83R9118 JRR-F
By: Riddle H.B. No. 2144
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing a fee increase for a compulsory inspection
of a motor vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 548.501, 548.502, 548.503, 548.504, and
548.508, Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 548.501. INSPECTION FEES GENERALLY. (a) Except as
provided by Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the fee for inspection of
a motor vehicle other than a moped is $13.50 [$12.50]. The fee for
inspection of a moped is $6.75 [$5.75]. The fee for a verification
form issued as required by Section 548.256 is $1.
(b) An inspection station shall pay to the department $6.50
[$5.50] of each fee for an inspection. The department may require
the station to make an advance payment of $6.50 [$5.50] for each
inspection certificate provided to the station. If advance payment
is made:
(1) no further payment may be required on issuance of a
certificate;
(2) the inspection station may waive the fee due from
the owner of an inspected vehicle who is issued a certificate to
which the advance payment applies;
(3) the department shall refund to the inspection
station $6.50 [$5.50] for each unissued certificate that the
station returns to the department in accordance with department
rules; and
(4) the conservation commission shall pay to the
department $2 for each unissued certificate that the station
returns to the department.
Sec. 548.502. INSPECTION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR STATE
AGENCY. A political subdivision or state agency for which the
department certifies an inspection station under Section 548.004:
(1) shall pay to the department an advance payment of
$6.50 [$5.50] for each inspection certificate provided to it; and
(2) may not be required to pay the compulsory
inspection fee.
Sec. 548.503. INITIAL TWO-YEAR INSPECTION OF PASSENGER CAR
OR LIGHT TRUCK. (a) The fee for inspection of a passenger car or
light truck under Section 548.102 shall be set by the department by
rule on or before September 1 of each year. A fee set by the
department under this subsection must be based on the costs of
producing certificates, providing inspections, and administering
the program, but may not be less than $22.75 [$21.75].
(b) The department shall require an inspection station to
make an advance payment of $15.75 [$14.75] for a certificate to be
issued under this section. Additional payment may not be required
of the station for the certificate. The inspection station may
waive the fee due from the owner of the vehicle inspected. A refund
for an unissued certificate shall be made in the same manner as
provided for other certificate refunds.
Sec. 548.504. INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE. (a)
The fee for inspection of a commercial motor vehicle under the
program established under Section 548.201 is $51 [$50].
(b) The inspection station shall pay to the department $11
[$10] of each fee for inspection of a commercial motor vehicle. The
department may require the station to make an advance payment of $11
[$10] for a certificate to be issued under this section. If advance
payment is made:
(1) no additional payment may be required of the
station for the certificate; and
(2) a refund for an unissued certificate shall be made
in the same manner as provided for other certificate refunds.
Sec. 548.508. DISPOSITION OF FEES. (a) Except as provided
by Sections 382.0622 and 382.202, Health and Safety Code, [and]
Section 548.5055, and Subsection (b), each fee collected by the
department under this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit
of the Texas mobility fund.
(b) Of the amounts collected under Sections 548.501,
548.502, 548.503, and 548.504, one dollar shall be deposited to the
credit of the general revenue fund and appropriated to the
department to cover the costs of administering this chapter.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
the fee for a vehicle inspection performed on or after the effective
date of this Act. A fee for a vehicle inspection performed before
the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when
the inspection was performed, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.