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AN ACT
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relating to making a voluntary contribution to the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department when registering a motor vehicle or renewing a |
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motor vehicle registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Sections 502.1747 and 502.1748 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 502.1747. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO PARKS AND WILDLIFE |
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DEPARTMENT. (a) When a person registers or renews the registration |
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of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the person may contribute $5 |
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or more to the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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(b) The department shall: |
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(1) include space on each motor vehicle registration |
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renewal notice, on the page that states the total fee for |
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registration renewal, that allows a person renewing a registration |
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to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing |
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to the state parks account; |
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(2) provide an opportunity to contribute to the state |
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parks account similar to the opportunity described by Subsection |
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(a) and in the manner described by Subdivision (1) in any |
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registration renewal system that succeeds the system in place on |
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September 1, 2011; and |
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(3) provide an opportunity for a person to contribute |
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to the state parks account during the registration renewal process |
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on the department's Internet website. |
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(c) If a person makes a contribution under this section and |
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does not pay the full amount of a registration fee, the county |
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assessor-collector may credit all or a portion of the contribution |
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to the person's registration fee. |
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(d) The county assessor-collector shall send any |
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contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit |
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to the credit of the state parks account under Section 11.035, Parks |
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and Wildlife Code. Money received by the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department under this section may be used only for the operation and |
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maintenance of state parks, historic sites, or natural areas under |
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the jurisdiction of the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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(e) The department shall consult with the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department in performing the department's duties under this |
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section. |
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Sec. 502.1748. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN VOLUNTARY |
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CONTRIBUTIONS. If a person makes a voluntary contribution under |
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Section 502.1746 or 502.1747 at the time the person registers or |
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renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter but |
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the person does not clearly specify the entity to which the person |
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intends to contribute, the county assessor-collector shall divide |
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the contribution between the entities authorized to receive |
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contributions under those sections. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 502.1747 and 502.1748, Transportation |
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Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a motor vehicle |
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registration renewal notice issued for a registration that expires |
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on or after January 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1301 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1301 on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1301 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0 |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |