Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	84R2498 TJB/JAM-F
2	2	By: Harless H.B. No. 401
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to certain fees deposited to the credit of the state
8	8	highway fund; increasing motor vehicle registration fees.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 222, Transportation Code,
11	11	is amended by adding Section 222.0015 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 222.0015. USE OF CERTAIN MONEY IN STATE HIGHWAY FUND.
13	13	(a) This section applies only to money deposited to the credit of
14	14	the state highway fund from the collection of registration fees
15	15	under Sections 502.251, 502.252, 502.253, and 502.254 attributable
16	16	to the portion of the applicable rates of those fees that exceed the
17	17	rates in effect on August 31, 2015.
18	18	(b) Notwithstanding other law, including Sections 201.115,
19	19	222.001, and 222.003, money described by Subsection (a):
20	20	(1) may not be pledged for the repayment of bonds; and
21	21	(2) may be used only for acquiring rights-of-way and
22	22	planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining nontolled
23	23	public roadways.
24	24	SECTION 2. (a) Section 502.251, Transportation Code, is
25	25	amended to read as follows:
26	26	Sec. 502.251. FEE: MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED. The fee for a
27	27	registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $45
28	28	[$30].
29	29	(b) Effective January 1, 2018, Section 502.251,
30	30	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
31	31	Sec. 502.251. FEE: MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED. The fee for a
32	32	registration year for registration of a motorcycle or moped is $60
33	33	[$30].
34	34	SECTION 3. (a) Section 502.252(a), Transportation Code, is
35	35	amended to read as follows:
36	36	(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
37	37	vehicle with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is $75 [$50.75],
38	38	unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
39	39	(b) Effective January 1, 2018, Section 502.252(a),
40	40	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
41	41	(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
42	42	vehicle with a gross weight of 6,000 pounds or less is $100
43	43	[$50.75], unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
44	44	SECTION 4. Effective January 1, 2017, Section 502.253,
45	45	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
46	46	Sec. 502.253. FEE: VEHICLES THAT WEIGH MORE THAN 6,000
47	47	POUNDS. The fee for a registration year for registration of a
48	48	vehicle with a gross weight of more than 6,000 pounds is as follows
49	49	unless otherwise provided in this chapter:
50	50	Weight Classification Fee Schedule Weight Classification Fee Schedule
51	51	Weight Classification Fee Schedule
52	52	in pounds in pounds
53	53	in pounds
54	54	6,001-10,000 $110 [$54.00] 6,001-10,000 $110 [$54.00]
55	55	6,001-10,000 $110 [$54.00]
56	56	10,001-18,000 $220 [$110.00] 10,001-18,000 $220 [$110.00]
57	57	10,001-18,000 $220 [$110.00]
58	58	18,001-25,999 $410 [$205.00] 18,001-25,999 $410 [$205.00]
59	59	18,001-25,999 $410 [$205.00]
60	60	26,000-40,000 $680 [$340.00] 26,000-40,000 $680 [$340.00]
61	61	26,000-40,000 $680 [$340.00]
62	62	40,001-54,999 $1,070 [$535.00] 40,001-54,999 $1,070 [$535.00]
63	63	40,001-54,999 $1,070 [$535.00]
64	64	55,000-70,000 $1,480 [$740.00] 55,000-70,000 $1,480 [$740.00]
65	65	55,000-70,000 $1,480 [$740.00]
66	66	70,001-80,000 $1,680 [$840.00] 70,001-80,000 $1,680 [$840.00]
67	67	70,001-80,000 $1,680 [$840.00]
68	68	SECTION 5. Effective January 1, 2017, Section 502.254(a),
69	69	Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
70	70	(a) The fee for a registration year for registration of a
71	71	trailer, travel trailer, or semitrailer with a gross weight of
72	72	6,000 pounds or less is $90 [$45.00].
73	73	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016, but only
74	74	if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 84th Legislature,
75	75	Regular Session, 2015, limiting the permissible uses of the state
76	76	highway fund, including further limiting the use of additional tax
77	77	and fee revenue attributable to changes to certain state taxes and
78	78	fees, to increase revenue for nontolled public highway purposes is
79	79	approved by the voters. If that amendment is not approved by the
80	80	voters, this Act has no effect.
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82	82	Weight Classification Fee Schedule
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84	84	in pounds
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86	86	6,001-10,000 $110 [$54.00]
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88	88	10,001-18,000 $220 [$110.00]
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90	90	18,001-25,999 $410 [$205.00]
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92	92	26,000-40,000 $680 [$340.00]
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94	94	40,001-54,999 $1,070 [$535.00]
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96	96	55,000-70,000 $1,480 [$740.00]
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98	98	70,001-80,000 $1,680 [$840.00]