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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in |
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appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority |
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regarding appropriations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. CERTAIN REDUCTIONS IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE |
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STATE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2021. (a) The appropriations |
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from the general revenue fund for the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2021, made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), to the agencies listed in this subsection are reduced |
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respectively for each agency, in the unencumbered amounts indicated |
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by this subsection, for a total aggregate reduction of |
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$490,298,906. Each of the following agencies shall identify the |
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strategies and objectives out of which the indicated reductions in |
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unencumbered amounts appropriated to the agency from the general |
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revenue fund are made except to the extent a strategy or objective |
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is specified by this subsection: |
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(1) Trusteed Programs within the Office of the |
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Governor: $20,783,291 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(2) Office of the Governor: $1,243,087 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(3) Office of the Attorney General: $26,549,199 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(4) Comptroller of Public Accounts: $11,091,563 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(5) Library & Archives Commission: $1,677,337 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(6) Secretary of State: $493,248 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(7) Department of Information Resources: $558,158 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(8) Texas Emergency Services Retirement System: |
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$33,954 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(9) Pension Review Board: $85,601 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(10) Public Finance Authority: $81,157 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(11) Bond Review Board: $36,471 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(12) Veterans Commission: $722,667 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(13) Texas Historical Commission: $2,724,637 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(14) Preservation Board: $1,033,141 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(15) Texas Commission on the Arts: $1,268,954 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(16) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service: $3,134,081 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(17) Texas A&M AgriLife Research: $2,957,033 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(18) Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic |
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Laboratory: $507,329 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(19) Texas A&M Forest Service: $2,669,415 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(20) Texas A&M University System: $77,003 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(21) Texas A&M University: $16,683,164 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(22) Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station: |
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$915,889 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(23) Tarleton State University: $2,479,492 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(24) The University of Texas at Arlington: $10,021,698 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(25) Prairie View A&M University: $2,509,295 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(26) Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service: |
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$446,177 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(27) Texas Southern University: $1,987,645 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(28) Texas A&M University at Galveston: $690,289 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(29) The University of Texas System: $391,525 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(30) The University of Texas at Austin: $28,001,099 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(31) The University of Texas at El Paso: $7,502,902 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(32) Texas A&M Transportation Institute: $380,664 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(33) University of Houston: $9,959,213 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(34) Texas Woman's University: $1,691,133 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(35) Texas A&M University - Kingsville: $2,818,364 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(36) Texas Tech University: $15,506,315 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(37) Lamar University: $4,317,816 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(38) Midwestern State University: $1,554,567 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(39) Angelo State University: $2,661,743 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(40) The University of Texas at Dallas: $9,065,514 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(41) Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College: |
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$503,589 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(42) The University of Texas of the Permian Basin: |
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$1,880,659 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(43) The University of Texas at San Antonio: |
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$8,875,448 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(44) The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley: |
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$7,907,998 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(45) Texas A&M University - San Antonio: $1,935,421 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(46) The University of Texas at Tyler: $2,619,365 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(47) Texas A&M University - Commerce: $1,859,974 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(48) University of North Texas: $7,259,510 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(49) Sam Houston State University: $4,703,729 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(50) Texas State University: $9,594,609 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(51) Stephen F. Austin State University: $1,632,927 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(52) Sul Ross State University: $946,931 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(53) West Texas A&M University: $2,893,526 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(54) Texas State University System: $136,800 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(55) University of Houston - Clear Lake: $1,457,531 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(56) Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi: $2,100,307 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(57) Texas A&M International University: $1,228,363 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(58) Texas A&M University - Texarkana: $750,294 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(59) University of Houston - Victoria: $732,426 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(60) Texas Tech University System: $136,800 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(61) University of North Texas System: $179,200 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(62) Texas A&M University - Central Texas: $1,116,091 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(63) School for the Blind and Visually Impaired: |
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$1,650,973 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(64) School for the Deaf: $723,046 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(65) University of North Texas - Dallas: $1,459,912 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(66) Higher Education Coordinating Board: $57,416,916 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(67) University of Houston System: $73,541 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(68) University of Houston - Downtown: $1,102,764 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(69) Support for Military and Veterans Exemptions: |
