SRC-AMY H.B. 11 78(1)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 11
78S10275 JRD-DBy: Heflin (Jackson)
Finance
7/14/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

H.B. 11 sets forth the appropriation of funds deposited in the dry
cleaning facility release fund to the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  (a) Provides that all amounts deposited during the state
fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, to the credit of the dry
cleaning facility release fund created by Chapter 374, Health and Safety
Code, as added by House Bill No. 1366, Acts of the 78th Legislature,
Regular Session, are appropriated to the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, for the
purpose of administering Chapter 374, subject to the limitations
prescribed by Chapter 374 or otherwise prescribed by House Bill No. 1366. 

(b) Requires any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred during
the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, in connection with
administering Chapter 374, Health and Safety Code, as added by House Bill
No. 1366, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, to be paid out of
the appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this section and to be
allocated to the appropriate employee benefit appropriation items in
accordance with applicable rules of the comptroller. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003, if it receives a vote of
two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by
Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution, or November 1, 2003.