By: Darby, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Nelson) H.B. No. 7
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2015;
May 6, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
May 18, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 14, Nays 0; May 18, 2015,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 7 By: Nelson
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain
statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; providing for the
dedication and use of certain state revenue; reducing or affecting
the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and
assessments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 102.054, Business & Commerce Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 102.054. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE FOR SEXUAL
ASSAULT PROGRAMS. The comptroller shall deposit the amounts [first
$25 million] received from the fee imposed under this subchapter
[in a state fiscal biennium] to the credit of the sexual assault
program fund.
SECTION 2. Section 21.703, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 21.703. [EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE INNOVATION FUND;] AMOUNT
OF GRANT AWARD. (a) [Each state fiscal year, the commissioner
shall deposit an amount determined by the General Appropriations
Act to the credit of the educator excellence innovation fund in the
general revenue fund.] Each state fiscal year, the agency shall
[use money in the educator excellence innovation fund to] provide
each school district approved on a competitive basis under this
subchapter with a grant in an amount determined by the agency in
accordance with commissioner rule.
(b) Not later than April 1 of each state fiscal year, the
agency shall provide written notice to each school district that
will be provided a grant under this section that the district will
be provided the grant and the amount of that grant.
SECTION 3. Section 61.5391(a), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The physician education loan repayment program account
is an account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed
of:
(1) gifts and grants contributed to the account;
(2) earnings on the principal of the account; and
(3) other amounts deposited to the credit of the
account, including:
(A) money deposited under Section [61.539(b) or]
61.5392;
(B) legislative appropriations; and
(C) money deposited under Section 155.2415, Tax
Code.
SECTION 4. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 403.0143 to read as follows:
Sec. 403.0143. REPORT ON USE OF GENERAL REVENUE-DEDICATED
ACCOUNTS. After each regular session of the legislature, the
comptroller shall issue a report that itemizes each general
revenue-dedicated account and the estimated balance and revenue in
each account that is considered available for the purposes of
certification of appropriations as provided by Section 403.095.
The comptroller shall publish the report on the comptroller's
Internet website.
SECTION 5. Section 403.0956, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 403.0956. REALLOCATION OF INTEREST ACCRUED ON CERTAIN
DEDICATED REVENUE. Notwithstanding any other law, all interest or
other earnings that accrue on all revenue held in an account in the
general revenue fund any part of which Section 403.095 makes
available for certification under Section 403.121 are available for
any general governmental purpose, and the comptroller shall deposit
the interest and earnings to the credit of the general revenue
fund. This section does not apply to:
(1) interest or earnings on revenue deposited in
accordance with Section 51.008, Education Code;
(2) an account that accrues interest or other earnings
on deposits of state or federal money the diversion of which is
specifically excluded by federal law;
(3) the lifetime license endowment account; [or]
(4) the game, fish, and water safety account;
(5) the coastal protection account;
(6) the Alamo complex account; or
(7) the artificial reef account.
SECTION 6. Section 420.008(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The legislature may appropriate money deposited to the
credit of the fund only to:
(1) the attorney general, for:
(A) sexual violence awareness and prevention
campaigns;
(B) grants to faith-based groups, independent
school districts, and community action organizations for programs
for the prevention of sexual assault and programs for victims of
human trafficking;
(C) grants for equipment for sexual assault nurse
examiner programs, to support the preceptorship of future sexual
assault nurse examiners, and for the continuing education of sexual
assault nurse examiners;
(D) grants to increase the level of sexual
assault services in this state;
(E) grants to support victim assistance
coordinators;
(F) grants to support technology in rape crisis
centers;
(G) grants to and contracts with a statewide
nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxation under
Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, having as a
primary purpose ending sexual violence in this state, for programs
for the prevention of sexual violence, outreach programs, and
technical assistance to and support of youth and rape crisis
centers working to prevent sexual violence; [and]
(H) grants to regional nonprofit providers of
civil legal services to provide legal assistance for sexual assault
victims;
(I) grants to prevent sex trafficking and to
provide services for victims of sex trafficking; and
(J) grants to carry out the purpose of this
chapter, including standardizing the quality of services provided,
preventing sexual assault, and improving services to survivors of
sexual assault;
(2) the Department of State Health Services, to
measure the prevalence of sexual assault in this state and for
grants to support programs assisting victims of human trafficking;
(3) the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual
Assault or the Bureau of Business Research at The University of
Texas at Austin, to conduct research on all aspects of sexual
assault and domestic violence;
(4) Texas State University, for training and technical
assistance to independent school districts for campus safety;
(5) the office of the governor, for grants to support
sexual assault and human trafficking prosecution projects;
(6) the department [Department of Public Safety], to
support sexual assault training for commissioned officers;
(7) the comptroller's judiciary section, for
increasing the capacity of the sex offender civil commitment
program;
(8) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice:
(A) for pilot projects for monitoring sex
offenders on parole; and
(B) for increasing the number of adult
incarcerated sex offenders receiving treatment;
(9) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department [Youth
Commission], for increasing the number of incarcerated juvenile sex
offenders receiving treatment;
(10) the comptroller, for the administration of the
fee imposed on sexually oriented businesses under Section 102.052,
Business & Commerce Code; [and]
(11) the supreme court, to be transferred to the Texas
[Equal] Access to Justice Foundation, or a similar entity, to
provide victim-related legal services to sexual assault victims,
including legal assistance with protective orders,
relocation-related matters, victim compensation, and actions to
secure privacy protections available to victims under law;
(12) any state agency or organization for the purpose
of conducting human trafficking enforcement programs; and
(13) any other designated state agency for the purpose
of preventing sexual assault or improving services for victims of
sexual assault.
