Amend HB 218 on page 6, lines 1-18, by striking SECTION 7 of
the bill and substituting the following:
SECTION 7. Section 521.422, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 521.422. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE OPTIONAL
FEES [FEE]. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the
department may not charge a [The] fee for the issuance of a personal
identification certificate [is:
[(1) $15 for a person under 60 years of age;
[(2) $5 for a person 60 years of age or older; and
[(3) $20 for a person subject to the registration
requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure].
(b) The department shall collect a [an additional] fee of $1
for the issuance or renewal of a personal identification card to
fund the Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program
established under Section 91.027, Human Resources Code, if the
person applying for or renewing a personal identification card opts
to pay the [additional] fee.
(c) The department shall collect a [an additional] fee of $1
for the issuance or renewal of a personal identification card,
including a duplicate personal identification card or a personal
identification card issued or renewed over the Internet or by other
electronic means, to pay the costs of the Donor Education,
Awareness, and Registry Program of Texas, established under Chapter
49, Health and Safety Code, and, subject to Section 113.104, Health
and Safety Code, of the Texas Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donor Council,
established under Chapter 113, Health and Safety Code, if the
person applying for or renewing a personal identification card opts
to pay the [additional] fee. The department shall remit fees
collected under this subsection to the comptroller, who shall
maintain the identity of the source of the fees. Subject to
appropriation, the department may retain three percent of the money
collected under this subsection to cover the costs in administering
this subsection.