S.B. No. 733
AN ACT
relating to the authorization of a fee for participation in the
Managed Lands Deer Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.032(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the game,
fish, and water safety account all revenue, less allowable costs,
from the following sources:
(1) all types of fishing licenses and stamps and
shrimping licenses;
(2) all types of hunting licenses and stamps;
(3) trapping licenses and other licenses relating to
the taking, propagation, and sale of fur-bearing animals or their
pelts;
(4) sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell;
(5) oyster bed rentals and permits;
(6) federal funds received for fish and wildlife
research, management, development and conservation, resource
protection, and law enforcement, unless the funds are received for
the specific purposes of Subchapter F, Chapter 77;
(7) sale of property, less advertising costs,
purchased from this account or a special fund or account that is now
part of this account;
(8) fines and penalties collected for violations of a
law pertaining to the protection and conservation of wild birds,
wild fowl, wild animals, fish, shrimp, oysters, game birds and
animals, fur-bearing animals, alligators, and any other wildlife
resources of this state;
(9) sale of rough fish by the department;
(10) fees for importation permits;
(11) fees from supplying fish for or placing fish in
water located on private property;
(12) sale of seized pelts;
(13) sale or lease of grazing rights to and the
products from game preserves, sanctuaries, and management areas;
(14) contracts for the removal of fur-bearing animals
and reptiles from wildlife management areas;
(15) vessel registration fees;
(16) vessel manufacturer or dealer licensing fees;
(17) fines or penalties imposed by a court for
violation of water safety laws contained in Chapter 31 of this code;
(18) alligator hunter's or alligator buyer's licenses;
(19) sale of alligators or any part of an alligator by
the department;
(20) fees and revenue collected under Section
11.027(b) or (c) of this code that are associated with the
conservation of fish and wildlife;
(21) any other source provided by law; [and]
(22) vessel and outboard motor titling fees; and
(23) participation fees collected under Section
43.976.
SECTION 2. Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter Y to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER Y. MANAGED LANDS DEER PROGRAM
Sec. 43.975. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "program"
means the Managed Lands Deer Program described by 31 T.A.C. Section
65.29, or a successor to that program.
Sec. 43.976. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FEE. (a) The
commission by rule may impose a fee for participation in the
program. Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to a
rule adopted under this section.
(b) The commission shall remit a fee collected under
Subsection (a) to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the
game, fish, and water safety account.
Sec. 43.977. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules
required to implement the program.
SECTION 3. 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 September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 733 passed the Senate on
April 9, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 733 passed the House on
May 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 6, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor