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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deposit of certain fees and penalties from programs |
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administered by the Department of Agriculture. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 12.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.014. COST RECOVERY ACCOUNT. (a) The cost recovery |
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account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any law other than Subsection (c), the |
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following shall be deposited in the cost recovery account: |
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(1) all license fees collected by the department; |
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(2) the state's share of any civil penalty imposed |
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under this code or Chapter 1951, Occupations Code; |
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(3) any penalty imposed under Chapter 487, Government |
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Code; and |
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(4) any fee received by the department for providing a |
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good or service. |
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(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a fee or penalty |
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required by another law to be deposited in a different account that |
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may be appropriated only to the department. |
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(d) Money in the cost recovery account may be appropriated |
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only to the department for the administration of department |
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programs. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.020(r), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(r) A penalty collected under this section shall be |
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deposited in the cost recovery account under Section 12.014 [state
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treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |