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Senate Bill 1366 |
Senate Author: Kolkhorst |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Gonzales |
Senate Bill 1366 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code and the Tax Code relating to the allocation of proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. The bill removes the specified amounts of such tax revenue the Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is required to deposit into the state parks account, the Texas parks and wildlife conservation and capital account, the Texas recreation and parks account, and the large county and municipality recreation and parks account. The bill instead limits the revenue deposited in those accounts to the amount appropriated from the accounts for use during the then-current state fiscal biennium plus the amount necessary to fund the cost of state contributions for benefits of TPWD employees whose salaries or wages are paid from the accounts. The bill additionally repeals a provision limiting the amount of proceeds from such taxes the comptroller of public accounts credits to TPWD and the Texas Historical Commission and providing for an exception to that limitation.