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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting by political subdivisions regarding the |
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receipt or expenditure of federal funds. |
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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 140.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 140.012. RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. A |
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political subdivision that receives or expends a federal grant or |
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other federal funds that have not been appropriated by the |
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legislature shall report to the Legislative Budget Board, the |
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comptroller, and the governor not later than the 90th day of the |
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political subdivision's fiscal year: |
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(1) the total amount of federal funds received or |
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expended in the previous fiscal year; and |
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(2) the use or proposed use of those federal funds. |
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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, 2017. |