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1	2		By: Creighton S.R. No. 918
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4		-	~~SENATE RESOLUTION~~
	5	+	R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
6	7		Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
7	8		suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
8		-	conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
9		-	~~Senate~~ Bill 1289 (the purchase of iron and steel products made in
10		-	~~the~~ United States for certain governmental entity projects) to
11		-	~~consider~~ and take action on the following matters:
	9	+	conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
	10	+	Bill 1289 (the purchase of iron and steel products made in the
	11	+	United States for certain governmental entity projects) to consider
	12	+	and take action on the following matters:
12	13		(1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
13	14		committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
14	15		or senate version of the bill by adding, in SECTION 1 of the bill,
15	16		the following:
16	17		Sec. 2252.2025. REPORT. (a) Not later than December 1,
17		-	2018, the Texas Water Development Board shall electronically
18		-	~~submit~~ to the state auditor a report on all contracts for
19		-	~~construction of a~~ project that received financial assistance
20		-	~~under Chapter 15, 16, or~~ 17, Water Code, during the state fiscal
21		-	~~year ending August 31, 2017.~~ The report must include:
	18	+	2018, the Texas Water Development Board shall electronically submit
	19	+	to the state auditor a report on all contracts for construction of a
	20	+	project that received financial assistance under Chapter 15, 16, or
	21	+	17, Water Code, during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017.
	22	+	The report must include:
22	23		(1) the impacts on a political subdivision that has
23	24		obtained or applied for financial assistance from the board under
24	25		Chapter 15, 16, or 17, Water Code; and
25	26		(2) for each project that has obtained financial
26	27		assistance as described by this subsection:
27	28		(A) the country of origin of the iron and steel
28		-	products used in the project, in accordance with 19 U.S.C.
29		-	~~Section~~ 1304;
	29	+	products used in the project, in accordance with 19 U.S.C. Section
	30	+	1304;
30	31		(B) the cost and quantity of all iron and steel
31		-	products received from each country of origin for the project;
32		-	and
33		-	(C) any related bond information, including
34		-	the credit rating of general obligation bonds or revenue bonds
35		-	issued by the board to finance or refinance projects included in
36		-	the state water plan and the potential impact to that credit
37		-	rating as a result of the bond issuance by the board.
38		-	(b) The state auditor shall prepare a summary on the
39		-	report submitted under Subsection (a) and electronically submit
40		-	the summary to the legislature not later than January 1, 2019.
	32	+	products received from each country of origin for the project; and
	33	+	(C) any related bond information, including the
	34	+	credit rating of general obligation bonds or revenue bonds issued
	35	+	by the board to finance or refinance projects included in the state
	36	+	water plan and the potential impact to that credit rating as a
	37	+	result of the bond issuance by the board.
	38	+	(b) The state auditor shall prepare a summary on the report
	39	+	submitted under Subsection (a) and electronically submit the
	40	+	summary to the legislature not later than January 1, 2019.
41	41		(c) This section expires September 1, 2019.
42	42		Explanation: The change is necessary to require the Texas
43	43		Water Development Board to electronically submit to the state
44		-	auditor a report on all contracts for construction of projects
45		-	~~that~~ received financial assistance from the board under Chapter
46		-	~~15, 16,~~ or 17, Water Code, during the state fiscal year ending
47		-	~~August 31,~~ 2017, and to require the state auditor to submit to the
48		-	~~legislature~~ a summary of that report.
	44	+	auditor a report on all contracts for construction of projects that
	45	+	received financial assistance from the board under Chapter 15, 16,
	46	+	or 17, Water Code, during the state fiscal year ending August 31,
	47	+	2017, and to require the state auditor to submit to the legislature
	48	+	a summary of that report.
49	49		(2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
50	50		committee to amend text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION
51		-	6(b) of the bill, in the transition provisions of the bill, to
52		-	read as follows:
53		-	(b) Subchapter F, Chapter 2252, Government Code, as added
54		-	by this Act, does not apply to a project as described by Section
55		-	15.432 or 15.472, Water Code, that the Texas Water Development
56		-	Board has formally approved for financial assistance. In this
57		-	subsection, the term "formally approved" means any project that
58		-	is the subject of a resolution approving an application for
59		-	financial assistance adopted by the Texas Water Development
60		-	Board before May 1, 2019, for any portion of the financing of the
61		-	project.
	51	+	6(b) of the bill, in the transition provisions of the bill, to read
	52	+	as follows:
	53	+	(b) Subchapter F, Chapter 2252, Government Code, as added by
	54	+	this Act, does not apply to a project as described by Section 15.432
	55	+	or 15.472, Water Code, that the Texas Water Development Board has
	56	+	formally approved for financial assistance. In this subsection, the
	57	+	term "formally approved" means any project that is the subject of a
	58	+	resolution approving an application for financial assistance
	59	+	adopted by the Texas Water Development Board before May 1, 2019, for
	60	+	any portion of the financing of the project.
62	61		Explanation: The change is necessary to extend the time
63		-	before certain contracts are subject to Subchapter F, Chapter
64		-	2252, Government Code, as added by the Act, to allow the Texas
65		-	Water Development Board to submit the report and the state
66		-	auditor to submit the summary required by Section 2252.2025,
67		-	Government Code, as added by the Act.
68		-	_______________________________
69		-	President of the Senate
70		-	I hereby certify that the
71		-	above Resolution was adopted by
72		-	the Senate on May 27, 2017, by the
73		-	following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3.
74		-	_______________________________
75		-	Secretary of the Senate
	62	+	before certain contracts are subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 2252,
	63	+	Government Code, as added by the Act, to allow the Texas Water
	64	+	Development Board to submit the report and the state auditor to
	65	+	submit the summary required by Section 2252.2025, Government Code,
	66	+	as added by the Act.