HBA-NRS H.B. 2212 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2212 By: Farabee County Affairs 4/1/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law prohibits the county auditor from certifying funds for the current fiscal year that are received after the fiscal year goes into effect unless the funds are public or private grant or aid money or the funds are received from an intergovernmental contract. This prevents the county from using funds from other sources throughout the year and requires the county to hold the money until it can be budgeted into the next fiscal year. House Bill 2212 allows a county auditor to certify to the commissioners court the receipt of revenue received on or after the first day of the fiscal year. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 2212 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a county auditor or county judge in a county that does not have an auditor to certify to the commissioners court the receipt of revenue received on or after the first day of the fiscal year but not received before the adoption of the budget and therefore not included in the budget for that fiscal year. On certification, the bill authorizes a county commissioners court to adopt a special budget for the limited purpose of spending the revenue for its intended purpose. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.