By: Ogden	S.B. No. 1579

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to state fiscal matters related to general government.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	ARTICLE 1.  FISCAL MATTERS REGARDING LEASING CERTAIN STATE
	FACILITIES
	SECTION 1.01.  The heading to Section 2165.2035, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 2165.2035.  LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
	AND GARAGES; USE AFTER HOURS.
	SECTION 1.02.  Subchapter E, Chapter 2165, Government Code,
	is amended by adding Sections 2165.204, 2165.2045, and 2165.2046 to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 2165.204.  LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
	AND GARAGES; EXCESS INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES.  (a)  The commission
	may lease to a private individual an individual parking space in a
	state-owned parking lot or garage located in the city of Austin that
	the commission determines is not needed to accommodate the regular
	parking requirements of state employees who work near the lot or
	garage and visitors to nearby state government offices.
	(b)  Money received from a lease under this section shall be
	deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
	Sec. 2165.2045.  LEASE OF SPACE IN STATE-OWNED PARKING LOTS
	AND GARAGES; EXCESS BLOCKS OF PARKING SPACE.  (a)  The commission
	may lease to an institution of higher education or a local
	government all or a significant block of a state-owned parking lot
	or garage located in the city of Austin that the commission
	determines is not needed to accommodate the regular parking
	requirements of state employees who work near the lot or garage and
	visitors to nearby state government offices.
	(b)  Money received from a lease under this section shall be
	deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
	Sec. 2165.2046.  REPORTS ON PARKING PROGRAMS.  On or before
	October 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a
	report to the Legislative Budget Board describing the effectiveness
	of parking programs developed by the commission under this
	subchapter.  The report must, at a minimum, include:
	(1)  the yearly revenue generated by the programs;
	(2)  the yearly administrative and enforcement costs of
	each program;
	(3)  yearly usage statistics for each program; and
	(4)  initiatives and suggestions by the commission to:
	(A)  modify administration of the programs; and
	(B)  increase revenue generated by the programs.
	SECTION 1.03.  This article takes effect immediately if this
	Act 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 article takes effect September 1, 2011.
	ARTICLE 2.  FISCAL MATTERS RELATING TO SECRETARY OF STATE
	SECTION 2.01.  Section 405.014, Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 405.014.  ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. (a)  At each
	session of the legislature the secretary of state shall obtain the
	bills that have become law. Immediately after the closing of each
	session of the legislature, the secretary of state shall bind all
	enrolled bills and resolutions in volumes on which the date of the
	session is placed.
	(b)  As soon as practicable after the closing of each session
	of the legislature, the secretary of state shall publish and
	maintain electronically the bills enacted at that session. The
	electronic publication must be:
	(1)  indexed by bill number and assigned chapter number
	for each bill; and
	(2)  made available by an electronic link on the
	secretary of state's generally accessible Internet website.
	SECTION 2.02.  Subchapter B, Chapter 2158, Government Code,
	is repealed.
	SECTION 2.03.  The change in law made by this article does
	not apply to a contract for the publication of the laws of this
	state entered into before the effective date of this article.
	SECTION 2.04.  This article takes effect immediately if
	this Act 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 article takes effect September 1,
	2011.
	ARTICLE 3.  FISCAL MATTERS REGARDING ATTORNEY GENERAL
	SECTION 3.01.  Section 402.006, Government Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
	(e)  The attorney general may charge a reasonable fee for the
	electronic filing of a document.
	SECTION 3.02.  The heading to Section 402.0212, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 402.0212.  PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES--OUTSIDE
	COUNSEL; FEES.
	SECTION 3.03.  Section 402.0212, Government Code, is amended
	by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (d),
	(e), and (f) to read as follows:
	(b)  An invoice submitted to a state agency under a contract
	for legal services as described by Subsection (a) must be reviewed
	by the attorney general to determine whether the invoice is
	eligible for payment.
	(c)  An attorney or law firm must pay an administrative fee
	to the attorney general for the review described in Subsection (b)
	when entering into a contract to provide legal services to a state
	agency.
