Amend HB 1984 by adding the following section, appropriately
numbered, to read as follows:
      SECTION ____. Sections 772.309(b), (c), and (d), Health and
Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
      (b)  The board shall submit a draft of the proposed budget to
the governing bodies of the participating jurisdictions not later
than the 45th day before the date the board adopts the budget.  The
participating jurisdictions shall review the proposed budget and
submit any comments regarding the budget to the board.
      (c)  If the governing body of a county, municipality, or
other participating jurisdiction does not approve or disapprove the
budget before the 61st day after the date the body received the
proposed budget for review, the budget is approved by operation of
law.
      (d)  A revision of the budget must be approved in the same
manner as the budget.
      (e) <(c)>  As soon as practicable after the end of each
district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the
board and to each participating jurisdiction in writing a sworn
statement of all money received by the district and how the money
was used during the preceding fiscal year.  The report must show in
detail the operations of the district for the fiscal year covered
by the report.
      (f) <(d)>  The board shall have an independent financial
audit of the district performed annually.