Assessment and payment of TNC trip fees.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-61
in effectSec. 9-61. - Assessment and payment of TNC trip fees.
(a) Trip fees for TNCs shall be assessed when entering an airport's designated geofenced area for the purpose of picking up a passenger.
(b) Fees shall be payable to the Houston Airport System based upon monthly accumulated trip fees and are due the 15th day of every month. TNCs shall pay the Houston Airport System electronically either by wire transfer or by Automated Clearing House to the city bank account designated by the director.
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Table 9-1.
Annual and Recurring Airport Use Fees for Commercial Passenger Vehicles
Class | Description/Criteria | Fees
1 | Taxicabs | HOU: Departures from the airline terminal building at HOU with one or more passengers. | $1.25 per departure
IAH: Departures from anywhere at IAH with one or more passengers | $2.75 per departure
2 | Commercial Carrier Service (Contract) | Vehicles providing commercial carrier service under contract with the City. | Fees are as prescribed in the contract.
3 | Commercial Carrier Service (Special Permit Conditions) | Vehicles providing commercial carrier service not under contract with the City, but with special permit conditions under subsection 9-54. | The annual use fee, based on number of seats (including driver) is: 1 through 6 seats: $325.00 7 through 11 seats: $400.00 12 through 24 seats: $475.00 25 seats or more: $550.00
4 | On-Airport Rental Car Users at IAH | Vehicles used in connection with the business of on-airport rental car users. | Customer facility charge is as specified in the contracts.
On-Airport Rental Car Users at HOU | Vehicles used in connection with the business of on-airport rental car users. | Customer facility charge is as established by the director and shall not exceed a maximum of $8.00 per HOU transaction day.
5 | Off-Airport Rental Car Users at IAH | Vehicles used in connection with the business of off-airport rental car users. | Off-airport percentage of adjusted gross receipts. See Note 1.
Off-Airport Rental Car Users at HOU | Vehicles used in connection with the business of off-airport rental car users. | Customer facility charge is as established by the director and shall not exceed a maximum of $8.00 per HOU transaction day.
6 | Off-Airport Parking Users | Vehicles used in connection with the business of off-airport parking users. | 8% of gross receipts. See Note 2.
7 | Courtesy Limousines | Courtesy vehicles providing limousine service | The annual use fee, based on number of seats (including driver) is: 1 through 6 seats: $325.00 7 through 11 seats: $400.00 12 through 24 seats: $475.00 25 seats or more: $550.00 Additional fee for each hour over first for parking in Limousine Lots is $1.50 per each 15 minute increment. Waive first chargeable hour for vehicles waiting for international flights.
8 | Other Courtesy Vehicles | All other courtesy vehicles not covered elsewhere in this table | The annual use fee, based on number of seats (including driver) is: 1 through 6 seats: $325.00 7 through 11 seats: $400.00 12 through 24 seats: $475.00 25 seats or more: $550.00
9 | All Others | All other commercial passenger vehicles not covered elsewhere in this table | The annual use fee, based on number of seats (including driver) is: 1 through 6 seats: $325.00 7 through 11 seats: $400.00 12 through 24 seats: $475.00 25 seats or more: $550.00
10 | Occasional Use | All commercial vehicles using the airport occasionally (no more than twice in any week) | Fee per trip, based on number of seats (including driver) is: 1 through 6 seats: $2.00 7 through 11 seats: $3.00 12 through 24 seats: $5.00 25 seats or more: $7.50
11 | Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) (without a TNC operating agreement with the city at IAH and HOU) | Vehicles used for providing transportation services pursuant to Chapter 2402 of the Texas Occupations Code and chapter 9 of this Code. | $1.25 per departure from HOU $2.75 per departure from IAH
Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) (with a TNC operating agreement with the city at IAH and HOU) | Vehicles used for providing transportation services pursuant to Chapter 2402 of the Texas Occupations Code and chapter 9 of this Code. | Fees pursuant to TNC operating agreements
12 | Wheelchair Accessible Service Providers (WAVS) | Vehicles providing transportation services pursuant to chapter 46, article X of this Code. | The annual use fee, based on number of seats (including driver) is: 1 through 6 seats: $325.00 7 through 11 seats: $400.00 12 through 24 seats: $475.00 25 seats or more: $550.00
Note 1 Rental car users (percentage, gross receipts). For off-airport rental car users: (i) the off-airport percentage is two percentage points lower than the prevailing percentage rate of gross receipts for on-airport rental car users at the airport in question, as determined by the director, and (ii) "adjusted gross receipts" means the sum of money, for any given time period, computed according to the following formula: (G - N) - E. In this formula:
