By:  West                                       S.R. No. 1026
                                   SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-1        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, That Rule
    1-2  12.03, Rules of the Senate, 73rd Legislature, is suspended, as
    1-3  provided by Senate Rule 12.08, to the extent described in this
    1-4  resolution, to enable the conference committee appointed to adjust
    1-5  the differences between the House and Senate versions of H.B. No.
    1-6  259, relating to the creation and administration of a linked
    1-7  deposit program to encourage lending to historically underutilized
    1-8  businesses and small businesses in distressed communities, to
    1-9  successfully conclude the committee's deliberations, by authorizing
   1-10  the conferees to consider and take action on the following specific
   1-11  matter:
   1-12        (1)  Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
   1-13  committee to insert "or a historically underutilized business"
   1-14  before the period in Section 481.191(1), Government Code.
   1-15        This action is necessary to clarify that a historically
   1-16  underutilized business may be an eligible borrower for purposes of
   1-17  a loan under the linked deposit program.
   1-18        (2)  Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
   1-19  committee to strike "historically underutilized businesses and
   1-20  small businesses in distressed communities" in Section 481.193(a),
   1-21  Government Code, and substitute "small businesses in distressed
   1-22  communities and historically underutilized businesses".
   1-23        This action is necessary to clarify that a historically
   1-24  underutilized business is not required to be located in a
    2-1  distressed community to participate in the program.
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    2-3                                               President of the Senate
    2-4                                              I hereby certify that the
    2-5                                         above Resolution was adopted by
    2-6                                         the Senate on May 25, 1993.
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    2-8                                               Secretary of the Senate
    2-9                                                                            
   2-10                                                 Member, Texas Senate