1-1 By: Oliveira, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 565 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 9, 1999; 1-3 April 12, 1999, read first time and referred to Special Committee 1-4 on Border Affairs; April 29, 1999, reported favorably by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 29, 1999, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the use of state research and technology funds on 1-9 environmental issues in the border region. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is 1-12 amended by adding Section 61.0821 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 61.0821. RESEARCH ON BORDER REGION ENVIRONMENTAL 1-14 ISSUES. (a) In this section, "border region" means the area 1-15 composed of the counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, 1-16 Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El 1-17 Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, 1-18 Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, Live Oak, La Salle, 1-19 Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, 1-20 San Patricio, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, 1-21 Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala. 1-22 (b) The board shall encourage institutions of higher 1-23 education and other entities using state research or technology 1-24 funds to apply those funds to environmental issues in the border 1-25 region to the extent consistent with the authorized use of those 1-26 funds. 1-27 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-28 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-29 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-30 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-31 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-32 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-33 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-34 * * * * *