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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disposition of income at Palo Duro Canyon State |
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Park. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.023, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.023. DISPOSITION OF INCOME. The department shall |
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use the income derived from leases, royalties, and operation of the |
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park necessary for maintaining, improving, and operating the park. |
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The [One-half of the balance of the] unexpended income at the end of |
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the biennium shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of |
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the [may be used by the department on other] state parks account [,
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and the remaining one-half and any other unexpended balance shall
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be transferred to the general revenue fund at the end of each
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biennium]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |