SRC-AAA S.B. 807 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 807
By: Lucio
Finance
3-25-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the law has capped transfers for funding local government park
grants at $32 million. This is well below the 1997 needs.  This bill
increases the cap of $32 million to $42 million per year for the next
biennium and increases by $5 million in each of the next two bienniums for
sporting goods sales tax revenues transferred to parks. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 807 increases the cap of transfers from $32 million to
42 million per year for the next biennium and increases by $5 million in
each of the next two bienniums for sporting goods sales tax revenues
transferred to parks. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to require
the Parks and Wildlife Department (department) to deposit to the credit of
the state parks account all revenue, including $1,125,000 per month, 40
percent of the amount greater than $27 million per year but not greater
than $32 million per year and 40 percent of the amount greater than $32
million per year of credits made to the department under Section 151.801,
Tax Code. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 24.003, Parks and Wildlife Code, to require the
department to deposit to the credit of the state parks account all revenue
including $1,125,000 per month, 40 percent of the amount greater than $27
million per year but not greater than $32 million per year and 40 percent
of the amount greater than $32 million per year of credits made to the
department under Section 151.801, Tax Code. 

SECTION 3. Amends Section 151.801(c), Tax Code, to delete a provision
calling for the deposit of money into certain funds. Prohibits the
comptroller from crediting, from sporting goods tax revenue annually, in
excess of $42 million in to the department in the state fiscal biennium
ending August 31, 1999; $47 million in the state fiscal biennium ending
August 31, 2001; and $52 million in the state fiscal biennium ending
August 31, 2003. 

SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 5. Emergency clause.