1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the power of the Texas Department of Transportation to
 1-3     contract and to issue certain license plates.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 201.209 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 201.209.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a)  The department may
 1-8     enter into an interlocal contract with one or more local
 1-9     governments in accordance with Chapter 791, Government Code.
1-10           (b)  The department by rule shall adopt policies and
1-11     procedures consistent with applicable state procurement practices
1-12     for soliciting and awarding the contracts under this section.
1-13           SECTION 2. (a)  Section 502.299, Transportation Code, as
1-14     added by Chapter 433, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular
1-15     Session, 1999, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and
1-16     by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-17           (b)  The department shall issue license plates under this
1-18     section to a person who:
1-19                 (1)  applies to the county assessor-collector of the
1-20     county in which the person resides on a form provided by the
1-21     department; and
1-22                 (2)  pays an [the] annual fee of $30 [established by
1-23     the department under Subsection (c)], in addition to the fee
1-24     prescribed by Section 502.161 or 502.162, and, if personalized
 2-1     prestige license plates are issued, in addition to the fee
 2-2     prescribed by Section 502.251.
 2-3           (c)  Of each fee collected under Subsection (b)(2), $5 shall
 2-4     be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering
 2-5     this section.  The department shall deposit the remainder of each
 2-6     fee collected to the credit of the YMCA account established by
 2-7     Section 7.025, Education Code  [The department by rule shall
 2-8     establish the annual fee for registration under this section in an
 2-9     amount that, when added to the other fees collected by the
2-10     department, does not exceed the amount sufficient to recover the
2-11     actual cost to the department of issuing license plates under this
2-12     section].
2-13           (d)  If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were
2-14     issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a
2-15     registration year, the owner shall return the special license
2-16     plates to the department.
2-17           (b)  Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is amended by
2-18     adding Section 7.025 to read as follows:
2-19           Sec. 7.025.  YMCA ACCOUNT.  The YMCA account is a separate
2-20     account in the general revenue fund.  The account is composed of
2-21     money deposited to the credit of the account under Section 502.299,
2-22     Transportation Code, as added by Chapter 433, Acts of the 76th
2-23     Legislature, Regular Session, 1999.  The Texas Education Agency
2-24     administers the account and may spend money credited to the account
2-25     only to make grants to benefit the youth and government programs
2-26     sponsored by the Young Men's Christian Associations located in
2-27     Texas.
 3-1           (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, this
 3-2     section takes effect September 1, 2001. The changes in law made by
 3-3     this section apply only to the registration of a motor vehicle that
 3-4     is applied for on or after that date. The registration of a motor
 3-5     vehicle that was applied for before the effective date of this
 3-6     section is covered by the law in effect on the date the
 3-7     registration was applied for, and the former law is continued in
 3-8     effect for that purpose.
 3-9           SECTION 3.  (a)  Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation
3-10     Code, is amended by adding Section 502.2735 to read as follows:
3-11           Sec. 502.2735.  TEXANS CONQUER CANCER LICENSE PLATES.
3-12     (a)  The department shall issue specially designed license plates
3-13     for passenger cars and light trucks that include the words "Texans
3-14     Conquer Cancer."
3-15           (b)  The department shall design the license plates in
3-16     consultation with the Texas Cancer Council.
3-17           (c)  The department shall issue license plates under this
3-18     section to a person who:
3-19                 (1)  applies to the assessor-collector of the county in
3-20     which the person resides on a form provided by the department; and
3-21                 (2)  pays an annual fee of $30, in addition to the fee
3-22     prescribed by Section 502.161 or Section 502.162, and, if
3-23     personalized prestige license plates are issued, in addition to the
3-24     fee prescribed by Section 502.251.
3-25           (d)  Of each fee collected under Subsection (c)(2), $5 shall
3-26     be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering
3-27     this section.  The department shall deposit the remainder of each
 4-1     fee collected to the credit of the Texans Conquer Cancer account
 4-2     established by Section 102.017, Health and Safety Code.
 4-3           (e)  If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were
 4-4     issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a
 4-5     registration year, the owner shall return the special license
 4-6     plates to the department.
 4-7           (b)  Chapter 102, Health and Safety Code, is amended by
 4-8     adding Sections 102.017 and 102.018 to read as follows:
 4-9           Sec. 102.017.  TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ACCOUNT.  (a)  The
4-10     Texans Conquer Cancer account is a separate account in the general
4-11     revenue fund.  The account is composed of:
4-12                 (1)  money deposited to the credit of the account under
4-13     Section 502.2735, Transportation Code; and
4-14                 (2)  gifts, grants, and donations.
4-15           (b)  The council administers the account.  The council may
4-16     spend money credited to the account only to:
4-17                 (1)  make grants to nonprofit organizations that
4-18     provide support services for cancer patients and their families;
4-19     and
4-20                 (2)  defray the cost of administering the account.
4-21           (c)  The council:
4-22                 (1)  may accept gifts, donations, and grants from any
4-23     source for the benefit of the account; and
4-24                 (2)  by rule shall establish guidelines for spending
4-25     money credited to the account.
4-26           Sec. 102.018.  TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
4-27     (a)  The council shall appoint a seven-member Texans Conquer Cancer
 5-1     advisory committee.
 5-2           (b)  The committee shall:
 5-3                 (1)  assist the council in establishing guidelines for
 5-4     the expenditure of money credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer
 5-5     account; and
 5-6                 (2)  review and make recommendations to the council on
 5-7     applications submitted to the council for grants funded with money
 5-8     credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer account.
 5-9           (c)  Members of the committee serve without compensation and
5-10     are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses.  Each member serves
5-11     a term of four years, with the terms of three or four members
5-12     expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
5-13           (d)  Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the
5-14     committee.
5-15           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
5-16     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
5-17     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
5-18     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
5-19     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 1831 was passed by the House on May
         8, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
         voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to
         H.B. No. 1831 on May 24, 2001, and requested the appointment of a
         conference committee to consider the differences between the two
         houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report
         on H.B. No. 1831 on May 27, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 144,
         Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 1831 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 22, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays
         0, 1 present, not voting; at the request of the House, the Senate
         appointed a conference committee to consider the differences
         between the two houses; and that the Senate adopted the conference
         committee report on H.B. No. 1831 on May 27, 2001, by the following
         vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor