84R13269 JRR-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1729
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to programs for imposing or increasing a toll on and
increasing the vehicle registration fee for a commercial motor
vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.623. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TOLL PROGRAM. (a)
Notwithstanding any other law, the department, in consultation with
the comptroller, may establish a program for imposing a toll or
increasing an existing toll on a commercial motor vehicle for the
use of a state highway.
(b) The department must hold a public hearing before
imposing or increasing a toll under the program.
(c) Toll revenue collected or received by the department
under the program must be deposited to the credit of the state
highway fund.
SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.360 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.360. ADDITIONAL FEE FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department, in consultation
with the comptroller, may establish a program for imposing an
additional fee for the registration of a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) The department must hold a public hearing before
imposing an additional fee under the program.
(c) An additional fee imposed under the program may not be
more than 50 percent of the applicable fee for the vehicle under
Subchapter F.
(d) Registration fees collected under the program must be
deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.