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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sunset review of the Texas Underground Facility |
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Notification Corporation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 251, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 251.063 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 251.063. APPLICABILITY OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The |
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corporation is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code |
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(Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. |
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The review shall be conducted as if the corporation were a state |
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agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2019. |
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(b) The corporation shall pay the cost incurred by the |
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Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset |
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Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the corporation |
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shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the |
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Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost. |
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(c) The limited review under this section must assess the |
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corporation's: |
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(1) governance; |
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(2) management; |
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(3) operating structure; and |
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(4) compliance with legislative requirements. |
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(d) The corporation reviewed by the Sunset Advisory |
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Commission under this section may not be required to conduct a |
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management audit under 30 T.A.C. Chapter 292. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2019. |
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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. |