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AN ACT
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relating to a voluntary donation to the fund for veterans' |
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assistance when applying for a hunting or fishing license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.017(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The fund for veterans' assistance is a special fund in |
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the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund is |
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composed of: |
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(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of |
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the legislature; |
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(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; |
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(3) the earnings of the fund; |
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(4) money transferred to the fund from proceeds of the |
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lottery game operated under Section 466.027 or transferred to the |
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fund under Section 466.408(b); |
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(5) money deposited to the credit of the fund under |
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Section 502.1746, Transportation Code; [and] |
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(6) money deposited to the credit of the fund under |
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Section 521.008, Transportation Code; and |
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(7) money deposited to the credit of the fund under |
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Section 12.007, Parks and Wildlife Code. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 12.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.007. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO FUND FOR VETERANS' |
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ASSISTANCE. (a) In this section, "veterans fund" means the fund for |
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veterans' assistance established under Section 434.017, Government |
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Code. |
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(b) When a person applies for a hunting or fishing license |
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of any type, including a combination hunting and fishing license, |
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under this code, the person may make a voluntary contribution of $1, |
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$5, $10, or $20 to the veterans fund. |
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(c) The department shall: |
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(1) include space on the first page of each |
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application for a hunting or fishing license that allows a person |
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applying for the license to indicate that the person is voluntarily |
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contributing $1, $5, $10, or $20 to the veterans fund; and |
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(2) provide an opportunity for the person to |
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contribute $1, $5, $10, or $20 to the veterans fund during the |
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application process for a hunting or fishing license on the |
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department's Internet website. |
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(d) The department shall send any contribution made under |
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this section to the comptroller for deposit in the state treasury to |
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the credit of the fund for veterans' assistance not later than the |
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14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the veterans |
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fund, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of |
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reasonable expenses for developing and administering this section. |
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SECTION 3. (a) To implement Section 12.007, Parks and |
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Wildlife Code, as added by this Act, the Parks and Wildlife |
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Commission shall adopt rules as needed and the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department shall develop procedures to implement that section not |
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later than August 1, 2016. |
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(b) The Parks and Wildlife Department may consult with the |
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Department of Public Safety for assistance in developing procedures |
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to implement Section 12.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Section 12.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a license purchased on or after |
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September 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1584 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1584 was passed by the Senate on May |
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14, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |