BILL ANALYSIS



S.B. 410
By: Montford (Junell)
04-26-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

The 73rd Legislature passed bills calling for payment deferrals
provided extra flexibility regarding funding obligations to certain
areas such a public and higher education,, health and human
services, and criminal justice.  These areas would have been cut
without the additional funding provided by the payment deferrals

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 410 will delay the transfer of the highway fund
portion of motor fuel taxes collected in June, July, and August,
1997 that are allocable to the highway fund, until as soon as
practicable after September 5, 1997 and no later than September 10,
1997.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly
grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, agency or institution.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1.  ALLOCATIONS TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND. (a) Directs the
comptroller         to allocate and deposit to the credit of the
state highway fund certain portions of            motor fuel taxes
collected in June, July, and August, 1997 to the state highway fund
          as soon as practicable after September 5, 1997 and no
later than September 10, 1997.          This redirection would
expire October 1, 1997.

Section 2.  Repeals Section 153.5015 of the Tax Code.

Section 3.  Emergency clause.
              Effective date: upon passage.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

The bill was taken up and considered in a public hearing on April
26, 1995.  There were no amendments to the bill.  The motion to
report the bill favorably to the Committee on Calendars carried
favorably by a vote of 19 ayes, 0 nays, 0 PNV and 8 absent.