78R12890 JRJ-F


By:  Chisum, Eissler, Howard, McReynolds                          H.B. No. 2129

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2129:                                   

By:  Harper-Brown                                             C.S.H.B. No. 2129



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the issuance of Space Shuttle Columbia license plates 
to benefit the Aviation and Space Foundation of Texas.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, 
is amended by adding Section 502.300 to read as follows:
	Sec. 502.300.  SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  
The department shall issue specially designed "Space Shuttle 
Columbia" license plates for passenger cars and light trucks.
	(b)  The department shall design the license plates in 
consultation with the Aviation and Space Foundation of Texas.
	(c)  The department shall issue license plates under this 
section to a person who:
		(1)  applies to the county 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 and, if personalized prestige license 
plates are issued, in addition to the fee prescribed by Section 
502.251.
	(d)  Of each fee collected under this section:                          
		(1)  $22 shall be deposited to the credit of the general 
revenue fund and used only by the Texas Aerospace Commission or its 
successor agency in making grants to benefit the Aviation and Space 
Foundation of Texas for the purposes of furthering aviation and 
space activities in Texas and providing Columbia Crew memorial 
scholarships to students; and
		(2)  $8 shall be deposited to the credit of the state 
highway fund to defray the cost of administering this section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.