HBA-NIK H.B. 1596 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1596
By: Deshotel
State Recreational Resources
4/4/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law allows the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to establish a
lower fee or to waive the fee or other requirements for a hunting or
fishing license for residents or non-residents under the age of 17 or over
the age of 65. H.B. 1596 waives the fee for fishing and hunting license
requirements for residents under age 17 and over age 65. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 42.012(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, by creating
Subsections (1) and (2) from existing text, and making a substantive
change. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 46.004(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife Code, as
follows: 

(b) Authorizes the Parks and Wildlife Commission to establish a lower fee
or waive the fee or  license requirement for a nonresident, rather than a
resident or nonresident, who is either under 17 years old or who is 65
years old or over. 

(c) Requires the commission to waive the fee for residents who are under 17
years old, as well as residents who are 65 years old or older, and creates
subsection (3) for existing text. Makes a conforming change. 


SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.