By:  Madla                                                        S.B. No. 1370


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the disposition of certain tax revenue for the 
protection of grape and wine production.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 205.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  An amount equal to 75 percent of the increase in the 
receipts from the sale of tax stamps and funds derived from taxes on 
wine produced in a state other than Texas, as measured by comparing 
that biennium's receipts and funds, as projected by the 
comptroller, to the receipts and funds from fiscal year 2005 plus an 
amount equal to the average percentage growth of funds derived from 
taxes on wine produced in this state between fiscal year 1999 
through fiscal year 2004, for each fiscal year as projected by the 
comptroller, may be appropriated only to the Department of 
Agriculture or Texas institutions of higher education for the 
purposes for the purposes of eliminating and eradicating Pierce's 
disease, the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and other diseases and 
pests that negatively impact the production of grapes and wine in 
the United States or developing technologies or practices that 
could benefit the production of grapes and wine in the United 
States.  This subsection expires September 1, 2010.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.