2019S0322-1 03/04/19
 
  By: Perry S.B. No. 1661
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to legislative oversight and funding of deferred
  maintenance projects.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter I, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER I.  DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FUNDING [FUND]
         Sec. 2165.401.  PURPOSE; INTENT.  It is the intent of the
  legislature that state facilities be brought into a better state of
  repair to ensure the safety of employees and visitors, the
  efficiency of building operations, and a long-term reduction in
  repair costs by addressing deferred maintenance issues.  [The
  deferred maintenance fund is created to fund projects for this
  purpose.]
         Sec. 2165.402.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "fund"
  means the state deferred maintenance fund under Section 49-g-4,
  Article III, Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 2165.403.  STATE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FUND [ACCOUNT].
  (a)  The legislature may appropriate money in the fund to state
  agencies to provide funding for deferred maintenance projects
  identified in the agencies' deferred maintenance plans [The fund is
  an account in the general revenue fund].
         (b)  This subsection applies only to an appropriation from
  the fund of money transferred to the fund from the economic
  stabilization fund on January 1, 2020, or of investment earnings or
  interest attributable to that money. In making an appropriation to
  which this subsection applies, the legislature shall prioritize the
  following amounts:
               (1)  $947,151,974 to the Parks and Wildlife Department
  for deferred maintenance projects, including facility maintenance;
               (2)  $201,974,643 to the Texas Historical Commission
  for deferred maintenance projects, including courthouse
  renovation;
               (3)  $10,947,537 to the Department of Public Safety for
  deferred maintenance projects;
               (4)  $8,303,780 to the Texas Military Department for
  deferred maintenance projects;
               (5)  $30,626,056 to the Texas Department of Criminal
  Justice for deferred maintenance projects;
               (6)  $78,560,277 to the Texas Facilities Commission for
  deferred maintenance projects;
               (7)  $42,345,526 to the Texas Department of
  Transportation for deferred maintenance projects;
               (8)  $1,763,148 to the Department of State Health
  Services for deferred maintenance projects;
               (9)  $4,444,199 to the State Preservation Board for
  deferred maintenance projects;
               (10)  to the Health and Human Services Commission:
                     (A)  $300,000,000 to increase the number of mental
  health beds at state hospitals in rural areas and state supported
  living centers in rural areas; and
                     (B)  $143,007,114 for other deferred maintenance
  projects, including deferred maintenance at state hospitals and
  state supported living centers;
               (11)  $11,505,743 to the Texas Juvenile Justice
  Department for deferred maintenance projects; and
               (12)  $100,000,000 for the creation of a technology
  legacy fund [The fund consists of money appropriated, credited, or
  transferred to the fund by or at the direction of the legislature].
         (c)  The amounts described by Subsection (b) may be adjusted
  by the legislature in the General Appropriations Act as necessary,
  as determined by the legislature. The legislature may consider the
  report received from the Joint Oversight Committee on Government
  Facilities when making adjustments [Section 403.095 does not apply
  to the fund].
         (d)  The use of money credited to the fund by appropriation
  or transfer from the game, fish, and water safety account, the
  lifetime license endowment account, or another fund or account in
  the state treasury the use of which is subject to restrictions under
  the federal Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
  Section 777 et seq.), the federal Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
  Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. Section 669 et seq.), or other federal
  law, and the use of money earned as interest or other earnings on
  the investment of that money credited to the fund, continues to be
  subject to those federal restrictions and may be used only for a
  function required to manage this state's fish or wildlife resources
  in accordance with those federal restrictions.
         (e)  Subsections (b) and (c) and this subsection expire
  September 1, 2031.
         Sec. 2165.404.  JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT
  FACILITIES. (a)  In this section, "committee" means the Joint
  Oversight Committee on Government Facilities.
         (b)  The committee is created to review deferred maintenance
  plans and receive implementation updates.
         (c)  The committee is composed of six members as follows:
               (1)  three members of the senate appointed by the
  lieutenant governor; and
               (2)  three members of the house of representatives
  appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
         (d)  The presiding officer of the committee shall alternate
  annually between:
               (1)  a member of the senate appointed by the lieutenant
  governor; and
               (2)  a member of the house of representatives appointed
  by the speaker of the house of representatives.
         (e)  A vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the same
  manner as the original appointment.
         (f)  The committee biennially shall provide a written report
  to the legislature that identifies:
               (1)  the amount of money spent for deferred
  maintenance;
               (2)  planned deferred maintenance projects; and
               (3)  the status of ongoing and completed deferred
  maintenance projects.
         (g)  The following persons shall provide staff support for
  the committee:
               (1)  a member of the executive staff of the Parks and
  Wildlife Department with knowledge of the department's deferred
  maintenance plan or that person's designee;
               (2)  the chief financial officer of the Parks and
  Wildlife Department or that person's designee;
               (3)  a member of the executive staff of the Texas
  Historical Commission with knowledge of the commission's deferred
  maintenance plan or that person's designee;
               (4)  the chief financial officer of the Texas
  Historical Commission or that person's designee;
               (5)  a member of the executive staff of the Health and
  Human Services Commission with knowledge of the commission's
  deferred maintenance plan or that person's designee; and
               (6)  the chief financial officer of the Health and
  Human Services Commission or that person's designee.
         (h)  The committee has the powers of a joint committee of the
  legislature and may obtain funding in the same manner as a joint
  committee. The Texas Legislative Council may provide funding for
  the operations of the committee.
         (i)  The rules adopted by the 86th Legislature for the
  administration of joint committees created by proclamation apply to
  the committee to the extent the rules are consistent with this
  section.
         (j)  The committee is abolished and this section expires
  September 1, 2031.
         SECTION 2.  (a)  In this section, "committee" means the
  Joint Oversight Committee on Government Facilities created by
  Section 2165.404, Government Code, as added by this Act.
         (b)  The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
  representatives shall make appointments to the committee not later
  than January 15, 2020.
         (c)  The lieutenant governor shall appoint the initial
  presiding officer of the committee.
         SECTION 3.  On January 1, 2020, the deferred maintenance
  fund account is abolished and the unencumbered balance of that
  account is transferred to the state deferred maintenance fund.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2020, but only
  if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2019, establishing the state deferred maintenance
  fund to provide funding for deferred maintenance at state
  facilities and transferring economic stabilization fund money to
  that fund is approved by the voters. If that amendment is not
  approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.