SECTION 7. Section 614.104, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read
as follows:
(a) The volunteer fire department assistance fund is an
account in the general revenue fund and is composed of money
collected under Chapter 2007 [Article 5.102], Insurance Code, and
contributions to the fund from any other source.
(b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and
(d), money in the fund may be used only for a purpose under this
subchapter.
(d) Money in the fund may be appropriated for a contribution
to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System subject to
Section 865.015.
SECTION 8. Section 361.014(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Revenue received by the commission under Section
361.013 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of
the commission. Of that revenue, 66.7 percent is dedicated to the
commission's municipal solid waste permitting programs,
enforcement programs, and site remediation programs, and to pay for
activities that will enhance the state's solid waste management
program. The commission shall issue a biennial report to the
legislature describing in detail how the money was spent. The
activities to enhance the state's solid waste management program
may include:
(1) provision of funds for the municipal solid waste
management planning fund and the municipal solid waste resource
recovery applied research and technical assistance fund
established by the Comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste Management,
Resource Recovery, and Conservation Act (Chapter 363);
(2) conduct of demonstration projects and studies to
help local governments of various populations and the private
sector to convert to accounting systems and set rates that reflect
the full costs of providing waste management services and are
proportionate to the amount of waste generated;
(3) provision of technical assistance to local
governments concerning solid waste management;
(4) establishment of a solid waste resource center in
the commission and an office of waste minimization and recycling;
(5) provision of supplemental funding to local
governments for the enforcement of this chapter, the Texas Litter
Abatement Act (Chapter 365), and Chapters 391 and 683,
Transportation Code;
(6) conduct of a statewide public awareness program
concerning solid waste management;
(7) provision of supplemental funds for other state
agencies with responsibilities concerning solid waste management,
recycling, and other initiatives with the purpose of diverting
recyclable waste from landfills;
(8) conduct of research to promote the development and
stimulation of markets for recycled waste products;
(9) creation of a state municipal solid waste
superfund, from funds appropriated, for:
(A) the cleanup of unauthorized tire dumps and
solid waste dumps for which a responsible party cannot be located or
is not immediately financially able to provide the cleanup;
(B) the cleanup or proper closure of abandoned or
contaminated municipal solid waste sites for which a responsible
party is not immediately financially able to provide the cleanup;
and
(C) remediation, cleanup, and proper closure of
unauthorized recycling sites for which a responsible party is not
immediately financially able to perform the remediation, cleanup,
and closure;
(10) provision of funds to mitigate the economic and
environmental impacts of lead-acid battery recycling activities on
local governments; [and]
(11) provision of funds for the conduct of research by
a public or private entity to assist the state in developing new
technologies and methods to reduce the amount of municipal waste
disposed of in landfills; and
(12) provision of funds for grants to encourage
entities located in an affected county or a nonattainment area, as
defined by Section 386.001, to convert heavy-duty vehicles used for
municipal solid waste collection into vehicles powered by natural
gas engines.
SECTION 9. Section 361.133, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), money in the account
attributable to fees imposed under Section 361.138 may be used for
environmental remediation at the site of a closed battery recycling
facility located in the municipal boundaries of a municipality with
a population of greater than 120,000. This subsection expires
September 30, 2016.
SECTION 10. Section 382.0622(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Clean Air Act fees consist of:
(1) fees collected by the commission under Sections
382.062, 382.0621, 382.202, and 382.302 and as otherwise provided
by law;
(2) $2 from the portion of each fee collected for
inspections of vehicles other than mopeds and remitted to the state
under Sections [Section] 548.501 and 548.503, Transportation Code;
and
(3) fees collected that are required under Section 185
of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7511d).
SECTION 11. The heading to Section 780.002, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 780.002. CERTAIN DEPOSITS TO ACCOUNT.
SECTION 12. Section 780.003(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The account is composed of money deposited to the credit
of the account under Sections 542.406 and 707.008, Transportation
Code, and under Section 780.002 of this code[, and the earnings of
the account].
SECTION 13. Section 2007.002, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2007.002. ASSESSMENT. The comptroller shall assess
against all insurers to which this chapter applies amounts for each
state fiscal year necessary, as determined by the commissioner, to
collect a combined total equal to the lesser of:
(1) the total amount that the General Appropriations
Act appropriates from the volunteer fire department assistance fund
account in the general revenue fund for that state fiscal year other
than appropriations for contributions to the Texas Emergency
Services Retirement System made under Section 614.104(d),
Government Code; or [and]
(2) $30 million.
SECTION 14. Section 81.0521(c), Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The [Two-thirds of the] proceeds from this fee,
excluding any penalties collected in connection with the fee, shall
be deposited to the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as
provided by Section 81.067.
SECTION 15. Section 81.067(c), Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The fund consists of:
(1) proceeds from bonds and other financial security
required by this chapter and benefits under well-specific plugging
insurance policies described by Section 91.104(c) that are paid to
the state as contingent beneficiary of the policies, subject to the
refund provisions of Section 91.1091, if applicable;
(2) private contributions, including contributions
made under Section 89.084;
(3) expenses collected under Section 89.083;
(4) fees imposed under Section 85.2021;
(5) costs recovered under Section 91.457 or 91.459;
(6) proceeds collected under Sections 89.085 and
91.115;
(7) interest earned on the funds deposited in the
fund;
(8) oil and gas waste hauler permit application fees
collected under Section 29.015, Water Code;
(9) costs recovered under Section 91.113(f);
(10) hazardous oil and gas waste generation fees
collected under Section 91.605;
(11) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil
collected under Section 81.116;
(12) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on gas
collected under Section 81.117;
(13) fees for a reissued certificate collected under
Section 91.707;
(14) fees collected under Section 91.1013;
(15) fees collected under Section 89.088;
(16) fees collected under Section 91.142;
(17) fees collected under Section 91.654;
(18) costs recovered under Sections 91.656 and 91.657;
(19) [two-thirds of the] fees collected under Section
81.0521;
(20) fees collected under Sections 89.024 and 89.026;
(21) legislative appropriations;
(22) any surcharges collected under Section 81.070;
[and]
(23) fees collected under Section 91.0115;
(24) money deposited to the credit of the fund under
Section 81.112;
(25) fees collected under Subchapter E, Chapter 121,
Utilities Code; and
(26) fees collected under Section 27.0321, Water Code.
SECTION 16. Section 81.068, Natural Resources Code, as
amended by Chapters 835 (H.B. 7) and 1075 (H.B. 3309), Acts of the
83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, is reenacted and amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 81.068. PURPOSES OF OIL AND GAS REGULATION AND CLEANUP
FUND. Money in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund may be
used by the commission or its employees or agents for any purpose
related to the regulation of oil and gas development, including oil
and gas monitoring and inspections, oil and gas remediation, and
oil and gas well plugging, the study and evaluation of electronic
access to geologic data and surface casing depths necessary to
protect usable groundwater in this state, alternative fuels
programs under Section 81.0681, the administration of pipeline
safety and regulatory programs, public information and services
related to those activities, and administrative costs and state
benefits for personnel involved in those activities.
SECTION 17. Section 81.112, Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 81.112. DISPOSITION OF TAX PROCEEDS. The tax shall be
deposited in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided
by Section 81.067 [General Revenue Fund].
SECTION 18. Section 153.0535(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The board shall deposit each surcharge collected to the
credit of the public assurance account. The public assurance
account is an account in the general revenue fund that shall be
appropriated only to the board to pay for the board's licensure and
enforcement programs [program], including the expert physician
panel.
