Amend HB 1239 (Senate committee printing) by striking all 
below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
	SECTION 1.  Section 362.001, Local Government Code, is 
amended by adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
		(3)  "Multicounty drug task force" means a mutual aid 
law enforcement task force that is established as a multicounty law 
enforcement cooperation between counties and municipalities to 
enhance multicounty interagency coordination, acquire intelligence 
information, and facilitate multicounty investigations of 
drug-related crimes.
	SECTION 2.  Chapter 362, Local Government Code, is amended 
by adding Section 362.004 to read as follows:
	Sec. 362.004.  MULTICOUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE.  (a)  A 
multicounty drug task force is composed of law enforcement agencies 
located in two or more counties in this state.  A multicounty drug 
task force may be established and operated only after the 
Department of Public Safety confirms:
		(1)  a strategic need for the task force; and                          
		(2)  the composition of the task force.                                
	(b)  A multicounty drug task force, and any county or 
municipality participating in the task force, must comply with the 
policies and procedures established for the operation of a 
multicounty drug task force by the Department of Public Safety.
	SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 411.0097 to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.0097.  MULTICOUNTY DRUG TASK FORCES.  (a)  The 
department shall establish policies and procedures for multicounty 
drug task forces, as defined by Section 362.001, Local Government 
Code, and may exercise the authority necessary to ensure compliance 
with those policies and procedures.
	(b)  The department shall evaluate each multicounty drug 
task force with respect to whether the task force:
		(1)  complies with state and federal requirements, 
including policies and procedures established by department rule; 
and
		(2)  demonstrates effective performance outcomes.                      
	(c)  The department shall submit semiannually to the 
governor's office and the Legislative Budget Board a report that 
includes a written evaluation of the matters described by 
Subsection (b).
	SECTION 4.  Article 59.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is 
amended by adding Subsection (q) to read as follows:
	(q)(1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, 
a multicounty drug task force, or a county or municipality 
participating in the task force, that is not established in 
accordance with Section 362.004, Local Government Code, or that 
fails to comply with the policies and procedures established by the 
Department of Public Safety under that section, and that 
participates in the seizure of contraband shall forward to the 
comptroller all proceeds received by the task force from the 
forfeiture of the contraband.  The comptroller shall deposit the 
proceeds in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue 
fund.
		(2)  The attorney general shall ensure the enforcement 
of Subdivision (1) by filing any necessary legal proceedings in the 
county in which the contraband is forfeited or in Travis County.
	SECTION 5.  Article 59.06(q), Code of Criminal Procedure, as 
added by this Act, applies to proceeds from the sale of property 
that is forfeited under Chapter 59 of that code on or after the 
effective date of this Act.  The disposition of proceeds from the 
sale of property that was forfeited under that chapter before the 
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the 
date the property was forfeited, and the former law is continued in 
effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect immediately 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.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.