Bill Text: TX HB3112 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a report to the Legislative Budget Board on the border security functions of certain state agencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-14 - Left pending in committee [HB3112 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB3112-Introduced.html
| By: Fletcher | H.B. No. 3112 | |
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| relating to a report to the Legislative Budget Board on the border | ||
| security functions of certain state agencies. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 322.025 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 322.025. REPORT ON BORDER SECURITY FUNCTIONS. (a) In | ||
| this section: | ||
| (1) "Border county" means a county that is adjacent to | ||
| or within 25 miles of the international border. | ||
| (2) "Border security" means the detection and | ||
| interdiction of all smuggling events between the ports of entry | ||
| along the Texas-Mexico border. | ||
| (3) "Border-related criminal activity" includes the | ||
| smuggling of people, drugs, money, weapons, stolen vehicles, and | ||
| other contraband, human trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, home | ||
| invasion, corruption, murder, assault, arson, money laundering, | ||
| impersonation of a law enforcement officer, vehicle theft, felony | ||
| pursuits, and any other criminal activity conducted by or as a | ||
| result of a transnational criminal organization engaging in | ||
| cross-border illegal activity. | ||
| (b) The Department of Public Safety, Texas Military | ||
| Department, Parks and Wildlife Department, trusteed programs | ||
| within the governor's office, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, | ||
| and any other state agency designated by the board shall report to | ||
| the board twice each state fiscal year the following: | ||
| (1) the amount of money the agency budgeted for border | ||
| security, the amount of money the agency spent on border security, | ||
| and the agency's performance related to border security during the | ||
| reporting period; | ||
| (2) the finance method for budgeted and expended | ||
| amounts; | ||
| (3) the object of expense for budgeted and expended | ||
| amounts; and | ||
| (4) the amount of money spent on employee salaries for | ||
| duties related to border security, including regular and overtime | ||
| pay. | ||
| (c) A state agency required by Subsection (b) to report | ||
| information to the board shall submit information for the first | ||
| half of the state fiscal year not later than February 28 and | ||
| information for the second half of the state fiscal year not later | ||
| than September 30. The state agency shall submit the information in | ||
| the manner prescribed by the board. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
