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1	1	82R23682 E
2	2	By: Otto H.B. No. 3665
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3665:
4	4	By: Otto C.S.H.B. No. 3665
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to state fiscal matters related to general government.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	ARTICLE 1. REDUCTION OF EXPENDITURES AND IMPOSITION OF CHARGES
12	12	GENERALLY
13	13	SECTION 1.01. This article applies to any state agency that
14	14	receives an appropriation under Article I of the General
15	15	Appropriations Act.
16	16	SECTION 1.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
17	17	state, each state agency to which this article applies is
18	18	authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
19	19	(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
20	20	agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
21	21	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
22	22	(2) extending the effective period of any license,
23	23	permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
24	24	(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
25	25	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
26	26	duties;
27	27	(4) adopting additional eligibility requirements for
28	28	persons who receive benefits under any law the agency administers
29	29	to ensure that those benefits are received by the most deserving
30	30	persons consistent with the purposes for which the benefits are
31	31	provided;
32	32	(5) providing that any communication between the
33	33	agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
34	34	to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
35	35	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
36	36	e-mail or through the Internet; and
37	37	(6) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
38	38	any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions.
39	39	ARTICLE 2. FISCAL MATTERS REGARDING LEASING CERTAIN STATE
40	40	FACILITIES
41	41	SECTION 2.01. The heading to Section 2165.2035, Government
42	42	Code, is amended to read as follows:
43	43	Sec. 2165.2035. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
44	44	AND GARAGES; USE AFTER HOURS.
45	45	SECTION 2.02. Subchapter E, Chapter 2165, Government Code,
46	46	is amended by adding Sections 2165.204, 2165.2045, and 2165.2046 to
47	47	read as follows:
48	48	Sec. 2165.204. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
49	49	AND GARAGES; EXCESS INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES. (a) The commission
50	50	may lease to a private individual an individual parking space in a
51	51	state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin that
52	52	the commission determines is not needed to accommodate the regular
53	53	parking requirements of state employees who work near the lot or
54	54	garage and visitors to nearby state government offices.
55	55	(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be
56	56	deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
57	57	Sec. 2165.2045. LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
58	58	AND GARAGES; EXCESS BLOCKS OF PARKING SPACE. (a) The commission
59	59	may lease to an institution of higher education or a local
60	60	government all or a significant block of a state-owned parking lot
61	61	or garage located in the city of Austin that the commission
62	62	determines is not needed to accommodate the regular parking
63	63	requirements of state employees who work near the lot or garage and
64	64	visitors to nearby state government offices.
65	65	(b) Money received from a lease under this section shall be
66	66	deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
67	67	Sec. 2165.2046. REPORTS ON PARKING PROGRAMS. On or before
68	68	October 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a
69	69	report to the Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness
70	70	of parking programs developed by the commission under this
71	71	subchapter. The report must, at a minimum, include:
72	72	(1) the yearly revenue generated by the programs;
73	73	(2) the yearly administrative and enforcement costs of
74	74	each program;
75	75	(3) yearly usage statistics for each program; and
76	76	(4) initiatives and suggestions by the commission to:
77	77	(A) modify administration of the programs; and
78	78	(B) increase revenue generated by the programs.
79	79	SECTION 2.03. This article takes effect immediately if this
80	80	Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
81	81	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
82	82	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
83	83	effect, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
84	84	ARTICLE 3. STATE DEBT
85	85	SECTION 3.01. Chapter 1231, Government Code, is amended by
86	86	adding Subchapter G to read as follows:
87	87	SUBCHAPTER G. LIMIT ON STATE DEBT PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
88	88	Sec. 1231.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
89	89	(1) "Maximum annual debt service" means the limitation
90	90	on annual debt service imposed by Section 49-j(a), Article III,
91	91	Texas Constitution.
