1-1 By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 614 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 8, 2001; February 12, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; 1-4 March 7, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, 1-5 Nays 0; March 7, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the issuance of Texans Conquer Cancer license plates. 1-9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-10 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, 1-11 is amended by adding Section 502.2735 to read as follows: 1-12 Sec. 502.2735. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER LICENSE PLATES. 1-13 (a) The department shall issue specially designed license plates 1-14 for passenger cars and light trucks that include the words "Texans 1-15 Conquer Cancer." 1-16 (b) The department shall design the license plates in 1-17 consultation with the Texas Cancer Council. 1-18 (c) The department shall issue license plates under this 1-19 section to a person who: 1-20 (1) applies to the assessor-collector of the county in 1-21 which the person resides on a form provided by the department; and 1-22 (2) pays an annual fee of $30, in addition to the fee 1-23 prescribed by Section 502.161 or Section 502.162 and, if 1-24 personalized prestige license plates are issued, in addition to the 1-25 fee prescribed by Section 502.251. 1-26 (d) Of each fee collected under Subsection (c)(2), $5 shall 1-27 be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering 1-28 this section. The department shall deposit the remainder of each 1-29 fee collected to the credit of the Texans Conquer Cancer account 1-30 established by Section 102.017, Health and Safety Code. 1-31 (e) If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were 1-32 issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a 1-33 registration year, the owner shall return the special license 1-34 plates to the department. 1-35 SECTION 2. Chapter 102, Health and Safety Code, is amended 1-36 by adding Sections 102.017 and 102.018 to read as follows: 1-37 Sec. 102.017. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ACCOUNT. (a) The 1-38 Texans Conquer Cancer account is a separate account in the general 1-39 revenue fund. The account is composed of: 1-40 (1) money deposited to the credit of the account under 1-41 Section 502.2735, Transportation Code; and 1-42 (2) gifts, grants, and donations. 1-43 (b) The council administers the account. The council may 1-44 spend money credited to the account only to: 1-45 (1) make grants to nonprofit organizations that 1-46 provide support services for cancer patients and their families; 1-47 and 1-48 (2) defray the cost of administering the account. 1-49 (c) The council: 1-50 (1) may accept gifts, donations, and grants from any 1-51 source for the benefit of the account; and 1-52 (2) by rule shall establish guidelines for spending 1-53 money credited to the account. 1-54 Sec. 102.018. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 1-55 (a) The council shall appoint a seven-member Texans Conquer Cancer 1-56 advisory committee. 1-57 (b) The committee shall: 1-58 (1) assist the council in establishing guidelines for 1-59 the expenditure of money credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer 1-60 account; and 1-61 (2) review and make recommendations to the council on 1-62 applications submitted to the council for grants funded with money 1-63 credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer account. 1-64 (c) Members of the committee serve without compensation and 2-1 are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses. Each member serves 2-2 a term of four years, with the terms of three or four members 2-3 expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year. 2-4 (d) Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the 2-5 committee. 2-6 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-7 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-8 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-9 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-10 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 2-11 * * * * *