Bill Text: TX SB1809 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to a study by the comptroller of public accounts of the economic impact of the Texas-Mexico border wall in the State of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-11 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1809 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB1809-Engrossed.html
| By: Lucio | S.B. No. 1809 | |
|
|
||
|
|
||
| relating to a study by the comptroller of public accounts of the | ||
| economic impact of the Texas-Mexico border wall in the State of | ||
| Texas. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall | ||
| study the economic impact of the installation of the border wall | ||
| near the Texas-Mexico border on this state, on local governments, | ||
| and on businesses, families, and individuals. | ||
| (b) In completing the study under this section, the | ||
| comptroller of public accounts shall: | ||
| (1) focus on the effects of the installation of the | ||
| wall on those businesses, families, and individuals who own land or | ||
| operate on land that falls between the international boundary and | ||
| the border wall; and | ||
| (2) analyze each parcel of land that falls between the | ||
| international boundary and the border wall and each business that | ||
| operates on such land. | ||
| (c) At the request of the comptroller of public accounts, a | ||
| state agency or local government shall provide information and | ||
| assistance in conducting the study under this section. | ||
| (d) The comptroller of public accounts shall provide | ||
| updates on the progress of the study required by this section as | ||
| requested at interim committee hearings conducted by the House | ||
| Committee on Border and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Senate | ||
| Committee on International Relations and Trade. | ||
| (e) Not later than December 1, 2012, the comptroller of | ||
| public accounts shall report the results of the study conducted | ||
| under this section to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the | ||
| house of representatives, and the presiding officers of the House | ||
| Committee on Border and Intergovernmental Affairs and the Senate | ||
| Committee on International Relations and Trade. | ||
| SECTION 2. If there is no appropriation for conducting the | ||
| study under Section 1 of this Act, or if an appropriation for | ||
| conducting the study is insufficient, the comptroller of public | ||
| accounts shall: | ||
| (1) make reasonable efforts to seek gifts, grants, and | ||
| donations to fund the study; and | ||
| (2) not later than the 90th day following the | ||
| effective date of this Act and every additional 90 days thereafter | ||
| until the date the study begins, report to the legislature on the | ||
| progress of efforts to obtain gifts, grants, and donations under | ||
| Subdivision (1) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act does not make an appropriation. A | ||
| provision in this Act that creates a new governmental program, | ||
| creates a new entitlement, or imposes a new duty on a governmental | ||
| entity is not mandatory during a fiscal period for which the | ||
| legislature has not made a specific appropriation to implement the | ||
| provision. This section does not apply if this Act does not require | ||
| an appropriation. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act expires January 1, 2013. | ||
| SECTION 5. 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, 2011. | ||
