By Farabee                                            H.B. No. 2212
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the certification of certain revenue received by a
 1-3     county after the fiscal year begins.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 111, Local Government Code,
 1-6     is amended by adding Section 111.0108 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 111.0108.  SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE RECEIVED AFTER
 1-8     START OF FISCAL YEAR. The county auditor or the county judge in a
 1-9     county that does not have a county auditor may certify to the
1-10     commissioners court the receipt of revenue received on or after the
1-11     first day of the fiscal year that is available for disbursement in
1-12     that fiscal year but not received before the adoption of the budget
1-13     and not included in the budget for that fiscal year. On
1-14     certification, the court may adopt a special budget for the limited
1-15     purpose of spending the revenue for its intended purpose.
1-16           SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 111, Local Government Code,
1-17     is amended by adding Section 111.0432 to read as follows:
1-18           Sec. 111.0432.  SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE RECEIVED AFTER
1-19     START OF FISCAL YEAR. The county auditor may certify to the
1-20     commissioners court the receipt of revenue received on or after the
1-21     first day of the fiscal year that is available for disbursement in
1-22     that fiscal year but not received before the adoption of the budget
1-23     and not included in the budget for that fiscal year.  On
1-24     certification, the court may adopt a special budget for the limited
 2-1     purpose of spending the revenue for its intended purpose.
 2-2           SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 111, Local Government Code,
 2-3     is amended by adding Section 111.07075 to read as follows:
 2-4           Sec. 111.07075.  SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE RECEIVED AFTER
 2-5     START OF FISCAL YEAR. The county auditor may certify to the
 2-6     commissioners court the receipt of revenue received on or after the
 2-7     first day of the fiscal year that is available for disbursement in
 2-8     that fiscal year but not received before the adoption of the budget
 2-9     and not included in the budget for that fiscal year.  On
2-10     certification, the court may adopt a special budget for the limited
2-11     purpose of spending the revenue for its intended purpose.
2-12           SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.