79R7229 JTS-D
By: Puente H.B. No. 2427
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to water conservation specialty license plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 504.657 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.657. WATER CONSERVATION LICENSE PLATES. (a) The
department shall issue specialty license plates that bear the words
"Water Conservation," "Conserve Water," or other words that clearly
promote water conservation. The department shall design the
license plates in consultation with the Texas Section American
Water Works Association and the Texas Water Development Board.
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative
costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates
shall be deposited to the credit of an account in the general
revenue fund. Money in the account may be used only by the Texas
Water Development Board as follows:
(1) one-third of the money in the account shall be used
to support statewide water education programs, including the "Water
I.Q., Know Your Water" program, in amounts determined by the Texas
Water Development Board; and
(2) two-thirds of the money in the account may be used
only to support the Texas Section American Water Works
Association's scholarship program for students in this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.