79R7736 DWS-F


By:  Howard                                                       H.B. No. 1672



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to disposition of costs imposed in connection with the 
collection and enforcement of certain tolls.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 284.2031, Transportation Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to 
read as follows:
	(c)  In a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, 
money [Money] collected under Subsection (a) shall be deposited in 
the county treasury in a special fund to be administered by the 
county attorney or district attorney.  Expenditures from this fund 
shall be at the sole discretion of the attorney and may be used only 
to defray the salaries and expenses of the prosecutor's office, but 
in no event may the county attorney or district attorney supplement 
his or her own salary from this fund.
	(d)  In a county with a population of less than 3.3 million, 
money collected under Subsection (a) shall be deposited in the 
general fund of the county.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.