1-1  By:  Stiles (Senate Sponsor - Ellis)                  H.B. No. 2260
    1-2        (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 1993;
    1-3  May 13, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on State
    1-4  Affairs; May 21, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
    1-5  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 21, 1993,
    1-6  sent to printer.)
    1-7                            COMMITTEE VOTE
    1-8                          Yea     Nay      PNV      Absent 
    1-9        Harris of Dallas                              x    
   1-10        Rosson             x                               
   1-11        Carriker           x                               
   1-12        Henderson                                     x    
   1-13        Leedom             x                               
   1-14        Lucio                                         x    
   1-15        Luna                                          x    
   1-16        Nelson             x                               
   1-17        Patterson          x                               
   1-18        Shelley            x                               
   1-19        Sibley             x                               
   1-20        West                                          x    
   1-21        Whitmire                                      x    
   1-22  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2260                By:  Carriker
   1-23                         A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
   1-24                                AN ACT
   1-25  relating to the transfer of programs from certain executive
   1-26  agencies.
   1-27        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
   1-28        SECTION 1.  Sections 752.001 and 752.003, Government Code,
   1-29  are amended to read as follows:
   1-30        Section 752.001.  OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
   1-31  The Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs is created within the
   1-32  Department of Human Services <governor's office>.
   1-33        Section 752.003.  REFUGEE COORDINATOR.  The governor shall
   1-34  appoint a refugee coordinator for the office to serve at the
   1-35  pleasure of the governor.  The refugee coordinator shall serve as
   1-36  chief administrative officer of the office and shall ensure
   1-37  coordination of public and private resources in refugee
   1-38  resettlement.
   1-39        SECTION 2.  Section 752.002, Government Code, is repealed.
   1-40        SECTION 3.  Sections 1 and 3, Article 4413(701), Revised
   1-41  Statutes, are amended to read as follows:
   1-42        Sec. 1. OFFICE.  The Health and Human Services Transportation
   1-43  and Planning Office is in the Texas Transportation Commission
   1-44  <governor's office>.
   1-45        Sec. 3.  OFFICE STAFF.  The Texas Transportation Commission
   1-46  <governor> shall employ staff needed to carry out the duties of the
   1-47  office.
   1-48        SECTION 4.  Section 2, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   1-49  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   1-50  read as follows:
   1-51        Sec. 2.  DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:
   1-52              (1)  "Account" means the oil overcharge account
   1-53  established by Section 7 of this Act.
   1-54              (2)  "Applicable federal guidelines" means federal
   1-55  court judgments or orders, case settlements, laws, regulations, or
   1-56  other federal requirements or discretionary authority, whether
   1-57  imposed by the judicial, legislative, or executive branch, that
   1-58  govern or restrict the use of money received by the state as a
   1-59  result of petroleum overcharge litigation concerning overpricing of
   1-60  crude oil or refined petroleum products during the 1973-1981 period
   1-61  of mandatory federal price controls.
   1-62              (3)  "Competitive grant program" means a program
   1-63  through which the commission <office of the governor> finances
   1-64  projects under this Act that have been approved from a group of
   1-65  competing proposals submitted by public or private applicants.
   1-66              (4)  "Direct grant program" means a program through
   1-67  which the commission <office of the governor> finances projects
   1-68  under this Act that have been approved as components of a proposal
    2-1  recommended by the supervising agency of that program.
    2-2              (5)  "Energy office" means the energy office of the
    2-3  commission <office of the governor>.
    2-4              (6)  "Supervising agency" means the state agency,
    2-5  department, commission, or other entity designated by this Act or
    2-6  by the commission <office of the governor> to supervise, manage, or
    2-7  administer the implementation of a program financed under this Act.
    2-8              (7)  "Commission" means the General Services
    2-9  Commission.
   2-10        SECTION 5.  Section 3, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   2-11  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   2-12  read as follows:
   2-13        Sec. 3.  Oil overcharge administration. (a)  The power and
   2-14  discretion to finance projects under, and oversee and monitor the
   2-15  administration of, the competitive and direct grant programs
   2-16  prescribed by this Act are assigned to the commission <office of
   2-17  the governor>, subject to the requirements of Section 5 of this
   2-18  Act.
   2-19        (b)  The commission <office of the governor> shall determine
   2-20  the supervising agency for each competitive grant program and for
   2-21  each direct grant program established by the commission <office>.
   2-22  The commission <office of the governor> may:
   2-23              (1)  establish direct grant programs and competitive
   2-24  grant programs in addition to those provided by this Act; and
   2-25              (2)  establish criteria for eligibility and evaluation
   2-26  of proposals submitted under direct grant programs or competitive
   2-27  grant programs, which criteria may apply to one or more specific
   2-28  programs or to all programs.
   2-29        (c)  The commission <office of the governor> shall establish
   2-30  programs and criteria and evaluate proposals in accordance with
   2-31  applicable federal guidelines.  The energy office <office of the
   2-32  governor> is responsible for the transmission to the appropriate
   2-33  federal entity of all information required under applicable federal
   2-34  guidelines regarding programs and proposals subject to this Act.
   2-35        SECTION 6.  Section 4, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   2-36  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   2-37  read as follows:
   2-38        Sec. 4.  STAFF; AGENCY AND PRIVATE ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The
   2-39  energy office shall provide staff to implement and administer this
   2-40  Act.
   2-41        (b)  In addition to the energy office, the commission <office
   2-42  of the governor> may enlist the assistance of any state agency,
   2-43  department, commission, or other entity or any other private entity
   2-44  in the evaluation or review of proposals, the audit of program
   2-45  participants or supervising agencies, the performance of
   2-46  administrative duties under this Act, or the development of
   2-47  eligibility or evaluation criteria.
   2-48        SECTION 7.  Section 5, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   2-49  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   2-50  read as follows:
   2-51        Sec. 5.  Review committee. A review committee consisting of
   2-52  the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
   2-53  representatives shall review proposals submitted to the committee
   2-54  by the commission <office of the governor> under direct and
   2-55  competitive grant programs.  The commission <office of the
   2-56  governor> may not finance a project under a direct or competitive
   2-57  grant program until the project has been submitted as a proposal
   2-58  and approved by the review committee.
   2-59        SECTION 8.  Sections 6(b) and (e), Oil Overcharge
   2-60  Restitutionary Act (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil
   2-61  Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
   2-62        (b)  Money in the account shall be appropriated by the
   2-63  legislature to the commission <governor> for use by the commission
   2-64  <office of the governor> in the implementation and operation of
   2-65  programs authorized by this Act.
   2-66        (e)  The commission <office of the governor> shall determine
   2-67  the persons whose signatures are authorized to be affixed to
   2-68  vouchers submitted to the comptroller for approval of payments from
   2-69  the account.  The commission <office of the governor> shall give
   2-70  the comptroller notice of each determination made under this
    3-1  subsection.  The comptroller shall approve payments from the
    3-2  account in the manner provided for approval of payments from other
    3-3  amounts appropriated by the legislature.
    3-4        SECTION 9.  Section 7(b), Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
    3-5  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
    3-6  read as follows:
    3-7        (b)  The supervising agency of a direct grant program
    3-8  financed under this Act may adopt rules for implementation of the
    3-9  program, including rules providing eligibility criteria, that are
   3-10  not inconsistent with criteria established by applicable federal
   3-11  guidelines, criteria prescribed by this Act, or criteria adopted by
   3-12  the commission <office of the governor>.
   3-13        SECTION 10.  Section 12, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   3-14  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   3-15  read as follows:
   3-16        Sec. 12.  Native American restitutionary program. The energy
   3-17  office <Texas Indian Commission> is the supervising agency for a
   3-18  direct grant program to be known as the Native American
   3-19  restitutionary program.  Under the program, the office <commission>
   3-20  shall distribute money granted under this Act in accordance with
   3-21  the applicable federal guidelines for the purpose of providing
   3-22  energy-related assistance to Native Americans of this state.
