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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to credits to certain accounts of the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department resulting from the allocation of the proceeds from taxes |
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imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state |
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parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the |
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following sources: |
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(1) grants or operation of concessions in state parks |
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or fishing piers; |
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(2) publications on state parks, state historic sites, |
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or state scientific areas; |
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(3) fines or penalties received from violations of |
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regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 13; |
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(4) fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b) |
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or (c) that are associated with state park lands; |
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(5) credits made to the department under Section |
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151.801, Tax Code, in an amount equal to the amount of the |
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department's share [not to exceed the amount] of the tax proceeds |
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under that section minus the sum of the amounts appropriated from |
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other accounts that receive credits from the tax proceeds as |
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provided by Sections 11.043(b), 24.003(a), and 24.053(a) [account] |
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for use during the then-current state fiscal biennium [plus the
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amount necessary to fund the cost of state contributions for
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benefits of department employees whose salaries or wages are paid
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from the account]; and |
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(6) any other source provided by law. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |