By: Seliger  S.B. No. 1172
         (In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2007; March 14, 2007, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources;
  April 2, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 10,
  Nays 0; April 2, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the disposition of income at Palo Duro Canyon State
  Park.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 22.023, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 22.023.  DISPOSITION OF INCOME.  The department shall
  use the income derived from leases, royalties, and operation of the
  park necessary for maintaining, improving, and operating the park.
  The [One-half of the balance of the] unexpended income at the end of
  the biennium may be used by the department on other state parks[,
  and the remaining one-half and any other unexpended balance shall
  be transferred to the general revenue fund at the end of each
  biennium].
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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