By Harris                                             S.R. No. 1216
         77R17949 DWS-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 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
 2-1     be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering
 2-2     this section.  The department shall deposit the remainder of each
 2-3     fee collected to the credit of the YMCA account established by
 2-4     Section 7.025, Education Code  [The department by rule shall
 2-5     establish the annual fee for registration under this section in an
 2-6     amount that, when added to the other fees collected by the
 2-7     department, does not exceed the amount sufficient to recover the
 2-8     actual cost to the department of issuing license plates under this
 2-9     section].
2-10           (d)  If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were
2-11     issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a
2-12     registration year, the owner shall return the special license
2-13     plates to the department.
2-14           (b)  Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is amended by
2-15     adding Section 7.025 to read as follows:
2-16           Sec. 7.025.  YMCA ACCOUNT. The YMCA account is a separate
2-17     account in the general revenue fund.  The account is composed of
2-18     money deposited to the credit of the account under Section 502.299,
2-19     Transportation Code, as added by Chapter 433, Acts of the 76th
2-20     Legislature, Regular Session, 1999.  The Texas Education Agency
2-21     administers the account and may spend money credited to the account
2-22     only to make grants to benefit the youth and government programs
2-23     sponsored by the Young Men's Christian Associations located in
2-24     Texas.
2-25           (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, this
2-26     section takes effect September 1, 2001.  The changes in law made by
2-27     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.
3-27           (d)  Of each fee collected under Subsection (c)(2), $5 shall
 4-1     be used by the department only to defray the cost of administering
 4-2     this section.  The department shall deposit the remainder of each
 4-3     fee collected to the credit of the Texans Conquer Cancer account
 4-4     established by Section 102.017, Health and Safety Code.
 4-5           (e)  If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were
 4-6     issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a
 4-7     registration year, the owner shall return the special license
 4-8     plates to the department.
 4-9           (b)  Chapter 102, Health and Safety Code, is amended by
4-10     adding Sections 102.017 and 102.018 to read as follows:
4-11           Sec. 102.017.  TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ACCOUNT.  (a)  The
4-12     Texans Conquer Cancer account is a separate account in the general
4-13     revenue fund.  The account is composed of:
4-14                 (1)  money deposited to the credit of the account under
4-15     Section 502.2735, Transportation Code; and
4-16                 (2)  gifts, grants, and donations.
4-17           (b)  The council administers the account.  The council may
4-18     spend money credited to the account only to:
4-19                 (1)  make grants to nonprofit organizations that
4-20     provide support services for cancer patients and their families;
4-21     and
4-22                 (2)  defray the cost of administering the account.
4-23           (c)  The council:
4-24                 (1)  may accept gifts, donations, and grants from any
4-25     source for the benefit of the account; and
4-26                 (2)  by rule shall establish guidelines for spending
4-27     money credited to the account.
 5-1           Sec. 102.018.  TEXANS CONQUER CANCER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
 5-2     (a)  The council shall appoint a seven-member Texans Conquer Cancer
 5-3     advisory committee.
 5-4           (b)  The committee shall:
 5-5                 (1)  assist the council in establishing guidelines for
 5-6     the expenditure of money credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer
 5-7     account; and
 5-8                 (2)  review and make recommendations to the council on
 5-9     applications submitted to the council for grants funded with money
5-10     credited to the Texans Conquer Cancer account.
5-11           (c)  Members of the committee serve without compensation and
5-12     are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses.  Each member serves
5-13     a term of four years, with the terms of three or four members
5-14     expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
5-15           (d)  Section 2110.008, Government Code, does not apply to the
5-16     committee.
5-17           Explanation:  This addition is necessary to provide for
5-18     issuance of Texans Conquer Cancer license plates.