By: Shapleigh S.B. No. 1146 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of an information link for state agencies 1-3 with jurisdiction over environmental and natural resources 1-4 matters. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 2054.127 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 2054.127. ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCIES 1-9 INTERNET PORTAL. (a) State agencies that have jurisdiction over 1-10 matters related to environmental protection or quality or to the 1-11 development, conservation, or preservation of natural resources 1-12 shall develop, in mutual cooperation with the department, a single 1-13 information link, through the TexasOnline portal, to provide 1-14 electronic access to information and services related to the 1-15 agencies' authority and duties, including access to agency rules 1-16 and other public information. 1-17 (b) The department shall coordinate the efforts of the 1-18 agencies in developing the information link to ensure that the 1-19 efforts produce a link that is compatible with efforts of the task 1-20 force conducted under Section 2054.062. If the department has a 1-21 program management office, the department may delegate the 1-22 coordination of efforts under this section to that office. 1-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.