| 1 | 1 | | By: Lozano, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Estes) H.B. No. 2290 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013; |
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| 3 | 3 | | May 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural |
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| 4 | 4 | | Resources; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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| 5 | 5 | | Yeas 10, Nays 1; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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| 7 | 7 | | |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to the use for administrative costs of a portion of money |
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| 11 | 11 | | received by certain entities to implement a supplemental |
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| 12 | 12 | | environmental project. |
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| 13 | 13 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 1. Section 7.067, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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| 15 | 15 | | Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (c) The commission may allow a local government or an |
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| 17 | 17 | | organization exempt from federal income taxation under Section |
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| 18 | 18 | | 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described |
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| 19 | 19 | | by Section 501(c)(3) of that code, that receives money from a |
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| 20 | 20 | | respondent to implement a supplemental environmental project under |
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| 21 | 21 | | this section to use a portion of the money, not to exceed 10 percent |
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| 22 | 22 | | of the direct cost of the project, for administrative costs, |
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| 23 | 23 | | including overhead costs, personnel salary and fringe benefits, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | travel and per diem expenses, associated with implementing the |
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| 25 | 25 | | project. Money used for administrative costs under this subsection |
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| 26 | 26 | | must be used in accordance with Chapter 783, Government Code. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. Section 7.067(c), Water Code, as added by this |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act, applies to money received to implement a supplemental |
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| 29 | 29 | | environmental project under Section 7.067, Water Code, regardless |
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| 30 | 30 | | of whether the money was received on, before, or after the effective |
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| 31 | 31 | | date of this Act. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 33 | 33 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 34 | 34 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 35 | 35 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 36 | 36 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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| 37 | 37 | | * * * * * |
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