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1	1	83R24023 E
2	2	By: Darby, Raney, Rodriguez of Travis H.B. No. 3664
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3664:
4	4	By: Darby C.S.H.B. No. 3664
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the amount and use of certain money deposited in the
10	10	state highway fund and Texas mobility fund; increasing certain
11	11	motor vehicle registration fees.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 222, Transportation Code,
14	14	is amended by adding Section 222.0015 to read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 222.0015. USE OF CERTAIN MONEY IN STATE HIGHWAY FUND.
16	16	(a) This section applies only to the proceeds deposited to the
17	17	credit of the state highway fund from the collection of
18	18	registration fees under Sections 502.251, 502.252, 502.253, and
19	19	502.254 attributable to the portion of the applicable rates of
20	20	those fees that exceed the rates in effect on August 31, 2013.
21	21	(b) Notwithstanding other law, of the money described by
22	22	Subsection (a):
23	23	(1) one-third shall be dedicated to the payment of
24	24	voter-authorized transportation-related state debt that existed on
25	25	September 1, 2013, until that debt is retired; and
26	26	(2) the remainder may be used only for acquiring
27	27	rights-of-way and planning, designing, and constructing nontolled
28	28	improvements to the state highway system.
29	29	(c) The department shall comply with Section 2161.252,
30	30	Government Code, when entering into a contract using any money
31	31	described by Subsection (a) for planning, designing, or
32	32	constructing nontolled improvements to the state highway system.
33	33	SECTION 2. Section 223.202, Transportation Code, is amended
34	34	to read as follows:
35	35	Sec. 223.202. LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL
36	36	PARTICIPATION. (a) The department may not commit funds [amount of
37	37	money disbursed by the department] from the state highway fund or
38	38	[and] the Texas mobility fund during a state [federal] fiscal year
39	39	to pay the costs under comprehensive development agreements unless
40	40	the department has in place a plan to:
41	41	(1) contract for department projects with the private
42	42	sector in the fiscal year in a minimum amount of $4 billion;
43	43	(2) spend in the fiscal year a minimum amount of $400
44	44	million for private sector engineering services to advance projects
45	45	to be let directly by the department; and
46	46	(3) spend in the fiscal year a minimum amount of $250
47	47	million in right-of-way acquisition for projects to be let directly
48	48	by the department [may not exceed 40 percent of the obligation
49	49	authority under the federal-aid highway program that is distributed
50	50	to this state for that fiscal year].
51	51	(b) Amounts spent by the department for routine maintenance
52	52	for a project may not be included for the purposes of determining
53	53	amounts under Subsection (a).
54	54	SECTION 3. Section 502.251, Transportation Code, is amended
55	55	to read as follows:
56	56	Sec. 502.251. FEE: MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED. The fee for a
57	57	registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $60
58	58	[$30].
59	59	SECTION 4. Section 502.252(a), Transportation Code, is
60	60	amended to read as follows:
61	61	(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
62	62	vehicle with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is $80.75
63	63	[$50.75], unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
64	64	SECTION 5. Section 502.253, Transportation Code, is amended
65	65	to read as follows:
66	66	Sec. 502.253. FEE: VEHICLES THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 6,000
67	67	POUNDS. The fee for a registration year for registration of a
68	68	vehicle with a gross weight of more than 6,000 pounds is as follows
69	69	unless otherwise provided in this chapter:
70	70	Weight Classification Fee Schedule Weight Classification Fee Schedule
71	71	Weight Classification Fee Schedule
72	72	in pounds in pounds
73	73	in pounds
74	74	6,001-10,000 $108 [$54.00] 6,001-10,000 $108 [$54.00]
75	75	6,001-10,000 $108 [$54.00]
76	76	10,001-18,000 $170 [$110.00] 10,001-18,000 $170 [$110.00]
77	77	10,001-18,000 $170 [$110.00]
78	78	18,001-25,999 $265 [$205.00] 18,001-25,999 $265 [$205.00]
79	79	18,001-25,999 $265 [$205.00]
80	80	26,000-40,000 $400 [$340.00] 26,000-40,000 $400 [$340.00]
81	81	26,000-40,000 $400 [$340.00]
82	82	40,001-54,999 $595 [$535.00] 40,001-54,999 $595 [$535.00]
83	83	40,001-54,999 $595 [$535.00]
84	84	55,000-70,000 $800 [$740.00] 55,000-70,000 $800 [$740.00]
85	85	55,000-70,000 $800 [$740.00]
86	86	70,001-80,000 $900 [$840.00] 70,001-80,000 $900 [$840.00]
87	87	70,001-80,000 $900 [$840.00]
88	88	SECTION 6. Section 502.254(a), Transportation Code, is
89	89	amended to read as follows:
90	90	(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
91	91	trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a gross weight of
92	92	6,000 pounds or less is $75 [$45.00].
93	93	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
94	94
95	95	Weight Classification Fee Schedule
96	96
97	97	in pounds
98	98
99	99	6,001-10,000 $108 [$54.00]
100	100
101	101	10,001-18,000 $170 [$110.00]
102	102
103	103	18,001-25,999 $265 [$205.00]
104	104
105	105	26,000-40,000 $400 [$340.00]
106	106
107	107	40,001-54,999 $595 [$535.00]
108	108
109	109	55,000-70,000 $800 [$740.00]
110	110
111	111	70,001-80,000 $900 [$840.00]