85R6356 JG-D     By: Blanco H.B. No. 1202       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study on the effectiveness of Operation Secure Texas.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  DEFINITION. In this Act, "Homeland Security   Council" means the advisory entity created under Subchapter B,   Chapter 421, Government Code.          SECTION 2.  STUDY OF OPERATION SECURE TEXAS. The Homeland   Security Council shall conduct a study to evaluate the   effectiveness of Operation Secure Texas.          SECTION 3.  SCOPE OF STUDY. (a) The study must:                (1)  evaluate how effectively state financial   resources were used to address the threat of drug cartel crime along   the international border during the operation;                (2)  evaluate how effectively state financial   resources are currently being used to address the threat of drug   cartel crime along the international border;                (3)  compare the estimated amount of controlled   substances illegally transported across the border during   Operation Secure Texas with the amount of controlled substances   illegally transported across the border during a comparable period   immediately before the date the operation began; and                (4)  compare the estimated number of firearms illegally   transported across the border during Operation Secure Texas with   the estimated number of firearms illegally transported across the   border during a comparable period immediately before the date the   operation began.          (b)  In conducting the study, the Homeland Security Council   shall solicit input from and collaborate with:                (1)  local law enforcement agencies and officials,   including county sheriffs' departments and local police   departments, on best practices for improving state efforts to   combat drug and firearms trafficking; and                (2)  to the extent feasible, the United States Border   Patrol.          SECTION 4.  REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The Homeland   Security Council shall issue a written report to the governor, the   lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of   representatives that includes the council's findings.          (b)  The report must be issued not later than November 30,   2018.          SECTION 5.  EXPIRATION. This Act expires December 1, 2018.          SECTION 6.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September   1, 2017.