TITLE: Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicles registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects.

SUMMARY: Relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicles registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicles registered in certain counties to fund transportation projects. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 502.402(a) and (e), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) This section applies only to a county that:(1) [that] borders the United Mexican States; and (2) [that] has a population of more than 250,000 [300,000; and [(3) in which the largest municipality has a population of less than 300,000].(e) The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. The fee revenue collected shall be sent to a [the] regional mobility authority located in [of] the county to fund long-term transportation projects in the county. SECTION 2. Section 502.402, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to the fee for a registration period beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee for a registration period beginning before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the registration period began, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.