1-1 By: Ellis, Moncrief S.B. No. 959
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 11, 1993; March 15, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Finance; May 13, 1993,
1-4 reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0; May 13, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Montford x
1-9 Turner x
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Barrientos x
1-12 Bivins x
1-13 Ellis x
1-14 Haley x
1-15 Moncrief x
1-16 Parker x
1-17 Ratliff x
1-18 Sims x
1-19 Truan x
1-20 Zaffirini x
1-21 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 959 By: Ellis
1-22 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-23 AN ACT
1-24 relating to state energy efficiency and conservation programs;
1-25 granting the authority to issue revenue bonds.
1-26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-27 SECTION 1. Subdivisions (4) and (6), Section 2, Oil
1-28 Overcharge Restitutionary Act (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas
1-29 Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
1-30 (4) "Direct grant program" means a program through
1-31 which the Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor>
1-32 finances projects under this Act that have been approved as
1-33 components of a proposal recommended by the supervising agency of
1-34 that program.
1-35 (6) "Supervising agency" means the state agency,
1-36 department, commission, or other entity designated by this Act or
1-37 by the Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor> to
1-38 supervise, manage, or administer the implementation of a program
1-39 financed under this Act.
1-40 SECTION 2. Sections 3 and 4, Oil Overcharge Restitutionary
1-41 Act (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended
1-42 to read as follows:
1-43 Sec. 3. Oil overcharge administration. (a) The power and
1-44 discretion to finance projects under, and oversee and monitor the
1-45 administration of, the competitive and direct grant programs
1-46 prescribed by this Act are assigned to the Legislative Budget Board
1-47 <office of the governor, subject to the requirements of Section 5
1-48 of this Act>.
1-49 (b) The Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor>
1-50 shall determine the supervising agency for each <competitive grant
1-51 program and for each> direct grant program established by the board
1-52 <office>. The board <office of the governor> may:
1-53 (1) establish direct grant programs <and competitive
1-54 grant programs> in addition to those provided by this Act; and
1-55 (2) establish criteria for eligibility and evaluation
1-56 of proposals submitted under direct grant programs <or competitive
1-57 grant programs>, which criteria may apply to one or more specific
1-58 programs or to all programs.
1-59 (c) The Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor>
1-60 shall establish programs and criteria and evaluate proposals in
1-61 accordance with applicable federal guidelines. The board <office
1-62 of the governor> is responsible for the transmission to the
1-63 appropriate federal entity of all information required under
1-64 applicable federal guidelines regarding programs and proposals
1-65 subject to this Act.
1-66 Sec. 4. Staff; agency and private assistance. (a) The
1-67 section of the Legislative Budget Board office that provides
1-68 federal funds analysis <energy office> shall provide staff to
2-1 implement and administer this Act.
2-2 (b) In addition to the section of the Legislative Budget
2-3 Board office that provides federal funds analysis <energy office>,
2-4 the Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor> may enlist
2-5 the assistance of any state agency, department, commission, or
2-6 other entity or any private entity in the evaluation or review of
2-7 proposals, the audit of program participants or supervising
2-8 agencies, the performance of administrative duties under this Act,
2-9 or the development of eligibility or evaluation criteria.
2-10 SECTION 3. Subsections (b) and (e), Section 6, Oil
2-11 Overcharge Restitutionary Act (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas
2-12 Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
2-13 (b) Money in the account shall be appropriated by the
2-14 legislature to the Legislative Budget Board <governor> for use by
2-15 the board <office of the governor> in the implementation and
2-16 operation of programs authorized by this Act. The board may
2-17 reallocate amounts appropriated for direct grant programs among any
2-18 programs approved by the United States Department of Energy. Money
2-19 in the account also may be appropriated to provide initial
2-20 financing for the Texas energy efficiency and conservation program
2-21 established under Article 16, State Purchasing and General Services
2-22 Act (Article 601b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
2-23 (e) The Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor>
2-24 shall determine the persons whose signatures are authorized to be
2-25 affixed to vouchers submitted to the comptroller for approval of
2-26 payments from the account. The Legislative Budget Board <office of
2-27 the governor> shall give the comptroller notice of each
2-28 determination made under this subsection. The comptroller shall
2-29 approve payments from the account in the manner provided for
2-30 approval of payments from other amounts appropriated by the
2-31 legislature.
