Federal Homeland Security Funding

As prescribed by Article IX, Sec. 7.09 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the 2008-2009 Biennium: All state agencies and institutions of higher education shall include in their operating budget reports to the Legislative Budget Board:

1. (1) an estimated amount of federal homeland security funding received by the agency or institution of higher education and used for the operation and administration of state homeland security programs; and
2. (2) the amount of federal homeland security funding received by the agency or institution of higher education and passed through to other agencies, institutions, or local units of government.

Information provided in accordance with Subsection (2) of this section shall be used for informational purposes only and shall be reported to the members of the legislature by the Legislative Budget Board at the end of each fiscal year.