SECTION 19. Section 1105.003(d), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) All [Except as provided by Subsection (e), all] fees and
funds collected by the commission or the board and any funds
appropriated to the commission or the board shall be deposited in
interest-bearing deposit accounts in the Texas Treasury
Safekeeping Trust Company. The comptroller shall contract with
the commission and the board for the maintenance of the deposit
accounts under terms comparable to a contract between a commercial
banking institution and the institution's customers.
SECTION 20. Section 1701.156, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The Department of Public Safety may use money
appropriated to the department from the account to award grants to
local law enforcement agencies for training on incident-based
reporting systems to be used for reporting information and
statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in this state.
The department shall adopt rules governing the award of grants by
the department under this subsection.
SECTION 21. Section 1701.157, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to money appropriated to
the Department of Public Safety from the account for the purpose of
awarding grants to local law enforcement agencies for training on
incident-based reporting systems under Section 1701.156(c).
SECTION 22. Section 155.2415, Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 155.2415. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE TO PROPERTY
TAX RELIEF FUND AND CERTAIN OTHER FUNDS. (a) Notwithstanding
Section 155.241, the proceeds from the collection of taxes imposed
by Section 155.0211 shall be allocated as follows:
(1) the amount of the proceeds that is equal to the
amount that, if the taxes imposed by Section 155.0211 were imposed
at a rate of 40 percent of the manufacturer's list price, exclusive
of any trade discount, special discount, or deal, would be
attributable to the portion of that tax rate in excess of 35.213
percent, shall be deposited to the credit of the property tax relief
fund under Section 403.109, Government Code;
(2) the amount of the proceeds that is equal to the
amount that would be attributable to a tax rate of 35.213 percent of
the manufacturer's list price, exclusive of any trade discount,
special discount, or deal, if the taxes were imposed by Section
155.0211 at that rate, shall be deposited to the credit of the
general revenue fund; and
(3) 100 percent of the remaining proceeds shall be
deposited to the credit of:
(A) the physician education loan repayment
program account established under Subchapter J, Chapter 61,
Education Code; or
(B) the general revenue fund, if the comptroller
determines that the unencumbered beginning balance of the physician
education loan repayment account established under Subchapter J,
Chapter 61, Education Code, is sufficient to fund appropriations
and other direct and indirect costs from that account for the
fulfillment of existing and expected physician loan repayment
commitments during the current state fiscal biennium.
(b) Proceeds deposited in accordance with Subsection
(a)(3)(B) may be appropriated only for health care purposes.
SECTION 23. Section 504.6012, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 504.6012. ELIMINATION OF DEDICATED REVENUE ACCOUNTS;
REVENUES IN TRUST. (a) Notwithstanding any other law [provision of
this subchapter], not later than September 30, 2015 [2013], the
comptroller shall eliminate all dedicated accounts established for
specialty license plates [under this subchapter] and shall set
aside the balances of those dedicated accounts so that the balances
may be appropriated only for the purposes intended as provided by
the dedications.
(b) On and after September 1, 2015 [2013], the portion of a
fee payable [under this subchapter] that is designated for deposit
to a dedicated account shall be paid instead to the credit of an
account in a trust fund created by the comptroller outside the
general revenue fund. The comptroller shall administer the trust
fund and accounts and may allocate the corpus and earnings on each
account only in accordance with the dedications of the revenue
deposited to the trust fund accounts.
SECTION 24. Section 542.406(c), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) Not later than the 60th day after the end of a local
authority's fiscal year, after deducting amounts the local
authority is authorized by Subsection (d) to retain, the local
authority shall:
(1) send 50 percent of the revenue derived from civil
or administrative penalties collected by the local authority under
this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the
designated [regional] trauma facility and emergency medical
services account established under Section 780.003 [782.002],
Health and Safety Code; and
(2) deposit the remainder of the revenue in a special
account in the local authority's treasury that may be used only to
fund traffic safety programs, including pedestrian safety
programs, public safety programs, intersection improvements, and
traffic enforcement.
SECTION 25. Section 707.008(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Not later than the 60th day after the end of a local
authority's fiscal year, after deducting amounts the local
authority is authorized by Subsection (b) to retain, the local
authority shall:
(1) send 50 percent of the revenue derived from civil
or administrative penalties collected by the local authority under
this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the
designated [regional] trauma facility and emergency medical
services account established under Section 780.003 [782.002],
Health and Safety Code; and
(2) deposit the remainder of the revenue in a special
account in the local authority's treasury that may be used only to
fund traffic safety programs, including pedestrian safety
programs, public safety programs, intersection improvements, and
traffic enforcement.
