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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a strategic mapping program to be |
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administered by the Texas Water Development Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 118.011(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county clerk shall collect the following fees for |
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services rendered to any person: |
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(1) Personal Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.012): |
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for the first page $ 5.00 |
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for each additional page or part of a page on which |
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there are visible marks of any kind $ 4.00 |
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(2) Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013): |
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for the first page $ 6.00 [5.00] |
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for each additional page or part of a page on which |
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there are visible marks of any kind $ 4.00 |
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for all or part of each 8-1/2" X 14" attachment or |
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rider $ 4.00 |
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for each name in excess of five names that has to |
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be indexed in all records in which the document must be |
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indexed $ 0.25 |
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(3) Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014): |
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for the clerk's certificate $ 5.00 |
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plus a fee for each page or part of a page $ 1.00 |
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(4) Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145): |
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for each page or part of a page $ 1.00 |
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(5) Birth or Death Certificate (Sec. |
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118.015) same as state registrar |
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(6) Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016) $ 3.00 |
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(7) Marriage License (Sec. 118.018) $30.00 |
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(8) Declaration of Informal Marriage (Sec. |
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118.019) $25.00 |
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(9) Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020) $ 5.00 |
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(10) Oath Administration (Sec. 118.021) $ 1.00 |
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SECTION 2. Section 118.013(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The fee for "Real Property Records Filing" under Section |
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118.011 is for filing and recording, including indexing, in the |
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real property records in the office of the county clerk a document |
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that is authorized or required to be filed in those records, except |
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that the county treasurer shall remit to the comptroller, in the |
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manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133, $0.95 of the fee |
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collected for filing and recording the first page of each document |
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for deposit to the credit of the strategic mapping account |
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established under Section 16.024, Water Code. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Sections 16.023, 16.024, and 16.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.023. STRATEGIC MAPPING PROGRAM. The executive |
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administrator shall develop and implement as part of the Texas |
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Natural Resources Information System a strategic mapping program to |
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acquire, store, and distribute digital, geospatial information. |
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Sec. 16.024. STRATEGIC MAPPING ACCOUNT. (a) The strategic |
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mapping account is an account in the general revenue fund. The |
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account consists of: |
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(1) money deposited to the credit of the account under |
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Section 118.013, Local Government Code; |
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(2) money directly appropriated to the board; |
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(3) money transferred by the board from other funds |
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available to the board; |
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(4) money from gifts or grants from the United States |
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government, state, regional, or local governments, educational |
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institutions, private sources, or other sources; |
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(5) proceeds from the sale of maps, data, |
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publications, and other items; and |
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(6) interest earned on the investment of money in the |
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account and depository interest allocable to the account. |
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(b) The account may be appropriated only to the board to: |
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(1) develop, administer, and implement the strategic |
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mapping program; |
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(2) provide grants to political subdivisions for |
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projects related to the development, use, and dissemination of |
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digital, geospatial information; and |
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(3) administer, implement, and operate other programs |
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of the Texas Natural Resources Information System, including: |
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(A) the operation of a Texas-Mexico border region |
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information center for the purpose of implementing Section 16.021 |
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(e)(5); |
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(B) the acquisition, storage, and distribution |
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of historical maps, photographs, and paper map products; |
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(C) the maintenance and enhancement of |
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information technology; and |
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(D) the production, storage, and distribution of |
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other digital base maps, as determined by the executive |
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administrator or a state agency that is a member of the Texas |
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Geographic Information Council. |
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(c) The board may invest, reinvest, and direct the |
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investment of any available money in the fund as provided by law for |
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the investment of money under Section 404.024, Government Code. |
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Sec. 16.025. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DIGITAL, GEOSPATIAL |
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INFORMATION PROJECTS. (a) A political subdivision seeking a grant |
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under Section 16.024 must file an application with the board. |
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(b) An application must be filed in the manner and form |
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required by board rules. |
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(c) In reviewing an application by a political subdivision |
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for a grant, the board shall consider: |
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(1) the degree to which the political subdivision has |
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used other available resources to finance the development, use, and |
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dissemination of digital, geospatial information; |
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(2) the willingness and ability of the political |
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subdivision to develop, use, and disseminate digital, geospatial |
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information; and |
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(3) the benefits that will be gained by making the |
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grant. |
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(d) The board may approve a grant to a political subdivision |
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only if the board finds that: |
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(1) the grant will supplement rather than replace |
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money of the political subdivision; |
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(2) the public interest is served by providing the |
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grant; and |
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(3) the grant will further the state's ability to |
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gather, develop, use, and disseminate digital, geospatial |
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information. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |