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1	1	81R4635 JSA-D
2	2	By: Kolkhorst H.B. No. 4440
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a study by the attorney general of the effects on state
8	8	law and authority of certain international and other agreements and
9	9	bodies.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. (a) The attorney general shall conduct a study
12	12	to determine whether the law of this state or the legislative
13	13	authority of the Texas Legislature is or may be restricted,
14	14	nullified, superseded, preempted, or otherwise directly affected
15	15	by:
16	16	(1) any existing or proposed compact, agreement, or
17	17	other arrangement between the United States, this state, or a
18	18	political subdivision of this state and a foreign governmental
19	19	entity, including a foreign state or local governmental entity;
20	20	(2) any international organization, including a
21	21	nonprofit corporation, consisting of public or private entities
22	22	from the United States and any other nation or nations, acting in
23	23	coordination with a federal, state, or local government, or with a
24	24	stated purpose of influencing governmental action or public policy;
25	25	and
26	26	(3) any foreign or international body acting in
27	27	connection with or under the authority of a compact, agreement, or
28	28	other arrangement described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection,
29	29	through any means including legislative or administrative action,
30	30	judicial or quasijudicial decision, order, rule, regulation, or
31	31	other action.
32	32	(b) In conducting the study, the attorney general shall
33	33	investigate and report whether any entity described by Subsection
34	34	(a)(2) or (3) of this section has attempted, formally or
35	35	informally, to restrict, nullify, supersede, preempt, or otherwise
36	36	directly affect the law or policy of this state or the authority of
37	37	any state or local governmental body in this state.
38	38	(c) In conducting the study, the attorney general shall
39	39	include consideration of the following:
40	40	(1) The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
41	41	and any entity created under or in connection with the agreement;
42	42	(2) the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North
43	43	America (SPP) and any entity created under or in connection with the
44	44	agreement, including the North American Competitiveness Council
45	45	(NACC);
46	46	(3) the World Trade Organization (WTO) and any
47	47	associated agreements;
48	48	(4) the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
49	49	and any entity created under or in connection with the agreement;
50	50	(5) the United Nations and any associated entities and
51	51	agreements; and
52	52	(6) North America's SuperCorridor Coalition, Inc.
53	53	(NASCO).
54	54	(d) The attorney general may enter into an agreement or
55	55	other arrangement with a law school at a public institution of
56	56	higher education in this state under which the attorney general may
57	57	make use of the resources and personnel of the law school in
58	58	conducting the study.
59	59	(e) Not later than December 1, 2010, the attorney general
60	60	shall prepare a report of the findings of the study and provide a
61	61	copy of the report to each member of the legislature.
62	62	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
63	63	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
64	64	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
65	65	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
66	66	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.