Amend CSHB 799 adding Section 2 and renumbering the following sections

SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 322.0176 to read as follows:

Sec. 322.0176. STUDY OF EFFECT ON STATE AGENCIES OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND FEDERAL LAW MANDATES. (a) The board shall conduct a single study for each state agency relating to the effects federal regulations and mandates enacted by federal law have on that agency. The board shall conduct the studies in accordance with a schedule adopted by the board.

(b) For each agency, the study must include:

(1) a cost-benefit analysis on the impact of agency compliance with federal regulations, including a comparison of the direct and indirect costs of regulatory compliance with the amount of federal funds received by the agency for the purpose of regulatory compliance;

(2) a list of all mandates enacted by federal law, including a federal regulation, for which the federal government has not provided reimbursement sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the agency of implementing or otherwise complying with the mandate; and

(3) recommendations for reducing the federal regulatory burden on the agency and citizens of this state, including proposals for state or federal legislation or litigation against specific federal agencies.

(c) Following the study for an agency conducted under Subsection (a), the board shall deliver a report of the board's findings and recommendations to the legislature.

SECTION 23. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.