $60 (single-trip permit) $30
$60 (single-trip permit) $30
$120 (30-day permit) $60 $120 (30-day permit) $60
$120 (30-day permit) $60
$180 $90 $180 $90
$180 $90
$240 $120 $240 $120
$240 $120
$270 $135 $270 $135
$270 $135
(c) An application for a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3)
or (d) must be accompanied by the permit fee established by the
commission for the permit, not to exceed $7,000. Of each fee
collected under this subsection, the department shall send:
(1) the first $1,000 to the comptroller for deposit to
the credit of the general revenue fund; and
(2) any amount in excess of $1,000 to the comptroller
for deposit to the credit of the Texas rail relocation and
improvement fund [state highway fund].
SECTION 3. Section 623.078(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The department shall send each fee collected under
Subsection (a) to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the
Texas rail relocation and improvement fund [state highway fund].
SECTION 4. Section 623.096(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall collect a fee of $40 for each
permit issued under this subchapter. Of each fee, $19.70 shall be
deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund and the
remainder deposited to the credit of the Texas rail relocation and
improvement fund [state highway fund].
SECTION 5. Section 623.124(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The department shall send each fee collected under this
section to the comptroller. Of each fee received from the
department, the comptroller shall deposit $7.50 to the credit of
the general revenue fund and $7.50 to the credit of the Texas rail
relocation and improvement fund [state highway fund].
SECTION 6. Section 623.182(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The department shall send each fee collected under this
subchapter to the comptroller. Of each fee received from the
department, the comptroller shall deposit $50 to the credit of the
general revenue fund and $50 to the credit of the Texas rail
relocation and improvement fund [state highway fund].
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
1-5 $125
6-20 $125
21-40 $345
41-60 $565
61-80 $785
81-100 $900
101-254 $1,000
Amount of Fee Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
$60 (single-trip permit) $30
$120 (30-day permit) $60
$180 $90
$240 $120
$270 $135