TITLE: Relating to the optional county fee in certain counties for the county road and bridge fund.

SUMMARY: Relating to the optional county fee in certain counties for the county road and bridge fund.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the optional county fee in certain counties for the county road and bridge fund. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 502.172, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] commissioners court of a county by order may impose an additional fee, not to exceed $10, for registering a vehicle in the county. (a-1) The commissioners court of a county that has a population of 1.7 million or more and in which more than 75 percent of the population lives in a single municipality by order may impose an additional fee, not to exceed $20, for registering a vehicle in the county. SECTION 2. 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.