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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the evaluation of certain regional planning |
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commissions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) Before June 1, 2010, the state auditor |
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shall audit a regional planning commission created under Chapter |
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391, Local Government Code, that includes a county with a |
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population of 3.3 million or more, according to the most recent |
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federal decennial census. The cost of the audit shall be paid for |
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by the regional planning commission. |
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(b) On or before June 1, 2010, the state auditor shall |
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submit a report of an audit conducted under Subsection (a) of this |
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section to: |
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(1) the commissioners court of a county with a |
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population of 3.3 million or more, according to the most recent |
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federal decennial census, that is a member of a regional planning |
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commission described by Subsection (a) of this section; and |
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(2) the governing body of any other political |
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subdivision that is a member of a regional planning commission |
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described by Subsection (a) of this section, if the governing body |
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requests a report from the state auditor. |
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(c) This section expires January 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |