By Madla S.B. No. 1523 76R6146 DRH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the collection of state funds by a county. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 403, Government Code, is 1-5 amended by adding Section 403.0525 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 403.0525. COLLECTION OF STATE FUNDS BY COUNTY. (a) 1-7 The comptroller shall compile a list of each fee, tax, or fine a 1-8 county is required to collect for remittance to the state and 1-9 provide a copy of the list to each county. 1-10 (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 1-11 custodian of the county treasury that holds state funds derived 1-12 from a source described by Subsection (a) shall keep records of the 1-13 amount and nature of the state funds on deposit in the county 1-14 treasury and, not later than the last day of the month following 1-15 each calendar quarter, shall send to the comptroller all state 1-16 funds collected in the preceding calendar quarter. A county may 1-17 retain 10 percent of the funds as a service fee and may retain the 1-18 interest accrued on the funds if the custodian of a county treasury 1-19 keeps records of the amount and nature of the state funds on 1-20 deposit in the county treasury and remits the funds to the 1-21 comptroller within the period required by this subsection. 1-22 (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a motor vehicle 1-23 registration fee collected under Chapter 502, Transportation Code. 1-24 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-1 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.