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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the comptroller of public accounts of the |
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economic impact of the Texas-Mexico border wall in the State of |
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Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall |
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study the economic impact of the installation of the border wall |
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near the Texas-Mexico border on this state, on local governments, |
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and on businesses, families, and individuals. |
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(b) In completing the study under this section, the |
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comptroller of public accounts shall: |
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(1) focus on the effects of the installation of the |
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wall on those businesses, families, and individuals who own land or |
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operate on land that falls between the international boundary and |
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the border wall; and |
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(2) analyze each parcel of land that falls between the |
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international boundary and the border wall and each business that |
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operates on such land. |
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(c) At the request of the comptroller of public accounts, a |
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state agency or local government shall provide information and |
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assistance in conducting the study under this section. |
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(d) The comptroller of public accounts shall provide |
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updates on the progress of the study required by this section as |
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requested at interim committee hearings conducted by the House |
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Committee on Border and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Senate |
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Committee on International Relations and Trade. |
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(e) Not later than December 1, 2012, the comptroller of |
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public accounts shall report the results of the study conducted |
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under this section to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and the presiding officers of the House |
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Committee on Border and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Senate |
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Committee on International Relations and Trade. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires January 1, 2013. |
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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, 2011. |