	(d)  For purposes of this section, the functions of a hearing
	examiner, administrative law judge, or other quasi-judicial
	officer are not considered legal services.
	(e) [(c)]  This section shall not apply to the Texas Turnpike
	Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation.
	(f)  The attorney general may adopt rules as necessary to
	implement and administer this section.
	SECTION 3.04.  Section 371.051, Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 371.051.  ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW AND EXAMINATION FEE.
	(a)  A toll project entity may not enter into a comprehensive
	development agreement unless the attorney general reviews the
	proposed agreement and determines that it is legally sufficient.
	(b)  A toll project entity shall pay a nonrefundable
	examination fee to the attorney general on submitting a proposed
	comprehensive development agreement for review.  At the time the
	examination fee is paid, the toll project entity shall also submit
	for review a complete transcript of proceedings related to the
	comprehensive development agreement.
	(c)  If the toll project entity submits multiple proposed
	comprehensive development agreements relating to the same toll
	project for review, the entity shall pay the examination fee under
	Subsection (b) for each proposed comprehensive development
	agreement.
	(d)  The attorney general shall provide a legal sufficiency
	determination not later than the 60th business day after the date
	the examination fee and transcript of the proceedings required
	under Subsection (b) are received. If the attorney general cannot
	provide a legal sufficiency determination within the
	60-business-day period, the attorney general shall notify the toll
	project entity in writing of the reason for the delay and may extend
	the review period for not more than 30 business days.
	(e)  After the attorney general issues a legal sufficiency
	determination, a toll project entity may supplement the transcript
	of proceedings or amend the comprehensive development agreement to
	facilitate a redetermination by the attorney general of the prior
	legal sufficiency determination issued under this section.
	(f)  The toll project entity may collect or seek
	reimbursement of the examination fee under Subsection (b) from the
	private participant.
	(g)  The attorney general by rule shall set the examination
	fee required under Subsection (b) in a reasonable amount and may
	adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section.  The fee
	may not be set in an amount that is determined by a percentage of the
	cost of the toll project.  The amount of the fee may not exceed
	reasonable attorney's fees charged for similar legal services in
	the private sector.
	SECTION 3.05.  The fee prescribed by Section 402.006,
	Government Code, as amended by this article, applies only to a
	document electronically submitted to the office of the attorney
	general on or after the effective date of this article.
	SECTION 3.06.  The fee prescribed by Section 402.0212,
	Government Code, as amended by this article, applies only to
	invoices for legal services submitted to the office of the attorney
	general for review on or after the effective date of this article.
	SECTION 3.07.  The fee prescribed by Section 371.051,
	Transportation Code, as amended by this article, applies only to a
	comprehensive development agreement submitted to the office of the
	attorney general on or after the effective date of this article.
	SECTION 3.08.  The changes in law made by this article apply
	only to a contract for legal services between a state agency and a
	private attorney or law firm entered into on or after the effective
	date of this article. A contract for legal services between a state
	agency and a private attorney or law firm entered into before the
	effective date of this article is governed by the law in effect at
	the time the contract was entered into, and the former law is
	continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.09.  This article takes effect immediately if this
	Act 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 article takes effect September 1, 2011.
	ARTICLE 4.  TEXAS PRESERVATION TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
	SECTION 4.01.  Subsections (a), (b), and (f), Section
	442.015, Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  Notwithstanding Section [Sections 403.094 and] 403.095,
	the Texas preservation trust fund account is a separate account in
	the general revenue fund.  The account consists of transfers made to
	the account, loan repayments, grants and donations made for the
	purposes of this program, proceeds of sales, income earned
	[earnings] on money in the account, and any other money received
	under this section.  Money in [Distributions from] the account may
	be used only for the purposes of this section and [may not be used]
	to pay operating expenses of the commission.  Money allocated to the
	commission's historic preservation grant program shall be
	deposited to the credit of the account.  Income earned [Earnings] on
	money in the account shall be deposited to the credit of the
	account.
	(b)  The commission may use money in [distributions from] the
	Texas preservation trust fund account to provide financial
	assistance to public or private entities for the acquisition,
	survey, restoration, or preservation, or for planning and
	educational activities leading to the preservation, of historic
	property in the state that is listed in the National Register of
	Historic Places or designated as a State Archeological Landmark or
	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or that the commission determines
	is eligible for such listing or designation.  The financial
	assistance may be in the amount and form and according to the terms
	that the commission by rule determines.  The commission shall give
	priority to property the commission determines to be endangered by
	demolition, neglect, underuse, looting, vandalism, or other threat
	to the property.  Gifts and grants deposited to the credit of the
	account specifically for any eligible projects may be used only for
	the type of projects specified.  If such a specification is not
	made, the gift or grant shall be unencumbered and accrue to the
	benefit of the Texas preservation trust fund account.  If such a
	specification is made, the entire amount of the gift or grant may be
	used during any period for the project or type of project specified.
	(f)  The advisory board shall recommend to the commission
	rules for administering this section [Subsections (a)-(e)].
	SECTION 4.02.  Subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l),
	Section 442.015, Government Code, are repealed.
	SECTION 4.03.  The comptroller of public accounts and the
	Texas Historical Commission shall enter into a memorandum of
	understanding to facilitate the conversion of assets of the Texas
	preservation trust fund account into cash for deposit into the
	state treasury using a method that provides for the lowest amount of
	revenue loss to the state.
	SECTION 4.04.  This article takes effect November 1, 2011.
	ARTICLE 5.  FISCAL MATTERS CONCERNING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
	SECTION 5.01.  Section 2054.380, Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.380.  FEES.  (a)  The department shall set and
	charge a fee to each state agency that receives a service from a
	statewide technology center in an amount sufficient to cover the
	direct and indirect cost of providing the service.
	(b)  Revenue derived from the collection of fees imposed
	under Subsection (a) may be appropriated to the department for:
	(1)  developing statewide information resources
	technology policies and planning under this chapter and Chapter
	2059; and
	(2)  providing shared information resources technology
	services under this chapter.
	SECTION 5.02.  Subsection (d), Section 2157.068, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The department may charge a reasonable administrative
	fee to a state agency, political subdivision of this state, or
	governmental entity of another state that purchases commodity items
	through the department in an amount that is sufficient to recover
	costs associated with the administration of this section.  Revenue
	derived from the collection of fees imposed under this subsection
	may be appropriated to the department for:
	(1)  developing statewide information resources
	technology policies and planning under Chapters 2054 and 2059; and
	(2)  providing shared information resources technology
	services under Chapter 2054.
	SECTION 5.03.  Subsections (a) and (d), Section 2170.057,
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The department shall develop a system of billings and
	charges for services provided in operating and administering the
	consolidated telecommunications system that allocates the total
	state cost to each entity served by the system based on
	proportionate usage.  The department shall set and charge a fee to
	each entity that receives services provided under this chapter in
	an amount sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs of
	providing the service.  Revenue derived from the collection of fees
	imposed under this subsection may be appropriated to the department
	for:
	(1)  developing statewide information resources
	technology policies and planning under Chapters 2054 and 2059; and
	(2)  providing:
	(A)  shared information resources technology
	services under Chapter 2054; and
	(B)  network security services under Chapter
	2059.
	(d)  The department shall maintain in the revolving fund
	account sufficient amounts to pay the bills of the consolidated
	telecommunications system and the centralized capitol complex
	telephone system. The department shall certify amounts that exceed
	this amount to the comptroller, and the comptroller shall transfer
	the excess amounts to the credit of the general revenue fund.  The
	amounts transferred under this subsection may be appropriated to
	the department for the purposes described by Subsections (a)(1) and
	(2) [statewide network applications account established by Section
	2054.011].
	SECTION 5.04.  This article takes effect immediately if this
	Act 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 article takes effect September 1, 2011.
	ARTICLE 6.  HANDLING FEES IMPOSED BY COMPTROLLER FOR PROCESSING
	UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
	SECTION 6.01.  Section 74.509, Property Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 74.509.  HANDLING FEE FOR PROCESSING UNCLAIMED
	PROPERTY. (a)  The comptroller shall deduct from each approved
	claim a handling fee of 10 percent of the amount of the claim and
	retain the fee in the general revenue fund [A handling fee may be
	deducted from the amount of the claim payment] if the approved claim
	[payment] is at least $100.  A fee assessed under this subsection
	may not exceed a total amount of $1,000.
