1-1 By: Montford, Whitmire S.B. No. 171 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed January 26, 1993; January 26, 1993, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; 1-4 January 27, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 1-5 13, Nays 0; January 27, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Montford x 1-9 Turner x 1-10 Armbrister x 1-11 Barrientos x 1-12 Bivins x 1-13 Ellis x 1-14 Haley x 1-15 Moncrief x 1-16 Parker x 1-17 Ratliff x 1-18 Sims x 1-19 Truan x 1-20 Zaffirini x 1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-22 AN ACT 1-23 relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds for projects 1-24 relating to state prisons and to an emergency appropriation to the 1-25 Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the operation of state 1-26 prisons and intermediate sanction facilities, discretionary grants, 1-27 and payments to counties. 1-28 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-29 SECTION 1. From the unissued balance of general obligation 1-30 bonds that are authorized under Article III, Section 49-h, of the 1-31 Texas Constitution, the Texas Public Finance Authority shall issue 1-32 bonds in the amount of $125 million and distribute the proceeds for 1-33 the purposes specified in the emergency appropriation for the Texas 1-34 Department of Criminal Justice made by Subsection (b) of Section 2 1-35 of this Act. 1-36 SECTION 2. (a) In this section, "current General 1-37 Appropriations Act" means House Bill No. 1, Acts of the 72nd 1-38 Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991. 1-39 (b) In addition to amounts previously appropriated under the 1-40 current General Appropriations Act or other law for the current 1-41 fiscal biennium, the sum of $125 million is appropriated to the 1-42 Texas Department of Criminal Justice from the proceeds of the 1-43 issuance of bonds previously authorized under Article III, Section 1-44 49-h, of the Texas Constitution for the two-year period beginning 1-45 on the date the proceeds are available: 1-46 (1) for the payment of expenses incurred in acquiring, 1-47 constructing, or equipping new prisons; and 1-48 (2) to repay items of appropriation in the current 1-49 General Appropriations Act or Article 22, Chapter 10, Acts of the 1-50 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1991, from which funds were 1-51 transferred or expended for start-up expenses incurred in 1-52 acquiring, constructing, or equipping new prisons. 1-53 (c) In addition to amounts previously appropriated under the 1-54 current General Appropriations Act or other law for the current 1-55 fiscal biennium, the sum of $125.8 million is appropriated to the 1-56 Texas Department of Criminal Justice from the economic 1-57 stabilization fund for the period beginning on the effective date 1-58 of this Act and ending on August 31, 1993, for: 1-59 (1) the operation of additional capacity; 1-60 (2) the operation of intermediate sanction facilities; 1-61 (3) discretionary grants; 1-62 (4) payments to counties in the manner provided by 1-63 Subdivision (1), Subsection (a), Section 22.01, Chapter 10, Acts of 1-64 the 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1991, and court-ordered 1-65 payments to counties; and 1-66 (5) repayment of items of appropriation in the current 1-67 General Appropriations Act or Article 22, Chapter 10, Acts of the 1-68 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1991, from which funds were 2-1 transferred or expended for the payment of expenses incurred for 2-2 the purposes listed in Subdivisions (1) through (4) of this 2-3 subsection. 2-4 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-5 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-6 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-7 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-8 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-9 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-10 passage, and it is so enacted. 2-11 * * * * * 2-12 Austin, 2-13 Texas 2-14 January 27, 1993 2-15 Hon. Bob Bullock 2-16 President of the Senate 2-17 Sir: 2-18 We, your Committee on Finance to which was referred S.B. No. 171, 2-19 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 2-20 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do 2-21 pass and be printed. 2-22 Turner, 2-23 Vice-Chairman 2-24 * * * * * 2-25 WITNESSES 2-26 FOR AGAINST ON 2-27 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-28 Name: Michael White x 2-29 Representing: The Greater Houston 2-30 Partnership 2-31 City: Houston 2-32 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-33 Name: Sabrina Foster x 2-34 Representing: City of Houston 2-35 City: Houston 2-36 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-37 Name: Donald Lee x 2-38 Representing: Harris Co. Judge Lindsey 2-39 City: Houston 2-40 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-41 Name: Jeff Icke x 2-42 Representing: Bexar County 2-43 City: San Antonio 2-44 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-45 Name: Craig Pardue x 2-46 Representing: Dallas County 2-47 City: Dallas 2-48 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-49 Name: James Lynaugh x 2-50 Representing: TX Dept of Criminal Justice 2-51 City: Huntsville 2-52 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-53 Name: David McNutt x 2-54 Representing: TDCJ 2-55 City: Huntsville 2-56 -------------------------------------------------------------------