85R4236 MTB-F
By: Coleman H.B. No. 4114
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to county approval for the locations at which a junkyard or
automotive wrecking and salvage yard may be operated.
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 of $25 for the issuance or renewal of
a license;
(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
(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;
(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 a county employee designated
by the commissioners court; or
(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, 2017.