By: Raymond, et al. H.B. No. 1198
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1198By: Paxton By: Paxton
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013;
May 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 16, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0;
May 16, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicles
registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 502.402(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to a county:
(1) that borders the United Mexican States;
(2) that has a population of more than 250,000
[300,000]; and
(3) in which the largest municipality has a population
of less than 400,000 [300,000].
SECTION 2. Section 502.402, Transportation Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only to the fee for a registration period
beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee for a
registration period beginning before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect when the registration period began,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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