92	92	(2) "State debt payable from the general revenue fund"
93	93	has the meaning assigned by Section 49-j(b), Article III, Texas
94	94	Constitution.
95	95	(3) "Unissued debt" means state debt payable from the
96	96	general revenue fund that has been authorized but not issued.
97	97	Sec. 1231.152. COMPUTATION OF DEBT LIMIT. In computing the
98	98	annual debt service in a state fiscal year on state debt payable
99	99	from the general revenue fund for purposes of determining whether
100	100	additional state debt may be authorized without exceeding the
101	101	maximum annual debt service, the board may employ any assumptions
102	102	related to unissued debt that the board determines are necessary to
103	103	reflect common or standard debt issuance practices authorized by
104	104	law, including assumptions regarding:
105	105	(1) interest rates;
106	106	(2) debt maturity; and
107	107	(3) debt service payment structures.
108	108	Sec. 1231.153. REPORT ON COMPUTATION. (a) The board shall
109	109	publish during each state fiscal year a report providing a detailed
110	110	description of the method used to compute the annual debt service in
111	111	that fiscal year on state debt payable from the general revenue fund
112	112	for purposes of determining whether additional state debt may be
113	113	authorized. The report must describe:
114	114	(1) the debt service included in the computation,
115	115	including debt service on issued and unissued debt;
116	116	(2) the assumptions on which the debt service on
117	117	unissued debt was based; and
118	118	(3) any other factors required by law that affect the
119	119	computation.
120	120	(b) The board may publish the report required by this
121	121	section as a component of any other report required by law,
122	122	including the annual report required by Section 1231.102, or as an
123	123	independent report. The board shall make the report available to
124	124	the public.
125	125	SECTION 3.02. The Bond Review Board shall publish the
126	126	initial report required by Section 1231.153, Government Code, as
127	127	added by this article, during the state fiscal year beginning
128	128	September 1, 2011.
129	129	SECTION 3.03. This article takes effect immediately if this
130	130	Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
131	131	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
132	132	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
133	133	effect, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
134	134	ARTICLE 4. ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS
135	135	SECTION 4.01. Section 403.016, Government Code, is amended
136	136	to read as follows:
137	137	Sec. 403.016. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER AND ELECTRONIC PAY
138	138	CARDS. (a) The comptroller shall establish and operate an
139	139	electronic funds transfer system in accordance with this section.
140	140	The comptroller may use the services of financial institutions,
141	141	automated clearinghouses, and the federal government to establish
142	142	and operate the electronic funds transfer system. The comptroller
143	143	also shall establish and operate an efficient and effective system
144	144	of making payments by electronic pay card.
145	145	(b) The comptroller shall use either the electronic funds
146	146	transfer system or an electronic pay card to pay an employee's net
147	147	state salary and travel expense reimbursements [unless:
148	148	[(1) the employee does not hold a classified position
149	149	under the state's position classification plan and the employee's
150	150	gross state salary is less than the gross state salary for a
151	151	position classified to group 8, step 1, of the state position
152	152	classification plan; or
153	153	[(2) the employee holds a classified position under
154	154	the state's position classification plan that is classified below
155	155	group 8].
156	156	(c) The comptroller shall use either the electronic funds
157	157	transfer system or an electronic pay card to make:
158	158	(1) payments [of more than $100] to annuitants by the
159	159	Employees Retirement System of Texas or the Teacher Retirement
160	160	System of Texas under either system's administrative jurisdiction
161	161	and payments to annuitants of any other retirement system who are
162	162	paid from funds in the state treasury;
163	163	(2) recurring payments to municipalities, counties,
164	164	political subdivisions, special districts, and other governmental
165	165	entities of this state; and
166	166	(3) payments to vendors who choose to receive payment
167	167	through the electronic funds transfer system or an electronic pay
168	168	card rather than by warrant.
