85R14815 GRM-D     By: Cyrier H.B. No. 3996       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the sunset review of certain municipally owned water   utilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  SUNSET ACT.  Chapter 325, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 325.027 to read as follows:          Sec. 325.027.  MUNICIPALLY OWNED WATER UTILITIES SUBJECT TO   REVIEW.  (a)  The municipally owned water utility 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 San Antonio Water System.          (c)  The limited review under this chapter must assess the   municipally owned water utility's:                (1)  governance;                (2)  management;                (3)  operating structure; and                (4)  compliance with legislative requirements.          (d)  The municipally owned water utility reviewed by the   commission under this section may not be required to conduct a   management audit under Chapter 292, Title 30, Texas Administrative   Code.          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, 2017.