(b) For each fiscal year, the division shall distribute at least 50 percent of the money distributed under this article during that year to counties with a population of less than 50,000, except that if the total distributions applied for by those counties is less than 50 percent of the money distributed during that year, the division is only required to distribute to those counties the amount of money for which applications have been made.
(c) The division may adopt a budget and rules for the distribution of money under this article.
(d) All money distributed to a county under this article and its expenditure by the county are subject to audit by the state auditor.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 664, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 85, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.