By: Larson, Bernal (Senate Sponsor - Campbell) H.B. No. 830
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015;
May 11, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 19, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
May 19, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 830 By: Huffines
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of Alamo specialty license plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 504.665 to read as follows:
Sec. 504.665. ALAMO LICENSE PLATES. (a) The department
shall issue specialty license plates that include the image of the
Alamo and the word "Remember" at the bottom of each plate.
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative
costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates
shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the
comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money
deposited to that account may be used only by the General Land
Office as follows:
(1) 75 percent of the money shall be used for the
preservation of the Alamo; and
(2) 25 percent of the money shall be used to enhance
the Alamo visitor experience or to fund education programs about
the Alamo.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.
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