INTRODUCED
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HOUSE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
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SECTION 1. SUNSET ACT. Chapter
325, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 325.025 to read as
follows:
Sec. 325.025. RIVER
AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO REVIEW. (a) A river authority listed in Subsection
(b) is subject to a limited review under this chapter as if it were a state
agency but may not be abolished.
(b) This section applies
to the:
(1) Angelina and Neches
River Authority;
(2) Bandera County River
Authority and Groundwater District;
(3) Brazos River
Authority;
(4) Central Colorado
River Authority;
(5) Guadalupe-Blanco
River Authority;
(6) Lavaca-Navidad River
Authority;
(7) Lower Colorado River
Authority;
(8) Lower Neches Valley
Authority;
(9) Nueces River
Authority;
(10) Palo Duro River
Authority;
(11) Red River Authority
of Texas;
(12) Sabine River Authority
of Texas;
(13) San Antonio River
Authority;
(14) San Jacinto River
Authority;
(15) Sulphur River Basin
Authority;
(16) Trinity River
Authority of Texas;
(17) Upper Colorado River
Authority; and
(18) Upper Guadalupe
River Authority.
(c) The limited review
under this chapter must assess each river authority's:
(1) governance;
(2) management;
(3) operating structure;
and
(4) compliance with
legislative requirements.
(d) A river authority
shall pay the cost incurred by the commission in performing a review of the
authority under this section. The commission shall determine the cost, and
the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from
the commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 1. SUNSET ACT.
Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 325.025 to read
as follows:
Sec. 325.025. RIVER
AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO REVIEW. (a) A river authority listed in Subsection
(b) is subject to a limited review under this chapter as if it were a state
agency but may not be abolished.
(b) This section applies
to the:
(1) Angelina and Neches
River Authority;
(2) Bandera County River
Authority and Groundwater District;
(3) Brazos River
Authority;
(4) Central Colorado
River Authority;
(5) Guadalupe-Blanco
River Authority;
(6) Lavaca-Navidad River
Authority;
(7) Lower Colorado River
Authority;
(8) Lower Neches Valley
Authority;
(9) Nueces River
Authority;
(10) Palo Duro River
Authority;
(11) Red River Authority
of Texas;
(12) Sabine River
Authority of Texas;
(13) San Antonio River
Authority;
(14) San Jacinto River
Authority;
(15) Sulphur River Basin
Authority;
(16) Trinity River
Authority of Texas;
(17) Upper Colorado River
Authority; and
(18) Upper Guadalupe
River Authority.
(c) The limited review
under this chapter must assess each river authority's:
(1) governance;
(2) management;
(3) operating structure;
and
(4) compliance with
legislative requirements.
(d) A river authority
shall pay the cost incurred by the commission in performing a review of the
authority under this section. The commission shall determine the cost, and
the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from
the commission detailing the cost.
(e) A river authority reviewed by the commission under this
section may not be required to conduct a management audit under Chapter
292, Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, during the five-year period after
the year in which, if the authority were a state agency, the authority
would be scheduled to be abolished under this chapter.
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SECTION 2. ANGELINA AND
NECHES RIVER AUTHORITY. Subchapter A, Chapter 8501, Special District Local
Laws Code, is amended.
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SECTION 2. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 3. BANDERA COUNTY
RIVER AUTHORITY AND GROUNDWATER DISTRICT. Chapter 629, Acts of the 62nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, is amended by adding Section 1A to read
as follows:
Sec. 1A. (a) The
district is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall
be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the district
were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September
1, 2017, and every 12th year after that year.
(b) The district shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
district shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 3. BANDERA COUNTY
RIVER AUTHORITY AND GROUNDWATER DISTRICT. Chapter 629, Acts of the 62nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, is amended by adding Section 1A to read
as follows:
Sec. 1A. (a) The
district is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall
be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the district
were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September
1, 2023, and every 12th year after that year.
(b) The district shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
district shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 4. BRAZOS RIVER
AUTHORITY. Chapter 8502, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by
adding Section 8502.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 8502.0021.
APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The authority is subject to review under
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025,
Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be
abolished September 1, 2017, and
every 12th year after that year.
(b) The authority shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 13. BRAZOS RIVER
AUTHORITY. Chapter 8502, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by
adding Section 8502.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 8502.0021.
APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The authority is subject to review under
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025,
Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be
abolished September 1, 2023, and
every 12th year after that year.
(b) The authority shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 5. CENTRAL COLORADO
RIVER AUTHORITY. Subchapter A, Chapter 8505, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended.
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SECTION 4. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 6. GUADALUPE-BLANCO
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 75, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called
Session, 1933, is amended by adding Section 1A to read as follows:
Sec. 1A. (a) The
District is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall
be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the District
were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September
1, 2019, and every 12th year after that year.
(b) The District shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
District shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 5. GUADALUPE-BLANCO
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 75, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called
Session, 1933, is amended by adding Section 1A to read as follows:
Sec. 1A. (a) The District
is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act),
but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted
under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the District were a state
agency scheduled to be abolished September
1, 2017, and every 12th year after that year.
(b) The District shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
District shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 7. LAVACA-NAVIDAD
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 186, Acts of the 50th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1947, is amended.
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SECTION 6. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 8. LOWER COLORADO
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code, is
amended by adding Section 8503.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 8503.0021.
APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The authority is subject to review under
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025,
Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be
abolished September 1, 2019, and every 12th year after that year.
(b) The authority shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 7. LOWER COLORADO
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code, is
amended by adding Section 8503.0021 to read as follows:
Sec. 8503.0021.
APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The authority is subject to review under
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished
under that chapter. The review shall not
include the management of or the generation or transmission of electricity
under the wholesale electricity operation of the authority. The
review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the
authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2019,
and every 12th year after that year.
(b) The authority shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 9. LOWER NECHES
VALLEY AUTHORITY. Subchapter A, Chapter 8504, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended.
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SECTION 8. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 10. NUECES RIVER
AUTHORITY. Chapter 427, Acts of the 44th Legislature, 1st Called Session,
1935, is amended by adding Section 1.02A to read as follows:
Sec. 1.02A. APPLICATION
OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that
chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government
Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021, and every 12th year
after that year.
(b) The authority shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 9. NUECES RIVER
AUTHORITY. Chapter 427, Acts of the 44th Legislature, 1st Called Session,
1935, is amended by adding Section 1.02A to read as follows:
Sec. 1.02A. APPLICATION
OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325,
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that
chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government
Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2019, and every 12th year
after that year.
(b) The authority shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 11. PALO DURO RIVER
AUTHORITY. Chapter 438, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session,
1973, is amended.
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SECTION 10. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 12. RED RIVER
AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1959, is amended.
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SECTION 11. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 13. SABINE RIVER
AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Chapter 110, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular
Session, 1949, is amended by adding Section 2A to read as follows:
Sec. 2A. (a) The
district is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall
be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the district
were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September
1, 2023, and every 12th year after that year.
(b) The district shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
district shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 12. SABINE RIVER
AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Chapter 110, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular
Session, 1949, is amended by adding Section 2A to read as follows:
Sec. 2A. (a) The
district is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall
be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the district
were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September
1, 2021, and every 12th year after that year.
(b) The district shall
pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the
review. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the
district shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the
Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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SECTION 14. SAN ANTONIO
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 276, Acts of the 45th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1937, is amended.
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SECTION 14. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 15. SAN JACINTO
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 426, Acts of the 45th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1937, is amended.
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SECTION 15. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 16. SULPHUR RIVER
BASIN AUTHORITY. Sections 1A(a) and (c), Chapter 3, Acts of the 69th
Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1985, are amended.
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SECTION 16. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 17. TRINITY RIVER
AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Chapter 518, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1955, is amended.
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SECTION 17. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 18. UPPER COLORADO
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 126, General Laws, Acts of the 44th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1935, is amended.
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SECTION 18. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 19. UPPER GUADALUPE
RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 5, page 1062, Special Laws, Acts of the 46th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1939, is amended.
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SECTION 19. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 20. REPEALER.
Sections 1A(b) and (d), Chapter 3, Acts of the 69th Legislature, 1st Called
Session, 1985, are repealed.
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SECTION 20. Same as
introduced version.
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SECTION 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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.
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SECTION 21. Same as
introduced version.
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