   3-23        SECTION 11.  Section 13, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   3-24  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   3-25  read as follows:
   3-26        Sec. 13.  Reservoir conservation program. The Railroad
   3-27  Commission of Texas is the supervising agency for a direct grant
   3-28  program to be known as the reservoir conservation program.  With
   3-29  direct grant money under this Act, the Railroad Commission
   3-30  <commission>, under the program, shall isolate productive
   3-31  hydrocarbon-yielding zones by plugging or other remediation of
   3-32  inactive wells in fields with enhanced recovery potential.  The
   3-33  reservoir conservation program must be designed to prevent the
   3-34  waste of energy and conserve it for future use in accordance with
   3-35  applicable federal guidelines.
   3-36        SECTION 12.  Section 16(b), Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   3-37  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   3-38  read as follows:
   3-39        (b)  Under the program, the office shall finance the
   3-40  operations of the Energy Management Center for Texas Schools, in
   3-41  accordance with Section 88A, Public Utility Regulatory Act (Article
   3-42  1446c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). A public school may not
   3-43  receive a grant or the benefits of a grant under this Act under the
   3-44  program until the school's energy conservation plan has been
   3-45  approved by the commission <office of the governor>.
   3-46        SECTION 13.  Section 17(a), Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   3-47  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   3-48  read as follows:
   3-49        (a)  The commission <office of the governor> shall award one
   3-50  or more competitive grants to support regulatory intervention
   3-51  activities to promote the adoption and expansion by energy
   3-52  utilities of consumer-oriented energy conservation programs.
   3-53        SECTION 14.  Section 18(a), Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   3-54  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   3-55  read as follows:
   3-56        (a)  A competitive grant program to be known as the
   3-57  public-private partnership program is established.  Recipients of
   3-58  grant money under the program may include but are not limited to
   3-59  community foundations affiliated with the Communities Foundation,
   3-60  Inc., of Texas.  The commission <office of the governor> may
   3-61  approve and finance one or more energy-related demonstration
   3-62  projects under this program as well as more broadly aimed
   3-63  energy-related projects.  Recipients of grant money under the
   3-64  program may be required to provide in the aggregate from private
   3-65  sources for projects financed under this program amounts at least
   3-66  equal to the total amount of grants awarded by the commission
   3-67  <office of the governor> under the program during a particular
   3-68  fiscal period.
   3-69        SECTION 15.  Section 20, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   3-70  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
    4-1  read as follows:
    4-2        Sec. 20.  Statewide retrofit demonstration and revolving loan
    4-3  program. (a)  A competitive grant program to be known as the
    4-4  revolving loan program is established.  Under this program, the
    4-5  commission <office of the governor> may approve and finance
    4-6  demonstration projects that provide loans to eligible applicants
    4-7  for energy-saving capital improvements.
    4-8        (b)  The supervising agency may distribute, through the
    4-9  revolving loan program, competitive grant money provided under this
   4-10  Act to finance energy conservation projects approved by the
   4-11  commission <office of the governor> for the benefit of the
   4-12  following entities or groups of persons:
   4-13              (1)  state agencies and institutions of higher
   4-14  education;
   4-15              (2)  public schools;
   4-16              (3)  political subdivisions of the state;
   4-17              (4)  transportation providers;
   4-18              (5)  agricultural producers;
   4-19              (6)  small businesses; and
   4-20              (7)  persons of low or moderate income.
   4-21        (c)  Loans made under this section shall be on terms
   4-22  determined by the commission <office of the governor> at a low rate
   4-23  of interest the office determines is sufficient to recover the
   4-24  costs of administering the loan program.
   4-25        (d)  Any person who receives a loan under this section shall
   4-26  repay the principal of and interest on the loan from the value of
   4-27  energy savings that accrues as the result of the energy
   4-28  conservation measure implemented with the borrowed money.  If a
   4-29  state agency or institution is the recipient of a loan under this
   4-30  section, the agency or institution shall repay the loan from the
   4-31  amount budgeted for the energy costs of the agency or institution.
   4-32  The legislature may not reduce the amount budgeted for energy costs
   4-33  to reflect the value of energy savings that accrue as the result of
   4-34  the energy conservation measure implemented with the borrowed funds
   4-35  until the loan is repaid.
