By Cuellar of Hidalgo H.B. No. 1770 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1770: By Black C.S.H.B. No. 1770 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the release of information kept in vessel and boat 1-3 records. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 31.056. RELEASE OF INFORMATION: 1-7 (a) The department or a county may not release to any person 1-8 the name and address of any person contained in the vessel and 1-9 outboard motor records in response to a telephone inquiry. The 1-10 department or a county may release the name and address only if the 1-11 request is in writing. The written request must contain the 1-12 requestor's name and address and must state that the use of the 1-13 information is for a lawful and legitimate purpose. 1-14 (b) This section does not apply to the release of 1-15 information to: 1-16 (1) a peace officer, as that term is defined in 1-17 Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedures, if the officer is acting 1-18 in an official capacity; or 1-19 (2) an official of the state, a city, town, county, 1-20 special district, or other political subdivision of the state if 1-21 the official is requesting the information for tax purposes. 1-22 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 1-23 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.