78R7649 JRJ-F
By: Chisum 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.
(e) If license plates issued under this section are lost,
stolen, or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle for which the license
plates were issued may obtain replacement plates from the
department by paying a replacement fee of $5. If the owner of a
vehicle registered under this section disposes of the vehicle
during the registration year, the owner shall return the special
license plates to the department.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.