   4-36        SECTION 16.  Section 21, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   4-37  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   4-38  read as follows:
   4-39        Sec. 21.  Agricultural energy conservation program. A
   4-40  competitive grant program to be known as the agricultural energy
   4-41  conservation program is established.  With competitive grant money
   4-42  under this program, the supervising agency shall distribute money
   4-43  for energy projects designed to benefit agriculture in accordance
   4-44  with applicable federal guidelines, including projects concerning
   4-45  agricultural demonstration projects, energy audits of agricultural
   4-46  and food processing facilities, and agricultural information and
   4-47  technical assistance.  The commission <office of the governor> may
   4-48  finance a selected proposal without requiring any matching amounts,
   4-49  or the commission <office> may require that the recipient match any
   4-50  grant received under the program.
   4-51        SECTION 17.  Section 22, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   4-52  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   4-53  read as follows:
   4-54        Sec. 22.  Alternative energy program. A competitive grant
   4-55  program to be known as the alternative energy program is
   4-56  established.  With competitive grant money provided under this Act,
   4-57  the supervising agency shall distribute money for demonstration
   4-58  projects developing alternative energy resources, which may include
   4-59  photovoltaics,  biomass, wind, and solar applications and other
   4-60  appropriate applications of alternative energy.  The commission
   4-61  <office of the governor> may require grant recipients under this
   4-62  program to match the grants in ratios determined by the commission
   4-63  <office>.
   4-64        SECTION 18.  Section 23, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   4-65  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   4-66  read as follows:
   4-67        Sec. 23.  Energy research and development program. The
   4-68  commission <office of the governor> may finance projects under a
   4-69  competitive grant program to be known as the energy research and
   4-70  development program that supplement or initiate research by public
    5-1  or private institutions on energy-related issues.  The commission
    5-2  <office of the governor> may require recipients to match grants
    5-3  awarded under this program in ratios determined by the commission
    5-4  <office>.
    5-5        SECTION 19.  Section 24(b), Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
    5-6  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
    5-7  read as follows:
    5-8        (b)  Proposals under this section may include energy audits
    5-9  of local government facilities, traffic light synchronization,
   5-10  fleet management, and fuel-efficient transit routing.  The
   5-11  commission <office of the governor> may require grant recipients
   5-12  under this program to match the grants in ratios determined by the
   5-13  commission <office>.
   5-14        SECTION 20.  Section 25(b), Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   5-15  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   5-16  read as follows:
   5-17        (b)  The commission <office of the governor> may require
   5-18  grant recipients under this program to match the grants in ratios
   5-19  determined by the commission <office>.
   5-20        SECTION 21.  Section 26(a), Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   5-21  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   5-22  read as follows:
   5-23        (a)  A competitive grant program to be known as the mass
   5-24  transit energy program is established.  Under this program, the
   5-25  supervising agency shall distribute competitive grant money
   5-26  provided under this Act for projects concerning mass transit that
   5-27  are approved by the commission <office of the governor> in
   5-28  accordance with this section.
   5-29        SECTION 22.  Section 31(b), Oil Overcharge Restitutionary Act
   5-30  (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to
   5-31  read as follows:
   5-32        (b)  The commission <office of the governor> may require
   5-33  grant recipients under this program to match the grants in ratios
   5-34  determined by the commission <office of the governor>.
   5-35        SECTION 23.  Chapter 447, Government Code, is amended by
   5-36  amending Sections 447.001, 447.002, 447.004(a), (c), and (d),
   5-37  447.005, 447.006, 447.007, 447.008(a), 447.009(b), and 447.011(a)
   5-38  to read as follows:
   5-39        CHAPTER 447.  ENERGY MANAGEMENT CENTER <OF THE OFFICE OF THE
   5-40  GOVERNOR>
   5-41        Sec. 447.001.  Establishment of Center. The energy management
   5-42  center is established in the General Services Commission <as a
   5-43  division of the office of the governor>.
