Bill Text: TX HB1881 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to funds dedicated to the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-26 - Left pending in committee [HB1881 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1881-Introduced.html

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83R9433 JXC-F
By: McClendon H.B. No. 1881

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to funds dedicated to the Texas rail relocation and
improvement fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 623.0111, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to
read as follows:
(c) Of the fees collected under Subsection (a), the
following amounts shall be deposited to the general revenue fund
[and the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the state
highway fund]:
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
Number of Counties Designated Amount Allocated to General Revenue Fund
1-5 $125
6-20 $125
21-40 $345
41-60 $565
61-80 $785
81-100 $900
101-254 $1,000
(d) Of the amounts remaining after the deposit to the
general revenue fund required by Subsection (c):
(1) $25 million shall be deposited annually to the
credit of the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund; and
(2) any remaining amounts shall be deposited to the
credit of the state highway fund.
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. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.