Requires the attorney general to calculate and invoice the federal government for the state's past and future border security expenditures (including a one-time claim up to $20 billion for 2001-2025), and to sue for nonpayment, increasing state efforts to seek reimbursement for immigration-related (
the attorney general shall, not later than the 30th day after the beginning of each state fiscal biennium: (1) determine the amount of money spent by this state on border security during the preceding state fiscal biennium;
Requires the attorney general to calculate and invoice the federal government for the state's past and future border security expenditures (including a one-time claim up to $20 billion for 2001-2025), and to sue for nonpayment, increasing state efforts to seek reimbursement for immigration-related (
If an invoice submitted under Subsection (a)(3) is not timely paid, the attorney general shall bring an action against the appropriate agency of the federal government to recover the amount due as stated on the invoice.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires the Texas attorney general to regularly invoice the federal government for the state's border security spending and to sue if unpaid, with a special large initial claim; this expands state activity and pressure on immigration/border enforcement issues without changing substantive enforcement powers.
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