By Hartnett H.B. No. 998
77R4687 JAT-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the animal friendly account and advisory committee.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 828.014(b), Health and Safety Code, is
1-5 amended to read as follows:
1-6 (b) The Texas Department of Health administers the account.
1-7 The department may spend money credited to the account only to:
1-8 (1) [only after at least $500,000 has been credited to
1-9 the account; and]
1-10 [(2) only to:]
1-11 [(A)] make grants to eligible organizations that
1-12 sterilize animals owned by the general public at minimal or no
1-13 cost; and
1-14 (2) [(B)] defray the cost of administering the
1-15 account.
1-16 SECTION 2. Section 828.015(d), Health and Safety Code, is
1-17 amended to read as follows:
1-18 (d) Members of the committee serve without compensation and
1-19 are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses. Each member serves
1-20 a term of four [two] years. The terms of four members expire on
1-21 January 31 of every other [each] odd-numbered year and the terms of
1-22 the remaining members expire on January 31 of every other [each]
1-23 even-numbered year.
1-24 SECTION 3. Section 4, Chapter 657, Acts of the 75th
2-1 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, as amended by Section 5,
2-2 Chapter 951, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999,
2-3 is repealed.
2-4 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
2-5 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-6 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-7 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-8 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.