SRC-ARR S.B. 754 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 754 By: Lucio Natural Resources 8/9/1999 Enrolled DIGEST Currently, Texas does not provide for a license plate recognizing the grapefruit as the official state fruit. S.B. 754 creates the Citrus License Plate, a specially designed license plate, with a ruby-red grapefruit, and a "State Fruit of Texas" caption at the bottom of the plate. PURPOSE As enrolled, S.B. 754 issues a special license plate in honor of the citrus industry in Texas. 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 Chapter 502F, Transportation Code, by adding Section 502.299, as follows: Sec. 502.299. TEXAS CITRUS INDUSTRY. Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (department) to issue specially designed licensed plates for passenger cars and light trucks in honor of the citrus industry in this state. Requires the department to issue license plates under this section to persons who apply for them and pay the annual fee. Requires the department to deposit $25 to the credit of an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to Texas A&M University--Kingsville to provide financial assistance to graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences. Authorizes the remainder of the fee to be used only by the department to defray the cost of administering this section. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.