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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to general fishing license fees for residents 65 years old |
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or over. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 46.004(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission may establish a lower fee or waive the |
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fee or license requirement for: |
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(1) a resident who has a general commercial |
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fisherman's license of this state; |
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(2) a resident who is blind as defined by Section |
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94.001, Human Resources Code; |
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(3) a resident or nonresident who is under 17 years |
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old; or |
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(4) a [resident or] nonresident who is 65 years old or |
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over. |
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(c) The commission shall waive the fee for: |
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(1) a qualified disabled veteran as defined by Section |
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42.012; |
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(2) [and for] a resident on active duty as a member of |
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the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard, |
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the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard; and |
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(3) a resident who is 65 years old or over. |
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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, 2009. |