SECTION 26. Section 708.103, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] amount
of a surcharge under this section is $250 per year.
(c) The amount of a surcharge under this section is $125 per
year if the person:
(1) has been convicted of an offense under Section
601.191, and no other offense described by Subsection (a); and
(2) establishes financial responsibility under
Section 601.051 not later than the 60th day after the date of the
offense through a motor vehicle liability insurance policy that:
(A) complies with Subchapter D, Chapter 601; and
(B) is prepaid and valid for at least a six-month
period.
SECTION 27. Section 708.104, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the [The] amount
of a surcharge under this section is $100 per year.
(b-1) The amount of a surcharge under this section is $50
per year if the person obtains a driver's license not later than the
60th day after the date of the offense.
SECTION 28. Section 39.9039(b), Utilities Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding Section 39.903(e), money in the system
benefit fund may be appropriated:
(1) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
2013, a program established by the commission to assist low-income
electric customers by providing a reduced rate for the months of
September, 2013, and May through August, 2014, in the manner
prescribed by Section 39.903(h) at a rate of up to 82 percent;
(2) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
2014, a program established by the commission to assist low-income
electric customers by providing a reduced rate for the months of
September, 2014, and May through August, 2015, in the manner
prescribed by Section 39.903(h) at a rate of up to 15 percent;
(3) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
2015, a program established by the commission to assist low-income
electric customers by providing a reduced rate [for the months of
September, 2015, and May through August, 2016,] in the manner
prescribed by Section 39.903(h) at a rate the commission determines
is necessary to exhaust the system benefit fund [of up to 15
percent]; and
(4) for customer education programs and
administrative expenses incurred by the commission in implementing
and administering this chapter.
SECTION 29. Section 121.211(h), Utilities Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(h) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited to
the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup [general
revenue] fund as provided by Section 81.067, Natural Resources Code
[to be used for the pipeline safety and regulatory program].
SECTION 30. Section 27.0321, Water Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 27.0321. APPLICATION FEE. (a) With each application
for an oil and gas waste disposal well permit, the applicant shall
submit to the railroad commission a nonrefundable fee of $100.
(b) The fee collected under this section shall be deposited
to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as
provided by Section 81.067, Natural Resources Code.
SECTION 31. The following provisions of law, including
provisions amended by S.B. 219, Acts of the 84th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2015, are repealed:
(1) Section 102.055, Business & Commerce Code;
(2) Section 61.539, Education Code;
(3) Section 780.003(c), Health and Safety Code;
(4) Chapter 782, Health and Safety Code; and
(5) Section 81.113, Natural Resources Code.
SECTION 32. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Department
of Public Safety shall adopt rules as required by Section
1701.156(c), Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 33. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections
708.103 and 708.104, Transportation Code, apply to a surcharge
pending on the effective date of this Act, regardless of when the
surcharge was assessed.
SECTION 34. Not later than the 90th day of the state fiscal
year beginning September 1, 2015, the comptroller shall transfer
any remaining balance in the educator excellence innovation fund
account No. 5135 to the credit of the general revenue fund.
SECTION 35. Not later than the 90th day of the state fiscal
year beginning September 1, 2015, the comptroller shall transfer
any remaining balance in the regional trauma account No. 5137 to the
credit of the designated trauma facility and EMS account No. 5111 in
the general revenue fund.
SECTION 36. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2007.002,
Insurance Code, as amended by this Act, for the state fiscal years
beginning September 1, 2015, and beginning September 1, 2016, the
comptroller shall assess against all insurers to which Chapter
2007, Insurance Code, applies amounts for that state fiscal year
necessary, as determined by the commissioner of insurance, to
collect a combined total equal to the lesser of:
(1) the total amount that the General Appropriations
Act appropriates from the volunteer fire department assistance fund
account in the general revenue fund for that state fiscal year other
than:
(A) appropriations for contributions to the
Texas Emergency Services Retirement System made under Section
614.104(d), Government Code, as added by this Act; and
(B) appropriations to the Texas A&M Forest
Service for grants to volunteer fire departments in a total amount
not to exceed $11,500,000; or
(2) $30 million.
(b) This section expires September 1, 2017.
SECTION 37. The changes in law made by this Act do not
affect a surcharge, additional fee, additional charge, fee
increase, tax, or late fee imposed before the effective date of this
Act, and the law in effect before the effective date of this Act is
continued in effect for purposes of the liability for and
collection of those surcharges, additional fees, additional
charges, fee increases, taxes, and late fees.
SECTION 38. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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