| 1 | 1 | | 86R7397 AAF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Israel H.B. No. 2254 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on the |
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| 8 | 8 | | collection of road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled |
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| 9 | 9 | | vehicles. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) "Alternatively fueled vehicle" means a motor |
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| 13 | 13 | | vehicle that is capable of using a fuel other than gasoline or |
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| 14 | 14 | | conventional diesel fuel. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (2) "Traditionally fueled vehicle" means a motor |
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| 16 | 16 | | vehicle that uses gasoline or conventional diesel fuel as its |
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| 17 | 17 | | source of motor power. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The Texas A&M |
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| 19 | 19 | | Transportation Institute shall conduct a study on: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) the impacts of the alternatively fueled vehicle |
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| 21 | 21 | | industry on this state; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) the options available to the state for collecting |
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| 23 | 23 | | road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled vehicles. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) The study must examine: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) the current revenue generated from motor fuel |
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| 26 | 26 | | taxes imposed under Chapter 162, Tax Code, on a traditionally |
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| 27 | 27 | | fueled vehicle for each mile the vehicle is operated; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) the net revenue generated by fees and taxes paid by |
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| 29 | 29 | | owners of alternatively fueled vehicles and traditionally fueled |
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| 30 | 30 | | vehicles for the use of the vehicle, including motor vehicle |
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| 31 | 31 | | registration fees under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, and motor |
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| 32 | 32 | | fuel taxes under Chapter 162, Tax Code; |
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| 33 | 33 | | (3) the average number of miles traveled by |
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| 34 | 34 | | alternatively fueled vehicles and traditionally fueled vehicles |
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| 35 | 35 | | each year; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (4) the methods by which other states generate revenue |
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| 37 | 37 | | from alternatively fueled vehicles; |
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| 38 | 38 | | (5) alternative methods for determining and |
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| 39 | 39 | | collecting road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled |
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| 40 | 40 | | vehicles, including methods that consider the weight of and the |
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| 41 | 41 | | number of miles traveled by an alternatively fueled vehicle; |
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| 42 | 42 | | (6) the projected revenue to the state for each method |
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| 43 | 43 | | examined under Subdivision (5) of this subsection; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | (7) the projected environmental impact of |
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| 45 | 45 | | alternatively fueled vehicles on this state. |
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| 46 | 46 | | (c) Not later than December 1, 2020, the Texas A&M |
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| 47 | 47 | | Transportation Institute shall submit to the legislature a report |
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| 48 | 48 | | on the findings of the study conducted under this section. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2021. |
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| 50 | 50 | | SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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| 51 | 51 | | 1, 2019. |
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