169	169	(d) If the comptroller is not required by this section to
170	170	use either the electronic funds transfer system or an electronic
171	171	pay card to pay a person, the comptroller may use the electronic
172	172	funds transfer system or an electronic pay card to pay the person on
173	173	the person's request.
174	174	(e)(1) [(f)(1)] Except as provided by Subdivisions (2) and
175	175	(4) and subject to any limitation in rules adopted by the
176	176	comptroller, an automated clearinghouse, or the federal
177	177	government, the comptroller may use the electronic funds transfer
178	178	system to deposit payments only to one or more accounts of a payee
179	179	at one or more financial institutions, including credit unions.
180	180	(2) The comptroller may also use the electronic funds
181	181	transfer system to deposit a portion of an employee's gross pay into
182	182	the employee's account at a credit union as prescribed by
183	183	Subchapter G, Chapter 659.
184	184	(3) A single electronic funds transfer may contain
185	185	payments to multiple payees. Individual transfers or warrants are
186	186	not required for each payee.
187	187	(4) The comptroller may also use the electronic funds
188	188	transfer system to deposit a portion of an employee's gross pay into
189	189	an account of an eligible state employee organization for a
190	190	membership as prescribed by Subchapter G, Chapter 659.
191	191	(f) [(g)] When a law requires the comptroller to make a
192	192	payment by warrant, the comptroller may instead make the payment
193	193	through the electronic funds transfer system or by electronic pay
194	194	card. The comptroller's use of the electronic funds transfer
195	195	system, an electronic pay card, or any other payment means does not
196	196	create a right that would not have been created if a warrant had
197	197	been issued.
198	198	(g) [(h) Notwithstanding any requirement in this section to
199	199	make a payment through the electronic funds transfer system, the
200	200	comptroller shall issue a warrant to pay a person if:
201	201	[(1) the person properly notifies the comptroller
202	202	that:
203	203	[(A) receiving the payment by electronic funds
204	204	transfer would be impractical to the person;
205	205	[(B) receiving the payment by electronic funds
206	206	transfer would be more costly to the person than receiving the
207	207	payment by warrant;
208	208	[(C) the person is unable to establish a
209	209	qualifying account at a financial institution to receive electronic
210	210	funds transfers; or
211	211	[(D) the person chooses to receive the payment by
212	212	warrant; or
213	213	[(2) the state agency on whose behalf the comptroller
214	214	makes the payment properly notifies the comptroller that:
215	215	[(A) making the payment by electronic funds
216	216	transfer would be impractical to the agency; or
217	217	[(B) making the payment by electronic funds
218	218	transfer would be more costly to the agency than making the payment
219	219	by warrant.
220	220	[(i)] Notwithstanding any requirement in this section to
221	221	make a payment through the electronic funds transfer system or by
222	222	electronic pay card, the comptroller may make a payment by warrant
223	223	if the comptroller determines that[:
224	224	[(1) using the electronic funds transfer system would
225	225	be impractical to the state; or
226	226	[(2)] the cost to the state of using the electronic
227	227	funds transfer or electronic pay card system would exceed the cost
228	228	of issuing a warrant.
229	229	(h) [(j)] The comptroller shall adopt rules to administer
230	230	this section, including rules relating to allowing recipients of
231	231	state payments to choose at appropriate times between receiving
232	232	payment through the electronic funds transfer system, by electronic
233	233	pay card, or by warrant [the notifications that may be provided to
234	234	the comptroller under Subsection (h)].
235	235	SECTION 4.02. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code,
236	236	is amended by adding Section 403.0161 to read as follows:
237	237	Sec. 403.0161. CONTRACTS FOR ELECTRONIC PAY CARD SERVICES.
238	238	The comptroller may contract with one or more vendors for the
239	239	provision of electronic pay card services. A contract under this
240	240	section must be by competitive bid. The comptroller shall specify
241	241	the qualifications for bidders, which must include requirements
242	242	that the entity that issues the pay card must:
243	243	(1) be federally insured or possess sufficient
244	244	financial resources to ensure protection of payees; and
245	245	(2) demonstrate adequate 24-hour customer service to
246	246	ensure that all payees are able to reasonably access their funds
247	247	worldwide at any time.
