Bill Text: TX HB1724 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of the commercial license buyback account managed by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB1724 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB1724-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 1724 |
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relating to the establishment of the commercial license buyback | ||
account managed by the Parks and Wildlife Department. | ||
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[ |
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(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. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 47, Parks and Wildlife | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 47.041 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 47.041. COMMERCIAL LICENSE BUYBACK SUBACCOUNT. (a) | ||
The commercial license buyback subaccount is a subaccount in the | ||
game, fish, and water safety account. The subaccount consists of | ||
money deposited to the subaccount under this section. | ||
(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the | ||
commercial license buyback subaccount revenue from the following | ||
sources: | ||
(1) revenue set aside under Section 47.081(d); | ||
(2) revenue set aside under Section 78.111(d); | ||
(3) a fee collected under Section 77.115; | ||
(4) $25 of each wholesale fish dealer's license issued | ||
under Section 47.009; | ||
(5) $25 of each wholesale truck dealer's fish license | ||
issued under Section 47.010; | ||
(6) $6 of each retail fish dealer's license issued | ||
under Section 47.011; | ||
(7) $11 of each retail dealer's truck license issued | ||
under Section 47.013; | ||
(8) $25 of each commercial bay shrimp boat license | ||
issued under Section 77.031; | ||
(9) $25 of each commercial bait-shrimp boat license | ||
issued under Section 77.033; | ||
(10) $25 of each commercial gulf shrimp boat license | ||
issued under Section 77.035; | ||
(11) $15 of each bait-shrimp dealer's license issued | ||
under Section 77.043; and | ||
(12) revenue from any other source authorized by law. | ||
(c) The department may accept grants and donations of money | ||
or materials from private or public sources to be applied to the | ||
commercial license buyback subaccount. | ||
(d) Money in the commercial license buyback subaccount may | ||
be used only to buy back a commercial license from a willing license | ||
holder. | ||
(e) The commercial license buyback subaccount is not | ||
subject to Section 403.095, Government Code. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 47.081(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) The department shall set aside at least 20 percent of | ||
the fees from licenses issued and license transfers approved under | ||
this subchapter [ |
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sent to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the commercial | ||
license buyback subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety | ||
account. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 78.111(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) The department shall set aside at least 20 percent of | ||
the fee from commercial crab licenses and transfer fees [ |
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comptroller for deposit to the credit of the commercial license | ||
buyback subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account. | ||
SECTION 5. The following provisions of the Parks and | ||
Wildlife Code are repealed: | ||
(1) Sections 47.081(e) and (f); | ||
(2) Section 77.120; and | ||
(3) Sections 78.111(e) and (f). | ||
SECTION 6. On September 1, 2017, the shrimp license buyback | ||
account is abolished and the comptroller of public accounts shall | ||
transfer the unencumbered balance of the account to the commercial | ||
license buyback subaccount created under Section 47.041, Parks and | ||
Wildlife Code, as added by this Act. | ||
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 1724 was passed by the House on May | ||
11, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 4, 1 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 1724 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |