83R5045 PMO-D
By: Howard H.B. No. 635
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the sunset review of the Lower Colorado River
Authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 8503, Special District Local Laws Code,
is amended by adding Section 8503.0031 to read as follows:
Sec. 8503.0031. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The
authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act), as if it were a state agency but is not
abolished under that chapter.
(b) The authority shall be reviewed during the period in
which state agencies scheduled to be reviewed or abolished in 2015
and every 12th year after that year are reviewed.
(c) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset
Advisory Commission in performing a review of the authority under
this section. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the
cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of
a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
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.