248	248	SECTION 4.03. Section 659.084, Government Code, is amended
249	249	to read as follows:
250	250	Sec. 659.084. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER. Salaries for
251	251	state officers and employees paid once a month shall be paid through
252	252	electronic funds transfer under Section 403.016 unless paid on an
253	253	electronic pay card [warrant] as permitted under that section.
254	254	SECTION 4.04. This article takes effect January 1, 2012.
255	255	ARTICLE 5. FISCAL MATTERS RELATING TO SECRETARY OF STATE
256	256	SECTION 5.01. Section 405.014, Government Code, is amended
257	257	to read as follows:
258	258	Sec. 405.014. ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. (a) At each
259	259	session of the legislature the secretary of state shall obtain the
260	260	bills that have become law. Immediately after the closing of each
261	261	session of the legislature, the secretary of state shall bind all
262	262	enrolled bills and resolutions in volumes on which the date of the
263	263	session is placed.
264	264	(b) As soon as practicable after the closing of each session
265	265	of the legislature, the secretary of state shall publish and
266	266	maintain electronically the bills enacted at that session. The
267	267	electronic publication must be:
268	268	(1) indexed by bill number and assigned chapter number
269	269	for each bill; and
270	270	(2) made available by an electronic link on the
271	271	secretary of state's generally accessible Internet website.
272	272	SECTION 5.02. Subchapter B, Chapter 2158, Government Code,
273	273	is repealed.
274	274	SECTION 5.03. The change in law made by this article does
275	275	not apply to a contract for the publication of the laws of this
276	276	state entered into before the effective date of this article.
277	277	SECTION 5.04. This article takes effect immediately if this
278	278	Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
279	279	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
280	280	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
281	281	effect, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
282	282	ARTICLE 6. FISCAL MATTERS REGARDING ATTORNEY GENERAL
283	283	SECTION 6.01. Section 402.006, Government Code, is amended
284	284	by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
285	285	(e) The attorney general may charge a reasonable fee for the
286	286	electronic filing of a document.
287	287	SECTION 6.02. The heading to Section 402.0212, Government
288	288	Code, is amended to read as follows:
289	289	Sec. 402.0212. PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES--OUTSIDE
290	290	COUNSEL; FEES.
291	291	SECTION 6.03. Section 402.0212, Government Code, is amended
292	292	by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (d),
293	293	(e), and (f) to read as follows:
294	294	(b) An invoice submitted to a state agency under a contract
295	295	for legal services as described by Subsection (a) must be reviewed
296	296	by the attorney general to determine whether the invoice is
297	297	eligible for payment.
298	298	(c) An attorney or law firm must pay an administrative fee
299	299	to the attorney general for the review described in Subsection (b)
300	300	when entering into a contract to provide legal services to a state
301	301	agency.
302	302	(d) For purposes of this section, the functions of a hearing
303	303	examiner, administrative law judge, or other quasi-judicial
304	304	officer are not considered legal services.
305	305	(e) [(c)] This section shall not apply to the Texas Turnpike
306	306	Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation.
307	307	(f) The attorney general may adopt rules as necessary to
308	308	implement and administer this section.
309	309	SECTION 6.04. Section 371.051, Transportation Code, is
310	310	amended to read as follows:
311	311	Sec. 371.051. ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW AND FEE. (a) A toll
312	312	project entity may not enter into a comprehensive development
313	313	agreement unless the attorney general reviews the proposed
314	314	agreement and determines that it is legally sufficient.
315	315	(b) The attorney general may charge a toll project entity a
316	316	reasonable fee for the review described in Subsection (a).
