By: Harris S.R. No. 1216
SENATE RESOLUTION
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 77th
1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
1-3 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
1-5 Bill No. 1831, relating to the general power of the Texas
1-6 Department of Transportation to contract, to consider and take
1-7 action on the following matter:
1-8 (1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
1-9 committee to add a new section to the bill to read as follows:
1-10 SECTION 2. (a) Section 502.299, Transportation Code, as
1-11 added by Chapter 433, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular
1-12 Session, 1999, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and
1-13 by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-14 (b) The department shall issue license plates under this
1-15 section to a person who:
1-16 (1) applies to the county assessor-collector of the
1-17 county in which the person resides on a form provided by the
1-18 department; and
1-19 (2) pays an [the] annual fee of $30 [established by
1-20 the department under Subsection (c)], in addition to the fee
1-21 prescribed by Section 502.161 or 502.162, and, if personalized
1-22 prestige license plates are issued, in addition to the fee
1-23 prescribed by Section 502.251.
1-24 (c) Of each fee collected under Subsection (b)(2), $5 shall
1-25 be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering
2-1 this section. The department shall deposit the remainder of each
2-2 fee collected to the credit of the YMCA account established by
2-3 Section 7.025, Education Code [The department by rule shall
2-4 establish the annual fee for registration under this section in an
2-5 amount that, when added to the other fees collected by the
2-6 department, does not exceed the amount sufficient to recover the
2-7 actual cost to the department of issuing license plates under this
2-8 section].
2-9 (d) If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were
2-10 issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a
2-11 registration year, the owner shall return the special license
2-12 plates to the department.
2-13 (b) Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is amended by
2-14 adding Section 7.025 to read as follows:
2-15 Sec. 7.025. YMCA ACCOUNT. The YMCA account is a separate
2-16 account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of
2-17 money deposited to the credit of the account under Section 502.299,
2-18 Transportation Code, as added by Chapter 433, Acts of the 76th
2-19 Legislature, Regular Session, 1999. The Texas Education Agency
2-20 administers the account and may spend money credited to the account
2-21 only to make grants to benefit the youth and government programs
2-22 sponsored by the Young Men's Christian Associations located in
2-23 Texas.
2-24 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, this
2-25 section takes effect September 1, 2001. The changes in law made by
2-26 this section apply only to the registration of a motor vehicle that
3-1 is applied for on or after that date. The registration of a motor
3-2 vehicle that was applied for before the effective date of this
3-3 section is covered by the law in effect on the date the
3-4 registration was applied for, and the former law is continued in
3-5 effect for that purpose.
3-6 Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide for
3-7 collection and disposition of fees in connection with special
3-8 license plates in honor of the YMCA in Texas.
3-9 (2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
3-10 committee to add a new section to the bill to read as follows:
3-11 SECTION 3. (a) Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation
3-12 Code, is amended by adding Section 502.2735 to read as follows:
3-13 Sec. 502.2735. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER LICENSE PLATES.
3-14 (a) The department shall issue specially designed license plates
3-15 for passenger cars and light trucks that include the words "Texans
3-16 Conquer Cancer."
3-17 (b) The department shall design the license plates in
3-18 consultation with the Texas Cancer Council.
3-19 (c) The department shall issue license plates under this
3-20 section to a person who:
3-21 (1) applies to the assessor-collector of the county in
3-22 which the person resides on a form provided by the department; and
3-23 (2) pays an annual fee of $30, in addition to the fee
3-24 prescribed by Section 502.161 or Section 502.162, and, if
3-25 personalized prestige license plates are issued, in addition to the
3-26 fee prescribed by Section 502.251.
4-1 (d) Of each fee collected under Subsection (c)(2), $5 shall
4-2 be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering
4-3 this section. The department shall deposit the remainder of each
4-4 fee collected to the credit of the Texans Conquer Cancer account
4-5 established by Section 102.017, Health and Safety Code.
4-6 (e) If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were
4-7 issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a
4-8 registration year, the owner shall return the special license
4-9 plates to the department.
4-10 (b) Chapter 102, Health and Safety Code, is amended by
4-11 adding Sections 102.017 and 102.018 to read as follows:
4-12 Sec. 102.017. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ACCOUNT. (a) The
4-13 Texans Conquer Cancer account is a separate account in the general
4-14 revenue fund. The account is composed of:
4-15 (1) money deposited to the credit of the account under
4-16 Section 502.2735, Transportation Code; and
4-17 (2) gifts, grants, and donations.
4-18 (b) The council administers the account. The council may
4-19 spend money credited to the account only to:
4-20 (1) make grants to nonprofit organizations that
4-21 provide support services for cancer patients and their families;
4-22 and
4-23 (2) defray the cost of administering the account.
4-24 (c) The council:
4-25 (1) may accept gifts, donations, and grants from any
4-26 source for the benefit of the account; and
5-1 (2) by rule shall establish guidelines for spending
5-2 money credited to the account.
5-3 Sec. 102.018. TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
5-4 (a) The council shall appoint a seven-member Texans Conquer Cancer
5-5 advisory committee.
5-6 (b) The committee shall:
5-7 (1) assist the council in establishing guidelines for
5-8 the expenditure of money credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer
5-9 account; and
5-10 (2) review and make recommendations to the council on
5-11 applications submitted to the council for grants funded with money
5-12 credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer account.
5-13 (c) Members of the committee serve without compensation and
5-14 are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses. Each member serves
5-15 a term of four years, with the terms of three or four members
5-16 expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
5-17 (d) Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the
5-18 committee.
5-19 Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide for
5-20 issuance of Texans Conquer Cancer license plates.
5-21 ______________________________________
5-22 President of the Senate
5-23 I hereby certify that the above
5-24 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
5-25 on May 26, 2001, by the following
5-26 vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one present
5-27 not voting.
5-28 ______________________________________
5-29 Secretary of the Senate