By Junell H.B. No. 3049 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 making appropriations for and directing payment of certain 1-3 miscellaneous claims and judgments out of funds designated by this 1-4 Act and requiring approval of the claims in the manner specified in 1-5 this Act before payment is made. 1-6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-7 SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out 1-8 of the General Revenue Fund No. 001 for payment of itemized claims 1-9 and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 1-10 To pay Steve D. Thompson Trucking for warrant voided by 1-11 statute of limitations. $6,368.40 1-12 To pay Steve D. Thompson Trucking for warrant voided by 1-13 statute of limitations. $8,471.70 1-14 To pay Lexton-Ancira, Inc., care of Southmark Corporation, 1-15 for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $2,063.70 1-16 To pay the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for 1-17 unpaid underground storage tank fees for the Texas Youth 1-18 Commission. $100.00 1-19 To pay Del Barker Stigler, M.D., for warrant voided by 1-20 statute of limitations. $1,700.86 1-21 To pay Prudential-Bache Moneymart Assets, Inc., for warrant 1-22 voided by statute of limitations. $45,000.00 1-23 To pay Terminal Freight Handling Co., doing business as Sears 1-24 Logistics, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $31,894.50 2-1 To pay Canon U.S.A., Inc., for outstanding invoices for 2-2 copier maintenance and service for the Texas Department of Health. 2-3 $406.04 2-4 To pay Bruce G. Kinzy, M.D., P.A., for warrant voided by 2-5 statute of limitations. $162.00 2-6 To pay Amparos Apothecary for outstanding invoices for drug 2-7 purchases for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 2-8 Retardation. $4,210.45 2-9 To pay James D. Thompson for warrant voided by statute of 2-10 limitations. $1,022.73 2-11 To pay Cris Haines for warrant voided by statute of 2-12 limitations. $3.50 2-13 To pay Lucy M. Carlson for warrant voided by statute of 2-14 limitations. $87.93 2-15 To pay Annice M. Elliott for warrant voided by statute of 2-16 limitations. $369.41 2-17 To pay Willmar Distributors, Inc., care of Marriott 2-18 Corporation, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. 2-19 $12,251.90 2-20 To pay Parkland Memorial Hospital, doing business as Dallas 2-21 County Hospital District, for warrant voided by statute of 2-22 limitations. $58,585.64 2-23 To pay Masterson, Moreland, Sauer, Whisman, Inc., care of 2-24 Moak Consulting, for outstanding invoices for expert witness fees 2-25 for the Office of the Attorney General. $51,500.00 2-26 To pay Fred C. Bunch for warrant voided by statute of 2-27 limitations. $792.53 3-1 To pay Robin D. Etie for warrant voided by statute of 3-2 limitations. $40.07 3-3 To pay Mary Helen Gaines for warrant voided by statute of 3-4 limitations. $80.77 3-5 To pay American Finance Group for warrant voided by statute 3-6 of limitations. $782.00 3-7 To pay the City of Richmond for warrant voided by statute of 3-8 limitations. $20,435.89 3-9 To pay Bill Long, District Clerk of Dallas County, for 3-10 outstanding invoices for filing fees and court costs for the Office 3-11 of the Attorney General. $355.00 3-12 To pay Jon C. Ford for warrant voided by statute of 3-13 limitations. $2,831.04 3-14 To pay Virginia Pritz for warrant voided by statute of 3-15 limitations. $457.47 3-16 To pay Live Oak Realty Company for warrant voided by statute 3-17 of limitations. $3,580.80 3-18 To pay Northern Frost Investment Company for warrant voided 3-19 by statute of limitations. $551.25 3-20 To pay Hicks Water Conditioning for warrant voided by statute 3-21 of limitations. $187.50 3-22 To pay Mansfield Feed Mills, Inc., for warrant voided by 3-23 statute of limitations. $250.00 3-24 To pay Marriott MHP Two Corporation for warrant voided by 3-25 statute of limitations. $25,416.23 3-26 To pay Reddy Medical Association for unpaid workers' 3-27 compensation benefits provided to Rosendo M. Garcia. $51.35 4-1 To pay Dan R. Hillard, M.D., for unpaid workers' compensation 4-2 benefits provided to Margaret Stanberry. $475.00 4-3 To pay Orthopaedic and Back Pain Center for unpaid workers' 4-4 compensation benefits provided to Julian Garcia. $2,075.95 4-5 To pay IBM Corporation for unpaid interest on computer system 4-6 and software contract. $89,428.61 4-7 To pay Betty Jo Quash for warrant voided by statute of 4-8 limitations. $53.76 4-9 To pay Mountain Creek Golf Club for warrants voided by 4-10 statute of limitations. $91.69 4-11 To pay Comal County Juvenile Residential Supervision and 4-12 Treatment Center, Inc., for warrant voided by statute of 4-13 limitations. $5,040.00 4-14 To pay YMCA of Greater Houston for warrant voided by statute 4-15 of limitations. $3,476.03 