	(b)  Subject to legislative appropriation, the comptroller
	may use the retained handling fees to pay the costs to process
	unclaimed property claims.
	ARTICLE 7.  CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTORNEY
	EMPLOYED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
	SECTION 7.01.  Section 81.113, Government Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  The state bar shall credit an attorney licensed in
	this state with meeting the minimum continuing legal education
	requirements of the state bar for a reporting year if during the
	reporting year the attorney is employed full-time as an attorney by
	the office of the attorney general.  An attorney credited for
	continuing legal education under this subsection must meet the
	continuing legal education requirements of the state bar in legal
	ethics or professional responsibility.  This subsection expires
	January 1, 2014.
	SECTION 7.02.  Subchapter A, Chapter 402, Government Code,
	is amended by adding Section 402.010 to read as follows:
	Sec. 402.010.  CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  The
	office of the attorney general shall recognize, prepare, or
	administer continuing legal education programs that meet
	continuing legal education requirements imposed under Section
	81.113(c) for the attorneys employed by the office.  This section
	expires January 1, 2014.
	SECTION 7.03.  Section 81.113, Government Code, as amended
	by this article, applies only to the requirements for a continuing
	legal education compliance year that ends on or after September 1,
	2011. The requirements for continuing legal education for a
	compliance year that ends before September 1, 2011, are covered by
	the law and rules in effect when the compliance year ended, and that
	law and those rules are continued in effect for that purpose.
	ARTICLE 8.  REGISTRATION FEE AND REGISTRATION RENEWAL FEE FOR
	LOBBYISTS
	SECTION 8.01.  Subsection (c), Section 305.005, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The registration fee and registration renewal fee are:
	(1)  $150 [$100] for a registrant employed by an
	organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3)
	or 501(c)(4), Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
	(2)  $75 [$50] for any person required to register
	solely because the person is required to register under Section
	305.0041 [of this chapter]; or
	(3)  $750 [$500] for any other registrant.
	ARTICLE 9.  ASSESSMENT OF PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL ON CERTAIN PUBLIC
	EMPLOYEES WHO USE TOBACCO
	SECTION 9.01.  Subchapter G, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code,
	is amended by adding Section 1551.3075 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1551.3075.  TOBACCO USER PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL.
	(a)  The board of trustees shall assess each participant in a
	health benefit plan provided under the group benefits program who
	uses one or more tobacco products a tobacco user premium
	differential, to be paid in monthly installments. Except as
	provided by Subsection (b), the board of trustees shall determine
	the amount of the monthly installments of the premium differential.
	(b)  If the General Appropriations Act for a state fiscal
	biennium sets the amount of the monthly installments of the tobacco
	user premium differential for that biennium, the board of trustees
	shall assess the premium differential during that biennium in the
	amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
	SECTION 9.02.  Section 1551.314, Insurance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 1551.314.  CERTAIN STATE CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED. A
	state contribution may not be:
	(1)  made for coverages under this chapter selected by
	an individual who receives a state contribution, other than as a
	spouse, dependent, or beneficiary, for coverages under a group
	benefits program provided by an institution of higher education, as
	defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or
	(2)  made for or used to pay a tobacco user premium
	differential assessed under Section 1551.3075.
	SECTION 9.03.  The board of trustees of the Employees
	Retirement System of Texas shall implement the tobacco user premium
	differential required under Section 1551.3075, Insurance Code, as
	added by this article, not later than January 1, 2012.
	ARTICLE 10.  REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
	AND EFFICIENCY
	SECTION 10.01.  Section 777.001, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection
	(d) to read as follows:
	(a)  The following medical facilities may be [Six regional
	centers for poison control are] designated by the Commission on
	State Emergency Communications as the regional poison control
	centers for the state [as follows]:
	(1)  The University of Texas Medical Branch at
	Galveston;
	(2)  the Dallas County Hospital District/North Texas
	Poison Center;
	(3)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at
	San Antonio;
	(4)  the University Medical Center of El Paso, El Paso
	County Hospital District;
	(5)  the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
	at Amarillo; and
	(6)  Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas.
	(c)  The Commission on State Emergency Communications may
	standardize the operations of and implement management controls to
	improve the efficiency of regional poison control centers [vote to
	designate a seventh regional or satellite poison control center in
	Harris County.   That poison control center is subject to all
	provisions of this chapter and other law relating to regional
	poison control centers].
	(d)  If the Commission on State Emergency Communications
	implements management controls under Subsection (c), the
	commission shall submit to the governor and the Legislative Budget
	Board a plan for implementing the controls not later than October
	31, 2011.  This subsection expires January 1, 2013.
	SECTION 10.02.  Subsection (b), Section 777.008, Health and
	Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The committee is composed of:
	(1)  one public member appointed by the Commission on
	State Emergency Communications;
	(2)  one member [six members who represent the six
	regional poison control centers, one] appointed by the chief
	executive officer of each designated regional poison control center
	to represent that center;
	(3)  one member appointed by the commissioner of the
	Department of State Health Services; and
	(4)  one member who is a health care professional
	designated as the poison control program coordinator appointed by
	the Commission on State Emergency Communications.
	ARTICLE 11.  AUTHORIZED USES FOR CERTAIN DEDICATED PERMANENT FUNDS
	IN STATE TREASURY
	SECTION 11.01.  Section 403.105, Government Code, is amended
	by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
	follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (b-1), (c), (e), (f),
	and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
	(b-1)  Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of
	Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the
	fund, including the corpus and available earnings of the fund
	determined under Section 403.1068, to pay the principal of or
	interest on a bond issued for the purposes of Section 67, Article
	III, Texas Constitution. This subsection does not authorize the
	appropriation under this subsection of money subject to a
	limitation or requirement as described by Subsection (e) that is
	not consistent with the use of the money in accordance with this
	subsection.
	SECTION 11.02.  Section 403.1055, Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
	read as follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (b-1), (c), (e), (f),
	and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
	(b-1)  Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of
	Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the
	fund, including the corpus and available earnings of the fund
	determined under Section 403.1068, to pay the principal of or
	interest on a bond issued for the purposes of Section 67, Article
	III, Texas Constitution. This subsection does not authorize the
	appropriation under this subsection of money subject to a
	limitation or requirement as described by Subsection (e) that is
	not consistent with the use of the money in accordance with this
	subsection.
	SECTION 11.03.  Section 403.106, Government Code, is amended
	by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
	follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (b-1), (c), (e), (f),
	and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
	(b-1)  Notwithstanding the limitations and requirements of
	Section 403.1068, the legislature may appropriate money in the
	fund, including the corpus and available earnings of the fund
	determined under Section 403.1068, to pay the principal of or
	interest on a bond issued for the purposes of Section 67, Article
	III, Texas Constitution. This subsection does not authorize the
	appropriation under this subsection of money subject to a
	limitation or requirement as described by Subsection (e) that is
	not consistent with the use of the money in accordance with this
	subsection.
	SECTION 11.04.  This article takes effect immediately if
	this Act 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 article takes effect September 1, 2011.
	ARTICLE 12.  USE OF TEXAS ENTERPRISE FUND FOR TEXAS HOMELESS
	HOUSING AND SERVICES PROGRAM
	SECTION 12.01.  Section 481.078, Government Code, is amended
	by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (d-1) and (d-2)
	to read as follows:
	(c)  Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (d) and
	(d-1), the fund may be used only for economic development,
	infrastructure development, community development, job training
	programs, and business incentives.
	(d-1)  The fund may be used for the Texas homeless housing
	and services program administered by the Texas Department of
	Housing and Community Affairs.  Subsections (e-1), (f), (g), (h),
	(i), and (j) and Section 481.080 do not apply to a grant awarded for
	a purpose specified by this subsection.
