By:  Averitt                                                      S.B. No. 1158
	(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2003; March 17, 2003, read 
first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; 
April 22, 2003, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 
Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 2; April 22, 2003, 
sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1158                                   By:  Estes


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to certain fees collected by the Parks and Wildlife 
Department.  
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 11.032, Parks and Wildlife Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) 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, 
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)  vessel [motorboat] registration fees;           
		(16)  vessel [motorboat] manufacturer or dealer 
licensing fees [registration 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; and                            
		(22)  vessel and outboard motor titling fees.                          
	(c)  Not later than the 10th day of each month the department 
shall transfer 15 percent of all amounts collected during the 
previous month from sources described by Subsection (b)(15), (16), 
or (22) to the state parks account.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           



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