85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3537, Chapter 371 Page: 1 of 6
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Chapter 3 71
H.B. No. 3537
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the use of money subject to restrictions under federal
3 law that is credited to the deferred maintenance fund account.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 2165.403, Government Code, is amended by
6 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
7 (d) The use of money credited to the fund by appropriation
8 or transfer from the game, fish, and water safety account, the
9 lifetime license endowment account, or another fund or account in
10 the state treasury the use of which is subject to restrictions under
11 the federal Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. Section 777 et
12 seq.), the federal Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. Section 669
13 et seq.), or other federal law, and the use of money earned as
14 interest or other earnings on the investment of that money credited
15 to the fund, continues to be subject to those federal restrictions
16 and may be used only for a function required to manage this state's
17 fish or wildlife resources in accordance with those federal
18 restrictions.
19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
20 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
21 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
22 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
23 Act takes effect September 1, 2017.1
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3537, Chapter 371, legislative document, June 1, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1049985/m1/1/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.