TITLE: Relating to credits to certain accounts of the Parks and Wildlife Department resulting from the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.

SUMMARY: Relating to credits to certain accounts of the Parks and Wildlife Department resulting from the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to credits to certain accounts of the Parks and Wildlife Department resulting from the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.035(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state parks account all revenue, less allowable costs, received from the following sources: (1) grants or operation of concessions in state parks or fishing piers; (2) publications on state parks, state historic sites, or state scientific areas; (3) fines or penalties received from violations of regulations governing parks issued pursuant to Subchapter B, Chapter 13; (4) fees and revenue collected under Section 11.027(b) or (c) that are associated with state park lands; (5) credits made to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, in an amount equal to the sum of: (A) the amount of the department's share [not to exceed the amount] of the tax proceeds under that section minus the sum of the amounts appropriated from other accounts that receive credits from the tax proceeds as provided by Sections 11.043(b), 24.003(a), and 24.053(a) [account] for use during the then-current state fiscal biennium;and (B) [plus] the amount necessary to fund the cost of state contributions for benefits of department employees whose salaries or wages are paid from the account; and (6) any other source provided by law. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.