82R2875 SGA-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 550
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to general fishing license fees for residents 65 years old
or over.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 46.004(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission may establish a lower fee or waive the
fee or license requirement for:
(1) a resident who has a general commercial
fisherman's license of this state;
(2) a resident who is blind as defined by Section
94.001, Human Resources Code;
(3) a resident or nonresident who is under 17 years
old; or
(4) a [resident or] nonresident who is 65 years old or
over.
(c) The commission shall waive the fee for:
(1) a qualified disabled veteran as defined by Section
42.012;
(2) [and for] a resident on active duty as a member of
the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard,
the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard; and
(3) a resident who is 65 years old or over.
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, 2011.