S.B. No. 161
AN ACT
relating to specialty license plates supporting the Safe Routes to
School Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.648, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to
read as follows:
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative
costs, the remainder of the fee [for issuance of the license plates]
shall be deposited to the credit of the share the road account in
the state treasury [state highway fund] and may only be used by the
Texas Education Agency to support [for] the Safe Routes to School
Program of a designated statewide nonprofit organization whose
primary purpose is to promote bicyclist safety, education, and
access through:
(1) education and awareness programs; and
(2) training, workshops, educational materials, and
media events.
(d) Up to 25 percent of the amount in Subsection (b) may be
used to support the activities of the nonprofit organization in
marketing and promoting the Safe Routes to School Program and the
God Bless Texas and God Bless America license plates.
(e) The Texas Education Agency may use money received under
this section to secure funds available under federal matching
programs for safe routes to school and obesity prevention.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 161 passed the Senate on
April 9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 161 passed the House on
May 19, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor