Sec. 504.633.  SHARE THE ROAD LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Share the Road" and the image of a bicycle or a bicycle with a rider.  The department shall design the plates in consultation with the Texas Bicycle Coalition Education Fund.
(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the share the road account in the state treasury to be used only by the Texas Education Agency to support the activities of a designated nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to promote bicyclist safety, education, and access through:
(1)  education and awareness programs;  and
(2)  training, workshops, educational materials, and media events.
(c)  Up to 25 percent of the amount in Subsection (b) may be used to support the activities of the nonprofit organization in marketing and promoting the share the road concept and license plates.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.