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.