84R9930 MTB-D
By: Dale H.B. No. 3114
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the audit and review of regional mobility authorities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 370, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 370.263 to read as follows:
Sec. 370.263. AUDIT OF AUTHORITIES. (a) An authority is
subject to an economy and efficiency audit by the state auditor's
office.
(b) An audit under this section may include audits of the
authority's contractors and subcontractors.
(c) The state auditor's participation under this section is
subject to approval by the legislative audit committee for
inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c), Government
Code.
(d) An authority shall pay the cost incurred by the state
auditor in conducting an audit of the authority under this section.
The state auditor shall determine the cost, and the authority shall
pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the state
auditor detailing the cost.
SECTION 2. Section 321.013(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The State Auditor shall conduct audits of all
departments, including institutions of higher education, and of
regional mobility authorities, as specified in the audit plan. At
the direction of the committee, the State Auditor shall conduct an
audit or investigation of any entity receiving funds from the
state.
SECTION 3. Chapter 321, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 321.0139 to read as follows:
Sec. 321.0139. ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY AUDIT OF REGIONAL
MOBILITY AUTHORITIES. At a reasonable time in advance of an economy
and efficiency audit of a regional mobility authority, the state
auditor shall provide the board of directors of the authority with
written information relating to the procedures for and scope of the
audit. The state auditor shall include in the materials
information describing:
(1) how the appropriate representatives of the
authority may participate in the audit planning process; and
(2) how the authority may request information or
assistance in preparing for the audit from the state auditor.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.