Section 118.026 - Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties(a) The commissioners court of a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico may adopt a records technology and infrastructure fee as part of the county's annual budget. The fee must be set and itemized in the county's budget as part of the budget preparation process.(b) The fee must be paid at the time a person pays a fee under Section 118.0216 or, if applicable, Section 118.025.(c) The fee shall be deposited in a separate records technology and infrastructure account in the general fund of the county. Any interest accrued remains with the account.(d) The funds generated from the collection of a fee under this section may be used only for technology and infrastructure for the maintenance of county records and the operation of the county records system.(e) The fee is subject to approval by the commissioners court in a public meeting during the budget process.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 118.026
Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 379,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2015.