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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to deferred maintenance funding for state facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Joint Oversight Committee on Government |
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Facilities is created to review deferred maintenance plans and |
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receive implementation updates. |
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(b) The committee is composed of six members as follows: |
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(1) three members of the senate appointed by the |
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lieutenant governor; and |
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(2) three members of the house of representatives |
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appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(c) The committee chair shall alternate annually between a |
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member of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor and a |
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member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, |
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beginning with a member of the senate. |
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(d) If this Act takes effect immediately, the lieutenant |
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governor and the speaker of the house of representatives shall make |
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appointments to the committee not later than July 1, 2015. If this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015, the lieutenant governor and |
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speaker shall make appointments to the committee not later than |
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September 15, 2015. |
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(e) The committee shall biannually provide a written status |
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report to the legislature that includes the amount of money |
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expended from the deferred maintenance fund, the deferred |
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maintenance projects to be completed through expenditures from the |
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fund, and the status of ongoing and completed projects. |
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(f) The committee may exercise any powers of a joint |
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committee. The cost of operation of the committee may be borne in |
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the same manner as the cost of a joint committee. The Texas |
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Legislative Council may provide funding for the operations of the |
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committee. To the extent not inconsistent with this Act, the joint |
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rules adopted by the 84th Legislature for the administration of |
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joint interim legislative study committees apply to the committee. |
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(g) This section expires and the committee is abolished |
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January 8, 2019. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 2165, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter I to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FUND |
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Sec. 2165.401. PURPOSE; INTENT. It is the intent of the |
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legislature that state facilities be brought into a better state of |
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repair to ensure the safety of employees and visitors, the |
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efficiency of building operations, and a long-term reduction in |
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repair costs by addressing deferred maintenance issues. The |
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deferred maintenance fund is created to fund projects for this |
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purpose. |
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Sec. 2165.402. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "fund" |
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means the deferred maintenance fund. |
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Sec. 2165.403. DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FUND ACCOUNT. (a) The |
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fund is an account in the general revenue fund. |
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(b) The fund consists of money appropriated, credited, or |
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transferred to the fund by or at the direction of the legislature. |
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(c) Section 403.095 does not apply to the fund. |
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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. |