By Shapiro S.B. No. 184 75R1921 JD-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a driver's license that authorizes the operation of a 1-3 motorcycle. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended 1-6 by amending Subsections (b) and (e) and adding Subsection (f) to 1-7 read as follows: 1-8 (b) The fee for renewal of a Class M license or for renewal 1-9 of a license that includes authorization to operate a motorcycle is 1-10 $21. 1-11 (e) An applicant who changes from a lower to a higher class 1-12 of license or who adds a type of vehicle other than a motorcycle to 1-13 the license shall pay a $10 fee for the required examination. 1-14 (f) An applicant applying for additional authorization to 1-15 operate a motorcycle shall pay a $15 fee for the required 1-16 application. 1-17 SECTION 2. Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended 1-18 by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsections (f) and 1-19 (g) to read as follows: 1-20 (a) The fee for a commercial driver's license or commercial 1-21 driver learner's permit issued by the department is $40, except as 1-22 provided by Subsection (f). 1-23 (d) An applicant who is changing a class of license, 1-24 endorsement, or restriction or who is adding a class of vehicle 2-1 other than a motorcycle to the license must pay a fee of $10 for 2-2 the examination, except for a renewal or original issuance of a 2-3 commercial driver's license. 2-4 (f) The fee for renewal of a commercial driver's license or 2-5 a commercial driver learner's permit that includes authorization to 2-6 operate a motorcycle is $45. 2-7 (g) An applicant who is applying for additional 2-8 authorization to operate a motorcycle shall pay a fee of $15 for 2-9 the examination. 2-10 SECTION 3. Chapter 662, Transportation Code, is amended by 2-11 adding Section 662.011 to read as follows: 2-12 Sec. 662.011. MOTORCYCLE EDUCATION FUND ACCOUNT. (a) The 2-13 motorcycle education fund account is an account in the general 2-14 revenue fund. 2-15 (b) Of each fee collected under Sections 521.421(b) and (f) 2-16 and Sections 522.029(f) and (g), the Department of Public Safety 2-17 shall send $5 to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the 2-18 motorcycle education fund account. 2-19 (c) Money deposited to the credit of the motorcycle 2-20 education fund account may be used only to defray the cost of 2-21 administering the motorcycle operator training and safety program, 2-22 except as provided by Subsection (d). 2-23 (d) The unspent and unencumbered balance in the motorcycle 2-24 education fund account at the end of each fiscal year may be 2-25 appropriated for: 2-26 (1) the motorcycle operator training and safety 2-27 program; or 3-1 (2) any other purpose relating to: 3-2 (A) maintaining or policing highways; or 3-3 (B) supervising traffic or promoting safety on 3-4 highways. 3-5 SECTION 4. (a) In addition to the new changes in law made 3-6 by this Act, this Act conforms the Transportation Code to the 3-7 changes in law made by Section 1(38), Chapter 1058, Acts of the 3-8 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995. 3-9 (b) To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over 3-10 another Act of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, 3-11 relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted 3-12 codes. 3-13 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. The 3-14 changes in law made by this Act to a fee that an applicant under 3-15 Chapters 521 and 522, Transportation Code, must pay apply only to a 3-16 person who applies to the Department of Public Safety on or after 3-17 September 1, 1997, for renewal of a Class M driver's license or for 3-18 the addition to the person's driver's license or commercial 3-19 learner's permit or driver's license of authorization to operate a 3-20 motorcycle. The fee required of a person who applies to the 3-21 Department of Public Safety before September 1, 1997, for renewal 3-22 of a Class M driver's license or for the addition of authorization 3-23 to operate a motorcycle is covered by the law in effect on the date 3-24 the person applied to the Department of Public Safety, and the 3-25 former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 3-26 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the 3-27 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 4-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 4-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 4-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.