By: Zerwas (Senate Sponsor - Nelson) H.B. No. 3317
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
  April 24, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Finance; May 19, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 14, Nays 0;
  May 19, 2019, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3317 By:  Nelson
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the
  dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued
  interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated
  money from use for general governmental purposes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  DEFINITION. In any provision of this Act that
  does not amend current law, "state agency" means an office,
  institution, or other agency that is in the executive branch or the
  judicial branch of state government, has authority that is not
  limited to a geographical portion of the state, and was created by
  the constitution or a statute of this state. The term does not
  include an institution of higher education as defined by Section
  61.003, Education Code.
         SECTION 2.  ABOLITION OF FUNDS, ACCOUNTS, AND DEDICATIONS.
  Except as otherwise specifically provided by this Act, all funds
  and accounts created or re-created by an Act of the 86th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, that becomes law and all
  dedications or rededications of revenue collected by a state agency
  for a particular purpose by an Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2019, that becomes law are abolished on the later of August
  31, 2019, or the date the Act creating or re-creating the fund or
  account or dedicating or rededicating revenue takes effect.
         SECTION 3.  PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT DEDICATIONS, FUNDS, AND
  ACCOUNTS. Section 2 of this Act does not apply to:
               (1)  statutory dedications, funds, and accounts that
  were enacted before the 86th Legislature convened to comply with
  requirements of state constitutional or federal law;
               (2)  dedications, funds, or accounts that remained
  exempt from former Section 403.094(h), Government Code, at the time
  dedications, accounts, and funds were abolished under that
  provision;
               (3)  increases in fees or in other revenue dedicated as
  described by this section; or
               (4)  increases in fees or in other revenue required to
  be deposited in a fund or account described by this section.
         SECTION 4.  FEDERAL FUNDS. Section 2 of this Act does not
  apply to funds created under an Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2019, for which separate accounting is required by federal
  law, except that the funds shall be deposited in accounts in the
  general revenue fund unless otherwise required by federal law.
         SECTION 5.  TRUST FUNDS. Section 2 of this Act does not
  apply to trust funds or dedicated revenue deposited to trust funds
  created under an Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2019, except that the trust funds shall be held in the state
  treasury, with the comptroller in trust, or outside the state
  treasury with the comptroller's approval.
         SECTION 6.  BOND FUNDS. Section 2 of this Act does not apply
  to bond funds and pledged funds created or affected by an Act of the
  86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, except that the funds
  shall be held in the state treasury, with the comptroller in trust,
  or outside the state treasury with the comptroller's approval.
         SECTION 7.  CONSTITUTIONAL FUNDS. Section 2 of this Act does
  not apply to funds or accounts that would be created or re-created
  by the Texas Constitution or revenue that would be dedicated or
  rededicated by the Texas Constitution under a constitutional
  amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
  or to dedicated revenue deposited to funds or accounts that would be
  so created or re-created, if the constitutional amendment is
  approved by the voters.
         SECTION 8.  ADDITIONAL USES FOR DEDICATED FUNDS OR ACCOUNTS.  
  Section 2 of this Act does not apply to a newly authorized use of a
  dedicated fund or dedicated account as provided by an Act of the
  86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to the extent:
               (1)  the fund or account was exempted from abolition by
  an Act of the legislature that became law before January 1, 2019;
  and
               (2)  the newly authorized use is within the scope of the
  original dedication of the fund or account.
         SECTION 9.  COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION VICTIM FUND;
  DEDICATION OF REVENUE. Section 2 of this Act does not apply to the
  commercial sexual exploitation victim fund, created as a dedicated
  account in the general revenue fund by Article 102.023, Code of
  Criminal Procedure, as added by House Bill No. 3206 or similar
  legislation of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, that
  becomes law, and does not apply to the dedication of revenue to that
  account as provided by that legislation.
         SECTION 10.  TEXAS B-ON-TIME STUDENT LOAN ACCOUNT. (a)
  Section 56.0092(d), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  On September 1, 2024 [2020], the Texas B-On-time student
  loan account is abolished, and any remaining money in the account
  may be appropriated only to eligible institutions in the manner
  provided by Subsection (e).
         (b)  Section 2 of this Act does not apply to the dedication of
  money in the Texas B-On-time student loan account as rededicated by
  this Act.
