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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study conducted by the Legislative Budget Board on the |
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impact to state agencies of federal regulations and mandates |
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enacted by federal law. |
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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 322.0176 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.0176. STUDY OF EFFECT ON STATE AGENCIES OF FEDERAL |
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REGULATIONS AND FEDERAL LAW MANDATES. (a) The board shall conduct a |
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single study for each state agency relating to the effects federal |
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regulations and mandates enacted by federal law have on that |
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agency. The board shall conduct the studies in accordance with a |
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schedule adopted by the board. |
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(b) For each agency, the study must include: |
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(1) a cost-benefit analysis on the impact of agency |
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compliance with federal regulations, including a comparison of the |
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direct and indirect costs of regulatory compliance with the amount |
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of federal funds received by the agency for the purpose of |
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regulatory compliance; |
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(2) a list of all mandates enacted by federal law, |
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including a federal regulation, for which the federal government |
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has not provided reimbursement sufficient to cover the costs |
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incurred by the agency of implementing or otherwise complying with |
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the mandate; and |
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(3) recommendations for reducing the federal |
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regulatory burden on the agency and citizens of this state, |
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including proposals for state or federal legislation or litigation |
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against specific federal agencies. |
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(c) Following the study for an agency conducted under |
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Subsection (a), the board shall deliver a report of the board's |
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findings and recommendations to the legislature. |
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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, 2015. |