Sec. 76.008.  FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTIES.  (a)  The county or counties served by a department shall provide physical facilities, equipment, and utilities for a department.  The division shall monitor the support a county provides under this section and determine whether a county provides support that meets the standards for minimum support established by the division.  If the division determines that a county's support is insufficient, the division may impose on the department a sanction authorized by Section 509.012.
(b)  If a department serves two or more counties, those counties may enter into an agreement for the distribution of the expenses of facilities, equipment, and utilities.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.