H.R. No. 876 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE House of Representatives of the State 1-2 of Texas, That Rule 13, Section 9(a), Rules of the House of 1-3 Representatives, 73rd Legislature, is suspended, as provided by 1-4 House Rule 13, Section 9(f), to the extent described in this 1-5 resolution, to enable the conference committee appointed to adjust 1-6 the differences between the house and senate versions of H.B. No. 1-7 2223, relating to the dedication of certain funds for the use of 1-8 the Texas Commission on the Arts, to successfully conclude the 1-9 committee's deliberations, by authorizing the conferees to consider 1-10 and take action on the following specific matters: 1-11 (1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(3), is suspended to permit 1-12 the committee to add the following appropriately numbered SECTION 1-13 to the bill to read as follows: 1-14 SECTION 7. (a) There is hereby appropriated to the Texas 1-15 Cultural Endowment Fund established in this Act from the general 1-16 revenue fund for the fiscal biennium ending August 31, 1995, the 1-17 amount of $2.2 million. 1-18 (b) The speaker of the house of representatives and the 1-19 lieutenant governor are directed to appoint a joint interim 1-20 committee to study the options available to provide a dedicated 1-21 source of funding to the Texas Cultural Endowment Fund. The 1-22 committee shall make a full report of its findings and 1-23 recommendations to the 74th Legislature when it convenes in 2-1 January, 1995. 2-2 This action is necessary to provide a source of funding for 2-3 the Texas Commission on the Arts, established in H.B. 2223, and to 2-4 provide for the creation of a study committee to study the options 2-5 available to provide a dedicated source of funding for the Texas 2-6 Cultural Endowment Fund. 2-7 Cultural Endowment Fund. 2-8 Junell 2-9 H.R. No. 876 2-10 _______________________________ 2-11 Speaker of the House 2-12 I certify that H.R. No. 876 was adopted by the House on May 2-13 30, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-14 _______________________________ 2-15 Chief Clerk of the House