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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 1675 (the sunset review |
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process and certain governmental entities subject to that process) |
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to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on matters not included in either the |
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house or senate version of the bill by adding the following to |
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SECTION 1.03 of the bill: |
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(c) If a conflict exists between this Act and another Act of |
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the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, that amends Section |
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2152.002, Government Code, to extend the sunset date of the Texas |
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Facilities Commission, this Act controls without regard to the |
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relative dates of enactment. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to ensure that the |
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sunset review date for the Texas Facilities Commission in the bill |
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controls over any other bill amending that date. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on matters not included in either the |
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house or senate version of the bill by adding the following: |
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SECTION 2.02. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS. |
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Subchapter A, Chapter 815, Government Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 815.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 815.005. SUNSET PROVISION. The board of trustees of |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas is subject to review under |
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Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that |
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chapter. The board shall be reviewed during the period in which |
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state agencies abolished in 2017, and every 12th year after that |
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year, are reviewed. |
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SECTION 2.04. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY |
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AFFAIRS. (a) Section 2306.022, Government Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 2306.022. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas |
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Department of Housing and Community Affairs is subject to Chapter |
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325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided |
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by that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter |
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expires September 1, 2017 [2013]. |
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(b) The Sunset Advisory Commission shall limit its review of |
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the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in |
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preparation for the work of the 85th Legislature in Regular Session |
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to the appropriateness of recommendations made by the commission to |
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the 83rd Legislature. In the commission's report to the 85th |
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Legislature, the commission may include any recommendations it |
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considers appropriate. This subsection expires September 1, 2017. |
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(c) This section takes effect only if the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, does not enact other legislation that |
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becomes law and that amends Section 2306.022, Government Code, to |
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extend the sunset date of the Texas Department of Housing and |
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Community Affairs. If the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, |
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enacts legislation of that kind, this section has no effect. |
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SECTION 2.05. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS. Section |
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81.01001, Natural Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.01001. SUNSET PROVISION. (a) The Railroad |
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Commission of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code |
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(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by |
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that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2017 [2013]. |
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(a-1) The review of the Railroad Commission of Texas by the |
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Sunset Advisory Commission in preparation for the work of the 85th |
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Legislature in Regular Session is not limited to the |
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appropriateness of recommendations made by the Sunset Advisory |
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Commission to the 83rd Legislature. In the Sunset Advisory |
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Commission's report to the 85th Legislature, the Sunset Advisory |
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Commission may include any recommendations it considers |
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appropriate. The review must include an examination of alternative |
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organizational structures for the Railroad Commission of Texas and |
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alternative methods for performing the commission's |
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responsibilities that would enable the efficient and effective |
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accomplishment of the commission's functions. The examination must |
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include an assessment of existing state agencies that would be able |
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to perform the commission's functions. The review must also |
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include an examination of methods to increase the public's role in |
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decisions of the Railroad Commission of Texas that relate to the |
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effect of the growth of resource extraction. The Sunset Advisory |
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Commission may contract for assistance in performing the review, |
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including assistance in evaluating, auditing, and forensic |
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auditing, as the Sunset Advisory Commission determines necessary. |
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This subsection expires September 1, 2017. |
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(b) The Railroad Commission of Texas shall pay the costs |
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incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing a review |
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of the commission under this section. The Sunset Advisory |
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Commission shall determine the costs, and the commission shall pay |
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the amount of those costs promptly on receipt of a statement from |
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the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the costs. |
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ARTICLE 5. ENTITIES GIVEN 2025 SUNSET DATE |
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SECTION 5.01. STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN POLICY |
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COMMITTEE. (a) Section 659.140(i), Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(i) The state employee charitable campaign policy committee |
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is subject to the Texas Sunset Act. Unless continued in existence |
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as provided by that chapter, the committee is abolished and |
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[Government Code Chapter 659,] Subchapter I[,] and Sections |
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814.0095 and 814.0096 expire on September 1, 2025 [2013]. |
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(b) This section takes effect only if the 83rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2013, does not enact other legislation that |
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becomes law and that amends Section 659.140(i), Government Code, to |
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extend the sunset date of the state employee charitable campaign |
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policy committee. If the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, |
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enacts legislation of that kind, this section has no effect. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to change the sunset |
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review date for various state agencies, to subject the board of |
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trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas to sunset |
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review, and to address the scope of the review of state agencies |
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that were reviewed by the Sunset Advisory Commission in preparation |
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for the work of the 83rd Legislature in Regular Session. |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3036 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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