         SECTION 11.  ACCOUNTS IN GENERAL REVENUE FUND. Effective on
  the later of the effective date of the Act creating or re-creating
  the specified account or August 31, 2019, the following accounts,
  the revenue deposited to the credit of those accounts, and the
  revenue dedicated for deposit to the credit of those accounts, are
  exempt from Section 2 of this Act and the accounts are created or
  re-created in the general revenue fund, if created or re-created by
  an Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, that becomes
  law:
               (1)  the identification fee exemption account, created
  as an account in the general revenue fund by House Bill No. 123 or
  similar legislation;
               (2)  the newborn screening preservation account,
  created as an account in the general revenue fund by House Bill
  No. 1111, Senate Bill No. 748, or similar legislation;
               (3)  the cultivated oyster mariculture cleanup
  subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account, created as a
  subaccount by House Bill No. 1300 or similar legislation;
               (4)  the state hemp production account, created as an
  account in the general revenue fund by House Bill No. 1325 or
  similar legislation;
               (5)  the disaster recovery loan account, created as an
  account in the general revenue fund by House Bill No. 2300 or
  similar legislation;
               (6)  the Texas music incubator account, created as an
  account in the general revenue fund by House Bill No. 2806 or
  similar legislation;
               (7)  the border security infrastructure enhancement
  fund, created as an account in the general revenue fund by House
  Bill No. 4306 or similar legislation;
               (8)  the historic site account, re-created as an
  account in the general revenue fund by Senate Bill No. 26 or similar
  legislation;
               (9)  the specialty court account, the DNA testing
  account, and the transportation administrative fee account,
  created as accounts in the general revenue fund by Senate Bill
  No. 346 or similar legislation;
               (10)  the safety training account, created as an
  account in the general revenue fund by Senate Bill No. 568 or
  similar legislation;
               (11)  the veterans treatment court account, created as
  an account in the general revenue fund by Senate Bill No. 1180 or
  similar legislation; and
               (12)  the coastal erosion response account, re-created
  as an account in the general revenue fund by Senate Bill No. 1719 or
  similar legislation.
         SECTION 12.  SEPARATE FUNDS. Effective on the later of the
  effective date of the Act creating or re-creating the specified
  fund or August 31, 2019, the following funds, if created or
  re-created by an Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session,
  2019, the revenue deposited to the funds, and the revenue dedicated
  for deposit to the funds, are exempt from Section 2 of this Act, and
  the funds are created or re-created as separate funds inside or
  outside of the state treasury, as specified by the Act creating or
  re-creating the fund:
               (1)  the flood infrastructure fund, created as a
  special fund in the treasury by House Bill No. 13 or similar
  legislation;
               (2)  the pesticide disposal fund, created as a special
  fund in the treasury by House Bill No. 191 or similar legislation;
               (3)  the disaster reinvestment and infrastructure
  planning revolving fund, created as a special fund outside of the
  treasury by House Bill No. 274 or similar legislation;
               (4)  the cannabis testing and quality control fund,
  created as provided by House Bill No. 1365 or similar legislation;
               (5)  the dedicated account in the general revenue fund
  for proceeds from the sale of certain historic property, created by
  House Bill No. 1422 or similar legislation;
               (6)  the Texas-bred incentive fund, created as an
  escrow account in the treasury by House Bill No. 3366 or similar
  legislation;
               (7)  the Texas emissions reduction plan fund, created
  as a trust fund outside the treasury to be held by the comptroller
  and administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  as trustee by House Bill No. 3745 or similar legislation;
               (8)  the Texas innovation fund and state agency
  technology upgrades account, created as special funds outside of
  the treasury by House Bill No. 4214 or similar legislation;
               (9)  the flood infrastructure fund, created as a
  special fund in the treasury by Senate Bill No. 7 or similar
  legislation;
               (10)  the Texas leverage fund, created as a trust fund
  held outside the treasury by the comptroller as trustee by Senate
  Bill No. 132 or similar legislation;
               (11)  the jury service fund, created as a fund in the
  treasury by Senate Bill No. 346 or similar legislation; and
               (12)  the charter school liquidation fund, created as
  provided by Senate Bill No. 1454 or similar legislation.
