Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2054.388. Transfer of Ownership

(a) The department, subject to the governor's approval, may require a state agency that enters into an interagency contract under Section 2054.386 to transfer to the department ownership, custody, or control of resources that the department, in consultation with the agency, determines are used to support the operations or services selected under Section 2054.385. These resources may include:

(b) The department shall advise the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, and state auditor's office regarding the expected savings to be received for each state agency from which ownership, custody, or control is transferred under this section.

(c) The department and the state agency shall work to reconcile any federal funding issues that arise out of a transfer under this section. The department, subject to the governor's approval, shall exclude applicable resources from the transfer if the federal funding issues cannot be reconciled.

(d) Chapter 2175 does not apply to information resources or information resources technologies transferred under this section.