HB1543 - Relating to the recovery by the attorney general from the federal government of certain border security expenditures.

  89R4697 CS-D     By: Raymond H.B. No. 1543       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the recovery by the attorney general from the federal   government of certain border security expenditures.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 402.0211 to read as follows:           Sec.   402.0211.     RECOVERY OF CERTAIN BORDER SECURITY   EXPENDITURES. (a) The attorney general shall, not later than the   30th day after the beginning of each state fiscal biennium:                 (1)     determine the amount of money spent by this state   on border security during the preceding state fiscal biennium;                 (2)     prepare an invoice requesting payment of the   amount determined under Subdivision (1); and                 (3)     submit the invoice prepared under Subdivision (2)   to the appropriate agency of the federal government for payment.           (b)     The attorney general may request the assistance of the   Legislative Budget Board in making the determination required under   Subsection (a)(1), and the Legislative Budget Board shall provide   the requested assistance.           (c)     An invoice submitted under Subsection (a)(3) must   include the date the invoice is due, which must be at least six, but   not more than eight, months after the date the invoice is submitted.           (d)     If an invoice submitted under Subsection (a)(3) is paid   on or before the date the invoice is due, the attorney general shall   deposit the payment in the state treasury to the credit of the   general revenue fund.           (e)     If an invoice submitted under Subsection (a)(3) is not   timely paid, the attorney general shall bring an action against the   appropriate agency of the federal government to recover the amount   due as stated on the invoice.           (f)     The attorney general shall deposit any money received as   a result of an action brought under Subsection (e) in the state   treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.           (g)     Notwithstanding any provision of Subsection (a) to the   contrary, for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2025:                 (1)     the attorney general shall take the actions   described by Subsection (a) not later than March 1, 2026; and                 (2)     for purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the attorney   general shall determine the amount of money spent by this state on   border security to be the lesser of:                       (A)     the amount of money spent by this state for   that purpose during the period beginning September 1, 2001, and   ending August 31, 2025; or                       (B)  $20 billion.           (h)     Subsection (g) and this subsection expire August 31,   2027.          SECTION 2.  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 on September 1, 2025.