By: Madla S.B. No. 855
(In the Senate - Filed March 4, 2003; March 10, 2003, read
first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 10, 2003,
reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
following vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0; April 10, 2003, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 855 By: Zaffirini
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to funding of the Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 5, Alcoholic Beverage
Code, is amended by adding Section 5.55 to read as follows:
Sec. 5.55. FUNDING OF TEXAS WINE MARKETING ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, on or before October
1 of each fiscal year, the commission shall transfer from funds
appropriated to the commission $250,000 to the Department of
Agriculture to be used by the department to implement the Texas Wine
Marketing Assistance Program established by Chapter 110.
(b) The commission in accordance with this subsection may
recover the amount transferred under Subsection (a) by imposing a
surcharge on licenses and permits, other than an agent's permit or
an agent's beer license, issued or renewed by the commission each
fiscal year. The surcharge shall be an amount equal to the amount
transferred under Subsection (a) divided by the number of licenses
and permits the commission anticipates issuing during that year,
rounded down to the next lowest whole dollar.
(c) The governing body of an incorporated city or town or
the commissioners court of a county may not levy and collect a fee
under Section 11.38 or 61.36 based on a surcharge imposed under this
section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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