By Lindsay                                            S.B. No. 1026
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the disposition and use of air emission fees.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Section 382.0622 is amended by amending Subsection
 1-5     (c) as follows:
 1-6           (c)  The commission shall request the appropriation of
 1-7     sufficient money to safeguard the air resources of the state,
 1-8     including payments to the Public Safety Commission for incidental
 1-9     costs of administering the vehicle emissions inspection and
1-10     maintenance program, except that after the date of delegation of
1-11     the state's permitting program under Title V of the federal Clean
1-12     Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 7661 et seq.), fees collected under
1-13     Section 382.0621(a) [may] shall be appropriated [only] at least
1-14     sufficient to cover costs of developing and administering the
1-15     federal permit program under Titles IV and V of the federal Clean
1-16     Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 7651 et seq. and 7661 et seq.)  Any
1-17     fees collected under Section 382.0621(a) in excess of the amounts
1-18     necessary to cover costs specified in Section 382.0621(b) shall be
1-19     appropriated and used to safeguard the air resources of this state
1-20     as necessary to address potential or actual environmental impacts
1-21     reasonably related to the activities of the fee payers.
1-22           SECTION 2. Revenue dedicated to a particular purpose under
1-23     law in effect on August 31, 2001 that has not been expended by that
1-24     date may be used for the purposes authorized under this Act.