By:  Madla                                             S.B. No. 200
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to state and regional coordination of planning and
 1-3     development for implementation of state programs.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 391.009, Local Government Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
 1-7           (c)  In carrying out their planning and program development
 1-8     responsibilities, state agencies shall, to the greatest extent
 1-9     feasible, coordinate planning with commissions to ensure effective
1-10     and orderly implementation of state programs at the regional level.
1-11           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-12     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-13     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-14     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-15     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.