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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an audit of regional mobility authorities conducted by |
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the state auditor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "regional mobility |
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authority" means an authority governed by Chapter 370, |
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Transportation Code. |
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(b) The state auditor shall conduct an audit of each |
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regional mobility authority. In conducting the audit, the state |
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auditor shall develop an audit plan and establish the scope and |
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objectives of the audit consistent with generally accepted auditing |
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standards and with other audits conducted by the state auditor |
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under Chapter 321, Government Code. |
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(c) The audit conducted under Subsection (b) of this section |
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must determine, for each regional mobility authority, the amount |
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of: |
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(1) money received from this state in total and for |
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each biennium; |
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(2) money spent on each transportation project or |
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system of the authority; and |
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(3) bonds issued. |
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(d) While conducting the audit under this section, the state |
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auditor: |
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(1) may require the assistance of an official or |
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employee of a regional mobility authority, the comptroller, or any |
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other state agency; and |
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(2) is entitled to access all of the books, accounts, |
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reports, vouchers, or other records of information of any regional |
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mobility authority or state agency, including access to all |
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electronic data. |
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(e) The state auditor shall prepare a report of the audit |
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conducted under this section. Not later than November 1, 2016, the |
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state auditor shall file the report with the lieutenant governor, |
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the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding |
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officer of each standing committee of the senate and house of |
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representatives having primary jurisdiction over transportation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |