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1	1	By: Nelson S.B. No. 2178
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to state fiscal matters.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	ARTICLE 1. PUBLIC EDUCATION
9	9	SECTION 1.01. This article applies to any state agency,
10	10	school, or other entity, other than an institution of higher
11	11	education, that receives an appropriation under Article III of the
12	12	General Appropriations Act.
13	13	SECTION 1.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
14	14	state, each entity to which this article applies is authorized to
15	15	reduce or recover expenditures by:
16	16	(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
17	17	entity is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
18	18	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
19	19	(2) extending the effective period of any license,
20	20	permit, or registration the entity grants or administers;
21	21	(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
22	22	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the entity's
23	23	duties;
24	24	(4) providing that any communication between the
25	25	entity and another person and any document required to be delivered
26	26	to or by the entity, including any application, notice, billing
27	27	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
28	28	e-mail or through the Internet; and
29	29	(5) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
30	30	any costs the entity incurs in performing its lawful functions.
31	31	SECTION 1.03. An employee of a state agency, school, or
32	32	other entity other than an institution of higher education, that
33	33	receives an appropriation under Article III of the General
34	34	Appropriations Act, is not entitled to an amount from the state for
35	35	expenses, per diem, travel, or salary that exceeds the amount
36	36	authorized for those purposes by the General Appropriations Act.
37	37	SECTION 1.04. An employee of a state agency, school, or
38	38	other entity other than an institution of higher education, that
39	39	receives an appropriation under Article III of the General
40	40	Appropriations Act, is not entitled to an amount from the state for
41	41	a salary, a salary supplement, office expenses or reimbursement of
42	42	office expenses, or travel that exceeds the amount authorized for
43	43	those purposes by the General Appropriations Act.
44	44	SECTION 1.05. An employee of an agency or other entity
45	45	appropriated funds under Article III of the General Appropriations
46	46	Act other than an institution of higher education is not entitled to
47	47	an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or salary
48	48	that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
49	49	General Appropriations Act.
50	50	ARTICLE 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
51	51	SECTION 2.01. This article applies to any state agency that
52	52	receives an appropriation under Article II of the General
53	53	Appropriations Act and to any program administered by any of those
54	54	agencies.
55	55	SECTION 2.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
56	56	state, each state agency to which this article applies is
57	57	authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
58	58	(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
59	59	agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
60	60	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
61	61	(2) extending the effective period of any license,
62	62	permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
63	63	(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
64	64	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
65	65	duties;
66	66	(4) adopting additional eligibility requirements
67	67	consistent with federal law for persons who receive benefits under
68	68	any law the agency administers to ensure that those benefits are
69	69	received by the most deserving persons consistent with the purposes
70	70	for which the benefits are provided, including under the following
71	71	laws:
72	72	(A) Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code (child
73	73	health plan program);
74	74	(B) Chapter 31, Human Resources Code (temporary
75	75	assistance for needy families program);
76	76	(C) Chapter 32, Human Resources Code (Medicaid
77	77	program);
78	78	(D) Chapter 33, Human Resources Code
79	79	(supplemental nutrition assistance and other nutritional
80	80	assistance programs); and
81	81	(E) Chapter 533, Government Code (Medicaid
82	82	managed care);
83	83	(5) providing that any communication between the
84	84	agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
85	85	to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
86	86	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
87	87	e-mail or through the Internet;
88	88	(6) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
89	89	any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions; and
90	90	(7) modifying and streamlining processes used in:
91	91	(A) the conduct of eligibility determinations
92	92	for programs listed in Subdivision (4) of this subsection by or
93	93	under the direction of the Health and Human Services Commission;
94	94	(B) the provision of child and adult protective
95	95	services by the Department of Family and Protective Services;
96	96	(C) the provision of services for the aging and
97	97	disabled by the Health and Human Services Commission;
98	98	(D) the provision of services to children and
99	99	other persons with disabilities by the Health and Human Services
100	100	Commission;
101	101	(E) the provision of community health services,
102	102	consumer protection services, mental health services, and hospital
103	103	facilities and services by the Department of State Health Services;
104	104	and
105	105	(F) the provision or administration of other
106	106	services provided or programs operated by the Health and Human
107	107	Services Commission or a health and human services agency, as
108	108	defined by Section 531.001, Government Code.
109	109	SECTION 2.03. A health and human services employee is not
110	110	entitled to an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel,
111	111	or salary that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by
112	112	the General Appropriations Act.
113	113	SECTION 2.04. A health and human services employee is not
114	114	entitled to an amount from the state for a salary, a salary
115	115	supplement, office expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or
116	116	travel that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
117	117	General Appropriations Act.
118	118	SECTION 2.05. If before implementing any provision of this
119	119	article a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization
120	120	from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that
121	121	provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the
122	122	waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision
123	123	until the waiver or authorization is granted.
124	124	ARTICLE 3. ARTICLE VII AGENCIES
125	125	SECTION 3.01. This article applies to any state agency that
126	126	receives an appropriation under Article VII of the General
127	127	Appropriations Act.
128	128	SECTION 3.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
129	129	state, each state agency to which this article applies is
130	130	authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
131	131	(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
132	132	agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
133	133	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
134	134	(2) extending the effective period of any license,
135	135	permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
136	136	(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
137	137	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
138	138	duties;
139	139	(4) adopting additional eligibility requirements for
140	140	persons who receive benefits under any law the agency administers
141	141	to ensure that those benefits are received by the most deserving
142	142	persons consistent with the purposes for which the benefits are
143	143	provided;
144	144	(5) providing that any communication between the
145	145	agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
146	146	to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
147	147	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
148	148	e-mail or through the Internet; and
149	149	(6) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
150	150	any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions.
151	151	SECTION 3.03. An employee of an agency appropriated funds
152	152	under Article VII of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled
153	153	to an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or
154	154	salary that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
155	155	General Appropriations Act.
156	156	SECTION 3.04. An employee of an agency appropriated funds
157	157	under Article VII of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled
158	158	to an amount from the state for a salary, a salary supplement,
159	159	office expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or travel that
160	160	exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the General
161	161	Appropriations Act.
162	162	SECTION 3.05. Section 201.601, Transportation Code, is
163	163	amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
164	164	(g) The plan must include a component that evaluates future
165	165	federal funding opportunities for all modes of transportation and
166	166	identifies actions necessary to maximize the total amount of
167	167	federal funds received in the future for transportation
168	168	improvements in this state.
169	169	SECTION 3.06. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation
170	170	Code, is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows:
171	171	Sec. 201.623. COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PLANNING ENTITIES TO
172	172	MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS. The department shall work
173	173	and plan with local transportation planning entities to maximize
174	174	the amount of federal funding awarded for projects in this state by
175	175	identifying and pursuing projects that are eligible for federal
176	176	grant programs, including the scenic byways program.
177	177	SECTION 3.07. Subchapter A, Chapter 623, Transportation
178	178	Code, is amended by adding Section 623.002 to read as follows:
179	179	Sec. 623.004. EVALUATION OF PERMIT FEES. (a) The
180	180	department shall evaluate highway use in this state by oversize or
181	181	overweight vehicles, calculate the cost of damage to highways in
182	182	this state caused by those vehicles, and determine whether:
183	183	(1) the fees charged for permits issued under this
184	184	chapter are adequate to offset the costs of damage to highways
185	185	caused by those vehicles and recommend any fee adjustments for the
186	186	permits to reflect the costs of damage to highways caused by those
187	187	vehicles; and
188	188	(2) vehicles currently exempt from permit
189	189	requirements under this chapter should be required to obtain a
190	190	permit to operate on roads or highways in this state.
191	191	(b) Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the
192	192	department shall report its findings to:
193	193	(1) the Legislative Budget Board; and
194	194	(2) the governor.
195	195	SECTION 3.08. Section 623.077, Transportation Code, is
196	196	amended to read as follows:
197	197	Sec. 623.077. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE FEE. (a) An applicant
198	198	for a permit under this subchapter, other than a permit under
199	199	Section 623.071(c)(3), must also pay a highway maintenance fee in
200	200	an amount determined according to vehicle weight and distance
201	201	traveled. [the following table:
202	202	[Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee [Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
203	203	[Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
204	204	[80,001 to 120,000 $150 [80,001 to 120,000 $150
205	205	[80,001 to 120,000 $150
206	206	[120,001 to 160,000 $225 [120,001 to 160,000 $225
207	207	[120,001 to 160,000 $225
208	208	[160,001 to 200,000 $300 [160,001 to 200,000 $300
209	209	[160,001 to 200,000 $300
210	210	[200,001 and above $375] [200,001 and above $375]
211	211	[200,001 and above $375]
212	212	(b) The department shall adopt rules to implement this
213	213	section and establish a schedule of rates, based on miles traveled,
214	214	for all vehicle weight categories that provides for an increase in
215	215	the rates according to the weight of a vehicle.
216	216	(c) The department shall send each fee collected under
217	217	Subsection (a) to the comptroller, who shall deposit:
218	218	(1) 90 percent of the fee to the credit of the state
219	219	highway fund; and
220	220	(2) 10 percent of the fee to the credit of the Texas
221	221	Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
222	222	SECTION 3.09. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation
223	223	shall adopt rules implementing Section 623.077, Transportation
224	224	Code, as amended by this article, not later than January 1, 2020.
225	225	(b) Section 623.077(a), Transportation Code, as amended by
226	226	this article, applies only to an application for a permit submitted
227	227	under Subchapter D, Chapter 623, Transportation Code, to the Texas
228	228	Department of Transportation on or after January 1, 2020. An
229	229	application for a permit submitted before January 1, 2020, is
230	230	governed by the law in effect on the date the application was
231	231	submitted, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
232	232	ARTICLE 4. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
233	233	SECTION 4.01. This article applies to any state agency that
234	234	receives an appropriation under Article I of the General
235	235	Appropriations Act.
236	236	SECTION 4.02. Notwithstanding any other statute of this
237	237	state, each state agency to which this article applies is
238	238	authorized to reduce or recover expenditures by:
239	239	(1) consolidating any reports or publications the
240	240	agency is required to make and filing or delivering any of those
241	241	reports or publications exclusively by electronic means;
242	242	(2) extending the effective period of any license,
243	243	permit, or registration the agency grants or administers;
244	244	(3) entering into a contract with another governmental
245	245	entity or with a private vendor to carry out any of the agency's
246	246	duties;
247	247	(4) adopting additional eligibility requirements for
248	248	persons who receive benefits under any law the agency administers
249	249	to ensure that those benefits are received by the most deserving
250	250	persons consistent with the purposes for which the benefits are
251	251	provided;
252	252	(5) providing that any communication between the
253	253	agency and another person and any document required to be delivered
254	254	to or by the agency, including any application, notice, billing
255	255	statement, receipt, or certificate, may be made or delivered by
256	256	e-mail or through the Internet; and
257	257	(6) adopting and collecting fees or charges to cover
258	258	any costs the agency incurs in performing its lawful functions.
259	259	SECTION 4.03. An employee of an agency appropriated funds
260	260	under Article I of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled to
261	261	an amount from the state for expenses, per diem, travel, or salary
262	262	that exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the
263	263	General Appropriations Act.
264	264	SECTION 4.04. An employee of an agency appropriated funds
265	265	under Article I of the General Appropriations Act is not entitled to
266	266	an amount from the state for a salary, a salary supplement, office
267	267	expenses or reimbursement of office expenses, or travel that
268	268	exceeds the amount authorized for those purposes by the General
269	269	Appropriations Act.
270	270	SECTION 4.05. Chapter 1231, Government Code, is amended by
271	271	adding Subchapter G to read as follows:
272	272	SUBCHAPTER G. LIMIT ON STATE DEBT PAYABLE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND
273	273	Sec. 1231.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
274	274	(1) "Maximum annual debt service" means the limitation
275	275	on annual debt service imposed by Section 49-j(a), Article III,
276	276	Texas Constitution.
277	277	(2) "State debt payable from the general revenue fund"
278	278	has the meaning assigned by Section 49-j(b), Article III, Texas
279	279	Constitution.
280	280	(3) "Unissued debt" means state debt payable from the
281	281	general revenue fund that has been authorized but not issued.
282	282	Sec. 1231.152. COMPUTATION OF DEBT LIMIT. In computing the
283	283	annual debt service in a state fiscal year on state debt payable
284	284	from the general revenue fund for purposes of determining whether
285	285	additional state debt may be authorized without exceeding the
286	286	maximum annual debt service, the board may employ any assumptions
287	287	related to unissued debt that the board determines are necessary to
288	288	reflect common or standard debt issuance practices authorized by
289	289	law, including assumptions regarding:
290	290	(1) interest rates;
291	291	(2) debt maturity; and
292	292	(3) debt service payment structures.
293	293	Sec. 1231.153. REPORT ON COMPUTATION. (a) The board shall
294	294	publish during each state fiscal year a report providing a detailed
295	295	description of the method used to compute the annual debt service in
296	296	that fiscal year on state debt payable from the general revenue fund
297	297	for purposes of determining whether additional state debt may be
298	298	authorized. The report must describe:
299	299	(1) the debt service included in the computation,
300	300	including debt service on issued and unissued debt;
301	301	(2) the assumptions on which the debt service on
302	302	unissued debt was based; and
303	303	(3) any other factors required by law that affect the
304	304	computation.
305	305	(b) The board may publish the report required by this
306	306	section as a component of any other report required by law,
307	307	including the annual report required by Section 1231.102, or as an
308	308	independent report. The board shall make the report available to
309	309	the public.
310	310	SECTION 4.06. The Bond Review Board shall publish the
311	311	initial report required by Section 1231.153, Government Code, as
312	312	added by this article, during the state fiscal year beginning
313	313	September 1, 2019.
314	314	SECTION 4.07. Subchapter A, Chapter 2176, Government Code,
315	315	is amended by adding Section 2176.007 to read as follows:
316	316	Sec. 2176.007. COMPTROLLER STUDY ON MAIL OPERATIONS. (a)
317	317	The comptroller shall conduct a study on the mail operations of each
318	318	state agency in the executive branch of state government that
319	319	receives an appropriation made under Article I of the General
320	320	Appropriations Act. The study must identify provisions of law
321	321	relating to the mailing requirements for the agency that impede the
322	322	efficient transmission and receipt of documents by the agency.
323	323	(b) In conducting the study, the comptroller shall
324	324	collaborate with other state agencies to consider the needs or
325	325	concerns specific to those agencies.
326	326	(c) Not later than November 1, 2020, the comptroller shall
327	327	post the findings of the study conducted under this section on the
328	328	comptroller's Internet website.
329	329	(d) This section expires September 1, 2021.
330	330	SECTION 4.08. Section 2054.380(b), Government Code, is
331	331	amended to read as follows:
332	332	(b) Revenue derived from the collection of fees imposed
333	333	under Subsection (a) may be appropriated to the department for:
334	334	(1) developing statewide information resources
335	335	technology policies and planning under this chapter and Chapter
336	336	2059; and
337	337	(2) providing shared information resources technology
338	338	services [under this chapter].
339	339	SECTION 4.09. Section 2157.068(d), Government Code, is
340	340	amended to read as follows:
341	341	(d) The department may charge a reasonable administrative
342	342	fee to a state agency, political subdivision of this state, or
343	343	governmental entity of another state that purchases commodity items
344	344	through the department in an amount that is sufficient to recover
345	345	costs associated with the administration of this section. Revenue
346	346	derived from the collection of fees imposed under this subsection
347	347	may be appropriated to the department for:
348	348	(1) developing statewide information resources
349	349	technology policies and planning [under Chapters 2054 and 2059];
350	350	and
351	351	(2) providing shared information resources technology
352	352	services [under Chapter 2054].
353	353	SECTION 4.10. Section 2170.057(d), Government Code, is
354	354	amended to read as follows:
355	355	(d) The department shall maintain in the revolving fund
356	356	account sufficient amounts to pay the bills of the consolidated
357	357	telecommunications system and the centralized capitol complex
358	358	telephone system. The department shall certify amounts that exceed
359	359	this amount to the comptroller, and the comptroller shall transfer
360	360	the excess amounts to the credit of the general revenue fund.
361	361	ARTICLE 5. FUNDS, ACCOUNTS, AND DEDICATIONS
362	362	SECTION 5.01. DEFINITION. In any provision of this Act
363	363	that does not amend current law, "state agency" means an office,
364	364	institution, or other agency that is in the executive branch or the
365	365	judicial branch of state government, has authority that is not
366	366	limited to a geographical portion of the state, and was created by
367	367	the constitution or a statute of this state. The term does not
368	368	include an institution of higher education as defined by Section
369	369	61.003, Education Code.
370	370	SECTION 5.02. ABOLITION OF FUNDS, ACCOUNTS, AND
371	371	DEDICATIONS. Except as otherwise specifically provided by this Act,
372	372	all funds and accounts created or re-created by an Act of the 86th
373	373	Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, that becomes law and all
374	374	dedications or rededications of revenue collected by a state agency
375	375	for a particular purpose by an Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular
376	376	Session, 2019, that becomes law are abolished on the later of August
377	377	31, 2019, or the date the Act creating or re-creating the fund or
378	378	account or dedicating or rededicating revenue takes effect.
379	379	SECTION 5.03. PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT DEDICATIONS, FUNDS, AND
380	380	ACCOUNTS. Section 5.02 of this Article does not apply to:
381	381	(1) statutory dedications, funds, and accounts that
382	382	were enacted before the 86th Legislature convened to comply with
383	383	requirements of state constitutional or federal law;
384	384	(2) dedications, funds, or accounts that remained
385	385	exempt from former Section 403.094(h), Government Code, at the time
386	386	dedications, accounts, and funds were abolished under that
387	387	provision;
388	388	(3) increases in fees or in other revenue dedicated as
389	389	described by this section; or
390	390	(4) increases in fees or in other revenue required to
391	391	be deposited in a fund or account described by this section.
392	392	SECTION 5.04. FEDERAL FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article
393	393	does not apply to funds created under an Act of the 86th
394	394	Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, for which separate accounting
395	395	is required by federal law, except that the funds shall be deposited
396	396	in accounts in the general revenue fund unless otherwise required
397	397	by federal law.
398	398	SECTION 5.05. TRUST FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article
399	399	does not apply to trust funds or dedicated revenue deposited to
400	400	trust funds created under an Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular
401	401	Session, 2019, except that the trust funds shall be held in the
402	402	state treasury, with the comptroller in trust, or outside the state
403	403	treasury with the comptroller's approval.
404	404	SECTION 5.06. BOND FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this Article does
405	405	not apply to bond funds and pledged funds created or affected by an
406	406	Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, except that the
407	407	funds shall be held in the state treasury, with the comptroller in
408	408	trust, or outside the state treasury with the comptroller's
409	409	approval.
410	410	SECTION 5.07. CONSTITUTIONAL FUNDS. Section 5.02 of this
411	411	Act
412	412	does not apply to funds or accounts that would be created or
413	413	re-created by the Texas Constitution or revenue that would be
414	414	dedicated or rededicated by the Texas Constitution under a
415	415	constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature, Regular
416	416	Session, 2019, or to dedicated revenue deposited to funds or
417	417	accounts that would be so created or re-created, if the
418	418	constitutional amendment is approved by the voters.
419	419	SECTION 5.08. ADDITIONAL USES FOR DEDICATED FUNDS OR ACCOUNTS.
420	420	Section 5.02 of this Act does not apply to a newly authorized use of
421	421	a dedicated fund or dedicated account as provided by an Act of the
422	422	86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, to the extent:
423	423	(1) the fund or account was exempted from abolition by
424	424	an Act of the legislature that became law before January 1, 2019;
425	425	and
426	426	(2) the newly authorized use is within the scope of the
427	427	original dedication of the fund or account.
428	428	SECTION 5.09. REALLOCATION OF INTEREST ACCRUED ON CERTAIN
429	429	DEDICATED REVENUE. Effective September 1, 2019, Section 403.0956,
430	430	Government Code, is reenacted to read as follows:
431	431	Sec. 403.0956. REALLOCATION OF INTEREST ACCRUED ON CERTAIN
432	432	DEDICATED REVENUE. Notwithstanding any other law, all interest or
433	433	other earnings that accrue on all revenue held in an account in the
434	434	general revenue fund any part of which Section 403.095 makes
435	435	available for certification under Section 403.121 are available for
436	436	any general governmental purpose, and the comptroller shall deposit
437	437	the interest and earnings to the credit of the general revenue
438	438	fund. This section does not apply to:
439	439	(1) interest or earnings on revenue deposited in
440	440	accordance with Section 51.008, Education Code;
441	441	(2) an account that accrues interest or other earnings
442	442	on deposits of state or federal money the diversion of which is
443	443	specifically excluded by federal law;
444	444	(3) the lifetime license endowment account;
445	445	(4) the game, fish, and water safety account;
446	446	(5) the coastal protection account;
447	447	(6) the Alamo complex account; or
448	448	(7) the artificial reef account.
449	449	SECTION 5.10. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 403.095, GOVERNMENT
450	450	CODE. Effective September 1, 2019, Sections 403.095(b), (d), and
451	451	(f), Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
452	452	(b) Notwithstanding any law dedicating or setting aside
453	453	revenue for a particular purpose or entity, dedicated revenues that
454	454	on August 31, 2021 [2019], are estimated to exceed the amount
455	455	appropriated by the General Appropriations Act or other laws
456	456	enacted by the 86th [85th] Legislature are available for general
457	457	governmental purposes and are considered available for the purpose
458	458	of certification under Section 403.121.
459	459	(d) Following certification of the General Appropriations
460	460	Act and other appropriations measures enacted by the 86th [85th]
461	461	Legislature, the comptroller shall reduce each dedicated account as
462	462	directed by the legislature by an amount that may not exceed the
463	463	amount by which estimated revenues and unobligated balances exceed
464	464	appropriations. The reductions may be made in the amounts and at
465	465	the times necessary for cash flow considerations to allow all the
466	466	dedicated accounts to maintain adequate cash balances to transact
467	467	routine business. The legislature may authorize, in the General
468	468	Appropriations Act, the temporary delay of the excess balance
469	469	reduction required under this subsection. This subsection does not
470	470	apply to revenues or balances in:
471	471	(1) funds outside the treasury;
472	472	(2) trust funds, which for purposes of this section
473	473	include funds that may or are required to be used in whole or in part
474	474	for the acquisition, development, construction, or maintenance of
475	475	state and local government infrastructures, recreational
476	476	facilities, or natural resource conservation facilities;
477	477	(3) funds created by the constitution or a court; or
478	478	(4) funds for which separate accounting is required by
479	479	federal law.
480	480	(f) This section expires September 1, 2021 [2019].
481	481	SECTION 5.11. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 504.6012,
482	482	TRANSPORTATION CODE. Effective September 1, 2019, Section
483	483	504.6012, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
484	484	Sec. 504.6012. ELIMINATION OF DEDICATED REVENUE ACCOUNTS;
485	485	REVENUES IN TRUST. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, not later
486	486	than September 30, 2019 [2015], the comptroller shall eliminate all
487	487	dedicated accounts established for specialty license plates and
488	488	shall set aside the balances of those dedicated accounts so that the
489	489	balances may be appropriated only for the purposes intended as
490	490	provided by the dedications.
491	491	(b) On and after September 1, 2019 [2015], the portion of a
492	492	fee payable that is designated for deposit to a dedicated account
493	493	shall be paid instead to the credit of an account in a trust fund
494	494	created by the comptroller outside the general revenue fund. The
495	495	comptroller shall administer the trust fund and accounts and may
496	496	allocate the corpus and earnings on each account only in accordance
497	497	with the dedications of the revenue deposited to the trust fund
498	498	accounts.
499	499	SECTION 5.10. EFFECT OF ACT.
500	500	(a) This Act prevails over any other Act of the 86th
501	501	Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, regardless of the relative
502	502	dates of enactment, that purports to create or re-create a special
503	503	fund or account or to dedicate or rededicate revenue to a particular
504	504	purpose, including any fund, account, or revenue dedication
505	505	abolished under former Section 403.094, Government Code.
506	506	(b) An exemption from the application of Section 403.095,
507	507	Government Code, contained in another Act of the 86th Legislature,
508	508	Regular Session, 2019, that is exempted from the application of
509	509	Section 2 of this Act has no effect.
510	510	(c) Revenue that, under the terms of another Act of the 86th
511	511	Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, would be deposited to the
512	512	credit of a special account or fund shall be deposited to the credit
513	513	of the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund unless the
514	514	fund, account, or dedication is exempted under this Act.
515	515	ARTICLE 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
516	516	SECTION 6.01. This Act takes effect immediately if it
517	517	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
518	518	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
519	519	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
520	520	effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of
521	521	the legislative session.
522	522
523	523	[Vehicle Weight in Pounds Fee
524	524
525	525	[80,001 to 120,000 $150
526	526
527	527	[120,001 to 160,000 $225
528	528
529	529	[160,001 to 200,000 $300
530	530
531	531	[200,001 and above $375]