By: Ogden  S.B. No. 1583
         (In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2011; March 23, 2011, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 26, 2011,
  reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
  following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 3; April 26, 2011, sent to printer.)
 
  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1583 By:  Ogden
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to state fiscal matters.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
  ARTICLE 1.  REDUCTION OF EXPENDITURES AND IMPOSITION OF CHARGES
  GENERALLY
         SECTION 1.01.  This article applies to any state agency that
  receives an appropriation under Article V of the General
  Appropriations Act.
         SECTION 1.02.  Notwithstanding any other statute of this
  state, each state agency to which this article applies is
  authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
               (1)  consolidating any reports or publications the
  agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
  reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
               (2)  extending the effective period of any license,
  permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
               (3)  entering into a contract with another governmental
  entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
  duties;
               (4)  adopting additional eligibility requirements for
  persons who receive benefits under any law the agency administers
  to ensure that those benefits are received by the most deserving
  persons consistent with the purposes for which the benefits are
  provided;
               (5)  providing that any communication between the
  agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
  to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
  statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
  e-mail or through the Internet; and
               (6)  adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
  any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions.
  ARTICLE 2.  FISCAL MATTERS REGARDING ALCOHOLIC
  BEVERAGE REGULATION
         SECTION 2.01.  Section 5.56, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  repealed.
  ARTICLE 3.  FISCAL MATTERS REGARDING THE DRIVER'S LICENSE SYSTEM
         SECTION 3.01.  Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation
  Code, is amended by adding Section 521.007 to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.007.  TEMPORARY VISITOR STATIONS. (a)  The
  department shall designate as temporary visitor stations certain
  driver's license offices.
         (b)  A driver's license office designated as a temporary
  visitor station under this section must have at least two staff
  members who have completed specialized training on the temporary
  visitor issuance guide published by the department.
         (c)  A driver's license office designated as a temporary
  visitor station shall provide information and assistance to other
  driver's license offices in the state.
         SECTION 3.02.  Section 521.421, Transportation Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
         (a-3)  Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), the
  fee for a driver's license or personal identification certificate
  that is issued to a person who is not a citizen, national, or legal
  permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee
  lawfully admitted into the United States and that is valid for not
  more than one year is $24.
         SECTION 3.03.  Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended
  by adding Subchapter T to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER T.  DRIVER'S LICENSE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT; ACCOUNT AND
  FEES
         Sec. 521.481.  DRIVER'S LICENSE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.  
  (a)  The driver's license system improvement account is an account
  in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only for the
  purposes of improving and maintaining the driver's license system.
         (b)  The account consists of money deposited to the account
  under this subchapter.
         Sec. 521.482.  DRIVER'S LICENSE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT FEES.  
  (a)  The department shall collect a fee of:
               (1)  $8 for the issuance or renewal of a driver's
  license or personal identification certificate described by
  Section 521.421(a) or (a-3);
               (2)  $20 for the issuance of a commercial driver's
  license or a commercial driver learner's permit issued to a
  resident of this state who is not a citizen, national, or legal
  permanent resident of the United States or a refugee or asylee
  lawfully admitted into the United States; and
               (3)  $40 for the issuance of a nonresident commercial
  driver's license that is issued to a person who is not a resident of
  this state and not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident
  of the United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into
  the United States.
         (b)  A fee collected under this section may be used only for
  the improvement of the driver's license system and shall be
  deposited to the credit of the driver's license system improvement
  account.
         Sec. 521.483.  RECORD REQUEST STANDARDIZATION FEE.  (a)  The
  department shall charge a standardization fee for records requested
  under Subchapter C.
         (b)  Subject to Section 521.046(b), the amount of the
  standardization fee for a record request under Subchapter C is:
               (1)  $2.50 if the fee otherwise imposed is $2.50;
               (2)  $6 if the fee otherwise imposed is $4;
               (3)  $5.50 if the fee otherwise imposed is $4.50;
               (4)  $5 if the fee otherwise imposed is $5;
               (5)  $4.50 if the fee otherwise imposed is $5.50;
               (6)  $4 if the fee otherwise imposed is $6; and
               (7)  $3 if the fee otherwise imposed is $7.
         (c)  A standardization fee collected under this section
  shall be deposited to the credit of the driver's license system
  improvement account.
         Sec. 521.484.  DRIVER'S LICENSE REINSTATEMENT OR REISSUANCE
  STANDARDIZATION FEE.  (a)  The department shall collect a
  standardization fee of $25 for the reinstatement or reissuance of a
  license under Section 521.313, 521.3466(d), or 601.376 of this
  code, or Section 13, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
         (b)  A standardization fee collected under this section
  shall be deposited to the credit of the driver's license system
  improvement account.
  ARTICLE 4.  FISCAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY AND
  THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY
         SECTION 4.01.  Section 10, Article 4413(37), Revised
  Statutes, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding
  Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (b)  An insurer shall pay to the authority a fee equal to $2
  [$1] multiplied by the total number of motor vehicle years of
  insurance for insurance policies delivered, issued for delivery, or
  renewed by the insurer. The fee shall be paid not later than:
               (1)  March 1 of each year for a policy issued,
  delivered, or renewed from July 1 through December 31 of the
  previous calendar year; and
               (2)  August 1 of each year for a policy issued,
  delivered, or renewed from January 1 through June 30 of that year.
         (e)  Fifty percent of each fee collected under Subsection (b)
  shall be appropriated only to the authority for the purposes of this
  article.
  ARTICLE 5.  TRANSITION PROVISIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE
         SECTION 5.01.  Not later than January 1, 2013, the
  Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas shall submit to
  the legislature a report evaluating the effectiveness of the
  temporary visitor stations established under Section 521.007,
  Transportation Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 5.02.  The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter
  521, Transportation Code, apply only to a driver's license,
  personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license,
  or commercial driver learner's permit issued, reissued,
  reinstated, or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act.
  A driver's license, personal identification certificate,
  commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit
  issued, reissued, reinstated, or renewed before the effective date
  of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the license,
  certificate, or permit was issued, reissued, reinstated, or
  renewed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 5.03.  The fee imposed by Section 521.483,
  Transportation Code, as added by this Act, applies to a record
  request submitted on or after the effective date of this Act.  A
  record request submitted before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the request was submitted,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 5.04.  Section 10, Article 4413(37), Revised
  Statutes, as amended by this Act, applies only to an insurance
  policy issued, delivered, or renewed on or after the effective date
  of this Act. An insurance policy issued, delivered, or renewed
  before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
  effect on the date the insurance policy was issued, delivered, or
  renewed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 5.05.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
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