By: Edwards H.B. No. 2299
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of Texas Juneteenth special 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 502.306 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.306. TEXAS JUNETEENTH LICENSE PLATES. (a) The
department shall issue specially designed Texas Juneteenth license
plates for passenger cars and light trucks.
(b) The department shall design the license plate in
consultation with the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and
Historical Commission.
(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 Subsection (c):
(1) $22 shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas
Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission in a
special account in the state treasury. Money in the account may be
used only by the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and
Historical Commission for grants to Juneteenth USA to erect a
Juneteenth Memorial Monument on the South grounds of the State
Capitol, place Juneteenth monuments and markers in various
historical parts of Texas, develop a Juneteenth Museum, Cultural
and Educational Institute, Recreation Center and Park, and
otherwise support the activities and projects of Juneteenth USA and
its affiliates; and
(2) $8 shall be deposited to the credit of the state
highway fund.
(e) If the license plates issued under this section are
lost, stolen, or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle for which the
plates were issued may obtain replacement plates from the
department by paying the replacement fee prescribed by Section
502.184(a)(2).
(f) 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.