Bill Text: TX SB33 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the state highway fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-11 - Referred to Finance [SB33 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB33-Introduced.html
  83S10053 JAM-D
 
  By: Lucio S.B. No. 33
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the state highway fund.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended
  by adding Section 151.0029 to read as follows:
         Sec. 151.0029.  "AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORY". "Automotive
  accessory" means an item that is used in conjunction with or
  attached to an automobile but is not essential to the basic function
  of an automobile. The term includes aftermarket modifications and
  electronics, cleaning products, floor mats, air fresheners, paint,
  and window tinting.
         SECTION 2.  Section 151.801, Tax Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Except for the amounts allocated under Subsections (b),
  (b-1), and (c), all proceeds from the collection of the taxes
  imposed by this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the
  general revenue fund.
         (b-1)  The amount of the proceeds from the collection of the
  taxes imposed by this chapter on the sale, storage, or use of new
  and used motor vehicle tires, new and used motor vehicle parts, and
  new automotive accessories shall be deposited to the credit of the
  state highway fund.
         (d)  The comptroller shall determine the amount to be
  deposited to the highway fund under Subsections [Subsection] (b)
  and (b-1) according to available statistical data indicating the
  estimated average or actual consumption or sales of lubricants used
  to propel motor vehicles over the public roadways, new and used
  motor vehicle tires, new and used motor vehicle parts, and new
  automotive accessories. The comptroller shall determine the
  amounts to be deposited to the funds or accounts under Subsection
  (c) according to available statistical data indicating the
  estimated or actual total receipts in this state from taxable sales
  of sporting goods. If satisfactory data are not available, the
  comptroller may require taxpayers who make taxable sales or uses of
  those lubricants, motor vehicle tires, motor vehicle parts,
  automotive accessories, or [of] sporting goods to report to the
  comptroller as necessary to make the allocation required by
  Subsection (b), (b-1), or (c).
         SECTION 3.  Section 162.5045, Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 162.5045.  ALLOCATION OF TAXES PAID ON UNDYED DIESEL
  FUEL USED OFF-HIGHWAY. On or before the fifth workday after the end
  of each month, the comptroller shall determine as accurately as
  possible for the period since the latest determination under this
  section the number of gallons of undyed diesel fuel used for
  purposes other than to propel a motor vehicle on the public highways
  of this state. From the number of gallons so determined, the
  comptroller shall compute the amount of taxes that were paid on that
  undyed diesel fuel and shall allocate and deposit that amount to the
  credit of the state highway [general revenue] fund.
         SECTION 4.  Section 201.115(d), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  Notwithstanding Section 222.001, money in the state
  highway fund may be used to repay a loan under this section, if
  permissible under the Texas Constitution and appropriated by the
  legislature for that purpose.
         SECTION 5.  Section 222.001, Transportation Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  Money that is required to be used for public roadways by
  the Texas Constitution or federal law and that is deposited in the
  state treasury to the credit of the state highway fund, including
  money deposited to the credit of the state highway fund under Title
  23, United States Code, may be used only:
               (1)  to improve the state highway system; or
               (2)  to mitigate adverse environmental effects that
  result directly from construction or maintenance of a state highway
  by the department[; or
               [(3)     by the Department of Public Safety to police the
  state highway system and to administer state laws relating to
  traffic and safety on public roads].
         (c)  Except as otherwise provided by this code, money in the
  state highway fund that is not described by Subsection (a) may be
  used only to improve the state highway system.
         SECTION 6.  Section 222.073, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 222.073.  PURPOSES OF INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. To the
  extent permissible under [Notwithstanding] Section 222.001, the
  commission shall use money deposited in the bank to:
               (1)  encourage public and private investment in
  transportation facilities both within and outside of the state
  highway system, including facilities that contribute to the
  multimodal and intermodal transportation capabilities of the
  state; and
               (2)  develop financing techniques designed to:
                     (A)  expand the availability of funding for
  transportation projects and to reduce direct state costs;
                     (B)  maximize private and local participation in
  financing projects; and
                     (C)  improve the efficiency of the state
  transportation system.
         SECTION 7.  Section 222.002, Transportation Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015, but only
  if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 83rd Legislature,
  1st Called Session, 2013, prescribing the purposes for which
  revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels
  and lubricants, motor vehicle tires and parts, and automotive
  accessories, and certain revenues received from the federal
  government may be used is approved by the voters. If that amendment
  is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.
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