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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an appropriation for border security operations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION TO TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE |
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. (a) The amount of $1,567,428,000 is |
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appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs |
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within the Office of the Governor for use during the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of |
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providing funding for border security operations. |
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(b) Of the amount appropriated by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor |
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shall use $17,428,000 to support the border prosecution unit |
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established under Subchapter B, Chapter 772, Government Code. |
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(c) Of the amount appropriated by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor |
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shall use $10,000,000 to provide grants to local governments to |
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mitigate the potential costs of additional demands on local |
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prosecutorial and correctional resources, contingent upon |
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enactment of Senate Bill 11 or similar legislation by the 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2023. |
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(d) Of the amount appropriated by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor |
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shall transfer $40,000,000 to the Department of Public Safety for |
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the purpose of responding to the border crisis. |
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SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |