Bill Text: TX SB1463 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on the impact of certain classifications of motor vehicle on the roads and bridges of this state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-24 - Referred to Transportation [SB1463 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB1463-Introduced.html
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By: Nichols | S.B. No. 1463 |
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relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on the | ||
impact of certain classifications of motor vehicle on the roads and | ||
bridges of this state. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "department" means the | ||
Texas Department of Transportation. | ||
SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The department, in | ||
consultation with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, The | ||
University of Texas Center for Transportation Research, and | ||
transportation industry representatives, shall conduct a study on | ||
the impact on the roads and bridges of this state by motor vehicles | ||
classified as: | ||
(1) passenger vehicles; | ||
(2) commercial motor vehicles; and | ||
(3) oversize or overweight vehicles. | ||
(b) The study shall determine, for each classification of | ||
vehicle listed in Subsection (a) of this section: | ||
(1) the number of vehicles that drive on the roads and | ||
bridges of this state each year; | ||
(2) the number of miles driven on the roads and bridges | ||
of this state each year; | ||
(3) the total revenue contribution from taxes and fees | ||
to the construction and maintenance of the roads and bridges of this | ||
state; | ||
(4) the financial impact due to costs associated with: | ||
(A) construction and maintenance of the roads and | ||
bridges of this state; and | ||
(B) congestion on the roads and bridges of this | ||
state; and | ||
(5) whether and by what amount the total revenue | ||
contribution determined under Subdivision (3) of this subsection | ||
exceeds or falls short of the financial impact determined under | ||
Subdivision (4) of this subsection. | ||
(c) The study shall recommend one or more changes to | ||
existing tax or fee structures to ensure that vehicles of each | ||
classification listed under Subsection (a) of this section | ||
contribute revenue to fund the construction and maintenance of the | ||
roads and bridges of this state in an amount at least equal to the | ||
financial impact of the vehicles of that classification on those | ||
roads and bridges. The recommendations shall include: | ||
(1) specific dollar amounts for taxes and fees for | ||
each classification of vehicle; and | ||
(2) if applicable, new methods of structuring existing | ||
sources of revenue. | ||
(d) Not later than November 1, 2022, the department shall | ||
submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the | ||
legislature a written report on the findings of the study. The | ||
report must include recommendations for policy and statutory | ||
changes, including any proposed legislation, that are based on the | ||
results of the study. | ||
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires May 1, 2023. | ||
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
1, 2021. |