Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1688 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/08/2021

                    87R7973 JXC-D
 By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 1688


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to an optional county fee on vehicle registration in
 certain counties to be used for transportation projects.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 502.402(a), Transportation Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (a)  This section applies only to:
 (1)  a county that[:
 [(A)]  borders the United Mexican States; [and
 [(B)  has a population of more than 250,000; and]
 (2)  a county that is part of a regional mobility
 authority that includes two or more counties, at least one of which
 borders the United Mexican States; and
 (3)  a county that has a population of more than 1.5
 million that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.