By: Raymond H.B. No. 3997
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fees imposed by a county for licensing a junkyard or
automotive wrecking and salvage yard.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 396.041(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) An ordinance may:
(1) impose a fee for the issuance or renewal of a
license in an amount:
(A) of $25, if the ordinance is adopted by the
commissioners court of a county not described by Paragraph (B),
(C), or (D) [ for the issuance or renewal of a license];
(B) [(2) impose a fee] of not more than[:
[(A)] $150 [for the issuance or renewal of a
license], if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of
a county with a population of one million or more that contains two
or more municipalities, each of which has a population of 250,000 or
more; [or]
(C) of not more than [(B)] $500 [for the issuance
or renewal of a license], if the ordinance is adopted by the
commissioners court of a county with a population of 3.3 million or
more; or
(D) necessary to pay for the administration and
enforcement of the ordinance, but not to exceed $150, if the
ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a county located
on the Texas-Mexico border that has a population of less than
300,000 and contains one or more municipalities with a population
of 200,000 or more;
(2) [(3)] condition the license on the operation of
the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard only at a
location approved by the commissioners court; or
(3) [(4)] establish grounds for suspending or
revoking a license if the junkyard or automotive wrecking and
salvage yard is not screened.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.