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By: Flores (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 1462
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2005;
May 16, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
Resources; May 20, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the referral by the Texas Water Development Board of
certain persons to another state agency, office, or division for
investigation or enforcement action.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 6, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 6.1555 to read as follows:
Sec. 6.1555. REFERRAL FOR INVESTIGATION OR ENFORCEMENT
ACTION. (a) The board, as the result of a complaint filed with the
board or on the board's own motion, may refer an applicant for or
recipient of financial assistance from the board to the commission,
the state auditor's office, the Texas Rangers, or another state
agency, office, or division, as appropriate, for the investigation
of, or the initiation of an enforcement action against, the
applicant or recipient.
(b) The executive administrator shall transmit the referral
to the appropriate state agency, office, or division, monitor the
progress of the investigation or enforcement action, and report to
the board on a quarterly basis.
SECTION 2. 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.
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