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$1,500,000 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(70) Office of Court Administration: $2,694,587 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(71) State Commission on Judicial Conduct: $125,469 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(72) State Law Library: $111,049 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(73) Texas Commission on Fire Protection: $175,328 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(74) Alcoholic Beverage Commission: $5,462,877 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(75) Texas Juvenile Justice Department: $21,900,778 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(76) Commission on Jail Standards: $82,439 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(77) Department of Criminal Justice: $91,740,828 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(78) General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board: |
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$2,204,896 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(79) Railroad Commission: $89,070 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(80) Department of Agriculture: $5,193,898 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(81) Animal Health Commission: $687,186 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(82) Water Development Board: $3,200,621 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(83) Soil and Water Conservation Board: $1,604,164 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(84) Parks and Wildlife Department: $22,447,654 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(85) Department of Housing and Community Affairs: |
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$1,191,997 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(86) Department of Transportation: $978,828 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(87) Department of Motor Vehicles: $1,005,554 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(88) Securities Board: $306,174 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(89) Office of Public Insurance Counsel: $991 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(90) Department of Licensing and Regulation: |
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$1,589,825 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(91) Texas Department of Insurance: $4,400,000 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(92) Board of Plumbing Examiners: $155,054 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(93) Public Utility Commission of Texas: $532,121 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(94) Board of Professional Geoscientists: $9,417 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(95) Texas Medical Board: $335,209 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(96) Texas State Board of Dental Examiners: $211,552 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(97) Funeral Service Commission: $23,877 from General |
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Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(98) Optometry Board: $26,035 from General Revenue |
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Fund 0001; |
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(99) Executive Council of Physical Therapy & |
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Occupational Therapy Examiners: $53,897 from General Revenue Fund |
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0001; and |
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(100) Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners: $67,053 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001. |
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(b) The appropriations from dedicated accounts in the |
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general revenue fund for the state fiscal year ending August 31, |
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2021, made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), to the |
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agencies listed in this subsection are reduced respectively for |
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each agency, in the unencumbered amounts indicated by this |
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subsection from the dedicated accounts, for a total aggregate |
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reduction of $77,452,163. Each of the following agencies shall |
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identify to the comptroller of public accounts and the Legislative |
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Budget Board the dedicated accounts, strategies, and objectives out |
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of which the indicated reductions in unencumbered amounts |
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appropriated to the agency are made: |
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(1) Trusteed Programs within the Office of the |
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Governor: $2,209,059; |
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(2) Office of the Attorney General: $153,478; |
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(3) Texas Emergency Services Retirement System: |
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$132,922; |
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(4) Commission on State Emergency Communications: |
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$7,688,161; |
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(5) Texas Historical Commission: $248,625; |
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(6) Comptroller of Public Accounts - Fiscal Programs: |
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$600,000; |
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(7) Texas AgriLife Research: $45,571; |
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(8) Texas A&M Forest Service: $1,396,946; |
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(9) Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station: |
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$44,356; |
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(10) Texas A&M University at Galveston: $5,000; |
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(11) Higher Education Coordinating Board: $3,027,000; |
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(12) Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial |
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Council: $4,485,436; |
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(13) Office of Capital and Forensic Writs: $185,535; |
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(14) Commission on Law Enforcement: $213,900; |
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(15) Texas Department of Criminal Justice: $11,859; |
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(16) Railroad Commission: $13,056,935; |
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(17) Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal |
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Compact Commission: $57,717; |
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(18) Department of Agriculture: $1,203,600; |
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(19) Commission on Environmental Quality: |
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$33,499,698; |
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(20) Parks and Wildlife Department: $7,975,768; |
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(21) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation: |
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$60,258; |
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(22) Public Utility Commission of Texas: $311,540; |
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(23) Texas Racing Commission: $351,760; and |
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(24) Texas Medical Board: $487,038. |
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(c) The appropriations from the general revenue fund for the |
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state fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
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1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
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General Appropriations Act), to the agencies listed in this |
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subsection are reduced respectively for each agency, in the |
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unencumbered amounts indicated by this subsection, for a total |
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aggregate reduction of $864,097,641. Each of the following |
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agencies shall identify the strategies and objectives out of which |
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the indicated reductions in unencumbered amounts appropriated to |
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the agency from the general revenue fund are made except to the |
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extent a strategy or objective is specified by this subsection: |
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(1) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: $8,373,694 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(2) Texas Department of Criminal Justice: |
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$389,885,713 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(3) Texas Department of Family and Protective |
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Services: $74,692,670 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(4) Texas Department of Public Safety: $154,907,839 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(5) Texas Department of State Health Services: |
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$25,113,598 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(6) Texas Health and Human Services Commission: |
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$67,318,735 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(7) Texas Juvenile Justice Department: $15,900,884 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(8) Texas Military Department: $1,609,751 from |
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General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(9) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: $5,842,242 |
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from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(10) The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler: |
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$9,651,458 from General Revenue Fund 0001; |
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(11) The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer |
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Center: $69,170,945 from General Revenue Fund 0001; and |
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(12) The University of Texas Medical Branch at |
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Galveston: $41,630,113 from General Revenue Fund 0001. |
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SECTION 2. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE |
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GOVERNOR: DISASTER-RELATED APPROPRIATIONS. Any and all amounts |
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that have not been expended or encumbered as of the effective date |
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of this Act and that were previously appropriated from the economic |
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stabilization fund by Section 5, Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the |
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86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental |
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Appropriations Act), for Trusteed Programs within the Office of the |
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Governor for the purpose of response to a disaster similar to |
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purposes addressed by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), (with those amounts estimated to be $0) are appropriated for |
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the same purposes from the same funds for use during the two-year |
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period beginning on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. FACILITIES COMMISSION: CAPITOL COMPLEX PHASE 1. |
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In addition to amounts previously appropriated by Chapter 1353 |
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(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
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General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of $19,606,108 is |
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appropriated out of General Revenue Fund 0001 to the Texas |
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Facilities Commission, for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing interior |
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finish out of new facilities included in Phase I of the Capitol |
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Complex construction projects, costs associated with moving |
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agencies into the new facilities, and security services for the new |
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facilities for the following strategies as listed in Chapter 1353 |
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(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
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General Appropriations Act): |
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(1) $19,409,500 for Strategy A.2.1, Facilities Design |
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and Construction; and |
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(2) $196,608 and three full-time-equivalent positions |
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for Strategy B.2.1, Facilities Operation. |
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SECTION 4. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF |
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THE PACIFIC WAR. The amounts (estimated to be $0) that have not |
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been expended or encumbered by the Texas Historical Commission as |
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of the effective date of this Act and that were previously |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund by Section 7, |
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Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2019 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas |
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Historical Commission for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the same purposes, which are capital |
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projects at the National Museum of the Pacific War under Strategy |
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A.1.4., Historic Sites, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of |
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the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General |
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Appropriations Act), including: |
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(1) updates to the electrical, security, and heating, |
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ventilation, and air conditioning systems; |
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(2) projects to address accessibility issues; |
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(3) exterior, roofing, and structural repairs to the |
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Nimitz Barn maintenance area; |
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(4) refurbishment of the Bush Gallery to address wear |
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and tear from visitor volume; and |
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(5) technology upgrades to exhibits in the Bush |
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Gallery. |
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SECTION 5. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: COURTHOUSE |
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PRESERVATION GRANTS. The amounts (estimated to be $0) that have not |
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been expended or encumbered by the Texas Historical Commission as |
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of the effective date of this Act and that were previously |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund by Section 8, |
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Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2019 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas |
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Historical Commission for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the same purposes, which are |
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courthouse preservation grants under Strategy A.1.3., Courthouse |
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Preservation, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations |
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Act). |
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SECTION 6. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: DEFERRED |
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MAINTENANCE. The amounts (estimated to be $0) that have not been |
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expended or encumbered by the Texas Historical Commission as of the |
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effective date of this Act and that were previously appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund by Section 9, Chapter 465 |
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(S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
|
(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are appropriated from the |
|
economic stabilization fund to the Texas Historical Commission for |
|
the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for |
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the same purposes as provided by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the |
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85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General |
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Appropriations Act), which are deferred maintenance projects under |
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Strategy A.1.4., Historic Sites. |
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SECTION 7. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: LEVI JORDAN |
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PLANTATION. The amounts (estimated to be $0) that have not been |
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expended or encumbered by the Texas Historical Commission as of the |
|
effective date of this Act and that were previously appropriated |
|
