Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1		-	By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1366
2		-	(Gonzales)
	1	+	S.B. No. 1366
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5		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	4		AN ACT
7	5		relating to the allocation to the Parks and Wildlife Department of
8	6		the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of
9	7		sporting goods.
10	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	9		SECTION 1. Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
12	10		amended to read as follows:
13	11		(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state
14	12		parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the
15	13		following sources:
16	14		(1) grants or operation of concessions in state parks
17	15		or fishing piers;
18	16		(2) publications on state parks, state historic sites,
19	17		or state scientific areas;
20	18		(3) fines or penalties received from violations of
21	19		regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B,
22	20		Chapter 13;
23	21		(4) fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b)
24	22		or (c) that are associated with state park lands;
25	23		(5) [an amount of money equal to 74 percent of the]
26	24		credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in
27	25		an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax proceeds appropriated
28	26		from the account for use during the then-current state fiscal
29	27		biennium plus the amount necessary to fund the cost of state
30	28		contributions for benefits of department employees whose salaries
31	29		or wages are paid from the account; and
32	30		(6) any other source provided by law.
33	31		SECTION 2. Section 11.043(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
34	32		amended to read as follows:
35	33		(b) The account consists of:
36	34		(1) [the amount of] credits made to the department
37	35		under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in an amount not to exceed the
38	36		amount of the tax proceeds appropriated from the account for use
39	37		during the then-current state fiscal biennium plus the amount
40	38		necessary to fund the cost of state contributions for benefits of
41	39		department employees whose salaries or wages are paid from the
42	40		account [after allocations to:
43	41		[(A) the state parks account;
44	42		[(B) the large county and municipality
45	43		recreation and parks account; and
46	44		[(C) the Texas recreation and parks account];
47	45		(2) proceeds of revenue bonds issued under Section
48	46		13.0045; and
49	47		(3) money from any other source authorized by law.
50	48		SECTION 3. Section 24.003(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
51	49		amended to read as follows:
52	50		(a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the Texas
53	51		recreation and parks account:
54	52		(1) [an amount of money equal to 15 percent of the]
55	53		credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in
56	54		an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax proceeds appropriated
57	55		from the account for use during the then-current state fiscal
58	56		biennium plus the amount necessary to fund the cost of state
59	57		contributions for benefits of department employees whose salaries
60	58		or wages are paid from the account; and
61	59		(2) money from any other source authorized by law.
62	60		SECTION 4. Section 24.053(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
63	61		amended to read as follows:
64	62		(a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the large
65	63		county and municipality recreation and parks account:
66	64		(1) [an amount of money equal to 10 percent of the]
67	65		credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in
68	66		an amount not to exceed the amount of the tax proceeds appropriated
69	67		from the account for use during the then-current state fiscal
70	68		biennium plus the amount necessary to fund the cost of state
71	69		contributions for benefits of department employees whose salaries
72	70		or wages are paid from the account; and
73	71		(2) money from any other source authorized by law.
74	72		SECTION 5. Section 151.801(c), Tax Code, is amended to read
75	73		as follows:
76	74		(c) The [Subject to Subsection (c-1), the] proceeds from the
77	75		collection of the taxes imposed by this chapter on the sale,
78	76		storage, or use of sporting goods shall be deposited as follows:
79	77		(1) an amount equal to 94 percent of the proceeds shall
80	78		be credited to the Parks and Wildlife Department and deposited as
81	79		specified in the Parks and Wildlife Code; and
82	80		(2) an amount equal to six percent of the proceeds
83	81		shall be credited to the Texas Historical Commission and deposited
84	82		as specified in Section 442.073, Government Code.
85	83		SECTION 6. Section 151.801(c-1), Tax Code, is repealed.
86	84		SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
	85	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	86	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	87	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1366 passed the Senate on
	88	+	April 20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
	89	+	______________________________
	90	+	Secretary of the Senate
	91	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1366 passed the House on
	92	+	May 11, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 122, Nays 0, one
	93	+	present not voting.
	94	+	______________________________
	95	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	96	+	Approved:
	97	+	______________________________
	98	+	Date
	99	+	______________________________
	100	+	Governor