Texas Government Code Title 7, Chapter 751 - Office Of State-federal Relations

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 751.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Office of State-Federal Relations Advisory Policy Board. (2) "Director" means the director of the Office of State-Federal Relations....
• Texas Section 751.002 - Office Of State-federal Relations
  (a) The Office of State-Federal Relations is an agency of the state and operates within the executive department. The office is administratively attached to the...
• Texas Section 751.003 - Sunset Provision
  The Office of State-Federal Relations is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the office is...
• Texas Section 751.004 - Appointment And Term Of Director
  (a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a director of the office. (b) The director serves at the pleasure...
• Texas Section 751.005 - General Powers And Duties Of Office
  (a) The office shall exercise the powers and carry out the duties prescribed by this section in order to act as a liaison from the...
• Texas Section 751.006 - Staff; Personnel Policies
  (a) The director may employ staff necessary to carry out the director's powers and duties under this chapter. The director or the director's designee shall...
• Texas Section 751.007 - Lobbyist Restriction
  A person required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 may not act as general counsel of the office. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd...
• Texas Section 751.008 - Public Information And Complaints
  (a) The director shall: (1) prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the office and the procedures by which complaints are filed with...
• Texas Section 751.009 - Contributions
  (a) The office may accept contributions that the office determines will further the objectives of the office. (b) A contribution may not be used to...
• Texas Section 751.010 - Office Of State-federal Relations Advisory Policy Board
  (a) The Office of State-Federal Relations Advisory Policy Board consists of: (1) the governor; (2) the lieutenant governor; and (3) the speaker of the house...
• Texas Section 751.011 - Board Duties
  The board shall review the office's priorities and strategies set forth in the annual report and deliver to the director any suggested modifications. Added by...
• Texas Section 751.012 - Interagency Contracts
  (a) The office may enter into interagency contracts with other state agencies to locate staff of the other state agency in Washington, D.C., to work...
• Texas Section 751.015 - Contracts Between Office And Consultants
  (a) If the office elects to contract with federal-level government relations consultants, the office shall adopt written procedures for those contracts. The procedures must include:...

SUBCHAPTER B FEDERAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT

• Texas Section 751.016 - Contracts By State Agencies Or Political Subdivisions
  (a) In this section, "political subdivision" includes a river authority. (b) An agency or political subdivision of the state shall report to the office on...
• Texas Section 751.021 - Definition
  In this subchapter "federal formula funds" means only those funds coming to the state based on federal funding formulas or as otherwise legislated by congress,...
• Texas Section 751.022 - Powers And Duties
  (a) The office has primary responsibility for monitoring, coordinating, and reporting on the state's efforts to ensure receipt of an equitable share of federal formula...
• Texas Section 751.023 - Agency Communications
  A state agency shall, to the extent practicable, contact the office before the agency provides information to a federal agency or to the United States...

Last modified: September 28, 2016