By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 2217
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state fiscal matters.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
ARTICLE 1. PUBLIC EDUCATION
SECTION 1.01. This article applies to any state agency,
school, or other entity, other than an institution of higher
education, that receives an appropriation under Article III of the
General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 1.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
state, each entity to which this article applies is authorized to
reduce or recover expenditures by:
(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
entity is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
(2) extending the effective period of any license,
permit, or registration the entity grants or administers;
(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the entity's
duties;
(4) providing that any communication between the
entity and another person and any document required to be delivered
to or by the entity, including any application, notice, billing
statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
e-mail or through the Internet; and
(5) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
any costs the entity incurs in performing its lawful functions.
SECTION 1.03. An employee of a state agency, school, or
other entity other than an institution of higher education, that
receives an appropriation under Article III of the General
Appropriations Act, is not entitled to an amount from the state for
expenses, per diem, travel, or salary that exceeds the amount
authorized for those purposes by the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 1.04. An employee of a state agency, school, or
other entity other than an institution of higher education, that
receives an appropriation under Article III of the General
Appropriations Act, is not entitled to an amount from the state for
a salary, a salary supplement, office expenses or reimbursement of
office expenses, or travel that exceeds the amount authorized for
those purposes by the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 1.05. An employee of an agency or other entity
appropriated funds under Article III of the General Appropriations
Act other than an institution of higher education is not entitled to
an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or salary
that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 1.06. Subsections (c), (d), and (f), Section
42.259, Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
(c) Payments from the foundation school fund to each
category 2 school district shall be made as follows:
(1) 22 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of
September of a fiscal year;
(2) 18 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of
October;
(3) 9.5 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of
November;
(4) 7.5 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of April;
(5) five percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall
be paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of
May;
(6) 10 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of June;
(7) 13 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day of July;
and
(8) 15 percent of the yearly entitlement of the district shall be
paid in an installment to be made after the 5th day of September and
not later than the 10th day of September of the calendar year
following the calendar year of the payment made under Subdivision
(1) [on or before the 25th day of August]. (d) Payments from the
foundation school fund to each category 3 school district shall be
made as follows: (1) 45 percent of the yearly entitlement of the
district shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of September of a fiscal year; (2) 35 percent of the yearly
entitlement of the district shall be paid in an installment to be
made on or before the 25th day of October; and (3) 20 percent of the
yearly entitlement of the district shall be paid in an installment
to be made after the 5th day of September and not later than the 10th
day of September of the calendar year following the calendar year of
the payment made under Subdivision (1) [on or before the 25th day of
August].
(f) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(8) or (d)(3), any [Any]
previously unpaid additional funds from prior fiscal years owed to
a district shall be paid to the district together with the September
payment of the current fiscal year entitlement.
SECTION 1.07. Subsections (c) and (e) of Section 42.2591,
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (c) Payments from
the foundation school fund to an open-enrollment charter school
under this section shall be made as follows:
(1) 22 percent of the yearly entitlement of the school
shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day
of September of a fiscal year;
(2) 18 percent of the yearly entitlement of the school
shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the 25th day
of October;
(3) 9.5 percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of November;
(4) four percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of December;
(5) four percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of January;
(6) four percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of February;
(7) four percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of March;
(8) 7.5 percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of April;
(9) five percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of May;
(10) seven percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of June;
(11) seven percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made on or before the
25th day of July; and
(12) eight percent of the yearly entitlement of the
school shall be paid in an installment to be made after the 5th day
of September and not later than the 10th day of September of the
calendar year following the calendar year of the payment made under
Subdivision (1)[on or before the 25th day of August].
(e) Except as provided by Subsection (c)(12), previously
[Previously] unpaid additional funds from prior fiscal years owed
to an open-enrollment charter school shall be paid to the school
together with the September payment of the current fiscal year
entitlement.
SECTION 1.08. Subsection (c), Section 466.355, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) Each August the comptroller shall:
(1) estimate the amount to be transferred to the foundation school
fund on or before September 15; and
(2) notwithstanding Subsection (b)(4), transfer the amount
estimated in Subdivision (1) to the foundation school fund before
August 25 [installment payments are made under Section 42.259,
Education Code].
SECTION 1.09. The changes made by this article to Sections
42.259 and 42.2591, Education Code, apply only to a payment from the
foundation school fund that is made on or after the effective date
of this Act. A payment to a school district from the foundation
school fund that is made before that date is governed by Sections
42.259 and 42.2591, Education Code, as it existed before amendment
by this article, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 1.10. Section 42.262, Education Code, is repealed.
ARTICLE 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SECTION 2.01. This article applies to any state agency that
receives an appropriation under Article II of the General
Appropriations Act and to any program administered by any of those
agencies.
SECTION 2.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
state, each state agency to which this article applies is
authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
(2) extending the effective period of any license,
permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
duties;
(4) adopting additional eligibility requirements
consistent with federal law for persons who receive benefits under
any law the agency administers to ensure that those benefits are
received by the most deserving persons consistent with the purposes
for which the benefits are provided, including under the following
laws:
(A) Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code (child
health plan program);
(B) Chapter 31, Human Resources Code (temporary
assistance for needy families program);
(C) Chapter 32, Human Resources Code (Medicaid
program);
(D) Chapter 33, Human Resources Code
(supplemental nutrition assistance and other nutritional
assistance programs); and
(E) Chapter 533, Government Code (Medicaid
managed care);
(5) providing that any communication between the
agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
e-mail or through the Internet;
(6) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions; and
(7) modifying and streamlining processes used in:
(A) the conduct of eligibility determinations
for programs listed in Subdivision (4) of this subsection by or
under the direction of the Health and Human Services Commission;
(B) the provision of child and adult protective
services by the Department of Family and Protective Services;
(C) the provision of services for the aging and
disabled by the Health and Human Services Commission;
(D) the provision of services to children and
other persons with disabilities by the Health and Human Services
Commission;
(E) the provision of community health services,
consumer protection services, mental health services, and hospital
facilities and services by the Department of State Health Services;
and
(F) the provision or administration of other
services provided or programs operated by the Health and Human
Services Commission or a health and human services agency, as
defined by Section 531.001, Government Code.
SECTION 2.03. A health and human services employee is not
entitled to an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel,
or salary that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by
the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 2.04. A health and human services employee is not
entitled to an amount from the state for a salary, a salary
supplement, office expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or
travel that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 2.05. Subchapter A, Chapter 265, Family Code, is
amended by adding Section 265.0042 to read as follows:
Sec. 265.0042. COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Health and
Human Services Commission, on behalf of the department, shall enter
into agreements with institutions of higher education to conduct
efficacy reviews of any prevention and early intervention programs
that have not previously been evaluated for effectiveness through a
scientific research evaluation process.
(b) Subject to the availability of funds, the department
shall collaborate with an institution of higher education to create
and track indicators of child well-being to determine the
effectiveness of prevention and early intervention services.
SECTION 2.06. If before implementing any provision of this
article a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization
from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that
provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the
waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision
until the waiver or authorization is granted.
ARTICLE 3. ARTICLE VII AGENCIES
SECTION 3.01. This article applies to any state agency that
receives an appropriation under Article VII of the General
Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
state, each state agency to which this article applies is
authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
(2) extending the effective period of any license,
permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
duties;
(4) adopting additional eligibility requirements for
persons who receive benefits under any law the agency administers
to ensure that those benefits are received by the most deserving
persons consistent with the purposes for which the benefits are
provided;
(5) providing that any communication between the
agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
e-mail or through the Internet; and
(6) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions.
SECTION 3.03. An employee of an agency appropriated funds
under Article VII of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled
to an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or
salary that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3.04. An employee of an agency appropriated funds
under Article VII of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled
to an amount from the state for a salary, a salary supplement,
office expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or travel that
exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the General
Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3.05. Section 201.601, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) The plan must include a component that evaluates future
federal funding opportunities for all modes of transportation and
identifies actions necessary to maximize the total amount of
federal funds received in the future for transportation
improvements in this state.
SECTION 3.06. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation
Code, is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.623. COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PLANNING ENTITIES TO
MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS. The department shall work
and plan with local transportation planning entities to maximize
the amount of federal funding awarded for projects in this state by
identifying and pursuing projects that are eligible for federal
grant programs, including the scenic byways program.
SECTION 3.07. Subchapter A, Chapter 623, Transportation
Code, is amended by adding Section 623.002 to read as follows:
Sec. 623.004. EVALUATION OF PERMIT FEES. (a) The
department shall evaluate highway use in this state by oversize or
overweight vehicles, calculate the cost of damage to highways in
this state caused by those vehicles, and determine whether:
(1) the fees charged for permits issued under this
chapter are adequate to offset the costs of damage to highways
caused by those vehicles and recommend any fee adjustments for the
permits to reflect the costs of damage to highways caused by those
vehicles; and
(2) vehicles currently exempt from permit
requirements under this chapter should be required to obtain a
permit to operate on roads or highways in this state.
(b) Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the
department shall report its findings to:
(1) the Legislative Budget Board; and
(2) the governor.
SECTION 3.08. Section 623.077, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 623.077. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FEE. (a) An applicant
for a permit under this subchapter, other than a permit under
Section 623.071(c)(3), must also pay a highway maintenance fee in
an amount determined according to vehicle weight and distance
traveled. [the following table:
[Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee [Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
[Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
[80,001 to 120,000 $150 [80,001 to 120,000 $150
[80,001 to 120,000 $150
[120,001 to 160,000 $225 [120,001 to 160,000 $225
[120,001 to 160,000 $225
[160,001 to 200,000 $300 [160,001 to 200,000 $300
[160,001 to 200,000 $300
[200,001 and above $375] [200,001 and above $375]
[200,001 and above $375]
(b) The department shall adopt rules to implement this
section and establish a schedule of rates, based on miles traveled,
for all vehicle weight categories that provides for an increase in
the rates according to the weight of a vehicle.
(c) The department shall send each fee collected under
Subsection (a) to the comptroller, who shall deposit:
(1) 90 percent of the fee to the credit of the state
highway fund; and
(2) 10 percent of the fee to the credit of the Texas
Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
SECTION 3.09. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation
shall adopt rules implementing Section 623.077, Transportation
Code, as amended by this article, not later than January 1, 2018.
(b) Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, as amended by
this article, applies only to an application for a permit submitted
under Subchapter D, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, to the Texas
Department of Transportation on or after January 1, 2018. An
application for a permit submitted before January 1, 2018, is
governed by the law in effect on the date the application was
submitted, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
ARTICLE 4. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SECTION 4.01. This article applies to any state agency that
receives an appropriation under Article I of the General
Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
state, each state agency to which this article applies is
authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
(2) extending the effective period of any license,
permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
duties;
(4) adopting additional eligibility requirements for
persons who receive benefits under any law the agency administers
to ensure that those benefits are received by the most deserving
persons consistent with the purposes for which the benefits are
provided;
(5) providing that any communication between the
agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
e-mail or through the Internet; and
(6) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions.
SECTION 4.03. An employee of an agency appropriated funds
under Article I of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled to
an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or salary
that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4.04. An employee of an agency appropriated funds
under Article I of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled to
an amount from the state for a salary, a salary supplement, office
expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or travel that
exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the General
Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4.05. Chapter 1231, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter G to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER G. LIMIT ON STATE DEBT PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
Sec. 1231.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Maximum annual debt service" means the limitation
on annual debt service imposed by Section 49-j(a), Article III,
Texas Constitution.
(2) "State debt payable from the general revenue fund"
has the meaning assigned by Section 49-j(b), Article III, Texas
Constitution.
(3) "Unissued debt" means state debt payable from the
general revenue fund that has been authorized but not issued.
Sec. 1231.152. COMPUTATION OF DEBT LIMIT. In computing the
annual debt service in a state fiscal year on state debt payable
from the general revenue fund for purposes of determining whether
additional state debt may be authorized without exceeding the
maximum annual debt service, the board may employ any assumptions
related to unissued debt that the board determines are necessary to
reflect common or standard debt issuance practices authorized by
law, including assumptions regarding:
(1) interest rates;
(2) debt maturity; and
(3) debt service payment structures.
Sec. 1231.153. REPORT ON COMPUTATION. (a) The board shall
publish during each state fiscal year a report providing a detailed
description of the method used to compute the annual debt service in
that fiscal year on state debt payable from the general revenue fund
for purposes of determining whether additional state debt may be
authorized. The report must describe:
(1) the debt service included in the computation,
including debt service on issued and unissued debt;
(2) the assumptions on which the debt service on
unissued debt was based; and
(3) any other factors required by law that affect the
computation.
(b) The board may publish the report required by this
section as a component of any other report required by law,
including the annual report required by Section 1231.102, or as an
independent report. The board shall make the report available to
the public.
SECTION 4.06. The Bond Review Board shall publish the
initial report required by Section 1231.153, Government Code, as
added by this article, during the state fiscal year beginning
September 1, 2017.
SECTION 4.07. Subchapter A, Chapter 2176, Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 2176.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 2176.007. COMPTROLLER STUDY ON MAIL OPERATIONS. (a)
The comptroller shall conduct a study on the mail operations of each
state agency in the executive branch of state government that
receives an appropriation made under Article I of the General
Appropriations Act. The study must identify provisions of law
relating to the mailing requirements for the agency that impede the
efficient transmission and receipt of documents by the agency.
(b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall
collaborate with other state agencies to consider the needs or
concerns specific to those agencies.
(c) Not later than November 1, 2018, the comptroller shall
post the findings of the study conducted under this section on the
comptroller's Internet website.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2019.
SECTION 4.08. Section 2054.380(b), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) Revenue derived from the collection of fees imposed
under Subsection (a) may be appropriated to the department for:
(1) developing statewide information resources
technology policies and planning under this chapter and Chapter
2059; and
(2) providing shared information resources technology
services [under this chapter].
SECTION 4.09. Section 2157.068(d), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The department may charge a reasonable administrative
fee to a state agency, political subdivision of this state, or
governmental entity of another state that purchases commodity items
through the department in an amount that is sufficient to recover
costs associated with the administration of this section. Revenue
derived from the collection of fees imposed under this subsection
may be appropriated to the department for:
(1) developing statewide information resources
technology policies and planning [under Chapters 2054 and 2059];
and
(2) providing shared information resources technology
services [under Chapter 2054].
SECTION 4.10. Section 2170.057(d), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The department shall maintain in the revolving fund
account sufficient amounts to pay the bills of the consolidated
telecommunications system and the centralized capitol complex
telephone system. The department shall certify amounts that exceed
this amount to the comptroller, and the comptroller shall transfer
the excess amounts to the credit of the general revenue fund.
ARTICLE 5. FUNDS, ACCOUNTS, AND DEDICATIONS
SECTION 5.01. DEFINITION. In any provision of this Article
that does not amend current law, "state agency" means an office,
institution, or other agency that is in the executive branch of
state government, has authority that is not limited to a
geographical portion of the state, and was created by the
constitution or a statute of this state. The term does not include
an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,
Education Code.
SECTION 5.02. ABOLITION OF FUNDS, ACCOUNTS, AND
DEDICATIONS. Except as Otherwise specifically provided by this Act,
all funds and accounts created or re-created in the state treasury
by an Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, that
becomes law and all dedications or rededications of revenue in the
state treasury or otherwise collected by a state agency for a
particular purpose by an Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017, that becomes law are abolished on the later of August
31, 2017, or the date the Act creating or re-creating the fund or
account or dedicating or rededicating revenue takes effect.
SECTION 5.03. PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT DEDICATIONS, FUNDS, AND
ACCOUNTS. Section 5.02 of this Article does not apply to:
(1) statutory dedications, funds, and accounts that
were enacted before the 85th Legislature convened to comply with
requirements of state constitutional or federal law;
(2) dedications, funds, or accounts that remained
exempt from former Section 403.094(h), Government Code, at the time
dedications, accounts, and funds were abolished under that
provision;
(3) increases in fees or in other revenue dedicated as
described by this section; or
(4) increases in fees or in other revenue required to
be deposited in a fund or account described by this section.
SECTION 5.04. FEDERAL FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article
does not apply to funds created pursuant to an Act of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, for which separate accounting
is required by federal law, except that the funds shall be deposited
in accounts in the general revenue fund unless otherwise required
by federal law.
SECTION 5.05. TRUST FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article
does not apply to trust funds or dedicated revenue deposited to
trust funds created under an Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017, except that the trust funds shall be held in the
state treasury, with the comptroller in trust, or outside the state
treasury with the comptroller 's approval.
SECTION 5.06. BOND FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article does
not apply to bond funds and pledged funds created or affected by an
Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, except that the
funds shall be held in the state treasury, with the comptroller in
trust, or outside the state treasury with the comptroller 's
approval.
SECTION 5.07. CONSTITUTIONAL FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this
Act does not apply to funds or accounts that would be created or
re-created by the Texas Constitution or revenue that would be
dedicated or rededicated by the Texas Constitution under a
constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017, or to dedicated revenue deposited to funds or
accounts that would be so created or re-created, if the
constitutional amendment is approved by the voters.
SECTION 5.08. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 403.095, GOVERNMENT
CODE. Effective September 1, 2017, Sections 403.095(b), (d), and
(f), Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding any law dedicating or setting aside
revenue for a particular purpose or entity, dedicated revenues
that, on August 31, 2019 [2017], are estimated to exceed the amount
appropriated by the General Appropriations Act or other laws
enacted by the 85th [84th] Legislature are available for general
governmental purposes and are considered available for the purpose
of certification under Section 403.121.
(d) Following certification of the General Appropriations
Act and other appropriations measures enacted by the 85th
[84th]Legislature, the comptroller shall reduce each dedicated
account as directed by the legislature by an amount that may not
exceed the amount by which estimated revenues and unobligated
balances exceed appropriations. The reductions may be made in the
amounts and at the times necessary for cash flow considerations to
allow all the dedicated accounts to maintain adequate cash balances
to transact routine business. The legislature may authorize, in the
General Appropriations Act, the temporary delay of the excess
balance reduction required under this subsection. This subsection
does not apply to revenues or balances in:
(1) funds outside the treasury;
(2) trust funds, which for purposes of this section
include funds that may or are required to be used in whole or in part
for the acquisition, development, construction, or maintenance of
state and local government infrastructures, recreational
facilities, or natural resource conservation facilities;
(3) funds created by the constitution or a court; or
(4) funds for which separate accounting is required by
federal law.
(f) This section expires on September 1, 2019 [2017].
SECTION 5.09. REPEALER. Section 403.095(e), Government
Code, is repealed.
SECTION 5.10. EFFECT OF ACT. (a) This Act prevails over any
other Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017,
regardless of the relative dates of enactment, that purports to
create or re-create a special fund or account in the state treasury
or to dedicate or rededicate revenue to a particular purpose,
including any fund, account, or revenue dedication abolished under
former Section 403.094, Government Code.
(b) Revenues that, under the terms of another Act of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, would be deposited to the
credit of a special account or fund shall be deposited to the credit
of the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund unless the
fund, account, or dedication is exempted under this Act.
ARTICLE 6. MOTOR FUEL
SECTION 6.01. Section 162.503, Tax Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the comptroller may
not allocate revenue otherwise required to be allocated under
Subsection (a) during July and August 2019 before the first workday
of September 2019. The revenue shall be allocated as otherwise
provided by Subsection (a) not later than the fifth workday of
September 2019. This subsection expires September 1, 2020.
SECTION 6.02. Section 162.504, Tax Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the comptroller may
not allocate revenue otherwise required to be allocated under
Subsection (a) during July and August 2019 before the first workday
of September 2019. The revenue shall be allocated as otherwise
provided by Subsection (a) not later than the fifth workday of
September 2019. This subsection expires September 1, 2020.
SECTION 6.03. The expiration of the amendments made to the
Tax Code in accordance with this article does not affect tax
liability accruing before the expiration of those amendments. That
liability continues in effect as if the amendments had not expired,
and the former law is continued in effect for the collection of
Subsection (a) during July and August 2019 before the first workday
of September 2019. The revenue shall be allocated as otherwise
provided by Subsection (a) not later than the fifth workday of
September 2019. This subsection expires September 1, 2020.
ARTICLE 7
SECTION 7.01. Section 133.102(e), Local Government Code is
amended to read as follows:
(e) The comptroller shall allocate the court costs received
under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each
receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as
applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have
received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been
collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund
may not receive less than the following percentages:
(1) [abused children's counseling] [0.0088] percent;
(1[2]) crime stoppers assistance 0.2581 percent;
(2[3]) breath alcohol testing 0.5507 percent;
(3[4]) Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management
Institute 2.1683 percent;
(4[5]) law enforcement officers standards and education
[(6) comprehensive rehabilitation 9.8218 percent;]
(5[7]) law enforcement and custodial officer
supplemental retirement fund 11.1426 percent;
(6[8]) criminal justice planning 12.5537 percent;
(7[9]) an account in the state treasury to be used only
for the establishment and operation of the Center for the Study and
Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency at Prairie View A&M
University 1.2090 percent;
(8[10]) compensation to victims of crime fund
37.6338 percent;
(9[11]) emergency radio infrastructure account
15.4210 5.5904 percent;
(10[12]) judicial and court personnel training fund
4.8362 percent;
(11[13]) an account in the state treasury to be used for
the establishment and operation of the Correctional Management
Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center Account
(12[14]) fair defense account 8.0143 percent.
ARTICLE 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION 8.01. This Act takes effect immediately if it
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of
the legislative session.
[Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
[80,001 to 120,000 $150
[120,001 to 160,000 $225
[160,001 to 200,000 $300
[200,001 and above $375]