2003S0488-1 03/05/03


By:  Averitt                                                      S.B. No. 1158


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain fees collected by the Texas Parks and Wildlife 
Department.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (b), Section 11.032, Parks and 
Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The department shall deposit to the credit of the game, 
fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable costs, 
or the percentage of revenue prescribed by this subsection, less 
allowable costs, from the following sources:
		(1)  all types of fishing licenses and stamps and 
shrimping licenses, except as provided by Section 77.120;
		(2)  all types of hunting licenses and stamps;                                
		(3)  trapping licenses and other licenses relating to 
the taking, propagation, and sale of fur-bearing animals or their 
pelts;
		(4)  sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell;                         
		(5)  oyster bed rentals and permits;                                          
		(6)  federal funds received for fish and wildlife 
research, management, development and conservation, resource 
protection, and law enforcement, unless the funds are received for 
the specific purposes of Subchapter F, Chapter 77;
		(7)  sale of property, less advertising costs, 
purchased from this account or a special fund or account that is now 
part of this account;
		(8)  fines and penalties collected for violations of a 
law pertaining to the protection and conservation of wild birds, 
wild fowl, wild animals, fish, shrimp, oysters, game birds and 
animals, fur-bearing animals, alligators, and any other wildlife 
resources of this state;
		(9)  sale of rough fish by the department;                                    
		(10)  fees for importation permits;                                           
		(11)  fees from supplying fish for or placing fish in 
water located on private property;
		(12)  sale of seized pelts;                                                   
		(13)  sale or lease of grazing rights to and the 
products from game preserves, sanctuaries, and management areas;
		(14)  contracts for the removal of fur-bearing animals 
and reptiles from wildlife management areas;
		(15)  85 percent of the total amount of collected
motorboat registration fees;
		(16)  85 percent of the total amount of collected
motorboat manufacturer or dealer registration fees [fee];
		(17)  fines or penalties imposed by a court for 
violation of water safety laws contained in Chapter 31 of this code;
		(18)  alligator hunter's or alligator buyer's licenses;                       
		(19)  sale of alligators or any part of an alligator by 
the department;     
		(20)  fees and revenue collected under Section 
11.027(b) or (c) of this code that are associated with the 
conservation of fish and wildlife; and
		(21)  any other source provided by law.                                       
	SECTION 2.  Subsection (b), Section 11.035, Parks and 
Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The department shall deposit to the credit of the state 
parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, or the percentage 
of revenue prescribed by this subsection, less allowable costs,
received from the following sources:
		(1)  grants or operation of concessions in state parks 
or fishing piers;    
		(2)  publications on state parks, state historic sites, 
or state scientific areas;
		(3)  fines or penalties received from violations of 
regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B, 
Chapter 13, of this code;
		(4)  fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b) 
or (c) of this code that are associated with state park lands;
		(5)  $1,125,000 per month and 40 percent of the amount 
above $27 million per year of credits made to the department under 
Section 151.801, Tax Code; [and]
		(6)  15 percent of the total amount of collected 
motorboat registration fees;
		(7)  15 percent of the total amount of collected 
motorboat manufacturer or dealer registration fees; and
		(8)  any other source provided by law.                                 
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.