1-1 By: Montford S.B. No. 278 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 8, 1993; February 8, 1993, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; 1-4 February 15, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; 1-6 February 15, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-9 Montford x 1-10 Turner x 1-11 Armbrister x 1-12 Barrientos x 1-13 Bivins x 1-14 Ellis x 1-15 Haley x 1-16 Moncrief x 1-17 Parker x 1-18 Ratliff x 1-19 Sims x 1-20 Truan x 1-21 Zaffirini x 1-22 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-23 AN ACT 1-24 relating to an emergency appropriation to the Texas Air Control 1-25 Board and a transfer of funds to the general revenue fund. 1-26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-27 SECTION 1. In addition to amounts previously appropriated 1-28 for the current fiscal biennium, the sum of $2,928,000 is 1-29 appropriated for the period ending August 31, 1993, from the clean 1-30 air fund to the Texas Air Control Board for the purpose of 1-31 conducting field and emission inventory studies to support 1-32 development of cost-effective, federally required ozone control 1-33 plans for ozone nonattainment areas. 1-34 SECTION 2. If the balance of the clean air fund on 1-35 August 31, 1993, is less than $18,406,638, an amount equal to the 1-36 difference between $18,406,638 and the actual balance shall be 1-37 transferred from the dedicated clean air account to the unobligated 1-38 general revenue fund by the comptroller of public accounts on 1-39 September 1, 1993, or as soon as practical thereafter. 1-40 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-41 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-42 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-43 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-44 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-45 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-46 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-47 * * * * * 1-48 Austin, 1-49 Texas 1-50 February 15, 1-51 1993 1-52 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-53 President of the Senate 1-54 Sir: 1-55 We, your Committee on Finance to which was referred S.B. No. 278, 1-56 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 1-57 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not 1-58 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do 1-59 pass and be printed. 1-60 Turner, 1-61 Vice-Chairman 1-62 * * * * * 1-63 WITNESSES 1-64 FOR AGAINST ON 1-65 ___________________________________________________________________ 1-66 Name: Larry B. Feldcamp x 1-67 Representing: Greater Houston Partnership 1-68 City: Houston 2-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-2 Name: Jon K. Fisher x 2-3 Representing: Texas Chemical Council 2-4 City: Austin 2-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-6 Name: Cyril Durrenberger x 2-7 Representing: Texas Air Control Board 2-8 City: Austin 2-9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-10 Name: Mary Miksa x 2-11 Representing: Texas Association of 2-12 Business 2-13 City: Austin 2-14 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-15 Name: Doyle Pendleton x 2-16 Representing: Texas Air Control Board 2-17 City: Austin 2-18 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-19 Name: William R. Campbell x 2-20 Representing: Texas Air Control Board 2-21 City: Austin 2-22 -------------------------------------------------------------------