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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to deferred maintenance 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 lieutenant governor and the speaker of |
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the house of representatives shall each appoint three members to a |
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Joint Oversight Committee on Government Facilities. The members of |
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the committee shall elect a chair. |
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(b) If this act become effective immediately, the |
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lieutenant governor and speaker shall make the appointments not |
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later than July 1, 2015. If this act becomes effective September 1, |
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2015, the lieutenant governor and speaker shall make the |
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appointments not later than September 15, 2015. |
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(c) The committee established under this section may meet to |
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review deferred maintenance plans and to receive implementation |
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updates. |
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(d) The committee shall provide a biannual written status |
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report to the legislature which includes the amount of money |
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appropriated from the deferred maintenance fund, the deferred |
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maintenance projects to be completed through appropriations of the |
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fund, and the status of ongoing and completed projects. |
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(e) The committee established under this section may |
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exercise any powers of a joint committee. The cost of operation of |
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the committee may be borne in the same manner as the cost of a joint |
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committee. The Texas Legislative Council may provide funding for |
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the operations of the committees. To the extent not inconsistent |
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with this resolution, the joint rules adopted by the 84th |
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Legislature for the administration of joint interim legislative |
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study committees apply to the committee established under this |
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section. |
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(f) This section expires January 8, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 2165, Government Code, is amending 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 needs. Funds under |
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this subchapter are intended to fund projects to this 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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deferred maintenance fund is an account in the general revenue |
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fund. (b) The fund consists of money credited, appropriated, or |
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transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature. |
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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. |