Bill Text: TX HB302 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a certificate program to promote travel to and throughout this state; authorizing fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-18 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [HB302 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB302-Engrossed.html
By: Wu | H.B. No. 302 |
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relat | ||
ing to the creation of a certificate program to promote travel | ||
to and throughout this state; authorizing fees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 204, Transportation Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 204.012 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 204.012. TRAVEL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. (a) The | ||
department by rule shall create and implement a travel certificate | ||
program that includes issuance of a certificate by the department | ||
to an individual for visiting various locations in this state. | ||
(b) The program under Subsection (a) must include: | ||
(1) different location categories of certificates, | ||
such as "BBQ Boss," "Beer Hall Visitor," "Historic Courthouse | ||
Visitor," "Vineyard/Winery Visitor," "Beachcomber," "Traveler," | ||
"Museum Visitor," and "Rodeo Visitor"; | ||
(2) different levels of certificates within a location | ||
category, such as issuance of a "Basic" certificate for visiting | ||
locations in at least three regions of the state, issuance of an | ||
"Advanced" certificate for visiting locations in at least five | ||
regions of the state, and issuance of a "Master" certificate for | ||
visiting locations in at least seven regions of the state; and | ||
(3) on payment of a fee determined by the department, | ||
the issuance of a certificate by the department to an individual for | ||
a certain level within a location category. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2016. |