78S20078 JRD-D

By:  Staples                                                      S.B. No. 4  



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to appropriating fees, fee increases, and surcharges 
collected by certain state agencies under various Acts of the 78th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  (a)  All fees collected during the state fiscal 
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, by the Texas Animal Health 
Commission under Section 161.0411, Agriculture Code, as added by 
House Bill No. 2328, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 
2003, are appropriated to the Texas Animal Health Commission for 
the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, for the 
purpose of administering Section 161.0411.
	(b)  Any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred 
during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, in 
connection with administering Section 161.0411, Agriculture Code, 
as added by House Bill No. 2328, Acts of the 78th Legislature, 
Regular Session, 2003, shall be paid out of the appropriations made 
by Subsection (a) of this section and shall be allocated to the 
appropriate employee benefit appropriation items in accordance 
with applicable rules of the comptroller.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  The additional revenue generated by the 
increase in the amount of lobby registration fees under Section 
305.0064, Government Code, as added by House Bill No. 1606, Acts of 
the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, collected during the 
state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, by the Texas 
Ethics Commission is appropriated, in an amount not to exceed 
$267,400, to the Texas Ethics Commission for the state fiscal 
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, for the development and 
implementation of the electronic filing system for lobbyists, as 
required by Section 305.0064.
	(b)  Any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred 
during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, in 
connection with administering Section 305.0064, Government Code, 
as added by House Bill No. 1606, Acts of the 78th Legislature, 
Regular Session, 2003, shall be paid out of the appropriations made 
by Subsection (a) of this section and shall be allocated to the 
appropriate employee benefit appropriation items in accordance 
with applicable rules of the comptroller.
	SECTION 3.  (a)  All fees collected during the state fiscal 
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, authorized by Subchapter G, 
Chapter 101, Occupations Code, as added by House Bill No. 2985, Acts 
of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are appropriated to 
the Health Professions Council for the state fiscal biennium 
beginning September 1, 2003, for the administration of the office 
of patient protection under Subchapter G, Chapter 101, Occupations 
Code.
	(b)  Any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred 
during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, in 
connection with administering Subchapter G, Chapter 101, 
Occupations Code, as added by House Bill No. 2985, Acts of the 78th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, shall be paid out of the 
appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this section and shall be 
allocated to the appropriate employee benefit appropriation items 
in accordance with applicable rules of the comptroller.
	SECTION 4.  All surcharges collected during the state fiscal 
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, by the Texas Alcoholic 
Beverage Commission under Section 5.55(b), Alcoholic Beverage 
Code, as added by Senate Bill No. 855, Acts of the 78th Legislature, 
Regular Session, 2003, are appropriated to the Texas Alcoholic 
Beverage Commission for the state fiscal biennium beginning 
September 1, 2003, for the purpose described by Section 5.55.
	SECTION 5.  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 December 1, 2003.