By: Garcia S.B. No. 2100
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study of the fees charged by the Railroad Commission
of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the
Railroad Commission of Texas.
SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The commission shall conduct a
study to evaluate the ability of the commission to fund its
operations using fees.
(b) In conducting the study under Subsection (a) of this
section, the commission shall:
(1) identify and evaluate the fees charged by the
commission;
(2) identify and evaluate the costs to the commission
associated with the administration of permits and other programs
for which the commission charges fees;
(3) recommend any appropriate changes to the fee
structure of the commission so that fees charged by the commission
are sufficient to fund the administration of the program the fees
are associated with; and
(4) evaluate the effects of any changes recommended
under Subdivision (3) of this subsection on the budget of the
commission.
SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2018, the
commission shall submit to the legislature a written report
containing the findings of the study conducted under this Act and
the commission's recommendations for any legislation resulting
from the study.
SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2019.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2017.