Texas 2013 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB3798 Introduced / Bill

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                    83R10544 KKR-F
 By: Coleman H.B. No. 3798


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to expenditures made by emergency services districts.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 775.073, Health and Safety Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 775.073.  EXPENDITURES [METHOD OF PAYMENT]. (a)
 Except as otherwise provided by this section, district [District]
 funds may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, or other
 instrument that is signed by at least a majority of the board's
 commissioners [the treasurer and countersigned by the president.
 If the treasurer is absent or unavailable, the assistant treasurer
 may sign for the treasurer. If the president is absent or
 unavailable, the vice president may sign for the president].
 (b)  The board by resolution may allow the district fire
 chief, treasurer, bookkeeper, or other district employee to sign an
 instrument to disburse district funds. An expenditure of more than
 $2,000 may not be paid [from tax money] unless [a sworn itemized
 account covering] the expenditure is presented to the board and the
 board approves the expenditure.
 (c)  The board may authorize the disbursement of district
 funds transferred by federal reserve wire system. The board by
 resolution may authorize wire transfers to accounts in the
 district's name or accounts not in the district's name.
 (d)  Any property purchased or leased using district funds
 must remain the property of the district, regardless of whether the
 property is used by a third party under a contract for services or
 otherwise, until:
 (1)  the property is sold to a third party following the
 procedures authorized under Section 263.003, 263.007, or 263.008,
 Local Government Code; or
 (2)  the property is disposed of in accordance with
 Subchapter J.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.