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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the audit of Tarrant Regional Water District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 268, Acts of the 55th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1957, is amended by adding Section 23 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 23. The district is subject to financial and |
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compliance audits under Chapter 321, Government Code. The state |
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auditor shall conduct the audits and file the reports required by |
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Section 321.014, Government Code, not later than January 1, 2016, |
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and every second year after that year. The district shall pay the |
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cost incurred by the state auditor in conducting an audit of the |
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district under this section. The state auditor shall determine the |
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cost and the district shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a |
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statement from the state auditor detailing the cost. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Subject to approval by the Legislative Audit |
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Committee for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c), |
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Government Code, the state auditor shall conduct financial and |
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compliance audits of the Tarrant Regional Water District under |
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Section 23, Chapter 268, Acts of the 55th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 1957, as added by this Act. |
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(b) The Tarrant Regional Water District shall cooperate and |
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provide assistance and access to all necessary records, |
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confidential or nonconfidential, to the state auditor in conducting |
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the audits under this section. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2016, the state auditor shall |
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prepare a written report for the audits conducted under this |
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section and file the report in accordance with Section 321.014, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |