Bill Text: TX HB2254 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on the collection of road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-06 - Referred to Ways & Means [HB2254 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2254-Introduced.html
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By: Israel | H.B. No. 2254 |
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relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on the | ||
collection of road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled | ||
vehicles. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
(1) "Alternatively fueled vehicle" means a motor | ||
vehicle that is capable of using a fuel other than gasoline or | ||
conventional diesel fuel. | ||
(2) "Traditionally fueled vehicle" means a motor | ||
vehicle that uses gasoline or conventional diesel fuel as its | ||
source of motor power. | ||
SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The Texas A&M | ||
Transportation Institute shall conduct a study on: | ||
(1) the impacts of the alternatively fueled vehicle | ||
industry on this state; and | ||
(2) the options available to the state for collecting | ||
road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled vehicles. | ||
(b) The study must examine: | ||
(1) the current revenue generated from motor fuel | ||
taxes imposed under Chapter 162, Tax Code, on a traditionally | ||
fueled vehicle for each mile the vehicle is operated; | ||
(2) the net revenue generated by fees and taxes paid by | ||
owners of alternatively fueled vehicles and traditionally fueled | ||
vehicles for the use of the vehicle, including motor vehicle | ||
registration fees under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, and motor | ||
fuel taxes under Chapter 162, Tax Code; | ||
(3) the average number of miles traveled by | ||
alternatively fueled vehicles and traditionally fueled vehicles | ||
each year; | ||
(4) the methods by which other states generate revenue | ||
from alternatively fueled vehicles; | ||
(5) alternative methods for determining and | ||
collecting road use fees from owners of alternatively fueled | ||
vehicles, including methods that consider the weight of and the | ||
number of miles traveled by an alternatively fueled vehicle; | ||
(6) the projected revenue to the state for each method | ||
examined under Subdivision (5) of this subsection; and | ||
(7) the projected environmental impact of | ||
alternatively fueled vehicles on this state. | ||
(c) Not later than December 1, 2020, the Texas A&M | ||
Transportation Institute shall submit to the legislature a report | ||
on the findings of the study conducted under this section. | ||
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
1, 2019. |