By Shapiro S.B. No. 411
77R3259 JD-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the disposition of certain fees and penalties collected
1-3 by the Department of Public Safety.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Sections 521.055(d), (e), and (f), Transportation
1-6 Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-7 (d) [Fifty cents of each fee collected under Subsection (c)
1-8 shall be deposited in a special account in the general revenue fund
1-9 that may be appropriated only to the department for administration
1-10 of this chapter.]
1-11 [(e)] The department may contract with private vendors as
1-12 necessary to implement this section.
1-13 (e) [(f)] The department may adopt rules as necessary to
1-14 administer this section.
1-15 SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is
1-16 amended by adding Section 521.058 to read as follows:
1-17 Sec. 521.058. DISPOSITION OF FEES. Each fee collected under
1-18 this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit of the state
1-19 highway fund.
1-20 SECTION 3. Section 521.313, Transportation Code, is amended
1-21 by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-22 (c) Each fee collected under this section shall be deposited
1-23 to the credit of the state highway fund.
1-24 SECTION 4. Section 521.3466, Transportation Code, is amended
2-1 by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
2-2 (e) Each fee collected under this section shall be deposited
2-3 to the credit of the state highway fund.
2-4 SECTION 5. Subchapter R, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is
2-5 amended by adding Section 521.428 to read as follows:
2-6 Sec. 521.428. DISPOSITION OF FEES. (a) Except as provided
2-7 by Subsection (b), each fee collected under this subchapter shall
2-8 be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
2-9 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a fee collected under:
2-10 (1) Section 521.421(f), as added by Chapter 510, Acts
2-11 of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997;
2-12 (2) Section 521.421(g); or
2-13 (3) Section 521.422(b) or (c).
2-14 SECTION 6. Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended
2-15 by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
2-16 (h) Each fee collected under this section shall be deposited
2-17 to the credit of the state highway fund.
2-18 SECTION 7. Section 524.051, Transportation Code, is amended
2-19 by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
2-20 (c) Each fee collected under this section shall be deposited
2-21 to the credit of the state highway fund.
2-22 SECTION 8. Subchapter H, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, is
2-23 amended by adding Section 548.508 to read as follows:
2-24 Sec. 548.508. DISPOSITION OF FEES. Except as provided by
2-25 Section 382.0622, Health and Safety Code, each fee collected by the
2-26 department under this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit
2-27 of the state highway fund.
3-1 SECTION 9. Section 661.003, Transportation Code, is amended
3-2 by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
3-3 (j) Each fee collected under Subsection (d) shall be
3-4 deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
3-5 SECTION 10. Section 644.153, Transportation Code, is amended
3-6 by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
3-7 (i) Each penalty collected under this section shall be
3-8 deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
3-9 SECTION 11. Section 724.046, Transportation Code, is amended
3-10 by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
3-11 (c) Each fee collected under this section shall be deposited
3-12 to the credit of the state highway fund.
3-13 SECTION 12. Section 662.011, Transportation Code, is
3-14 repealed.
3-15 SECTION 13. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
3-16 applies only to a fee or penalty collected by the Department of
3-17 Public Safety on or after that date.