By:  Ogden                                                        S.B. No. 51 
	(In the Senate - Filed July 11, 2003; July 14, 2003, read 
first time and referred to Committee on Infrastructure Development 
and Security; July 16, 2003, reported favorably by the following 
vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; July 16, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to appropriating certain surcharges collected by the 
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas under the driver 
responsibility program and fees collected by the Texas Department 
of Transportation under the motor vehicle financial responsibility 
verification program, as those programs are created by House Bill 
No. 3588, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, to 
the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  The one percent of surcharges collected during 
the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, by the 
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas under Chapter 708, 
Transportation Code, as added by House Bill No. 3588, Acts of the 
78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, that is deposited to the 
general revenue fund and dedicated to the administration of the 
driver responsibility program by Subsection (b), Section 780.002, 
Health and Safety Code, as added by that bill, is appropriated to 
the Department of Public Safety for the state fiscal biennium 
beginning September 1, 2003, for the purposes of administering the 
driver responsibility program operated by the department under 
Chapter 708, Transportation Code, as added by that bill.  The number 
of full-time equivalent positions (FTE) indicated in the Department 
of Public Safety's bill pattern is increased by 22 during the 
biennium.
	SECTION 2.  All fees collected during the state fiscal 
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, by the Texas Department of 
Transportation under Section 502.1715, Transportation Code, as 
added by House Bill No. 3588, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2003, are appropriated to the Department of Public Safety 
of the State of Texas for the state fiscal biennium beginning 
September 1, 2003, for the purpose of supporting the Department of 
Public Safety's reengineering of the driver's license system.
	SECTION 3.  If the revenue generated under Section 502.1715, 
Transportation Code, as added by House Bill No. 3588, Acts of the 
78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, does not fully fund the 
driver's license reengineering project and the liability insurance 
feasibility study as required by that bill, the Department of 
Public Safety of the State of Texas may use money appropriated for 
lease payments to the Master Lease Purchase Program for any purpose 
necessary to accomplish these projects.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect November 1, 2003.



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