77R10360 MI-D
By Hartnett H.B. No. 1107
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1107:
By Thompson C.S.H.B. No. 1107
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the use of money in the county law library fund.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 323.023, Local Government Code, is
1-5 amended by amending Subsection (b), adding a new Subsection (c),
1-6 and relettering existing Subsection (c) as Subsection (d) to read
1-7 as follows:
1-8 (b) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the
1-9 costs and pay them to the county treasurer, or to any other
1-10 official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county
1-11 treasurer, for deposit in a fund to be known as the county law
1-12 library fund. The fund may be used only for:
1-13 (1) [the purpose of] establishing the law library
1-14 after the entry of the order creating it;
1-15 (2) [or for the purpose of] purchasing or leasing
1-16 library materials, maintaining the library, or acquiring furniture,
1-17 shelving, or equipment for the library; or
1-18 (3) in a county with 30 or more district courts,
1-19 purchasing or leasing library materials or acquiring library
1-20 equipment, including computers, software, and subscriptions to
1-21 obtain access to electronic research networks for use by judges in
1-22 the county.
1-23 (c) Expenditures by a county under Subsection (b)(3) may not
1-24 exceed $175,000 each year. Any unexpended and unobligated balance
2-1 allocated by the county for Subsection (b)(3) purposes that remains
2-2 at the end of the county's fiscal year remains available for use
2-3 for Subsection (b)(3) purposes during subsequent fiscal years.
2-4 (d) The county law library fund shall be administered by or
2-5 under the direction of the commissioners court.
2-6 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.