S.B. No. 892
  26-1                         COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
  26-2    Amend SB 892 by striking Section 6 in its entirety and renumbering
  26-3    subsequent sections.
  26-4                                                               Craddick
  26-5                         COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 2
  26-6    Amend S.B. 892 as follows:
  26-7    1.  On page 1, line 8, strike the following words:  "PAYMENT
  26-8    DATES:  DELINQUENCY."
  26-9                                                               Craddick
 26-10                         COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 3
 26-11          Amend S.B. 892 as follows:
 26-12          (1)  Add a new section to the bill to read as follows:
 26-13          SECTION ____.  Section 31.041, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
 26-14    amended to read as follows:
 26-15          Sec. 31.041.  Dealer's and Manufacturer's Number.  (a)  A
 26-16    dealer or manufacturer of vessels <motorboats> in this state may
 26-17    obtain a dealer's and manufacturer's number for vessels the dealer
 26-18    or manufacturer <motorboats he> wishes to show, demonstrate, or
 26-19    test on the water of this state instead of securing a certificate
 26-20    of number for each vessel <boat>.  The number shall be attached to
 26-21    any vessel <motorboat> that the dealer or manufacturer <he> sends
 26-22    temporarily on the water.
 26-23          (b)  The application for a number must state that the
 26-24    applicant is a dealer or manufacturer within the meaning of this
 26-25    chapter, and the facts stated on the application must be sworn
 26-26    before an officer authorized to administer oaths.  The application
 26-27    must be accompanied by photographs of the business sufficient to
  27-1    show any sign the business is required to display and the extent of
  27-2    the space the business is required to maintain.  The application
  27-3    must also be accompanied by a copy of the tax permit of the dealer
  27-4    or manufacturer issued by the comptroller under Chapter 151, Tax
  27-5    Code, if the dealer or manufacturer has a tax permit.  The two-year
  27-6    fee for a dealer's and manufacturer's number is $45 or an amount
  27-7    set by the commission, whichever amount is more.  No number may be
  27-8    issued until the provisions of this section have been satisfied.
  27-9          (c)  A dealer or manufacturer holding a dealer's and
 27-10    manufacturer's number may issue a reasonable temporary facsimile of
 27-11    the number which may be used by any authorized person.  A person
 27-12    purchasing a vessel <motorboat> may use the dealer's number for a
 27-13    period not to exceed 15 days prior to filing an application for a
 27-14    certificate of number.  The form of the facsimile and the manner of
 27-15    display shall be prescribed by the department.
 27-16          (d)  A dealer or manufacturer holding a dealer's and
 27-17    manufacturer's number may transfer a certificate of number or a
 27-18    certificate of title to a vessel or outboard motor without securing
 27-19    a certificate of number or certificate of title in the dealer's or
 27-20    manufacturer's name if the vessel or outboard motor is sold in the
 27-21    normal course of the dealer's or manufacturer's business.  Any
 27-22    other person transferring a vessel or outboard motor must secure a
 27-23    certificate of number or certificate of title in the person's name
 27-24    before transferring the certificate of number or the certificate of
 27-25    title.
 27-26          (2)  Renumber the subsequent sections of the bill
 27-27    appropriately.
  28-1    73R10799 DAK-F                                             Craddick