         SECTION 13.  REVENUE DEDICATIONS. Effective on the later of
  the effective date of the Act dedicating or rededicating the
  specified revenue or August 31, 2019, the following dedications or
  rededications of revenue collected for a particular purpose are
  exempt from Section 2 of this Act, if dedicated or rededicated by an
  Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019:
               (1)  the dedication of certain tax revenue to the drug
  court account provided by House Bill No. 1243 or similar
  legislation;
               (2)  the dedication of certain fee revenue to the Texas
  Department of Motor Vehicles fund provided by House Bill No. 1548
  or similar legislation;
               (3)  the dedication of revenue to the state highway
  fund provided by House Bill No. 1649 or similar legislation;
               (4)  the dedication of certain fee revenue to the Texas
  Department of Motor Vehicles fund provided by House Bill No. 1711 or
  similar legislation;
               (5)  the dedication of certain administrative penalty
  revenue to the sexual assault program fund provided by House Bill
  No. 1735 or similar legislation;
               (6)  the dedication of revenue to the state lottery
  account provided by House Bill No. 1790 or similar legislation;
               (7)  the dedication of certain assessment revenue to
  the account with the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
  provided by House Bill No. 1880 or similar legislation;
               (8)  the dedication of certain revenue to the Texas
  Racing Commission account in the general revenue fund provided by
  House Bill No. 1995 or similar legislation;
               (9)  the dedication of certain administrative penalty
  revenue to the freestanding emergency medical care facility
  licensing fund provided by House Bill No. 2041 or similar
  legislation;
               (10)  the dedication of grants or donations to the
  state highway fund provided by House Bill No. 2043 or similar
  legislation;
               (11)  the dedication of certain revenue to the
  designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account
  provided by House Bill No. 2048 or similar legislation;
               (12)  the dedication of fee revenue to the Texas
  mobility fund provided by House Bill No. 2478 or similar
  legislation;
               (13)  the dedication of revenue provided by House Bill
  No. 2587 or similar legislation;
               (14)  the dedication of certain fee revenue to the
  Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund provided by House Bill
  No. 2620 or similar legislation;
               (15)  the dedication of revenue to the Texas water
  resources fund provided by House Bill No. 4116 or similar
  legislation;
               (16)  the dedication of revenue to the foundation
  school fund provided by House Bill No. 4306 or similar legislation;
               (17)  the dedication of revenue provided by Senate Bill
  No. 7 or similar legislation;
               (18)  the dedication of revenue provided by Senate Bill
  No. 26 or similar legislation;
               (19)  the dedication of administrative penalty revenue
  to the sexual assault program fund provided by Senate Bill No. 212
  or similar legislation;
               (20)  the dedication of gifts, grants, and donations to
  the motorcycle education fund account provided by Senate Bill No.
  616 or similar legislation;
               (21)  the dedication of fee revenue to the game, fish,
  and water safety account provided by Senate Bill No. 733 or similar
  legislation; and
               (22)  the dedication of fee revenue to the food and drug
  retail fee account provided by Senate Bill No. 932 or similar
  legislation.
         SECTION 14.  REALLOCATION OF INTEREST ACCRUED ON CERTAIN
  DEDICATED REVENUE. Effective September 1, 2019, Section 403.0956,
  Government Code, is reenacted to read as follows:
         Sec. 403.0956.  REALLOCATION OF INTEREST ACCRUED ON CERTAIN
  DEDICATED REVENUE. Notwithstanding any other law, all interest or
  other earnings that accrue on all revenue held in an account in the
  general revenue fund any part of which Section 403.095 makes
  available for certification under Section 403.121 are available for
  any general governmental purpose, and the comptroller shall deposit
  the interest and earnings to the credit of the general revenue fund.
  This section does not apply to:
               (1)  interest or earnings on revenue deposited in
  accordance with Section 51.008, Education Code;
               (2)  an account that accrues interest or other earnings
  on deposits of state or federal money the diversion of which is
  specifically excluded by federal law;
               (3)  the lifetime license endowment account;
               (4)  the game, fish, and water safety account;
               (5)  the coastal protection account;
               (6)  the Alamo complex account; or
               (7)  the artificial reef account.
         SECTION 15.  AMENDMENT OF SECTION 403.095, GOVERNMENT CODE.
  Effective September 1, 2019, Sections 403.095(b), (d), and (f),
  Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Notwithstanding any law dedicating or setting aside
  revenue for a particular purpose or entity, dedicated revenues that
  on August 31, 2021 [2019], are estimated to exceed the amount
  appropriated by the General Appropriations Act or other laws
  enacted by the 86th [85th] Legislature are available for general
  governmental purposes and are considered available for the purpose
  of certification under Section 403.121.
