By: Farias H.B. No. 3179
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to contributions to the fund for veterans' assistance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 434.017(a), Government Code, as amended
by Chapters 840 (S.B. 1940) and 1385 (S.B. 1655), Acts of the 81st
Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted and amended to
read as follows:
(a) The fund for veterans' assistance is a special fund in
the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund is
composed of:
(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of
the legislature;
(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund;
(3) the earnings of the fund; [and]
(4) money transferred to the fund from proceeds of the
lottery game operated under Section 466.027 or transferred to the
fund under Section 466.408(b); and
(5) [(2)] money deposited to the credit of the fund
under Section 502.1746, Transportation Code.
SECTION 2. Section 502.1746, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and
(d) to read as follows:
(b) The county assessor-collector shall send any
contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit
in the state treasury to the credit of the fund for veterans'
assistance before the 31st day after the date the contribution is
made. A contribution made under this section may be used only for
the purposes of the fund for veterans' assistance.
(c) The department shall:
(1) include space in each motor vehicle registration
renewal notice, on the page that states the total fee for
registration renewal, for a person renewing a registration to state
the amount the person is voluntarily contributing to the fund for
veterans' assistance;
(2) provide a method for making a contribution under
this section to owners applying for renewal of the registration of a
motor vehicle using the department's website.
(d) The department shall consult with the Texas Veterans
Commission in performing the department's duties under Subsection
(c).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.