317	317	(c) If the toll project entity submits multiple proposed
318	318	comprehensive development agreements relating to the same toll
319	319	project for review, the entity shall pay the fee under Subsection
320	320	(b) for each proposed comprehensive development agreement.
321	321	(d) The toll project entity may collect or seek
322	322	reimbursement of the fee under Subsection (b) from the private
323	323	participant under the proposed comprehensive development
324	324	agreement.
325	325	(e) The attorney general may adopt rules necessary to
326	326	implement and administer this section.
327	327	SECTION 6.05. The fee prescribed by Section 402.006,
328	328	Government Code, as amended by this article, applies only to a
329	329	document electronically submitted to the office of the attorney
330	330	general on or after the effective date of this article.
331	331	SECTION 6.06. The fee prescribed by Section 402.0212,
332	332	Government Code, as amended by this article, applies only to
333	333	invoices for legal services submitted to the office of the attorney
334	334	general for review on or after the effective date of this article.
335	335	SECTION 6.07. The fee prescribed by Section 371.051,
336	336	Transportation Code, as amended by this article, applies only to a
337	337	comprehensive development agreement submitted to the office of the
338	338	attorney general on or after the effective date of this article.
339	339	SECTION 6.08. This article takes effect immediately if this
340	340	Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
341	341	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
342	342	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
343	343	effect, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
344	344	ARTICLE 7. TEXAS PRESERVATION TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
345	345	SECTION 7.01. Sections 442.015(a), (b), and (f), Government
346	346	Code, are amended to read as follows:
347	347	(a) Notwithstanding Section [Sections 403.094 and] 403.095,
348	348	the Texas preservation trust fund account is a separate account in
349	349	the general revenue fund. The account consists of transfers made to
350	350	the account, loan repayments, grants and donations made for the
351	351	purposes of this program, proceeds of sales, income earned
352	352	[earnings] on money in the account, and any other money received
353	353	under this section. Money in [Distributions from] the account may
354	354	be used only for the purposes of this section and [may not be used]
355	355	to pay operating expenses of the commission. Money allocated to the
356	356	commission's historic preservation grant program shall be
357	357	deposited to the credit of the account. Income earned [Earnings] on
358	358	money in the account shall be deposited to the credit of the
359	359	account.
360	360	(b) The commission may use money in [distributions from] the
361	361	Texas preservation trust fund account to provide financial
362	362	assistance to public or private entities for the acquisition,
363	363	survey, restoration, or preservation, or for planning and
364	364	educational activities leading to the preservation, of historic
365	365	property in the state that is listed in the National Register of
366	366	Historic Places or designated as a State Archeological Landmark or
367	367	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or that the commission determines
368	368	is eligible for such listing or designation. The financial
369	369	assistance may be in the amount and form and according to the terms
370	370	that the commission by rule determines. The commission shall give
371	371	priority to property the commission determines to be endangered by
372	372	demolition, neglect, underuse, looting, vandalism, or other threat
373	373	to the property. Gifts and grants deposited to the credit of the
374	374	account specifically for any eligible projects may be used only for
375	375	the type of projects specified. If such a specification is not
376	376	made, the gift or grant shall be unencumbered and accrue to the
377	377	benefit of the Texas preservation trust fund account. If such a
378	378	specification is made, the entire amount of the gift or grant may be
379	379	used during any period for the project or type of project specified.
380	380	(f) The advisory board shall recommend to the commission
381	381	rules for administering this section [Subsections (a)-(e)].
382	382	SECTION 7.02. Sections 442.015(h), (i), (j), (k), and (l),
383	383	Government Code, are repealed.
384	384	SECTION 7.03. The comptroller and the Texas Historical
385	385	Commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to
386	386	facilitate the conversion of assets of the Texas preservation trust
387	387	fund account into cash for deposit into the state treasury using a
388	388	method that provides for the lowest amount of revenue loss to the
389	389	state.
390	390	SECTION 7.04. This article takes effect November 1, 2011.
