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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sunset review of the Lower Colorado River |
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Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 8503.0031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8503.0031. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The |
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authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code |
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(Texas Sunset Act), as if it were a state agency but is not |
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abolished under that chapter. |
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(b) The authority shall be reviewed during the period in |
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which state agencies scheduled to be reviewed or abolished in 2015 |
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and every 12th year after that year are reviewed. |
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(c) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset |
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Advisory Commission in performing a review of the authority under |
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this section. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the |
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cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of |
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a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost. |
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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, 2013. |