By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 614 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the issuance of Texans Conquer Cancer license plates. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, 1-5 is amended by adding Section 502.2735 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 502.2735. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER LICENSE PLATES. 1-7 (a) The department shall issue specially designed license plates 1-8 for passenger cars and light trucks that include the words "Texans 1-9 Conquer Cancer." 1-10 (b) The department shall design the license plates in 1-11 consultation with the Texas Cancer Council. 1-12 (c) The department shall issue license plates under this 1-13 section to a person who: 1-14 (1) applies to the assessor-collector of the county in 1-15 which the person resides on a form provided by the department; and 1-16 (2) pays an annual fee of $30, in addition to the fee 1-17 prescribed by Section 502.161 or Section 502.162 and, if 1-18 personalized prestige license plates are issued, in addition to the 1-19 fee prescribed by Section 502.251. 1-20 (d) Of each fee collected under Subsection (c)(2), $5 shall 1-21 be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering 1-22 this section. The department shall deposit the remainder of each 1-23 fee collected to the credit of the Texans Conquer Cancer account 1-24 established by Section 102.017, Health and Safety Code. 1-25 (e) If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were 2-1 issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a 2-2 registration year, the owner shall return the special license 2-3 plates to the department. 2-4 SECTION 2. Chapter 102, Health and Safety Code, is amended 2-5 by adding Sections 102.017 and 102.018 to read as follows: 2-6 Sec. 102.017. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ACCOUNT. (a) The 2-7 Texans Conquer Cancer account is a separate account in the general 2-8 revenue fund. The account is composed of: 2-9 (1) money deposited to the credit of the account under 2-10 Section 502.2735, Transportation Code; and 2-11 (2) gifts, grants, and donations. 2-12 (b) The council administers the account. The council may 2-13 spend money credited to the account only to: 2-14 (1) make grants to nonprofit organizations that 2-15 provide support services for cancer patients and their families; 2-16 and 2-17 (2) defray the cost of administering the account. 2-18 (c) The council: 2-19 (1) may accept gifts, donations, and grants from any 2-20 source for the benefit of the account; and 2-21 (2) by rule shall establish guidelines for spending 2-22 money credited to the account. 2-23 Sec. 102.018. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 2-24 (a) The council shall appoint a seven-member Texans Conquer Cancer 2-25 advisory committee. 2-26 (b) The committee shall: 3-1 (1) assist the council in establishing guidelines for 3-2 the expenditure of money credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer 3-3 account; and 3-4 (2) review and make recommendations to the council on 3-5 applications submitted to the council for grants funded with money 3-6 credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer account. 3-7 (c) Members of the committee serve without compensation and 3-8 are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses. Each member serves 3-9 a term of four years, with the terms of three or four members 3-10 expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year. 3-11 (d) Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the 3-12 committee. 3-13 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 3-14 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 3-15 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 3-16 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 3-17 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.