Texas Statutes
Chapter 8503 - Lower Colorado River Authority
Section 8503.0021. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 8503.0021. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. (a) The authority is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall not include the management of the generation or transmission of electricity under the wholesale electricity operation of the authority and the authority's affiliated nonprofit corporations. The review shall be conducted under Section 325.025, Government Code, as if the authority were a state agency scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2031, and every 12th year after that year.
(b) In anticipation of the sunset review under Subsection (a), based on the results of an audit, including a performance-related audit, conducted by the state auditor before December 1, 2016, the state auditor may make recommendations to the legislature, including whether a review conducted under Subsection (a) should include the financial operation and management of the generation or transmission of electricity under the wholesale electricity operation of the authority and the authority's affiliated nonprofit corporations.
(c) The authority shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset Advisory Commission in performing the review under Subsection (a). The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1148 (S.B. 523), Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 18 (S.B. 606), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

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