| 1 | 1 | | 81R2306 JAM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Harper-Brown H.B. No. 1834 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to specialty license plates supporting the Safe Routes to |
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| 8 | 8 | | School Program. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 504.648, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to |
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| 12 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) After deduction of the department's administrative |
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| 14 | 14 | | costs, the remainder of the fee [for issuance of the license plates] |
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| 15 | 15 | | shall be deposited to the credit of the share the road account in |
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| 16 | 16 | | the state treasury [state highway fund] and may only be used by the |
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| 17 | 17 | | Texas Education Agency to support [for] the Safe Routes to School |
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| 18 | 18 | | Program of a designated statewide nonprofit organization whose |
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| 19 | 19 | | primary purpose is to promote bicyclist safety, education, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | access through: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) education and awareness programs; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) training, workshops, educational materials, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | media events. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (d) Up to 25 percent of the amount in Subsection (b) may be |
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| 25 | 25 | | used to support the activities of the nonprofit organization in |
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| 26 | 26 | | marketing and promoting the Safe Routes to School Program and the |
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| 27 | 27 | | God Bless Texas and God Bless America license plates. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (e) The Texas Education Agency may use money received under |
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| 29 | 29 | | this section to secure funds available under federal matching |
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| 30 | 30 | | programs for safe routes to school and obesity prevention. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 32 | 32 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 33 | 33 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 34 | 34 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 35 | 35 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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