81R8511 SGA-D
By: Harris S.B. No. 923
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice of proposed increases in fees charged by the
Parks and Wildlife Department for certain permits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter A to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
[Sec. 43.001. Reserved]
Sec. 43.002. NOTICE OF PROPOSED PERMIT FEE INCREASE. (a)
Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the department shall
provide written notice to a person who holds a permit issued by the
department under this chapter at least 90 days before the date on
which the amount of the fee for that type of permit is proposed to
increase.
(b) The department is required to provide notice under
Subsection (a) only if the proposed permit fee amount is at least
three times the amount of the fee in effect for a permit of that
type.
(c) The notice requirement under this section does not apply
to a proposed fee increase for a license or other authorization
issued by the department under this chapter.
SECTION 2. Section 43.002, Parks and Wildlife Code, as
added by this Act, applies only to an increase in the fee for a
permit as provided by that section that is proposed to take effect
on or after September 1, 2009. An increase in the fee for a permit
that is proposed to take effect before September 1, 2009, is
governed by the law in effect immediately before September 1, 2009,
and that law continues in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.