SRC-TAG, EPT S.B. 1158 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1158
By: Averitt
Natural Resources
4/1/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, all revenue generated by the motorboat registration fee and the
motorboat manufacturer or dealer registration fee is statutorily dedicated
to Fund 9, the Game, Fish and Water Safety Account.  As proposed, S.B.
1158 changes the allocation of funds generated from the motorboat
registration fees that are dedicated to Fund 9 from 100 percent to 85
percent. Furthermore, this bill requires that the remaining 15 percent of
revenue generated from the motorboat registration fee be dedicated to Fund
64, the State Parks Account. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 11.032(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to require
the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to deposit to the credit of
the game, fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable
costs, or the percentage of revenue prescribed by this subsection, less
allowable costs, from certain sources including 85 percent of the total
amount of collected motorboat registration fees and 85 percent of the
total amount of collected motorboat manufacturer or dealer registration
fees. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to require
TPWD to deposit to the credit of the state parks account all revenue, less
allowable costs, or the percentage of revenue prescribed by this
subsection, less allowable costs, received from certain sources including
15 percent of the total amount of collected motorboat registration fees
and 15 percent of the total amount of collected motorboat manufacturer or
dealer registration fees. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.