By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo S.B. No. 1371
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the operation of certain metropolitan transit
authorities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 162.356(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(b) The exemption provided by Subsection (a)(11) does not
apply to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas delivered
into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle from a refueling
facility accessible to motor vehicles other than:
(1) motor vehicles [those] described by Subsection
(a)(11)(A); or
(2) motor vehicles exempt from the tax imposed by this
subchapter under another provision of Subsection (a), if the:
(A) refueling facility is operated by a
metropolitan rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451,
Transportation Code, in which the principal municipality has a
population of less than 320,000; and
(B) use of the refueling facility by those
vehicles is limited to emergencies and other exigent circumstances
as provided by an interlocal agreement under Chapter 791,
Government Code.
SECTION 2. Section 451.061(d-1), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d-1) The establishment of or a change to fares, tolls,
charges, rents, and other compensation by an authority [confirmed
before July 1, 1985,] in which the principal municipality has a
population of less than 1.3 million[,] takes effect immediately on
approval by a majority vote of the board, except that the
establishment of or a change to a single-ride base fare takes effect
on the 60th day after the date the board approves the fare or change
to the fare, unless the policy board of the metropolitan planning
organization that serves the area of the authority disapproves the
fare or change to the fare by a majority vote.
SECTION 3. Section 451.506, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) This subsection applies only to an individual serving
on the board of an authority in which the principal municipality has
a population of less than 320,000. For purposes of Subsection (b),
in determining the length of service on the board of an individual
to whom this subsection applies the following periods of service
are excluded:
(1) a period of service that results from the
individual's appointment to fill an unexpired term that occurs
before the individual's first appointment to a full term on the
board; or
(2) a period of service on the board that is
attributable to a term shortened by the individual's appointment as
the board's presiding officer under Section 451.502(e).
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.