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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of Alamo specialty license plates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.665 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.665. ALAMO LICENSE PLATES. (a) The department |
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shall issue specialty license plates that include the image of the |
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Alamo and the word "Remember" at the bottom of each plate. |
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(b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates |
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shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the |
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comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money |
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deposited to that account may be used only by the General Land |
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Office as follows: |
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(1) 75 percent of the money shall be used for the |
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preservation of the Alamo; and |
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(2) 25 percent of the money shall be used to enhance |
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the Alamo visitor experience or to fund education programs about |
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the Alamo. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |