2017S0151-1 02/02/17     By: Perry S.B. No. 722     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a fee for participation in the Managed Lands Deer   Program of the Parks and Wildlife Department.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife   Code, is amended by adding Section 12.028 to read as follows:          Sec. 12.028.  MANAGED LANDS DEER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FEE.   (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Fee" means the Managed Lands Deer Program   participation fee.                (2)  "Program" means the Managed Lands Deer Program   described by 31 T.A.C. Section 65.29.          (b)  The commission by rule may establish and provide for the   collection of a fee for each program participation option.          (c)  Proceeds from a fee established under Subsection (b)   shall be deposited in the game, fish, and water safety account.          SECTION 2.  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, except as provided by Section 77.120;                (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)  the Managed Lands Deer Program participation fee   collected under Section 12.028.          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, 2017.