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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 January 1, 2016. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 830 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 830 on May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 830 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |