Bill Text: TX HB1290 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the sunset review of river authorities.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-19 - Referred to Administration [HB1290 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1290-Engrossed.html
By: Keffer, Howard | H.B. No. 1290 |
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relating to the sunset review of river authorities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. SUNSET ACT. Chapter 325, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 325.025 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 325.025. RIVER AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO REVIEW. (a) A | ||
river authority listed in Subsection (b) is subject to a limited | ||
review under this chapter as if it were a state agency but may not be | ||
abolished. | ||
(b) This section applies to the: | ||
(1) Angelina and Neches River Authority; | ||
(2) Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater | ||
District; | ||
(3) Brazos River Authority; | ||
(4) Central Colorado River Authority; | ||
(5) Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; | ||
(6) Lavaca-Navidad River Authority; | ||
(7) Lower Colorado River Authority; | ||
(8) Lower Neches Valley Authority; | ||
(9) Nueces River Authority; | ||
(10) Palo Duro River Authority; | ||
(11) Red River Authority of Texas; | ||
(12) Sabine River Authority of Texas; | ||
(13) San Antonio River Authority; | ||
(14) San Jacinto River Authority; | ||
(15) Sulphur River Basin Authority; | ||
(16) Trinity River Authority of Texas; | ||
(17) Upper Colorado River Authority; and | ||
(18) Upper Guadalupe River Authority. | ||
(c) The limited review under this chapter must assess each | ||
river authority's: | ||
(1) governance; | ||
(2) management; | ||
(3) operating structure; and | ||
(4) compliance with legislative requirements. | ||
(d) A river authority shall pay the cost incurred by the | ||
commission in performing a review of the authority under this | ||
section. The commission shall determine the cost, and the | ||
authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement | ||
from the commission detailing the cost. | ||
(e) A river authority reviewed by the commission under this | ||
section may not be required to conduct a management audit under | ||
Chapter 292, Title 30, Texas Administrative Code. | ||
SECTION 2. ANGELINA AND NECHES RIVER AUTHORITY. Subchapter | ||
A, Chapter 8501, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 8501.0015 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 8501.0015. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The | ||
authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code | ||
(Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. | ||
The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government | ||
Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be | ||
abolished September 1, 2019, and every 12th year after that year. | ||
(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 3. BANDERA COUNTY RIVER AUTHORITY AND GROUNDWATER | ||
DISTRICT. Chapter 629, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 1971, is amended by adding Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The district is subject to review under Chapter | ||
325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished | ||
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section | ||
325.025, Government Code, as if the district were a state agency | ||
scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2023, and every 12th year | ||
after that year. | ||
(b) The district shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the district shall pay the | ||
amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 4. CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY. Subchapter A, | ||
Chapter 8505, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 8505.0021 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 8505.0021. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The | ||
authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code | ||
(Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. | ||
The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government | ||
Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be | ||
abolished September 1, 2017, and every 12th year after that year. | ||
(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 5. GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 75, | ||
Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1933, is amended | ||
by adding Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The District is subject to review under Chapter | ||
325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished | ||
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section | ||
325.025, Government Code, as if the District were a state agency | ||
scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2017, and every 12th year | ||
after that year. | ||
(b) The District shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the District shall pay the | ||
amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 6. LAVACA-NAVIDAD RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 186, | ||
Acts of the 50th Legislature, Regular Session, 1947, is amended by | ||
adding Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The District is subject to review under Chapter | ||
325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished | ||
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section | ||
325.025, Government Code, as if the District were a state agency | ||
scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2019, and every 12th year | ||
after that year. | ||
(b) The District shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the District shall pay the | ||
amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 7. LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 8503, | ||
Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section | ||
8503.0021 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 8503.0021. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The | ||
authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code | ||
(Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. | ||
The review shall not include the management of the generation or | ||
transmission of electricity under the wholesale electricity | ||
operation of the authority and the authority's affiliated nonprofit | ||
corporations. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, | ||
Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled | ||
to be abolished September 1, 2019, and every 12th year after that | ||
year. | ||
(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 8. LOWER NECHES VALLEY AUTHORITY. Subchapter A, | ||
Chapter 8504, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 8504.0021 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 8504.0021. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The | ||
authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code | ||
(Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. | ||
The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government | ||
Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be | ||
abolished September 1, 2019, and every 12th year after that year. | ||
(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 9. NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 427, Acts of the | ||
44th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1935, is amended by adding | ||
Section 1.02A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1.02A. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The authority | ||
is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas | ||
Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The | ||
review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, | ||
as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished | ||
September 1, 2019, and every 12th year after that year. | ||
(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 10. PALO DURO RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 438, Acts of | ||
the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973, is amended by adding | ||
Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The Authority is subject to review under | ||
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be | ||
abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under | ||
Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the Authority were a state | ||
agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021, and every 12th | ||
year after that year. | ||
(b) The Authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the Authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 11. RED RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Chapter 279, Acts | ||
of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, is amended by | ||
adding Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The Authority is subject to review under | ||
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be | ||
abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under | ||
Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the Authority were a state | ||
agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021, and every 12th | ||
year after that year. | ||
(b) The Authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the Authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 12. SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Chapter 110, | ||
Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949, is amended by | ||
adding Section 2A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2A. (a) The district is subject to review under Chapter | ||
325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished | ||
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section | ||
325.025, Government Code, as if the district were a state agency | ||
scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021, and every 12th year | ||
after that year. | ||
(b) The district shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the district shall pay the | ||
amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 13. BRAZOS RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 8502, Special | ||
District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8502.0021 to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 8502.0021. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The | ||
authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code | ||
(Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. | ||
The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government | ||
Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be | ||
abolished September 1, 2017 | ||
, and every 12th year after that year. | ||
(b) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 14. SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 276, Acts | ||
of the 45th Legislature, Regular Session, 1937, is amended by | ||
adding Section 1-a to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1-a. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The District is | ||
subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset | ||
Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall | ||
be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the | ||
District were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, | ||
2023, and every 12th year after that year. | ||
(b) The District shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the District shall pay the | ||
amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 15. SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 426, Acts | ||
of the 45th Legislature, Regular Session, 1937, is amended by | ||
adding Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The District is subject to review under Chapter | ||
325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished | ||
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section | ||
325.025, Government Code, as if the District were a state agency | ||
scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2023, and every 12th year | ||
after that year. | ||
(b) The District shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the District shall pay the | ||
amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 16. SULPHUR RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY. Sections 1A(a) | ||
and (c), Chapter 3, Acts of the 69th Legislature, 1st Called | ||
Session, 1985, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, | ||
Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under | ||
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determine the costs, and the authority shall pay the amount | ||
promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the costs. | ||
SECTION 17. TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. Chapter 518, | ||
Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, is amended by | ||
adding Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The Authority is subject to review under | ||
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be | ||
abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under | ||
Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the Authority were a state | ||
agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2023, and every 12th | ||
year after that year. | ||
(b) The Authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the Authority shall pay | ||
the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 18. UPPER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 126, | ||
General Laws, Acts of the 44th Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, | ||
is amended by adding Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The District is subject to review under | ||
Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be | ||
abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under | ||
Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the District were a state | ||
agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021, and every 12th | ||
year after that year. | ||
(b) The District shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the District shall pay the | ||
amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 19. UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 5, | ||
page 1062, Special Laws, Acts of the 46th Legislature, Regular | ||
Session, 1939, is amended by adding Section 1A to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1A. (a) The District is subject to review under Chapter | ||
325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished | ||
under that chapter. The review shall be conducted under Section | ||
325.025, Government Code, as if the District were a state agency | ||
scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021, and every 12th year | ||
after that year. | ||
(b) The District shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset | ||
Advisory Commission in performing the review. The Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission shall determine the cost, and the District shall pay the | ||
amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory | ||
Commission detailing the cost. | ||
SECTION 20. REPEALER. Sections 1A(b) and (d), Chapter 3, | ||
Acts of the 69th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1985, are | ||
repealed. | ||
SECTION 21. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |