By: Montford S.B. No. 171 73R1910 GWK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds for projects 1-3 relating to state prisons and to an emergency appropriation to the 1-4 Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the operation of state 1-5 prisons, discretionary grants, and payments to counties. 1-6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-7 SECTION 1. From the unissued balance of general obligation 1-8 bonds that are authorized under Article III, Section 49-h, of the 1-9 Texas Constitution, the Texas Public Finance Authority shall issue 1-10 bonds in the amount of $125 million and distribute the proceeds for 1-11 the purposes specified in the emergency appropriation for the Texas 1-12 Department of Criminal Justice made by Section 2(b) of this Act. 1-13 SECTION 2. (a) In this section, "current General 1-14 Appropriations Act" means H.B. No. 1, Acts of the 72nd 1-15 Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991. 1-16 (b) In addition to amounts previously appropriated under the 1-17 current General Appropriations Act or other law for the current 1-18 fiscal biennium, the sum of $125 million is appropriated to the 1-19 Texas Department of Criminal Justice from the proceeds of the 1-20 issuance of bonds previously authorized under Article III, Section 1-21 49-h, of the Texas Constitution for the two-year period beginning 1-22 on the date the proceeds are available: 1-23 (1) for the payment of expenses incurred in acquiring, 1-24 constructing, or equipping new prisons; and 2-1 (2) to repay items of appropriation in the current 2-2 General Appropriations Act or Article 22, Chapter 10, Acts of the 2-3 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1991, from which funds were 2-4 transferred or expended for start-up expenses incurred in 2-5 acquiring, constructing, or equipping new prisons. 2-6 (c) In addition to amounts previously appropriated under the 2-7 current General Appropriations Act or other law for the current 2-8 fiscal biennium, the sum of $125.8 million is appropriated to the 2-9 Texas Department of Criminal Justice from the economic 2-10 stabilization fund for the period beginning on the effective date 2-11 of this Act and ending on August 31, 1993, for: 2-12 (1) the operation of additional capacity; 2-13 (2) the operation of intermediate sanction facilities; 2-14 (3) discretionary grants; 2-15 (4) payments to counties in the manner provided by 2-16 Section 22.01(a)(1), Chapter 10, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 2nd 2-17 Called Session, 1991, and court-ordered payments to counties; and 2-18 (5) repayment of items of appropriation in the current 2-19 General Appropriations Act or Article 22, Chapter 10, Acts of the 2-20 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1991, from which funds were 2-21 transferred or expended for the payment of expenses incurred for 2-22 the purposes listed in Subdivisions (1)-(4) of this subsection. 2-23 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-25 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-26 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-27 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 3-1 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 3-2 passage, and it is so enacted.