"G" is gross receipts, which for this purpose shall mean all revenue paid or payable and all compensation received in connection with the user's business operations at the facility served by the commercial passenger vehicles in question, including without limitation, the following: all sums received as time and/or mileage charges after discount, for the rental of automobiles by the user; all sums received from the user's customers by the reason of their acceptance of personal accident insurance; all sums received for any other insurance or airport fees, including any renewal policy issued to any customer; all sums received in connection with automobile rentals for mobile phones, car seats, and other amenities; all sums received for valet services, or other services rendered in connection with user's business; the fair market value of any goods, services or other things of value received as compensation for, or in exchange for, the supply of automobiles or any of the other goods and services referred to above; but "gross receipts" shall not include the following: the amount of any federal, state, or municipal sales or other similar taxes (which do not include non-tax fees such as airport use fees), whether or not separately stated and/or collected directly from customers of the user, now or hereinafter levied or imposed; any sums received as insurance payments or otherwise for damage to automobiles or other property of the user or for loss, conversion, or abandonment of such automobiles; amounts paid by customers of the user separately billed as additional charges for waiver by the user of its right to recover from customers for damage to the vehicle rented; any charges collected from customers as reimbursement for refueling an automobile rented pursuant to a rental agreement under which the customer is obligated to return the automobile with the same amount of gasoline furnished at rental; or any sums received by reason of the user's disposal of capital assets and/or trade fixtures.
"N" is the amount, if any, of the user's non-airport-related gross receipts (included in "G") for the time period in question, as determined by the director. The user may seek to have such an amount determined for any given time period by applying in writing to the director on or before the due date of the fee for that time period and providing clear and convincing documented proof as to the amount of the user's non-airport-related gross receipts during such time period. If such proof is made to the satisfaction of the director, the director shall issue an order determining the amount of "N" for such time period and adjusting the airport use fee accordingly. If the director does not issue such an order within 30 days following the day that the user makes an application, the user may appeal the failure to issue the order to the hearing officer in the same manner as an appeal for the denial of a permit.
"E" is $15,000.00 per month, prorated on a daily basis for time periods shorter than a month.
Note 2 Parking users (gross receipts). For off-airport parking users, 'gross receipts' means all revenue paid or payable and all compensation received from the user's business operations at each facility served by the commercial passenger vehicles in question, including without limitation, the following: all sums received as parking charges after discount; all sums received as airport fees; all sums received in connection with providing any amenities or services in connection with parking; all sums received for valet services or other services rendered in connection with user's business; the fair market value of any goods, services or other things of value received as compensation for, or in exchange for, motor vehicle parking or any of the other goods and services referred to above; but "gross receipts" shall not include the following: the amount of any federal, state, or municipal sales, or other similar taxes (which do not include non-tax fees such as airport use fees), whether or not separately stated and/or collected directly from customers of the user, now or hereinafter levied or imposed; any sums received as insurance payments or otherwise for damage to automobiles or other property of the user or for loss, conversion, or abandonment of such automobiles or property; or any sums received by reason of the user's disposal of capital assets and/or trade fixtures. With the approval of the director, a user that also provides parking for non-airport-related activities may deduct the resulting non-airport-related gross receipts. Any such deduction is determined and governed by the provision, above, for the non-airport-related deduction from the gross receipts of off-airport car rental users (see "N" in the formula for adjusted gross receipts of off-airport car rental users).
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(Ord. No. 2014-1013, § 11, 11-12-2014; Ord. No. 2016-728, § 7, 9-28-2016; Ord. No. 2020-371, § 15, 5-6-2020) (Ord. No. 02-1184, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-02; Ord. No. 08-52, § 38, 1-16-08, eff. 1-26-08; Ord. No. 09-683, § 2, 7-22-09, eff. 1-1-2010; Ord. No. 2010-354, § 6, 5-12-2010; Ord. No. 09-683, § 2, 7-22-09, eff. 7-1-2010; Ord. No. 2014-1013, § 12, 11-12-2014; Ord. No. 2016-728, §§ 9—12, 9-28-2016; Ord. No. 2020-371, § 16, 5-6-2020)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH9AV_ARTIILAARRE_DIV3GRTR_S9-61ASPATNTRFEFetched: 10/26/2026