2-32 SECTION 4. Subsection (b), Section 7, Oil Overcharge
2-33 Restitutionary Act (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil
2-34 Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
2-35 (b) The supervising agency of a direct grant program
2-36 financed under this Act may adopt rules for implementation of the
2-37 program, including rules providing eligibility criteria, that are
2-38 not inconsistent with criteria established by applicable federal
2-39 guidelines, criteria prescribed by this Act, or criteria adopted by
2-40 the Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor>.
2-41 SECTION 5. Sections 23, 24, and 25, Oil Overcharge
2-42 Restitutionary Act (Article 4413(56), Vernon's Texas Civil
2-43 Statutes), are amended to read as follows:
2-44 Sec. 23. Energy research and development program. The
2-45 Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor> may finance
2-46 projects under a direct <competitive> grant program to be known as
2-47 the energy research and development program that supplement or
2-48 initiate research by public or private institutions on
2-49 energy-related issues. The board <office of the governor> may
2-50 require recipients to match grants awarded under this program in
2-51 ratios determined by the board <office>.
2-52 Sec. 24. Local government energy program. <(a)> A direct
2-53 <competitive> grant program to be known as the local government
2-54 energy program is established. Under the program, the supervising
2-55 agency shall distribute <competitive> grant money provided under
2-56 this Act for energy-saving projects that benefit local governments
2-57 in this state.
2-58 <(b) Proposals under this section may include energy audits
2-59 of local government facilities, traffic light synchronization,
2-60 fleet management, and fuel-efficient transit routing. The office
2-61 of the governor may require grant recipients under this program to
2-62 match the grants in ratios determined by the office.>
2-63 Sec. 25. Transportation energy program. (a) A direct
2-64 <competitive> grant program to be known as the transportation
2-65 energy program is established. Under this program, the supervising
2-66 agency shall distribute <competitive> grant money provided under
2-67 this Act for projects concerning mass transit and other
2-68 transportation services. The projects may assist service providers
2-69 in providing services such as traffic light synchronization, fleet
2-70 management, energy-efficient computerized transit routing, car-care
3-1 clinics, vanpooling or ridesharing efforts, transportation of
3-2 public schoolchildren, transportation of inmates of local
3-3 correctional facilities <public education related to mass transit>,
3-4 driver energy conservation awareness training, and transportation
3-5 services for the elderly or handicapped and may include studies to
3-6 improve existing and plan for future transportation systems in
3-7 Texas.
3-8 (b) The Legislative Budget Board <office of the governor>
3-9 may require grant recipients under this program to match the grants
3-10 in ratios determined by the board <office>.
3-11 SECTION 6. The State Purchasing and General Services Act
3-12 (Article 601b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is amended by adding
3-13 Article 16 to read as follows:
3-14 ARTICLE 16. TEXAS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM
3-15 Sec. 16.01. POLICY. It is the policy of this state to
3-16 promote energy efficiency and conservation within the state.
3-17 Implementation of the program provided by this article will be in
3-18 furtherance of that policy by making financial assistance available
3-19 to authorized borrowers to enable the borrowers to undertake energy
3-20 efficiency and conservation projects.
3-21 Sec. 16.02. DEFINITIONS. In this article:
3-22 (1) "Authority" means the Texas Public Finance
3-23 Authority.
3-24 (2) "Program" means the Texas energy efficiency and
3-25 conservation program provided by this article.
3-26 (3) "Revolving fund" means the Texas energy efficiency
3-27 and conservation revolving fund.
3-28 Sec. 16.03. TEXAS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION
3-29 REVOLVING FUND. (a) The Texas energy efficiency and conservation
3-30 revolving fund is established in the state treasury.
3-31 (b) The revolving fund consists of the proceeds of revenue
3-32 bonds issued as provided by this article, fees collected as
3-33 provided by Section 16.06 of this article, federal grants, direct
3-34 appropriations, income from investment or deposit of amounts in the
3-35 fund, grants from private sources, and repayments of financial
3-36 assistance made from the fund.
3-37 (c) The commission may provide for the establishment and
3-38 maintenance of separate accounts within the revolving fund,
3-39 including program accounts, and, at the direction of the authority,
3-40 shall provide for interest and sinking accounts and reserve
3-41 accounts relating to revenue bonds. The state treasurer shall hold
3-42 the assets of the revolving fund in trust for the program and the
3-43 repayment of bonds issued for the program. The revolving fund is a
3-44 trust fund for all purposes, including the application of Sections
3-45 403.094, 403.095, and 404.071, Government Code.
3-46 (d) Money in the revolving fund may be appropriated only for
3-47 the repayment of bonds issued for the program, the payment of costs
3-48 of issuance of the bonds, and making loans under and paying
3-49 expenses for the administration of the program.
3-50 Sec. 16.04. AUTHORIZED BORROWERS AND ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.
3-51 (a) An agency or governmental entity of the state and any
3-52 political subdivision or other type of local governmental entity in
3-53 the state, including a county, municipality, special purpose
3-54 district, or corporation held by a governmental entity, is
3-55 authorized to be a borrower under the program provided by this
3-56 article.
3-57 (b) Any energy efficiency or conservation project undertaken
3-58 by an authorized borrower involving the acquisition, construction,
3-59 fabrication, installation, or maintenance of improvements,
3-60 buildings, facilities, or equipment determined by the authorized
3-61 borrower to promote the conservation or efficient use of energy
3-62 sources is an eligible project for assistance under the program
3-63 provided by this article, including a project involving the
3-64 conversion of motor vehicles or other sources of substantial energy
3-65 use to alternative fuels and engine-driven applications and a
3-66 project involving the acquisition, construction, fabrication,
3-67 installation, or maintenance of fueling stations supplying
3-68 alternative fuels or equipment enhancing the use of engine-driven
3-69 technology to support motor vehicles or other energy applications
3-70 that use alternative fuels.
4-1 Sec. 16.05. TEXAS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION
4-2 PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the
4-3 Texas energy efficiency and conservation program. The commission
4-4 shall adopt rules governing the application for financial
4-5 assistance under the program and establish criteria for determining
4-6 which authorized borrowers may participate in the program. In
4-7 establishing criteria for participation in the program, the
4-8 commission shall adopt requirements to ensure the full repayment of
4-9 all financial assistance and the solvency of the program.
4-10 (b) The commission may adopt other rules it considers
4-11 necessary to administer the program or considers in the best
4-12 interests of the program.
4-13 Sec. 16.06. FEES. The commission shall set and collect,
4-14 from applicants and borrowers under the program, fees the
4-15 commission considers sufficient to cover the expenses of
4-16 administering the program or considers in the best interest of the
4-17 program. The commission shall deposit the fees in the revolving
4-18 fund and shall apply the fees in accordance with the commission's
4-19 resolutions and rules.
4-20 Sec. 16.07. ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS. (a) The commission
4-21 by resolution may periodically apply for the issuance of revenue
4-22 bonds for the purpose of providing money for the revolving fund.
4-23 The total amount of bonds issued for the revolving fund and the
4-24 program may not exceed $100 million. The commission shall submit
4-25 each such resolution it adopts to the authority, and the authority
4-26 is responsible for issuing the bonds for the commission.
4-27 (b) Proceeds of revenue bonds issued as provided by this
4-28 article shall be deposited in the revolving fund and applied in
4-29 accordance with the resolution applying for issuance of the bonds:
4-30 (1) to provide financial assistance to authorized
4-31 borrowers; and
4-32 (2) to pay costs of issuance of those revenue bonds.
