Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	84R13645 SLB-F
2	2	By: Gonzales, Capriglione H.B. No. 300
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the allocation to the Parks and Wildlife Department of
8	8	the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of
9	9	sporting goods.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
12	12	amended to read as follows:
13	13	(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state
14	14	parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the
15	15	following sources:
16	16	(1) grants or operation of concessions in state parks
17	17	or fishing piers;
18	18	(2) publications on state parks, state historic sites,
19	19	or state scientific areas;
20	20	(3) fines or penalties received from violations of
21	21	regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B,
22	22	Chapter 13;
23	23	(4) fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b)
24	24	or (c) that are associated with state park lands;
25	25	(5) [an amount of money equal to 74 percent of the]
26	26	credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in
27	27	an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax proceeds appropriated
28	28	from the account for use during the then-current state fiscal
29	29	biennium; and
30	30	(6) any other source provided by law.
31	31	SECTION 2. Section 11.043(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
32	32	amended to read as follows:
33	33	(b) The account consists of:
34	34	(1) [the amount of] credits made to the department
35	35	under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in an amount not to exceed the
36	36	amount of the tax proceeds appropriated from the account for use
37	37	during the then-current state fiscal biennium [after allocations
38	38	to:
39	39	[(A) the state parks account;
40	40	[(B) the large county and municipality
41	41	recreation and parks account; and
42	42	[(C) the Texas recreation and parks account];
43	43	(2) proceeds of revenue bonds issued under Section
44	44	13.0045; and
45	45	(3) money from any other source authorized by law.
46	46	SECTION 3. Section 24.003(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
47	47	amended to read as follows:
48	48	(a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the Texas
49	49	recreation and parks account:
50	50	(1) [an amount of money equal to 15 percent of the]
51	51	credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in
52	52	an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax proceeds appropriated
53	53	from the account for use during the then-current state fiscal
54	54	biennium; and
55	55	(2) money from any other source authorized by law.
56	56	SECTION 4. Section 24.053(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
57	57	amended to read as follows:
58	58	(a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the large
59	59	county and municipality recreation and parks account:
60	60	(1) [an amount of money equal to 10 percent of the]
61	61	credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in
62	62	an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax proceeds appropriated
63	63	from the account for use during the then-current state fiscal
64	64	biennium; and
65	65	(2) money from any other source authorized by law.
66	66	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.