SRC-MWN S.B. 1028 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1028
77R8643 TBy: Lindsay
Natural Resources
3/21/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current statutory authority limits the use by the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (TNRCC) of revenues collected from the motor
vehicle safety inspection (MVSI) fee.  As proposed, S.B. 1028 expands the
use of the revenues collected from the motor vehicle safety inspection fee
and increases the amount of revenues deposited to TNRCC. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 382.0622, Health and Safety Code, by amending
Subsections (a), (b), and (c), to require Clean Air Act fees to be
deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the clean air account and
to be used to safeguard the air resources, except that $3 of each advance
payment collected by the Department of Public Safety for inspection
certificates for vehicles other than mopeds under Section 548.501
(Inspection Fees Generally), Transportation Code, is to be deposited in the
state treasury to the credit of the operating fund account established
under Section 5.237 (Operating Fund), Water Code. Requires the funds in the
operating fund account to be used to safeguard the natural resources of the
state as necessary to address potential or actual environmental impacts
reasonably related to the activities of the fee payers under Section
548.501, Transportation Code. Requires the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission (commission) to request the appropriation of
sufficient money to safeguard the natural, rather than air, resources of
the state as provided by this chapter. Deletes text regarding the Public
Safety Commission. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 548.501, Transportation Code, by amending
Subsection (b), to provide that if advance payment is made the conservation
commission is required to pay to the Department of Public Safety
(department) $3, rather than $2, for each unissued certificate that the
inspection station returns to the department. 

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2001. Provides that the
implementation of this Act is required only if the legislature appropriates
the funds set out in the contingency appropriation for this Act in the
General Appropriations Act, 77th Legislative Session, 2001.