| (a) For purposes of §305.025(3), Government Code,
an expenditure for transportation or lodging provided to a member
of the legislative or executive branch is for a fact-finding trip
only if:
(1) the expenditure is necessary for the member to
obtain information that directly relates to the member's official
duties;
(2) the member cannot reasonably obtain the information
without the expenditure; and
(3) the expenditure is not for the member's attendance
at a merely ceremonial event or pleasure trip.
(b) If an expenditure made for transportation or lodging
for a fact-finding trip is required to be disclosed on a lobby activities
report by §305.0061(a), Government Code, the purpose of the transportation
or lodging must include a description of the information that the
expenditure was necessary to obtain under subsection (a) of this section.
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