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                                                                  H.B. No. 2458




AN ACT

relating to authorizing the commissioners court of a county to 
delegate its authority to make certain budget transfers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 111.070(c), Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The commissioners court by order may:                              
		(1)  amend the budget to transfer an amount budgeted 
for one item to another budgeted item without authorizing an 
emergency expenditure; or
		(2)  designate the county budget officer or another 
officer or employee of the county who may, as appropriate and 
subject to conditions and directions provided by the court, amend 
the budget by transferring amounts budgeted for certain items to 
other budgeted items.
	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 September 1, 2005.




______________________________              ______________________________
 
   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 2458 was passed by the House on May 9, 
2005, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 present, not 
voting.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 2458 was passed by the Senate on May 
25, 2005, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



APPROVED:  _____________________                                            
 
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                 Governor