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1		-	By: Nelson S.B. No. 881
2		-	(Springer, Murphy)
	1	+	S.B. No. 881
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5		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	4		AN ACT
7	5		relating to the dedication of certain wine-related revenue.
8	6		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	7		SECTION 1. Section 205.03, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
10	8		amended by amending Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (j), (n), and
11	9		(p) and adding Subsection (n-1) to read as follows:
12	10		(b) Notwithstanding Section 205.02, the following revenue
13	11		may be appropriated for each state fiscal year only as specified by
14	12		this section:
15	13		(1) the lesser of:
16	14		(A) the amount, if any, by which the amount of
17	15		revenue derived from excise taxes on wine produced in a state other
18	16		than Texas and any sales taxes collected from holders of
19	17		out-of-state winery direct shipper's permits as a result of the
20	18		passage of Senate Bill No. 877 by the 79th Legislature, Regular
21	19		Session, 2005, according to the most recent projection, as of the
22	20		beginning of the fiscal year, by the comptroller for the fiscal year
23	21		exceeds the amount of revenue from those sources for fiscal year
24	22		2014 [2004], compounded annually for fiscal years 2015-2025
25	23		[2005-2015] by the average percentage by which revenue from those
26	24		sources increased from one fiscal year to the next between
27	25		September 1, 2005 [1999], and August 31, 2013 [2003]; or
28	26		(B) $1 million; and
29	27		(2) the lesser of:
30	28		(A) the amount, if any, by which revenue derived
31	29		from excise taxes on wine produced in this state and sales taxes
32	30		remitted by holders of winery permits in this state, according to
33	31		the most recent projection, as of the beginning of the fiscal year,
34	32		by the comptroller for the fiscal year exceeds the amount of revenue
35	33		from those sources for fiscal year 2014 [2004], compounded annually
36	34		for fiscal years 2015-2025 [2005-2015] by the average percentage by
37	35		which revenue from those sources increased from one fiscal year to
38	36		the next between September 1, 2005 [1999], and August 31, 2013
39	37		[2003]; or
40	38		(B) $1 million.
41	39		(c) Out of the amounts available under Subsections (b)(1) and
42	40		(2) for a fiscal year, the lesser of $830,000 [$50,000] or the total
43	41		amount available under those subdivisions may be appropriated only
44	42		to [the] Texas A&M AgriLife [Cooperative] Extension Service [for
45	43		extension viticulture operations].
46	44		(d) If the amount available for a fiscal year under
47	45		Subsections (b)(1) and (2) exceeds $830,000 [$50,000], the lesser
48	46		of $365,000 [$50,000] or the total amount available under those
49	47		subdivisions may be appropriated only to the Texas Tech University
50	48		Viticulture and Enology program [Agricultural Experiment Station
51	49		for viticulture research].
52	50		(e) If the amount available for a fiscal year under
53	51		Subsections (b)(1) and (2) exceeds $1,195,000 [$100,000], the
54	52		lesser of the amount remaining under Subsection (b)(2) or $150,000
55	53		[$65,000] may be appropriated only to the Texas Wine Marketing
56	54		Research Institute at Texas Tech University.
57	55		(j) If the amount available for a fiscal year under
58	56		Subsections (b)(1) and (2) exceeds the maximum amount that may be
59	57		appropriated under Subsections (c), (d), and (e) [(c)-(g)], the
60	58		lesser of the amount remaining under Subsections (b)(1) and (2) or
61	59		$150,000 [$50,000] may be appropriated only for distribution to the
62	60		T. V. Munson Viticulture and Enology Center of the [at] Grayson
63	61		County Junior [Community] College District to fund educational
64	62		programs [the associate degree program] at the center.
65	63		(n) If revenue [Revenue] derived under Subsection (b)(2) is
66	64		[and] not otherwise appropriated under this section, the lesser of
67	65		that remaining revenue or $300,000 [Subsections (c)-(k)] may be
68	66		appropriated only for deposit into the wine industry development
69	67		fund:
70	68		(1) for the development of technologies, strategies,
71	69		and practices for mitigating or eliminating the effects of frost,
72	70		pestilence, or infestation on grapevines for which money donated
73	71		from private sources under Chapter 50B, Agriculture Code, is also
74	72		spent; and
75	73		(2) in an amount that does not exceed the amount of the
76	74		donated money described by Subdivision (1) that is spent for the
77	75		same purposes [of increasing the economic impact of the Texas wine
78	76		producing industry on the state].
79	77		(n-1) Any revenue available for a fiscal year under
80	78		Subsection (b) that is not otherwise appropriated as authorized by
81	79		this section may be appropriated only to the Department of
82	80		Agriculture for deposit into the wine industry development fund
83	81		for:
84	82		(1) the development of technologies, strategies, and
85	83		practices for mitigating or eliminating the effects of frost,
86	84		pestilence, or infestation on grapevines; and
87	85		(2) the department's direct and indirect costs
88	86		associated with administering programs under Subsection (n) or
89	87		Subdivision (1) of this subsection.
90	88		(p) This section expires September 1, 2025 [2015].
91	89		SECTION 2. Sections 205.03(a), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k),
92	90		(l), (m), and (o), Alcoholic Beverage Code, are repealed.
93	91		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
	92	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	93	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	94	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 881 passed the Senate on
	95	+	May 5, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
	96	+	______________________________
	97	+	Secretary of the Senate
	98	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 881 passed the House on
	99	+	May 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 12, two
	100	+	present not voting.
	101	+	______________________________
	102	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	103	+	Approved:
	104	+	______________________________
	105	+	Date
	106	+	______________________________
	107	+	Governor