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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain |
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volunteer firefighters, fire protection personnel, and industrial |
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firefighters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.513, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates |
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for: |
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(1) current or retired volunteer firefighters |
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certified by: |
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(A) the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; or |
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(B) the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' |
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Association of Texas; [and] |
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(2) current or retired fire protection personnel as |
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that term is defined by Section 419.021, Government Code; and |
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(3) current or retired industrial firefighters |
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certified by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of |
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Texas. |
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(c) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates |
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shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the |
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comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money |
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deposited to that account may be used only by the Texas Commission |
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on Fire Protection to make grants to an organization of |
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professional firefighters located in this state that provides |
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emergency relief and scholarship funds to professional |
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firefighters and their dependents. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |