78R8748 T


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:
	Section 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 (d):                        
		(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.