4-33 (c) Revenue bonds issued as provided by this article are
4-34 obligations solely of the commission and are payable solely from
4-35 funds of the commission that are pledged to the repayment of the
4-36 revenue bonds. The commission's revenue bonds under this article
4-37 are not and do not create or constitute a pledge, giving, or
4-38 lending of the faith, credit, or taxing power of the state. Each
4-39 revenue bond of the commission issued under this article must
4-40 contain a statement to the effect that the state is not obligated
4-41 to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on the revenue
4-42 bond and that neither the faith or credit nor the taxing power of
4-43 the state is pledged, given, or loaned to such a payment.
4-44 (d) Revenue bonds of the commission shall be payable as to
4-45 principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, from and
4-46 secured by a first lien or a subordinate lien on and pledge of all
4-47 or any part of the property, revenues, income, or other resources
4-48 of the commission, as specified in the commission's resolution
4-49 applying for issuance of those revenue bonds.
4-50 (e) The commission may provide in a resolution applying for
4-51 the issuance of revenue bonds a request for the issuance of
4-52 additional revenue bonds to be equally and ratably secured by lien
4-53 on the revenues and receipts or for the issuance of subordinate
4-54 lien revenue bonds.
4-55 (f) Revenues of the commission that may be used as a source
4-56 of payment for the revenue bonds or to establish a reserve account
4-57 to secure the payment of debt service on the revenue bonds include
4-58 repayments of financial assistance, money appropriated by the
4-59 legislature to the commission for the purpose of paying or securing
4-60 the payment of debt service on the commission's revenue bonds, fees
4-61 collected under Section 16.05 of this article, and federal or
4-62 private money allocated to the program.
4-63 Sec. 16.08. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS. (a) The
4-64 commission's revenue bonds under this article may be issued by the
4-65 authority from time to time in one or more series or issues, in
4-66 bearer, registered, or any other form, which may include registered
4-67 uncertified obligations not represented by written instruments and
4-68 commonly known as book-entry obligations, the registration of
4-69 ownership and transfer of which shall be provided for by the
4-70 authority under a system of books and records maintained by the
5-1 authority. Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 40
5-2 years from their date of issuance. Bonds may bear no interest or
5-3 may bear interest at any rate or rates, fixed, variable, floating,
5-4 or otherwise, determined by the authority or determined pursuant to
5-5 any contractual arrangements approved by the authority, not to
5-6 exceed the maximum net effective interest rate allowed by Chapter
5-7 3, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969 (Article
5-8 717k-2, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). Interest on the bonds may
5-9 be payable at any time, and the rate of interest on the bonds may
5-10 be adjusted at such time as may be determined by the authority or
5-11 as may be determined pursuant to any contractual arrangement
5-12 approved by the authority. In connection with the issuance of
5-13 bonds for the commission as provided by this article, the authority
5-14 may exercise the powers granted to the governing body of an issuer
5-15 in connection with the issuance of obligations under Chapter 656,
5-16 Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983 (Article 717q,
5-17 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
5-18 (b) The bonds issued under this article and interest
5-19 coupons, if any, are investment securities under the terms of
5-20 Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code. The bonds are exempt
5-21 securities under The Securities Act (Article 581-1 et seq.,
5-22 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and unless specifically provided
5-23 otherwise, under any subsequently enacted securities law. Any
5-24 contract, guaranty, or other document executed in connection with
5-25 the issuance of bonds pursuant to this article is not a security
5-26 under The Securities Act (Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas
5-27 Civil Statutes), and unless specifically provided otherwise, any
5-28 subsequently enacted securities law. The authority may do all
5-29 things necessary to qualify the bonds for offer and sale under the
5-30 securities laws and regulations of the United States and of the
5-31 states and other jurisdictions in the United States as the
5-32 authority determines.
5-33 (c) The bonds may be issued in the form and denominations
5-34 and executed in the manner and under the terms, conditions, and
5-35 details determined as provided by the authority in the resolution
5-36 authorizing their issuance. If any officer whose manual or
5-37 facsimile signature appears on the bonds ceases to be an officer,
5-38 the signature is still valid and sufficient for all purposes as if
5-39 the officer had remained in office.
5-40 (d) The bonds may be sold at public or private sale with or
5-41 without public bidding in the manner, at such rate or rates, price
5-42 or prices, and on such terms as may be determined by the authority
5-43 or determined as provided in any contractual arrangement approved
5-44 by the authority. The authority also may enter into any
5-45 contractual arrangement under which the bonds are to be sold from
5-46 time to time, or subject to purchase, at such prices and rates,
5-47 interest rate or payment periods, and terms as determined pursuant
5-48 to that contractual arrangement approved by the authority.
5-49 (e) The authority may provide procedures for the replacement
5-50 of a mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed bond or interest coupon.
5-51 (f) The resolutions of the authority issuing bonds may
5-52 contain other provisions and covenants as the authority may
5-53 determine. The authority may adopt and have executed any other
5-54 proceedings or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance
5-55 of bonds as provided by this article.
5-56 Sec. 16.09. APPLICATION OF TEXAS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
5-57 ACT. Section 10A, as added by Chapter 896, Acts of the 71st
5-58 Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, and Sections 10B, 15, 16, 17,
5-59 18, 19, and 20, Texas Public Finance Authority Act (Article 601d,
5-60 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), apply to revenue bonds issued by
5-61 the authority for the commission under this article as if the bonds
5-62 were issued under that Act for the construction of a building.
5-63 SECTION 7. The heading of Chapter 447, Government Code, is
5-64 amended to read as follows:
5-65 CHAPTER 447. ENERGY MANAGEMENT CENTER
5-66 <OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR>
5-67 SECTION 8. Section 447.001, Government Code, is amended to
5-68 read as follows:
5-69 Sec. 447.001. Establishment of Center. The energy
5-70 management center is established in the General Services Commission
6-1 <as a division of the office of the governor>.
6-2 SECTION 9. Subsections (a), (c), and (d), Section 447.004,
6-3 Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
6-4 (a) The <Through the> energy management center<, the office
6-5 of the governor> shall adopt and publish energy conservation design
6-6 standards, under the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register
6-7 Act (Article 6252-13a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), that all new
6-8 state buildings and major renovation projects, including buildings
6-9 and major renovation projects of state-supported institutions of
6-10 higher education, are required to meet. The center <office of the
6-11 governor> shall define what constitutes a major renovation project
6-12 under this section and shall review and update the standards
6-13 biennially.
6-14 (c) The standards must be adopted in terms of energy
6-15 consumption levels and must take into consideration the various
6-16 classes of building uses and must allow for design flexibility.
6-17 Procedural standards must be directed toward specific design and
6-18 building practices that produce good thermal resistance and low
6-19 infiltration and toward requiring practices in the design of
6-20 mechanical and electrical systems that maximize energy efficiency.
6-21 The procedural standards must concern, as applicable:
6-22 (1) insulation;
6-23 (2) lighting;
6-24 (3) ventilation;
6-25 (4) climate control;
6-26 (5) special energy requirements of health-related
6-27 facilities of higher education and state agencies; and
6-28 (6) any other item that the center <office of the
6-29 governor> considers appropriate that is adopted under the
6-30 Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act (Article 6252-13a,
6-31 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
6-32 (d) In order to demonstrate compliance with the requirement
6-33 to adopt and update the conservation design standards, each agency
6-34 and institution of higher education shall submit a copy of its
6-35 design and construction manuals to the center <office of the
6-36 governor> on request.
6-37 SECTION 10. Sections 447.005, 447.006, and 447.007,
6-38 Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
6-39 Sec. 447.005. Energy Efficiency Projects. Subject to
6-40 applicable state and federal laws or guidelines, the <office of the
6-41 governor, through the> energy management center<,> may implement
6-42 energy efficiency projects at state agencies or may assist those
6-43 agencies in implementing the projects through energy efficiency
6-44 programs financed through state or federal grants or loans and
6-45 shall provide staff for administration of the Texas energy
6-46 efficiency and conservation program established under Article 16,
6-47 State Purchasing and General Services Act (Article 601b, Vernon's
6-48 Texas Civil Statutes).
6-49 Sec. 447.006. Obtaining Data. The energy management center
6-50 <office of the governor> shall obtain semiannually from each state
6-51 agency information relating to the cost of heating and cooling
6-52 buildings owned by the state.
