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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for acceptance or expenditure of federal |
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funds by a political subdivision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 140.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 140.011. ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. |
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(a) Before a political subdivision may accept or expend a federal |
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grant or other funds that have not been appropriated by the |
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legislature, the political subdivision shall report to the |
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Legislative Budget Board, the comptroller, and the governor: |
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(1) the total amount of federal funds to be received or |
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expended; |
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(2) the proposed use of the federal funds; and |
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(3) the potential impact use of the federal funds may |
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have on the state budget. |
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(b) A political subdivision may not accept or expend a |
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federal grant or other funds if, on or before the 10th business day |
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after the date a report was made under Subsection (a), the political |
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subdivision receives a written disapproval of the acceptance or |
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expenditure from the Legislative Budget Board, the comptroller, or |
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the governor. |
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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. |