391	391	ARTICLE 8. FISCAL MATTERS CONCERNING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
392	392	SECTION 8.01. Section 2054.380, Government Code, is amended
393	393	to read as follows:
394	394	Sec. 2054.380. FEES. (a) The department shall set and
395	395	charge a fee to each state agency that receives a service from a
396	396	statewide technology center in an amount sufficient to cover the
397	397	direct and indirect cost of providing the service.
398	398	(b) Revenue derived from the collection of fees imposed
399	399	under Subsection (a) may be appropriated to the department for:
400	400	(1) developing statewide information resources
401	401	technology policies and planning under this chapter and Chapter
402	402	2059; and
403	403	(2) providing shared information resources technology
404	404	services.
405	405	SECTION 8.02. Section 2157.068(d), Government Code, is
406	406	amended to read as follows:
407	407	(d) The department may charge a reasonable administrative
408	408	fee to a state agency, political subdivision of this state, or
409	409	governmental entity of another state that purchases commodity items
410	410	through the department in an amount that is sufficient to recover
411	411	costs associated with the administration of this section. Revenue
412	412	derived from the collection of fees imposed under this subsection
413	413	may be appropriated to the department for:
414	414	(1) developing statewide information resources
415	415	technology policies and planning under Chapters 2054 and 2059; and
416	416	(2) providing shared information resources technology
417	417	services.
418	418	SECTION 8.03. Sections 2170.057(a) and (d), Government
419	419	Code, are amended to read as follows:
420	420	(a) The department shall develop a system of billings and
421	421	charges for services provided in operating and administering the
422	422	consolidated telecommunications system that allocates the total
423	423	state cost to each entity served by the system based on
424	424	proportionate usage. The department shall set and charge a fee to
425	425	each entity that receives services provided under this chapter in
426	426	an amount sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs of
427	427	providing the service. Revenue derived from the collection of fees
428	428	imposed under this subsection may be appropriated to the department
429	429	for:
430	430	(1) developing statewide information resources
431	431	technology policies and planning under Chapters 2054 and 2059; and
432	432	(2) providing:
433	433	(A) shared information resources technology
434	434	services under Chapter 2054; and
435	435	(B) network security services under Chapter
436	436	2059.
437	437	(d) The department shall maintain in the revolving fund
438	438	account sufficient amounts to pay the bills of the consolidated
439	439	telecommunications system and the centralized capitol complex
440	440	telephone system. The department shall certify amounts that exceed
441	441	this amount to the comptroller, and the comptroller shall transfer
442	442	the excess amounts to the credit of the general revenue fund. The
443	443	amounts transferred under this subsection may be appropriated to
444	444	the department for the purposes described by Subsections (a)(1) and
445	445	(2) [statewide network applications account established by Section
446	446	2054.011].
447	447	SECTION 8.04. This article takes effect immediately if this
448	448	Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
449	449	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
450	450	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
451	451	effect, this article takes effect September 1, 2011.
452	452	ARTICLE 9. LOBBY REGISTRATION
453	453	SECTION 9.01. Section 305.005(c), Government Code, is
454	454	amended to read as follows:
455	455	(c) The registration fee and registration renewal fee are:
456	456	(1) an amount prescribed by the General Appropriations
457	457	Act of not more than $200 and not less than $100 for a registrant
458	458	employed by an organization exempt from federal income tax under
459	459	Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4), Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
460	460	(2) an amount prescribed by the General Appropriations
461	461	Act of not more than $100 and not less than $50 for any person
462	462	required to register solely because the person is required to
463	463	register under Section 305.0041 [of this chapter]; or
464	464	(3) an amount prescribed by the General Appropriations
465	465	Act of not more than $1,000 and not less than $500 for any other
466	466	registrant.
467	467	ARTICLE 10. EFFECTIVE DATE
468	468	SECTION 10.01. Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
469	469	this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.