   5-44        Sec. 447.002.  Information; Rules; Programs. The energy
   5-45  management center shall develop and provide energy conservation
   5-46  information for the state.  The center may make rules relating to
   5-47  the adoption and implementation of energy conservation programs
   5-48  applicable to state buildings and facilities.  The center may act
   5-49  in such other capacities as otherwise authorized by state or
   5-50  federal law.  The center's rules for programs and energy
   5-51  conservation, adopted under the Administrative Procedure and Texas
   5-52  Register Act (Article 6252-13a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) may
   5-53  include provisions relating to the retrofitting of existing state
   5-54  structures with energy-saving devices and to the energy-related
   5-55  renovation of such structures. To the extent that the General
   5-56  Services Commission <office of the governor> receives money
   5-57  appropriated for energy efficiency programs, the commission <office
   5-58  of the governor>, through the energy management center, shall
   5-59  implement programs that the center identifies as encouraging energy
   5-60  conservation by state government.  Unless money is available for
   5-61  the implementation of such a program, a state agency is not
   5-62  required to spend money for an energy conservation program under
   5-63  this section.
   5-64        Sec. 447.004.  Design Standards. (a)  Through the energy
   5-65  management center, the General Services Commission <office of the
   5-66  governor> shall adopt and publish energy conservation design
   5-67  standards, under the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register
   5-68  Act (Article 6252-13a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), that all new
   5-69  state buildings and major renovation projects, including buildings
   5-70  and major renovation projects of state-supported institutions of
    6-1  higher education, are required to meet.  The center <office of the
    6-2  governor> shall define what constitutes a major renovation project
    6-3  under this section and shall review and update the standards
    6-4  biennially.
    6-5        (c)  The standards must be adopted in terms of energy
    6-6  consumption levels and must take into consideration the various
    6-7  classes of building uses and must allow for design flexibility.
    6-8  Procedural standards must be directed toward specific design and
    6-9  building practices that produce good thermal resistance and low
   6-10  infiltration and toward requiring practices in the design of
   6-11  mechanical and electrical systems that maximize energy efficiency.
   6-12  The procedural standards must concern, as applicable:
   6-13              (1)  insulation;
   6-14              (2)  lighting;
   6-15              (3)  ventilation;
   6-16              (4)  climate control;
   6-17              (5)  special energy requirements of health-related
   6-18  facilities of higher education and state agencies; and
   6-19              (6)  any other item that the commission <office of the
   6-20  governor> considers appropriate that is adopted under the
   6-21  Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act (Article 6252-13a,
   6-22  Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
   6-23        (d)  In order to demonstrate compliance with the requirement
   6-24  to adopt and update the conservation design standards, each agency
   6-25  and institution of higher education shall submit a copy of its
   6-26  design and construction manuals to the commission <office of the
   6-27  governor> on request.
   6-28        Sec. 447.005.  Energy Efficient Projects. Subject to
   6-29  applicable state and federal laws or guidelines, the General
   6-30  Services Commission <office of the governor>, through the energy
   6-31  management center, may implement energy efficient projects at state
   6-32  agencies or may assist those agencies in implementing the projects
   6-33  through energy efficiency programs financed through state or
   6-34  federal grants or loans.
   6-35        Sec. 447.006.  Obtaining Data. The General Services
   6-36  Commission <office of the governor> shall obtain semiannually from
   6-37  each state agency information relating to the cost of heating and
   6-38  cooling buildings owned by the state.
   6-39        Sec. 447.007.  Model Codes. The General Services Commission
   6-40  <office of the governor> may recommend model energy conservation
   6-41  building codes to municipalities for use in enacting or amending
   6-42  municipal ordinances.
   6-43        Sec. 447.008.  Additional Energy Services. (a)  Through the
   6-44  energy management center, the General Services Commission <office
   6-45  of the governor> may provide additional energy services, including:
   6-46              (1)  training of designated state employees in energy
   6-47  management, energy-accounting techniques, and energy-efficient
   6-48  design and construction;
   6-49              (2)  technical assistance regarding energy efficient
   6-50  capital improvements, energy efficient building design, and
   6-51  cogeneration and thermal storage investments;
   6-52              (3)  technical assistance to the State Auditor and to
   6-53  state agencies regarding conducting energy management performance
   6-54  audits and monitoring of utility bills to detect billing errors;
   6-55              (4)  technical assistance to state agencies regarding
   6-56  third-party financing of energy efficient capital improvement
   6-57  projects; and
   6-58              (5)  other energy-related assistance requested by
   6-59  agencies, other legislatively created entities of the state,
   6-60  institutions of higher education, and consortiums of institutions
   6-61  of higher education that the commission <office of the governor>
   6-62  considers appropriate.
   6-63        (b)  Based on the audit performed under Subsection (a) of
   6-64  this Section, the commission <office of the governor> may recommend
   6-65  changes to improve energy efficiency.
   6-66        Sec. 447.011.  Energy Management Planning. (a)  Through the
   6-67  energy management center, the General Services Commission <office
   6-68  of the governor> shall provide energy management planning
   6-69  assistance to state agencies and institutions of higher education,
   6-70  including:
    7-1              (1)  preparation of a long-range plan for the delivery
    7-2  of reliable, cost-effective utility services for state agencies,
    7-3  institutions of higher education, boards, and commissions in Travis
    7-4  County.  This plan shall be presented to the affected agencies for
    7-5  use in preparing their five-year construction and major
    7-6  rehabilitation plans.  After other energy-saving alternatives are
    7-7  considered, district heating and cooling and on-site generation of
    7-8  electricity may be considered in planning for reliable, efficient,
    7-9  and cost-effective utility services;
   7-10              (2)  assistance to the Department of Public Safety for
   7-11  energy emergency contingency planning, using state or federal funds
   7-12  when available; and
   7-13              (3)  assistance to state agencies and institutions of
   7-14  higher education in preparing comprehensive energy management
   7-15  plans.  The energy management center shall prepare guidelines for
   7-16  the preparation of these plans.  State agencies and institutions of
   7-17  higher education that expend more than $250,000 annually for
   7-18  heating, lighting, and cooling and that occupy state-owned
   7-19  buildings shall prepare and submit a five-year energy management
   7-20  plan to the commission <office of the governor>.  Agencies and
   7-21  institutions of higher education with smaller usage may be required
   7-22  to submit such plans.  Updated plans shall be submitted biennially
   7-23  when requested by the commission <governor>.
   7-24        SECTION 24.  Section 2, Article 4413(37), Revised Statutes,
   7-25  is amended to read as follows:
   7-26        Sec. 2.  The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority is
   7-27  established in the Texas Department of Insurance <Criminal Justice
   7-28  Division of the governor's office>.
   7-29        SECTION 25.  Section 6(c), Article 4413(37), Revised
   7-30  Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
   7-31        Sec. 6.  (c)  The authority may employ and compensate staff
   7-32  as provided by legislative appropriation or may use staff provided
   7-33  by the Texas Department of Insurance <governor's office>.
   7-34        SECTION 26.  This Act takes effect on September 1, 1993.
   7-35        SECTION 27.  The importance of this legislation and the
   7-36  crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
   7-37  emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
   7-38  constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
   7-39  days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
   7-40  and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
   7-41  terms, and it is so enacted.
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   7-43                                                         Austin,
   7-44  Texas
   7-45                                                         May 21, 1993
   7-46  Hon. Bob Bullock
   7-47  President of the Senate
   7-48  Sir:
   7-49  We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred H.B. No.
   7-50  2260, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
   7-51  report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not
   7-52  pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do
   7-53  pass and be printed.
   7-54                                                         Rosson,
   7-55  Vice-Chairman
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   7-57                               WITNESSES
   7-58                                                  FOR   AGAINST  ON
   7-59  ___________________________________________________________________
   7-60  Name:  Susan Albers                                            x
   7-61  Representing:  Governors Office
   7-62  City:  Austin
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   7-64  Name:  Laura Smith                                             x
   7-65  Representing:  Texas Health and Human Services
   7-66  City:  Austin
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   7-68  Name:  Sandra Hightower                                        x
   7-69  Representing:  Texas Dept of Human Services
   7-70  City:  Austin
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