76R12519 DWS-F By Najera H.B. No. 3426 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3426: By Hunter C.S.H.B. No. 3426 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a study of state government functions at border 1-3 crossings. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall 1-6 conduct a study of movement of commercial vehicles across the 1-7 border between this state and Mexico to determine how separation of 1-8 state government functions involving regulation of commerce from 1-9 functions involving detection and prevention of crime would reduce 1-10 congestion and enhance the effective movement of those vehicles. 1-11 The comptroller shall develop recommendations for the manner of 1-12 accomplishing this separation and a model for the continuing 1-13 independent operation of those functions. 1-14 (b) In cooperation with the office of the governor, the 1-15 comptroller may consult, exchange information not confidential 1-16 under the law of this state, and otherwise work jointly with 1-17 relevant agencies of federal, state, or local government to the 1-18 extent the comptroller considers appropriate for purposes of this 1-19 Act. 1-20 (c) Before January 1, 2001, the comptroller shall submit the 1-21 results of the study and the comptroller's recommendations and 1-22 model to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the 1-23 house of representatives. 1-24 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-5 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-6 passage, and it is so enacted.