78R12940 JD-F
By: Hilderbran H.B. No. 631
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 631:
By: Hamric C.S.H.B. No. 631
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of Texas Lions Camp license plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.310 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.310. TEXAS LIONS CAMP LICENSE PLATES. (a) The
department shall issue specially designed Texas Lions Camp license
plates for passenger cars and light trucks.
(b) The department shall design the license plates in
consultation with the Texas Lions League for Crippled Children.
(c) The department shall issue license plates under this
section to a person who:
(1) applies to the assessor-collector of the county in
which the person resides on a form provided by the department; and
(2) pays an annual fee of $30, in addition to the fee
prescribed by Section 502.161 or 502.162 and, if personalized
prestige license plates are issued, in addition to the fee
prescribed by Section 502.251.
(d) Of each fee collected under Subsection (c)(2), $8 may be
used by the department only to defray the cost of administering this
section and the remainder deposited to the credit of the Texas Lions
Camp account in the state treasury. Money in the account may be
used only by the Parks and Wildlife Department to support the
activities of a designated nonprofit organization that is
accredited by the American Camping Association and is licensed by
the Texas Department of Health and whose primary purpose is to
provide, without charge, a camp for physically disabled, hearing or
vision impaired, and diabetic children who reside in this state,
regardless of race, religion, or national origin. The Parks and
Wildlife Department shall establish reporting and other mechanisms
necessary to ensure that the money is spent only for the purposes
for which it is dedicated.
(e) If the owner of a vehicle for which license plates were
issued under this section disposes of the vehicle during a
registration year, the owner shall return the specialized license
plates to the department.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.