6-53 Sec. 447.007. Model Codes. The energy management center
6-54 <office of the governor> may recommend model energy conservation
6-55 building codes to municipalities for use in enacting or amending
6-56 municipal ordinances.
6-57 SECTION 11. Subsection (a), Section 447.008, Government
6-58 Code, is amended to read as follows:
6-59 (a) The <Through the> energy management center<, the office
6-60 of the governor> may provide additional energy services, including:
6-61 (1) training of designated state employees in energy
6-62 management, energy-accounting techniques, and energy efficient
6-63 design and construction;
6-64 (2) technical assistance regarding energy efficient
6-65 capital improvements, energy efficient building design, and
6-66 cogeneration and thermal storage investments;
6-67 (3) technical assistance to the State Auditor and to
6-68 state agencies regarding conducting energy management performance
6-69 audits and monitoring of utility bills to detect billing errors;
6-70 (4) technical assistance to state agencies regarding
7-1 third-party financing of energy efficient capital improvement
7-2 projects; and
7-3 (5) other energy-related assistance requested by
7-4 agencies, other legislatively created entities of the state,
7-5 institutions of higher education, and consortiums of institutions
7-6 of higher education that the center <office of the governor>
7-7 considers appropriate.
7-8 SECTION 12. Subsection (a), Section 447.011, Government
7-9 Code, is amended to read as follows:
7-10 (a) The <Through the> energy management center<, the office
7-11 of the governor> shall provide energy management planning
7-12 assistance to state agencies and institutions of higher education,
7-13 including:
7-14 (1) preparation of a long-range plan for the delivery
7-15 of reliable, cost-effective utility services for state agencies,
7-16 institutions of higher education, boards, and commissions in Travis
7-17 County. This plan shall be presented to the affected agencies for
7-18 use in preparing their five-year construction and major
7-19 rehabilitation plans. After other energy-saving alternatives are
7-20 considered, district heating and cooling and on-site generation of
7-21 electricity may be considered in planning for reliable, efficient,
7-22 and cost-effective utility services;
7-23 (2) assistance to the Department of Public Safety for
7-24 energy emergency contingency planning, using state or federal funds
7-25 when available; and
7-26 (3) assistance to state agencies and institutions of
7-27 higher education in preparing comprehensive energy management
7-28 plans. The energy management center shall prepare guidelines for
7-29 the preparation of these plans. State agencies and institutions of
7-30 higher education that expend more than $250,000 annually for
7-31 heating, lighting, and cooling and that occupy state-owned
7-32 buildings shall prepare and submit a five-year energy management
7-33 plan to the center <office of the governor>. Agencies and
7-34 institutions of higher education with smaller usage may be required
7-35 to submit such plans. Updated plans shall be submitted biennially
7-36 when requested by the center <governor>.
7-37 SECTION 13. On the effective date of this Act, all powers,
7-38 duties, obligations, records, and property of the office of the
7-39 governor that are connected to a function that is transferred from
7-40 the office of the governor to another entity by this Act and all
7-41 appropriations to the office of the governor for functions
7-42 transferred by this Act are transferred to the appropriate entity.
7-43 All employees of the energy management center of the office of the
7-44 governor are transferred to the General Services Commission. All
7-45 rules, standards, and specifications of the office of the governor
7-46 that relate to a function that is transferred by this Act remain in
7-47 effect as rules, standards, and specifications of the entity to
7-48 which the function is transferred unless superseded by proper
7-49 authority of that entity.
7-50 SECTION 14. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
7-51 SECTION 15. The importance of this legislation and the
7-52 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-53 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-54 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-55 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
7-56 * * * * *
7-57 Austin,
7-58 Texas
7-59 May 13, 1993
7-60 Hon. Bob Bullock
7-61 President of the Senate
7-62 Sir:
7-63 We, your Committee on Finance to which was referred S.B. No. 959,
7-64 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
7-65 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not
7-66 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do
7-67 pass and be printed.
7-68 Montford,
7-69 Chairman
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