         (d)  Following certification of the General Appropriations
  Act and other appropriations measures enacted by the 86th [85th]
  Legislature, the comptroller shall reduce each dedicated account as
  directed by the legislature by an amount that may not exceed the
  amount by which estimated revenues and unobligated balances exceed
  appropriations. The reductions may be made in the amounts and at
  the times necessary for cash flow considerations to allow all the
  dedicated accounts to maintain adequate cash balances to transact
  routine business. The legislature may authorize, in the General
  Appropriations Act, the temporary delay of the excess balance
  reduction required under this subsection. This subsection does not
  apply to revenues or balances in:
               (1)  funds outside the treasury;
               (2)  trust funds, which for purposes of this section
  include funds that may or are required to be used in whole or in part
  for the acquisition, development, construction, or maintenance of
  state and local government infrastructures, recreational
  facilities, or natural resource conservation facilities;
               (3)  funds created by the constitution or a court; or
               (4)  funds for which separate accounting is required by
  federal law.
         (f)  This section expires September 1, 2021 [2019].
         SECTION 16.  AMENDMENT OF SECTION 504.6012, TRANSPORTATION
  CODE. Effective September 1, 2019, Section 504.6012,
  Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 504.6012.  ELIMINATION OF DEDICATED REVENUE ACCOUNTS;
  REVENUES IN TRUST. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, not later
  than September 30, 2019 [2015], the comptroller shall eliminate all
  dedicated accounts established for specialty license plates and
  shall set aside the balances of those dedicated accounts so that the
  balances may be appropriated only for the purposes intended as
  provided by the dedications.
         (b)  On and after September 1, 2019 [2015], the portion of a
  fee payable that is designated for deposit to a dedicated account
  shall be paid instead to the credit of an account in a trust fund
  created by the comptroller outside the general revenue fund. The
  comptroller shall administer the trust fund and accounts and may
  allocate the corpus and earnings on each account only in accordance
  with the dedications of the revenue deposited to the trust fund
  accounts.
         SECTION 17.  STRATEGIC MAPPING ACCOUNT. (a) Section
  16.023, Water Code, as added by Section 2.13, Chapter 1430 (S.B. 3),
  Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is reenacted
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 16.023.  STRATEGIC MAPPING ACCOUNT. (a) The strategic
  mapping account is an account in the general revenue fund. The
  account consists of:
               (1)  money directly appropriated to the board;
               (2)  money transferred by the board from other funds
  available to the board;
               (3)  money from gifts or grants from the United States
  government, state, regional, or local governments, educational
  institutions, private sources, or other sources;
               (4)  proceeds from the sale of maps, data,
  publications, and other items; and
               (5)  interest earned on the investment of money in the
  account and depository interest allocable to the account.
         (b)  The account may be appropriated only to the board to:
               (1)  develop, administer, and implement the strategic
  mapping program;
               (2)  provide grants to political subdivisions for
  projects related to the development, use, and dissemination of
  digital, geospatial information; and
               (3)  administer, implement, and operate other programs
  of the Texas Natural Resources Information System, including:
                     (A)  the operation of a Texas-Mexico border region
  information center for the purpose of implementing Section
  16.021(e)(5);
                     (B)  the acquisition, storage, and distribution
  of historical maps, photographs, and paper map products;
                     (C)  the maintenance and enhancement of
  information technology; and
                     (D)  the production, storage, and distribution of
  other digital base maps, as determined by the executive
  administrator.
         (c)  The board may invest, reinvest, and direct the
  investment of any available money in the fund as provided by law for
  the investment of money under Section 404.024, Government Code.
         (b)  The strategic mapping account is re-created by this Act
  as an account in the general revenue fund, and all revenue dedicated
  for deposit to the credit of the strategic mapping account is
  rededicated by this Act for that purpose. Section 2 of this Act
  does not apply to the account as re-created by this Act or a
  dedication of revenue to the account as rededicated by this Act.
         SECTION 18.  EFFECT OF ACT. (a) This Act prevails over any
  other Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
  regardless of the relative dates of enactment, that purports to
  create or re-create a special fund or account or to dedicate or
  rededicate revenue to a particular purpose, including any fund,
  account, or revenue dedication abolished under former Section
  403.094, Government Code.
         (b)  An exemption from the application of Section 403.095,
  Government Code, contained in another Act of the 86th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2019, that is exempted from the application of
  Section 2 of this Act has no effect.
         (c)  Revenue that, under the terms of another Act of the 86th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, would be deposited to the
  credit of a special account or fund shall be deposited to the credit
  of the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund unless the
  fund, account, or dedication is exempted under this Act.
         SECTION 19.  EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as otherwise provided
  by this Act:
               (1)  this Act takes effect immediately if this Act
  receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
  house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution;
  and
               (2)  if this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
  immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
  last day of the legislative session.
 
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