	(d-2)  The fund may be used for the Jobs and Education for
	Texans Fund established under Chapter 403.  Subsections (e-1), (f),
	(g), (h), (i), and (j) and Section 481.080 do not apply to a grant
	awarded for a purpose specified by this subsection.
	SECTION 12.02.  Section 481.079, Government Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  For grants awarded for a purpose specified by Section
	481.078(d-1), the report must include only the amount and purpose
	of each grant.
	SECTION 12.03.  This article takes effect immediately if
	this Act 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 article takes effect September 1, 2011.
	ARTICLE 13.  DEBT ISSUANCE AUTHORITY OF AND FUNDING FOR CANCER
	PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
	SECTION 13.01.  Subchapter C, Chapter 1232, Government Code,
	is amended by adding Section 1232.1221 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1232.1221.  COMMENCEMENT OF CERTAIN MULTIYEAR
	CANCER-RELATED PROJECTS.  (a)  Funds may be distributed to a grant
	recipient for a multiyear project for which an award is granted by
	the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight
	Committee as authorized by Section 102.257, Health and Safety Code,
	after the authority has certified that obligations in an amount
	sufficient to pay the money needed to fund the project have been
	authorized for issuance by the authority and approved by the Bond
	Review Board.
	(b)  After issuing the obligations, the board shall:
	(1)  pay the costs of the issuance and any related bond
	administrative costs of the authority;
	(2)  certify to the Cancer Prevention and Research
	Institute of Texas and to the comptroller that the proceeds from the
	issuance are available; and
	(3)  deposit the proceeds into the state treasury to be
	credited to the account of the Cancer Prevention and Research
	Institute of Texas.
	SECTION 13.02.  Subsections (b) and (c), Section 102.201,
	Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The cancer prevention and research fund consists of:
	(1)  patent, royalty, and license fees and other income
	received under a contract entered into as provided by Section
	102.255;
	(2)  appropriations of money to the fund by the
	legislature, except that the appropriated money may not include the
	proceeds from the issuance of bonds authorized by Section 67,
	Article III, Texas Constitution;
	(3)  gifts, grants, including grants from the federal
	government, and other donations received for the fund; and
	(4)  interest earned on the investment of money in the
	fund.
	(c)  The fund may be used only to pay for:
	(1)  grants for cancer research and for cancer research
	facilities in this state to realize therapies, protocols, and
	medical procedures for the cure or substantial mitigation of all
	types of cancer in humans;
	(2)  the purchase, subject to approval by the
	institute, of laboratory facilities by or on behalf of a state
	agency or grant recipient;
	(3)  grants to public or private persons to implement
	the Texas Cancer Plan;
	(4)  the operation of the institute; [and]
	(5)  grants for cancer prevention and control programs
	in this state to mitigate the incidence of all types of cancer in
	humans; and
	(6)  debt service on bonds issued as authorized by
	Section 67, Article III, Texas Constitution.
	SECTION 13.03.  Section 102.257, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 102.257.  MULTIYEAR PROJECTS.  The oversight committee
	may grant funds for a multiyear project. The oversight committee
	must specify the total amount of [All the] money approved [needed]
	to fund the [a] multiyear project. The total amount specified is
	considered for purposes of Section 102.253 to have been [must be]
	awarded in the state fiscal year that the project is approved by the
	research and prevention programs committee. The institute shall
	distribute only the money that will be expended during that fiscal
	year. The institute may maintain the remaining money needed in each
	subsequent fiscal year [shall be maintained] in an escrow account
	to be distributed by the institute as the money is needed [in
	subsequent years of the project].
	SECTION 13.04.  The changes in law made by this article apply
	only to a grant of funds for a multiyear project by the Cancer
	Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee as
	authorized by Section 102.257, Health and Safety Code, as amended
	by this article, made on or after June 1, 2011. A grant of funds for
	a multiyear project made before that date is governed by the law in
	effect on the date the grant was made, and the former law is
	continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 13.05.  This article takes effect immediately if
	this Act 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 article takes effect September 1, 2011.
	ARTICLE 14.  EFFECTIVE DATE
	SECTION 14.01.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
	this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.