By: Herrero H.B. No. 3957       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor   active and former members of the United States armed forces exposed   to open burn pits.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 504, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 504.331 to read as follows:          Sec. 504.331.  VETERANS EXPOSED TO OPEN BURN PITS. (a) The   department shall issue specialty license plates for active and   former members of the United States armed forces who were exposed to   open burn pits during their military service. The license plates   must include:                (1)  the words "Burn Pits 360 Veterans Organization";   and                (2)  a depiction of the Burn Pits 360 nonprofit   organization logo.          (b)  The department shall send any fee for issuance of the   license plates made under this section to the comptroller for   deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the open burn pit   registry fund not later than the 14th day of each month. Before   sending the money to the fund, the department may deduct money equal   to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this   section.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 99, Health and Safety Code, as added by   Chapter 153 (H.B. 306), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2019, is amended by adding Section 99.008 to read as   follows:          Sec. 99.008.  OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY FUND. (a) The open   burn pit registry fund is a special fund in the state treasury   outside the general revenue fund. The fund is composed of:                (1)  money transferred to the fund at the direction of   the legislature;                (2)  gifts and grants contributed to the fund;                (3)  the earnings of the fund; and                (4)  money deposited to the credit of the fund under   Section 411.1742, Government Code.          (b)  Money in the fund may be appropriated only to the   department. The department may use the money only for the purpose   of creating and maintaining the open burn pit registry established   under Section 99.003, except that the department may use the money   for any other purpose consistent with appropriation if the   department finds that contributions exceed the amount necessary for   adequately funding the open burn pit registry.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.