from the economic stabilization fund by Section 10, Chapter 465 |
|
(S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
|
(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are appropriated from the |
|
economic stabilization fund to the Texas Historical Commission for |
|
the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for |
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the same purposes, which are continuing development of the Levi |
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Jordan Plantation, including architectural, engineering, |
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interpretive, and site survey services and collections |
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conservation and acquisition to develop museum exhibits, as |
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provided by Strategy A.1.4., Historic Sites, Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), |
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Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General |
|
Appropriations Act). |
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SECTION 8. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SETTLEMENT FOR SUPPORT |
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AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION. (a) In addition to |
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amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium |
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ending August 31, 2021, by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), and by Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, |
|
Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), the |
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amount of $107,928,979 is appropriated from the general revenue |
|
fund to the Texas Education Agency for the two-year period |
|
beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of using |
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the funds as required by the negotiated legal settlement agreement |
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between the State of Texas and the United States Department of |
|
Education to prevent the withholding of federal funds as a result of |
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an alleged failure to maintain adequate state financial support for |
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special education under federal law (20 U.S.C. Section |
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1412(a)(18)(A) and 34 C.F.R. Section 300.163(a)), during the state |
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fiscal years ending August 31, 2012, August 31, 2017, and August 31, |
|
2018. |
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(b) The unencumbered appropriations from the general |
|
revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency made by Sections |
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30(a)(1) and (2), Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental |
|
Appropriations Act), are reduced by $107,900,000. |
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(c) The amounts appropriated under Subsection (a) of this |
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section must be used to provide funding for public schools and must |
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be distributed for each full-time equivalent student in average |
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daily attendance in a special education program under Subchapter A, |
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Chapter 29, Education Code, in proportion to the applicable weight |
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for the student under the public school finance system. |
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEXAS EDUCATION |
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AGENCY. (a) The unencumbered appropriations from the Foundation |
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School Fund No. 193 made by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
|
Act), to the Texas Education Agency for use during the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, are reduced by $5,473,203,345 from |
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Strategy A.1.1., Foundation School Program-Equalized Operations, |
|
Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
|
Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act). |
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(b) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
|
1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the |
|
appropriations to the Texas Education Agency, the sum-certain |
|
appropriation to the Foundation School Program for the state fiscal |
|
year ending August 31, 2021, is $24,418,500,000. |
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SECTION 10. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: NATURAL DISASTERS. |
|
In addition to amounts previously appropriated by Chapter 1353 |
|
(H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
|
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal |
|
biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of $56,388,408 is |
|
appropriated out of the general revenue fund to the Texas A&M Forest |
|
Service, for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
|
this Act for the purpose of responding to previously occurring and |
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future natural disasters, including responding through the |
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mobilization of ground and aviation resources for fire suppression. |
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SECTION 11. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON HEALTH SCIENCES |
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CENTER: FACULTY RECRUITMENT. In addition to amounts previously |
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appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
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2021, the amount of $500,000 is appropriated out of the general |
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revenue fund to the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences |
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Center, for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
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this Act for the purpose of recruiting faculty for the UTHealth |
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Behavioral Sciences Center, a campus program within the University |
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of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center. |
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SECTION 12. SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE: HIGHER EDUCATION GROUP |
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INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS. In addition to amounts previously |
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appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, |
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2021, $5,660,318 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to |
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South Texas College for the state fiscal year ending August 31, |
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2021, to provide for state contributions for health benefits. |
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SECTION 13. LAMAR STATE COLLEGE - ORANGE: HURRICANE |
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RECOVERY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
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Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of |
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$1,472,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Lamar |
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State College - Orange, for the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of recovery from |
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Hurricane Laura, including for repairs and the purchase of a |
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natural gas power generator. |
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SECTION 14. LAMAR UNIVERSITY: TROPICAL STORM IMELDA |
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RECOVERY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated by |
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Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the |
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state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of |
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$5,700,000 is appropriated out of the general revenue fund to Lamar |
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University, for the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act for the purpose of building repair and flooding recovery |
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necessitated by damage from Tropical Storm Imelda. |
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SECTION 15. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: |
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CORRECTIONAL MANAGED HEALTH CARE. In addition to amounts |
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previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August |
