HBA-LJP H.B. 3235 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3235
By: Reyna, Arthur
Ways & Means
4/19/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the City of San Antonio is bidding to host the 2007 Pan American
Games.  The site selection committees that review these bids require the
bidding cities to submit sufficient evidence with their bid that the state
in which the bidder is located supports the bid and is willing to grant
good faith assurances that the games will be produced in accordance with
the bid should the games be awarded to that city.  During the 76th
legislature, a trust fund for the Pan American Games was created, but other
legislation abolished the trust fund.  House Bill 3235 reinstates the
abolished provisions relating to the Pan American Games trust fund. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3235 requires the comptroller of public accounts to undertake
duties related to the Pan American Games trust fund, to recreate the Pan
American Games trust fund, and to rededicate revenue for the same purposes. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.