By: Hancock  S.B. No. 1512
         (In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2015; March 23, 2015, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 15, 2015,
  reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
  following vote:  Yeas 13, Nays 0; April 15, 2015, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1512 By:  Huffman
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  On September 1, 2016, the Texas Department of
  Motor Vehicles fund created by Section 1001.151, Transportation
  Code, as enacted by Section 71, Chapter 1287 (H.B. 2202), Acts of
  the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is re-created by this
  Act as a special fund in the state treasury outside the general
  revenue fund, and all revenue dedicated for deposit to the credit of
  the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund by a provision of
  Chapter 1287 (H.B. 2202), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2013, is rededicated by this Act for that purpose.
         SECTION 2.  (a)  On September 1, 2016, the comptroller of
  public accounts shall transfer to the credit of the Texas
  Department of Motor Vehicles fund, as re-created by this Act, an
  amount from the state highway fund equal to the total amount of fees
  collected or received by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
  under Section 502.356, Transportation Code, and former Section
  502.1705, Transportation Code, during the period beginning
  November 1, 2009, and ending August 31, 2013.
         (b)  To the extent that money from the state highway fund
  transferred to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
  fund as required by Subsection (a) of this section was, before
  September 1, 2013, used as collateral or as a source of payment for
  the repayment of a loan, bond, credit agreement, public security,
  or other obligation, that amount remains subject to use as
  collateral or as a source of payment for the obligation.  However,
  an obligation described by this subsection must be paid first from
  the state highway fund, and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
  fund is subject to payment of the obligation only to the extent the
  state highway fund is depleted at the time the obligation matures
  and becomes due.
         SECTION 3.  Except as specified by Section 2 of this Act, of
  the revenue dedicated for deposit to the credit of the Texas
  Department of Motor Vehicles fund by a provision of Chapter 1287
  (H.B. 2202), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013,
  the comptroller of public accounts shall deposit to the credit of
  that fund only revenue received on or after the effective date of
  this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2016.
 
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