By Hartnett                                           H.B. No. 1107
         77R5095 MI-F                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the use of money in the county law library fund.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 323.023(b), Local Government Code, is
 1-5     amended to read as follows:
 1-6           (b)  The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the
 1-7     costs and pay them to the county treasurer, or to any other
 1-8     official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county
 1-9     treasurer, for deposit in a fund to be known as the county law
1-10     library fund.  The fund may be used only for:
1-11                 (1)  [the purpose of] establishing the law library
1-12     after the entry of the order creating it;
1-13                 (2)  [or for the purpose of] purchasing or leasing
1-14     library materials, maintaining the library, or acquiring furniture,
1-15     shelving, or equipment for the library; or
1-16                 (3)  in a county with 30 or more district courts,
1-17     purchasing or leasing library materials or acquiring library
1-18     equipment, including computers, software, and subscriptions to
1-19     obtain access to electronic research networks for use by judges in
1-20     the county.
1-21           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.