83R5311 JJT-D
By: Howard H.B. No. 1343
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the availability and use of certain statutorily
dedicated revenue and accounts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 322.024 to read as follows:
Sec. 322.024. REDUCTION OF RELIANCE ON AVAILABLE DEDICATED
REVENUE FOR BUDGET CERTIFICATION. (a) In this section, "available
dedicated revenue" means revenue that Section 403.095 makes
available for certification under Section 403.121.
(b) The board shall:
(1) develop and implement a process to review
continually:
(A) new legislative enactments that create
dedicated revenue; and
(B) the appropriation and accumulation of
dedicated revenue and available dedicated revenue;
(2) develop and implement tools to evaluate
continually the use of available dedicated revenue for state
government financing and budgeting;
(3) develop specific and detailed recommendations on
actions the legislature may reasonably take to reduce state
government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for the
purposes of certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by
Section 403.095; and
(4) for each statutory dedication of revenue, consider
whether:
(A) the fund or account to which the dedicated
revenue is deposited continues to serve the purpose for which the
dedication was enacted;
(B) the fund or account to which the dedicated
revenue is deposited has the capacity to satisfy expenditures for
the dedicated purpose;
(C) there is a clear link between the benefit
intended to be gained by the dedication and the source of the
revenue; and
(D) there is a substantial justification for the
continued maintenance of the fund or account to which the dedicated
revenue is deposited.
(c) The board shall:
(1) consult with the comptroller as necessary to
accomplish the objectives of this section;
(2) request comments from each state agency that might
be affected by recommendations proposed to be made under this
subsection or measures proposed to be taken under this subsection;
(3) make recommendations to the governor, the
legislature, and the comptroller concerning whether to continue or
eliminate any dedications of revenue or any fund or account to which
dedicated revenue is deposited or held; and
(4) incorporate into the board's budget
recommendations appropriate measures to reduce state government's
reliance on available dedicated revenue for the purposes of
certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by Section
403.095.
SECTION 2. 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, 2013.