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Amend Amendment No. 108 to CSHB 300 by Pickett (page 174 of
the pre-filed amendment packet) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 11, strike "Section 366.039" and
substitute "Sections 366.039, 366.040, and 366.041".
(2) On page 1, between lines 18 and 19, insert:
Sec. 366.040. ANNUAL AUDIT. A regional tollway authority
described by Section 366.039 is subject to annual audit by the State
Auditor's Office.
Sec. 366.041. ELECTRONIC CHECKING ACCOUNT TRANSACTION
REGISTER. (a) This section applies only to a regional tollway
authority described by Section 366.039 located in a county with a
population of 250,000 or more.
(b) The regional tollway authority shall designate a person
to maintain the transaction register for the authority's checking
account in a searchable electronic spreadsheet format, such as a
portable document format (PDF) or similar file type, in which the
transaction register is readily available for purposes of
Subsection (d). Except as provided by Subsection (c), the
electronic checking account transaction register must include for
each check written from the authority's account:
(1) the transaction amount;
(2) the name of the payee; and
(3) a statement of the purpose of the expenditure for
which the check was written.
(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), beginning September
1, 2010, a regional tollway authority's checking account
transaction register must contain the information required by
Subsections (b)(1) and (2) for each check dated on or after August
1, 2010. Beginning September 1, 2011, an authority's electronic
checking account transaction register must contain the information
required by Subsections (b)(1) through (3) for each check dated on
or after August 1, 2011. This subsection expires October 1, 2011.
(c) A regional tollway authority may not include in the
authority's electronic checking account transaction register a
check issued to an authority employee in payment of:
(1) salary, wages, or an employment stipend; or
(2) a workers' compensation income benefit, medical
benefit, death benefit, or burial benefit that is issued by a county
operating as a self-insurer under Chapter 504, Labor Code.
(d) A regional tollway authority shall post the electronic
checking account transaction register at all times on the
authority's Internet website for viewing and downloading by
interested persons. The authority may not charge a fee to a person
who views or downloads the electronic checking account transaction
register under this subsection.
(e) A regional tollway authority shall:
(1) update the electronic checking account
transaction register at least once each month, not later than the
30th day after the closing date of the most recent monthly statement
for the checking account; and
(2) maintain each transaction or listing in the
electronic checking account transaction register on the
authority's Internet website until the first anniversary of the
date of the transaction or listing.
(f) The person designated to maintain the transaction
register under Subsection (a) may consult with the comptroller in
developing an electronic checking account transaction register
under this section.
(g) This section does not apply to a regional tollway
authority that maintains a check registry or a similar
comprehensive monthly financial report that was posted on the
authority's Internet website for public viewing and downloading on
or before August 1, 2010.