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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the funding of certain activities of the General Land |
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Office pertaining to the management of coastal public land. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.604(b), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The account consists of: |
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(1) all money appropriated for the purposes of this |
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subchapter; |
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(2) grants to this state from the United States for the |
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purposes of this subchapter; |
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(3) all money received by this state from the sale of |
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dredged material; [and] |
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(4) penalties or costs collected under Section 61.0184 |
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or 63.1814; and |
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(5) credits made to the land office under Section |
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151.801, Tax Code. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 151.801(c) and (c-1), Tax Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Subject to Subsection (c-1), the proceeds from the |
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collection of the taxes imposed by this chapter on the sale, |
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storage, or use of sporting goods shall be deposited as follows: |
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(1) an amount equal to 74 [94] percent of the proceeds |
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shall be credited to the Parks and Wildlife Department and |
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deposited as specified in the Parks and Wildlife Code; [and] |
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(2) an amount equal to six percent of the proceeds |
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shall be credited to the Texas Historical Commission and deposited |
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as specified in Section 442.073, Government Code; and |
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(3) an amount equal to 20 percent of the proceeds shall |
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be credited to the General Land Office and deposited as specified in |
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Section 33.604, Natural Resources Code. |
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(c-1) The comptroller may not credit to the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department, [or] the Texas Historical Commission, or the |
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General Land Office any amounts under this section that are in |
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excess of the amounts appropriated to the department, [or] |
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commission, or office for that biennium, less any other amounts to |
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which the department, [or] commission, or office is entitled. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |