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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability and use of certain statutorily |
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dedicated revenue and accounts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 322.024 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.024. REDUCTION OF RELIANCE ON AVAILABLE DEDICATED |
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REVENUE FOR BUDGET CERTIFICATION. (a) In this section, "available |
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dedicated revenue" means revenue that Section 403.095 makes |
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available for certification under Section 403.121. |
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(b) The board shall: |
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(1) develop and implement a process to review |
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continually: |
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(A) new legislative enactments that create |
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dedicated revenue; and |
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(B) the appropriation and accumulation of |
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dedicated revenue and available dedicated revenue; |
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(2) develop and implement tools to evaluate |
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continually the use of available dedicated revenue for state |
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government financing and budgeting; |
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(3) develop specific and detailed recommendations on |
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actions the legislature may reasonably take to reduce state |
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government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for the |
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purposes of certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by |
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Section 403.095; and |
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(4) for each statutory dedication of revenue, consider |
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whether: |
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(A) the fund or account to which the dedicated |
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revenue is deposited continues to serve the purpose for which the |
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dedication was enacted; |
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(B) the fund or account to which the dedicated |
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revenue is deposited has the capacity to satisfy expenditures for |
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the dedicated purpose; |
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(C) there is a clear link between the benefit |
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intended to be gained by the dedication and the source of the |
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revenue; and |
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(D) there is a substantial justification for the |
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continued maintenance of the fund or account to which the dedicated |
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revenue is deposited. |
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(c) The board shall: |
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(1) consult with the comptroller as necessary to |
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accomplish the objectives of this section; |
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(2) request comments from each state agency that might |
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be affected by recommendations proposed to be made under this |
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subsection or measures proposed to be taken under this subsection; |
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(3) make recommendations to the governor, the |
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legislature, and the comptroller concerning whether to continue or |
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eliminate any dedications of revenue or any fund or account to which |
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dedicated revenue is deposited or held; and |
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(4) incorporate into the board's budget |
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recommendations appropriate measures to reduce state government's |
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reliance on available dedicated revenue for the purposes of |
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certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by Section |
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403.095. |
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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. |