Certain river authorities must undergo limited review, pay the review cost, and are not subject to a management audit requirement under the cited administrative code chapter.
Sec. 325.025. RIVER AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO REVIEW. (a) A river authority listed in Subsection (b) is subject to a limited review under this chapter as if it were a state agency but may not be abolished. (b) This section applies to the: (1) Angelina and Neches River Authority; (2) Brazos River Authority; (3) Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; (4) Lavaca-Navidad River Authority; (5) Lower Colorado River Authority; (6) Lower Neches Valley Authority; (7) Nueces River Authority; (8) Red River Authority of Texas; (9) Sabine River Authority of Texas; (10) San Antonio River Authority; (11) San Jacinto River Authority; (12) Sulphur River Basin Authority; (13) Trinity River Authority of Texas; (14) Upper Colorado River Authority; and (15) Upper Guadalupe River Authority. (c) The limited review under this chapter must assess each river authority's: (1) governance; (2) management; (3) operating structure; and (4) compliance with legislative requirements. (d) A river authority shall pay the cost incurred by the commission in performing a review of the authority under this section. The commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the commission detailing the cost. (e) A river authority reviewed by the commission under this section may not be required to conduct a management audit under Chapter 292, Title 30, Texas Administrative Code. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1148 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 975 (S.B. 2262), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2019. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 1920), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 8.008, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 7.07, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 240 (H.B. 3731), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.