Bill Text: TX HB1879 | 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 [HB1879 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1879-Introduced.html

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83R9232 JXC-F
By: McClendon H.B. No. 1879

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(c), Transportation Code, is
amended 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 Texas rail
relocation and improvement [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
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.