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78R5493 JTS-F

By:  Stick                                                        H.B. No. 2403



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the imposition of an additional fee for the issuance or 
renewal of a driver's license, personal identification card, or 
commercial driver's license to support the Department of Public 
Safety Historical Museum and Research Center.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 411.304(b), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(b)  The account is composed of money [gifts, grants, and 
donations] collected by the department from any public or private 
source for the purposes of this subchapter, including:
		(1)  gifts, grants, and donations; and                                 
		(2)  money deposited to the credit of the account under 
Section 521.421(k), 521.422(d), or 522.029(j), Transportation 
Code.
	SECTION 2.  Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is amended 
by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
	(k)  The department shall collect an additional fee of $1 for 
the issuance or renewal of a license if the person applying for or 
renewing the license chooses to pay the additional fee.  On any form 
the department uses to inform a person of the additional fee 
collected under this subsection, the department shall use similar 
language and the same size and font type used by the department to 
inform a person of any other additional fee collected under this 
section.  The department shall remit fees collected under this 
subsection to the comptroller, who shall maintain the identity of 
the source of the fees.  The comptroller shall deposit the fees to 
the credit of the Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and 
Research Center account established by Subchapter J, Chapter 411, 
Government Code, as added by Chapter 463, Acts of the 77th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2001.
	SECTION 3.  Section 521.422, Transportation Code, is amended 
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  The department shall collect an additional fee of $1 for 
the issuance or renewal of a personal identification card if the 
person applying for or renewing the identification card chooses to 
pay the additional fee.  On any form the department uses to inform a 
person of the additional fee collected under this subsection, the 
department shall use similar language and the same size and font 
type used by the department to inform a person of any other 
additional fee collected under this section.  The department shall 
remit fees collected under this subsection to the comptroller, who 
shall maintain the identity of the source of the fees.  The 
comptroller shall deposit the fees to the credit of the Department 
of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center account 
established by Subchapter J, Chapter 411, Government Code, as added 
by Chapter 463, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 
2001.
	SECTION 4.  Section 522.029, Transportation Code, is amended 
by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
	(j)  The department shall collect an additional fee of $1 for 
the issuance or renewal of a commercial driver's license or 
commercial driver learner's permit if the person applying for or 
renewing the license or permit chooses to pay the additional fee.  
The department shall remit fees collected under this subsection to 
the comptroller, who shall maintain the identity of the source of 
the fees.  The comptroller shall deposit the fees to the credit of 
the Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research 
Center account established by Subchapter J, Chapter 411, Government 
Code, as added by Chapter 463, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2001.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.