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TX Govt Code § 782.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.010. Assistance by Governor's Office and State Agencies

Sec. 782.010.  ASSISTANCE BY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  The governor's office shall provide technical assistance and staff support to assist a commission in the performance of its duties and to develop its recommendations and programs.(b)  Assistance must include:(1)  studies and plans evaluating the needs of and developing the potential for the economic growth of the cultural basin;  and(2)  research on improving the conservation and use of human and natural resources in the basin.(c)  The governor's office may provide assistance to a commission through:(1)  members of the governor's staff;(2)  the payment of funds authorized by this section;(3)  contracts with private individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, or suitable institutions;  and(4)  grants to the commission.(d)  A state agency shall assist a commission in performing its functions.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.011. Coordination by State and Federal Agencies

Sec. 782.011.  COORDINATION BY STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.  State and federal agencies shall coordinate existing programs and design state and federal programs through contact and communications with the members of a commission.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.012. Budgetary Considerations; Funds

Sec. 782.012.  BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS;  FUNDS.  (a)  A commission is within the governor's office for budgetary purposes, with necessary expenses of operations financed by line-item appropriations to the governor's office.(b)  A commission may accept gifts and grants from a person.  The funds received shall be deposited in the state treasury and may be used as appropriated by the legislature, subject to the limitations in the gift or grant and in accordance with the annual report or other recommendations of a commission.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 782.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 782 - Cultural Basin Act|Section 782.013. Development Grant

Sec. 782.013.  DEVELOPMENT GRANT.  (a)  The legislature shall appropriate a development grant fund.  On receipt of a report under Section 782.008(f), the legislature may release appropriate development grant funds in block grant form to be used by a commission in accordance with the commission's report.(b)  The governor shall encourage each commission and reviewing state agency to follow procedures that consider the following factors when developing recommendations and funding for recommendations, setting priorities, and taking other appropriate actions:(1)  the relationship of the project to the overall cultural basin development, including its location in an area determined to have a significant potential for growth;(2)  the population and area to be served by the project and the relative per capita income and the unemployment rates in the area;(3)  the relative financial resources available to the state or political subdivision that will undertake the project;(4)  the importance of the project in relation to other projects that may be in competition for the same funds;(5)  the prospects that the project, on a continuing rather than a temporary basis, will improve the opportunities for employment, the average level of income, or the economic and social development of the area served by the project;  and(6)  any possible environmental impact of the project.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 783.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.001. Short Title

Sec. 783.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Act.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 783.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.002. Policy

Sec. 783.002.  POLICY.  It is the policy of the state to promote the efficient use of public funds in local government and in programs requiring cooperation among local, state, and federal agencies.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 783.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.003. Definitions

Sec. 783.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Assurance" means a statement of compliance with federal or state law that is required of a local government as a condition for the receipt of grant or contract funds.(2)  "Financial management conditions" means generally applicable policies and procedures for the accounting, reporting, and management of funds that state agencies require local governments to follow in the administration of grants and contracts.(3)  "Local government" means a municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the state, but does not include a school district or other special-purpose district.(4)  "State agency" means a state board, commission, or department, or office having statewide jurisdiction, but does not include a state college or university.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 783.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.004. Office of the Comptroller

Sec. 783.004.  OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER.  The office of the comptroller is the state agency for uniform grant and contract management.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 44.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 783.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.005. Uniform Assurances

Sec. 783.005.  UNIFORM ASSURANCES.  (a)  The comptroller shall develop uniform and concise language for any assurances that a local government is required to make to a state agency.(b)  The comptroller may:(1)  categorize assurances according to the type of grant or contract;(2)  designate programs to which the assurances are applicable; and(3)  revise the assurances.(c)  The standards for assurances developed under this chapter may not affect methods of distribution or amounts of federal funds received by a state agency or a local government.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 44.02, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 783.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.006. Standard Financial Management Conditions

Sec. 783.006.  STANDARD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS.  (a)  The comptroller shall compile and distribute to each state agency an official compilation of standard financial management conditions.(b)  The comptroller shall develop the compilation from Federal Management Circular A-102 or from a revision of that circular and from other applicable statutes and regulations.(c)  The comptroller shall include in the compilation official commentary regarding administrative or judicial interpretations that affect the application of financial management standards.(d)  The comptroller may:(1)  categorize the financial management conditions according to the type of grant or contract;(2)  designate programs to which the conditions are applicable; and(3)  revise the conditions.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 44.03, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 783.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.007. Uniform Assurances and Standard Conditions Required; Variations

Sec. 783.007.  UNIFORM ASSURANCES AND STANDARD CONDITIONS REQUIRED;  VARIATIONS.  (a)  A state agency shall use the uniform assurances developed under Section 783.005 and the standard financial management conditions developed under Section 783.006 applicable to a local government receiving financial assistance from the agency unless a federal statute or regulation or a state statute requires or specifically authorizes a variation in the assurances or conditions.(b)  An agency may establish a variation from uniform assurances or standard conditions only by rule in accordance with Chapter 2001.(c)  The agency shall state a reason for the variation along with the proposed rule, and the reason must be based on the applicable federal statute or regulation or state statute.(d)  The agency shall file a notice of each proposed rule that establishes a variation from uniform assurances or standard conditions with the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(50), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 44.04, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 783.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.008. Audit Coordination

Sec. 783.008.  AUDIT COORDINATION.  (a)  A local government receiving state-administered financial assistance may request by action of its governing body a single audit or coordinated audits by all state agencies from which it receives funds.(b)  On receipt of a request for a single audit or audit coordination, the comptroller in consultation with the state auditor shall not later than the 30th day after the date of the request designate a single state agency to coordinate state audits of the local government.(c)  The designated agency shall, to the extent practicable, assure single or coordinated state audits of the local government for as long as the designation remains in effect or until the local government by action of its governing body withdraws its request for audit coordination.(d)  This section does not apply to an audit performed by the comptroller or state auditor.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 44.05, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 783.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.009. Matching Fund Waiver for Economically Disadvantaged County or Census Tract

Sec. 783.009.  MATCHING FUND WAIVER FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COUNTY OR CENSUS TRACT.  (a)  In this section, "economically disadvantaged county" means a county that has a per capita taxable property tax value that is less than one-half the average per capita taxable property value of counties in the state or, in comparison to other counties in the state, has:(1)  below average per capita taxable property value;(2)  below average per capita income;  and(3)  above average unemployment.(b)  In this section, "economically disadvantaged census tract" means a census tract delineated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in the most recent decennial census in which the median family income is reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census to be less than 80 percent of the area median family income.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a state agency may, for an economically disadvantaged county or economically disadvantaged census tract, adjust any matching funds requirement that is otherwise a condition for a county to receive a grant or other form of financial assistance from the agency.(d)  This section does not apply to the Texas Transportation Commission or to waivers or adjustments of matching funds requirements granted by the Texas Department of Transportation or governed by Section 222.053(a), Transportation Code.(e)  Each agency shall include information about its use of waivers or adjustments to matching funds requirements in its annual report.  The information shall include the disposition of each instance where a waiver or adjustment is requested or considered.(f)  Each agency that adjusts a matching funds requirement under this section shall prepare and submit an annual report describing each adjustment made by the agency during the preceding state fiscal year and the effects of each adjustment on the agency's programs.  The agency shall state the amount of each adjustment, the program under which the adjustment was made, and the name of each county or the location of each census tract, as appropriate, that benefited from the adjustment.  The agency shall send a copy of the annual report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, and to each member of the legislature who requests a copy.  The agency may include the annual report in the annual financial report submitted under Section 2101.011.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 783.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 783 - Uniform Grant and Contract Management|Section 783.010. State Agency Reporting and Auditing Coordination

Sec. 783.010.  STATE AGENCY REPORTING AND AUDITING COORDINATION.  (a)  A state agency that requires reports of local governments shall, during the second year of each state biennium, conduct a zero-based review of reporting requirements imposed on local governments and shall simplify the reporting requirements and determine and eliminate unnecessary, duplicative, or overly burdensome reporting requirements.(b)  Based on the results of these reviews, the state agency shall recommend to the legislature statutory changes to minimize cost, duplication, and paperwork and to maximize the efficient and effective use of public funds.(c)  A state agency may not require local governments to submit reports on items not required by law, rule, or performance measures.(d)  To achieve greater efficiency in the use of governmental funds expended on governmental audits, a state agency, except as shown necessary to further protect public funds, shall:(1)  accept, and not duplicate with state resources, an independent audit of a local government if it is performed by a certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board;(2)  at the time of approval of a contract with or a grant to a local government, specify any special or unique auditing requirements that must be performed by the local government's independent auditors;  and(3)  as may be allowed by law or rule, provide in the contract or grant award for the payment of costs incurred by the local government in complying with any special or unique auditing requirements not required by generally accepted governmental auditing standards or the standards of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.(e)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of a state agency to monitor or audit a local government's expenditure of state or federal funds received via contract or grant.(f)  The state auditor may audit for compliance with these provisions.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 792.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 792 - International Cooperation Agreements|Section 792.001. Definitions

Sec. 792.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Political subdivision" has the meaning assigned by Section 791.003.(2)  "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 783.003.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1165, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 792.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 792 - International Cooperation Agreements|Section 792.002. Agreements With Mexico

Sec. 792.002.  AGREEMENTS WITH MEXICO.  A state agency or a political subdivision may, to the extent permitted under federal law, enter into an agreement under this chapter with:(1)  the United Mexican States or a political subdivision of the United Mexican States;(2)  an agency of the United States;  or(3)  an agency or entity that is created under a treaty or executive agreement between the United States and the United Mexican States.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1165, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 792.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 792 - International Cooperation Agreements|Section 792.003. Scope of Agreement

Sec. 792.003.  SCOPE OF AGREEMENT.  A state agency or a political subdivision may enter into an agreement under this chapter only if the agreement is for the accomplishment of a function that the agency or political subdivision is authorized to perform under other law.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1165, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 792.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 792 - International Cooperation Agreements|Section 792.004. Terms

Sec. 792.004.  TERMS.  (a)  Under an agreement authorized by this chapter, a political subdivision or a state agency may:(1)  acquire or dispose of in any manner available to the state agency or political subdivision under other law an interest in real property in this state or the United Mexican States;(2)  use any funds of the state agency or political subdivision that are not otherwise dedicated by law for another purpose to accomplish the purposes of the agreement;(3)  use any equipment, facilities, or other property of the state agency or political subdivision to carry out the agreement;  or(4)  agree to any other terms that are not prohibited under state or federal law.(b)  An agreement made under this chapter may not provide for the liability of this state or a political subdivision on a bond or other obligation issued by the United Mexican States or a political subdivision of the United Mexican States.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1165, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 792.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 792 - International Cooperation Agreements|Section 792.005. Bonds

Sec. 792.005.  BONDS.  (a)  A state agency described by Subsection (b) or a political subdivision may issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness to provide financing for an agreement under this chapter to the same extent and in the same manner that the agency or political subdivision is authorized to issue the bonds or other evidence of indebtedness to perform the activity on its own behalf.(b)  Only the following state agencies may issue bonds under this section:(1)  the Department of Agriculture;(2)  the Texas Department of Economic Development;(3)  the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;(4)  the Texas Public Finance Authority;(5)  the Texas Turnpike Authority;  or(6)  the Texas Water Development Board.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1165, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 792.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 792 - International Cooperation Agreements|Section 792.006. Approval of Governor and Legislative Budget Board

Sec. 792.006.  APPROVAL OF GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD.  An agreement made by a state agency under this chapter that involves the use of money appropriated from the state treasury is not valid unless it is approved by the governor and the Legislative Budget Board.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1165, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 793.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 793 - Intergovernmental Support Agreements|Section 793.001. Definition

Sec. 793.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "local government" has the meaning assigned by Section 791.003.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 89 (S.B. 780), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 793.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 793 - Intergovernmental Support Agreements|Section 793.002. Authority to Enter Agreement

Sec. 793.002.  AUTHORITY TO ENTER AGREEMENT.  In accordance with the provisions that apply to an interlocal contract under Chapter 791, a local government may enter into an intergovernmental support agreement with a branch of the armed forces of the United States under the National Defense Authorization Act (10 U.S.C. Section 2679) to provide installation-support services to a military installation located in this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 89 (S.B. 780), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 1.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.001. Purpose of Code

Sec. 1.001.  PURPOSE OF CODE.  (a)  This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Chapter 323, Government Code.  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable, by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order; (2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law; (3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 1.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.002. Construction of Code

Sec. 1.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.  Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 1.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.003. Internal References

Sec. 1.003.  INTERNAL REFERENCES.  In this code:(1)  a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code;  and(2)  a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|