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31, 2021, $123,700,000 is appropriated from the general revenue |
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fund to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act and for the state fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 2021, for correctional managed health care under |
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Strategy C.1.9., Hospital and Clinical Care, as listed in Chapter |
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1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
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(the General Appropriations Act). |
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SECTION 16. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. In |
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addition to amounts previously appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
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1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
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General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2021, the amount of $86,000,000 is |
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appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department |
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of Criminal Justice, for the period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act and ending August 31, 2021, for the following purposes: |
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(1) Strategy C.1.1., Correctional Security |
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Operations, $47,000,000; |
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(2) Strategy C.1.5., Institutional Goods, $6,000,000; |
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(3) Strategy C.1.7., Institutional Operations and |
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Maintenance, $22,000,000; and |
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(4) Strategy E.2.1., Parole Supervision, $11,000,000. |
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SECTION 17. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: |
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CORRECTIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM PROJECT. The amounts |
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(estimated to be $24,164,000) that have not been expended or |
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encumbered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as of the |
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effective date of this Act and that were previously appropriated |
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from the economic stabilization fund by Section 53, Chapter 465 |
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(S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 |
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(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), are appropriated from the |
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economic stabilization fund to the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
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this Act to be used for corrections information technology system |
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projects as provided under Strategy G.1.4., Information Resources, |
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as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act). |
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SECTION 18. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: DATA CENTER |
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SERVICES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for use |
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during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, $400,000 |
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is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Juvenile |
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Justice Department for the period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act and ending August 31, 2021, for the purpose of making a |
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payment in the amount of $400,000 to the Department of Information |
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Resources for data center services. |
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SECTION 19. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. In |
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addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal |
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biennium ending August 31, 2021, the following amounts necessary to |
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replace funds transferred as provided by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality, Rider 11 and Rider 25, Chapter 1353 (H.B. |
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1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the |
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General Appropriations Act), for the purpose of continuing water |
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rights litigation with the State of New Mexico for equitable |
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distribution of water pursuant to the Rio Grande Compact are |
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appropriated to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for |
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use by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act from the |
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funds and accounts and in the amounts as follows: |
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(1) $650,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated Clean Air |
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Account No. 151; |
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(2) $500,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated Operating |
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Permit Fees Account No. 5094; |
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(3) $500,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated Water |
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Resource Management Account No. 153; |
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(4) $1,000,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated |
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Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation Account No. 655; |
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(5) $500,000 from General Revenue-Dedicated Hazardous |
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and Solid Waste Remediation Fees Account No. 550; and |
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(6) $1,850,000 from the general revenue fund. |
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SECTION 20. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS |
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INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY FUND. In addition to amounts previously |
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appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2021, |
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$100,400,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund |
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to the comptroller of public accounts for the state fiscal year |
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ending August 31, 2021, for the purpose of immediately depositing |
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that amount to the credit of the Texas infrastructure resiliency |
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fund. |
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SECTION 21. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. The amount of |
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$600,000 appropriated by Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), to the Texas Workforce Commission through appropriated |
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receipts by way of an intra-agency contract between the Texas |
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Education Agency and the Texas Workforce Commission to provide |
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subsidies to individuals 21 years of age or older for the high |
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school equivalency exam, for use during fiscal year 2020, is |
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appropriated for use during fiscal year 2021 for the same purposes. |
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SECTION 22. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section, |
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this Act takes effect immediately. |
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(b) Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 20 of this Act take effect |
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only if this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of the members |
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present in each house of the legislature, as provided by Section |
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49-g(m), Article III, Texas Constitution. |