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By: Fraser |
S.B. No. 795 |
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(In the Senate - Filed February 11, 2009; March 4, 2009, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; |
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April 30, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 1; April 30, 2009, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 795 |
By: Estes |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the audit of certain river authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 49.199, Water Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The state auditor may audit the financial transactions |
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of any district, including a special water authority, if the state |
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auditor determines that the audit is necessary. A district audited |
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under this subsection shall reimburse the state auditor for the |
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cost of performing the audit. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), Section |
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49.199, Water Code, as amended by this Act, and subject to approval |
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by the Legislative Audit Committee for inclusion in the audit plan |
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under Subsection (c), Section 321.013, Government Code, the state |
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auditor shall conduct comprehensive financially related audits, |
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including audits of the operations and performance, of the Brazos |
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River Authority and the Lower Colorado River Authority. |
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(b) A river authority audited under this section shall |
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cooperate and provide assistance and access to all necessary |
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records, confidential or nonconfidential, to the state auditor in |
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conducting the audit under this section. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2011, the state auditor shall |
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prepare a written report for each audit conducted under this |
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section and file the report in accordance with Section 321.014, |
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Government Code. |
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(d) A river authority audited under this section shall |
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reimburse the state auditor for the cost of performing the audit. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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