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By: Keffer (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) |
H.B. No. 2362 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013; |
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May 9, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural |
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Resources; May 17, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 1; |
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May 17, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2362 |
By: Estes |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the efficiency review of river authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 49.1991 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 49.1991. EFFICIENCY REVIEW OF RIVER AUTHORITIES. A |
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district that is a river authority is subject to an efficiency |
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review by the Legislative Budget Board. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 322.0171 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.0171. EFFICIENCY REVIEW OF RIVER AUTHORITIES. (a) |
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The board periodically may review and analyze the effectiveness and |
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efficiency of the policies, management, fiscal affairs, and |
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operations of a river authority. |
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(b) The board shall report the findings of a review and |
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analysis to the governor and the legislature. |
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(c) Until the board has completed a review and analysis |
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under this section, all information, documentary or otherwise, |
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prepared or maintained in conducting the review and analysis or |
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preparing the review report, including intra-agency and |
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interagency communications and drafts of the review report or |
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portions of those drafts, is excepted from required public |
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disclosure as audit working papers under Section 552.116. This |
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subsection does not affect whether information described by this |
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subsection is confidential or excepted from required public |
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disclosure under a law other than Section 552.116. |
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SECTION 3. The Legislative Budget Board shall conduct an |
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efficiency review authorized by Section 322.0171, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, of both the Lower Colorado River Authority and |
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the Brazos River Authority and report the findings of the review and |
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analysis to the governor and the legislature not later than |
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December 31, 2015. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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