4-16 To pay Duke Salisbury, trustee for bankruptcy estate of 4-17 Michigan General Corporation for Krestmark of Houston, Inc., for 4-18 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $7,969.87 4-19 To pay Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 48 for warrant voided 4-20 by statute of limitations. $1,900.00 4-21 To pay the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for 4-22 unpaid underground storage tank fees for the Texas Department of 4-23 Mental Health and Mental Retardation. $75.00 4-24 To pay Melody Ensz Carpenter for warrant voided by statute of 4-25 limitations. $395.59 4-26 To pay Jack V. Gardner for warrant voided by statute of 4-27 limitations. $2,645.70 5-1 To pay the Travis County District Clerk for outstanding 5-2 invoices for court costs for the Office of the Attorney General. 5-3 $2,135.00 5-4 To pay Roy Widener for warrant voided by statute of 5-5 limitations. $12.00 5-6 To pay Samuel Ortegon for warrant voided by statute of 5-7 limitations. $136.25 5-8 To pay Sourjyebdra Dasgupta for warrant voided by statute of 5-9 limitations. $110.00 5-10 To pay the Travis County District Clerk for outstanding 5-11 invoices for court costs for the Office of the Attorney General. 5-12 $135.00 5-13 To pay Victoria Lewis-Dunn for warrants voided by statute of 5-14 limitations. $240.88 5-15 To pay Les Arthur Eastwood for warrant voided by statute of 5-16 limitations. $1,136.78 5-17 To pay Cheshire and Associates, Inc., care of Frank I. 5-18 Cheshire, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $45.00 5-19 To pay Janet Martin and her attorney, Julia R. Lavorn, P.C., 5-20 according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Janet Martin v. 5-21 M.D. Anderson plus 10 percent interest per annum from June 6, 1994, 5-22 until paid, to be computed by the comptroller. $64,446.00 5-23 To pay Marilou Morrison and her attorney, Jerri Lynn Ward, 5-24 for payment of a settlement including all accrued interest and 5-25 attorney's fees, in the case of Nora Longoria et al v. Office of 5-26 the Attorney General et al. $31,608.61 5-27 To pay Nora Longoria and her attorney, Jerri Lynn Ward, for 6-1 payment of a settlement, including all accrued interest and 6-2 attorney's fees, in the case of Nora Longoria et al v. Office of 6-3 the Attorney General et al. $80,138.61 6-4 To pay John David Miller and his attorney, John Charles 6-5 Fleming, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of John 6-6 David Miller v. Texas Animal Health Commission plus 10 percent 6-7 interest per annum from September 16, 1991, until paid, to be 6-8 computed by the comptroller. $357,000.00 6-9 To pay Tarleton State University as reimbursement for payment 6-10 of a settlement in the case of Randy Rosiere v. Barry Thompson et 6-11 al. $200,000.00 6-12 SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out 6-13 of Fund No. 006 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 6-14 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 6-15 To pay Alamo Title Company, agent for Alamo Title Insurance 6-16 of Texas, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $436.00 6-17 To pay Victor E. Hudman, M.D., for unpaid medical services. 6-18 $45.00 6-19 To pay Harley E. Baker for warrant voided by statute of 6-20 limitations. $35.24 6-21 To pay Permian Basin Chiropractic for unpaid chiropractic 6-22 services. $3,830.00 6-23 To pay Upper Valley Radiology Clinic PA for unpaid 6-24 radiological services. $157.00 6-25 To pay Rehabilitation Associates of Odessa for unpaid 6-26 physical rehabilitation services. $150.00 6-27 To pay T. Brown Constructors, Inc., according to the terms of 7-1 a judgment in the case of T. Brown Constructors, Inc., v. State 7-2 Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Cause No. 7-3 93-77032, in the District Court, Travis County, 98th Judicial 7-4 District. $3,318,001.33 7-5 To pay the City of Grand Prairie for unpaid streetlight 7-6 maintenance charges. $104,829.58 7-7 SECTION 3. The following sums of money are appropriated out 7-8 of Fund No. 099 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 7-9 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 7-10 To pay Canon U.S.A. for unpaid copier service. $7,897.33 7-11 SECTION 4. The following sums of money are appropriated out 7-12 of Fund No. 019 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 7-13 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 7-14 To pay Earnest Garman, Jr., for warrant voided by statute of 7-15 limitations. $7.00 7-16 SECTION 5. The following sums of money are appropriated out 7-17 of Fund No. 026 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 7-18 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 7-19 To pay Michael L. Miller for warrant voided by statute of 7-20 limitations. $7.56 7-21 To pay Travis County District Clerk for outstanding invoices 7-22 for court costs for the Texas Employment Commission. $2,290.00 7-23 To pay Elaine G. Davis for warrant voided by statute of 7-24 limitations. $92.04 7-25 SECTION 6. The following sums of money are appropriated out 7-26 of Fund No. 036 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 7-27 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-1 To pay Cyril Frost R. Frost and his attorney, Matthew 8-2 Trevena, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Cyril 8-3 R. Frost v. Texas Commission on Fire Protection plus 10 percent 8-4 interest per annum from April 7, 1994, until paid, to be computed 8-5 by the comptroller. $200,399.55 8-6 SECTION 7. The following sums of money are appropriated out 8-7 of Fund No. 037 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 8-8 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-9 To pay Galveston County Child Welfare Board for unpaid foster 8-10 care services. $78,229.21 8-11 SECTION 8. The following sums of money are appropriated out 8-12 of Fund No. 061 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 8-13 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-14 To pay the Institute for Rehabilitation Research for 8-15 outstanding invoices for medical services for various clients of 8-16 the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. $2,302.99 8-17 To pay TSO for outstanding invoices for eyeglasses for a 8-18 client of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. $160.00 8-19 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding invoices for 8-20 tuition for various Texas Rehabilitation Commission employees. 8-21 $11,632.40 8-22 To pay Georgetown Medical Center for outstanding invoices for 8-23 medical services. $390.00 8-24 SECTION 9. The following sums of money are appropriated out 8-25 of Fund No. 064 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 8-26 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-27 To pay Fort Bend Telephone for unpaid telephone bill for 9-1 Brazos Bend State Park. $198.20 9-2 SECTION 10. The following sums of money are appropriated out 9-3 of Fund No. 127 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 9-4 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 9-5 To pay Barbra Crane for warrant voided by statute of 9-6 limitations. $462.00 9-7 SECTION 11. The following sums of money are appropriated out 9-8 of Fund No. 141 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 9-9 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 9-10 To pay Rodney J. Puryear for warrant voided by statute of 9-11 limitations. $150.00 9-12 SECTION 12. The following sums of money are appropriated out 9-13 of Fund No. 165 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 9-14 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 9-15 To pay the Ben Hogan Company and its attorney, Matthew P. 9-16 McDonald, accrued interest on the principal amount of a judgment 9-17 previously paid by the state in the case of Ben Hogan v. Texas 9-18 Employment Commission. $39,162.00 9-19 SECTION 13. The following sums of money are appropriated out 9-20 of Fund No. 166 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 9-21 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 9-22 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks, Inc., for unpaid charges for 9-23 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $420.80 9-24 To pay Brownsville Good Samaritan Center for unpaid charges 9-25 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $845.80 9-26 To pay L & L Equities, Inc., doing business as All Seasons 9-27 Nursing Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 10-1 Medicaid recipients. $341.01 10-2 To pay David W. Nesbit, doing business as Nesbit Nursing 10-3 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 10-4 recipients. $70.88 10-5 To pay Rockwall Nursing Care Center for unpaid charges for 10-6 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,538.31 10-7 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks, Inc., for unpaid charges for 10-8 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $684.42 10-9 To pay Southwestern Medical Centers, Inc., doing business as 10-10 Deer Creek Nursing Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care 10-11 for Medicaid recipients. $570.36 10-12 To pay 3927 Foundation, Inc., doing business as Bryan Manor, 10-13 for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. 10-14 $924.00 10-15 To pay Quality Care of Waco for unpaid charges for nursing 10-16 home care for Medicaid recipients. $28.62 10-17 To pay White Acres Good Samaritan Retirement Village for 10-18 unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. 10-19 $2,585.25 10-20 To pay Honorcare Operating Co., doing business as Angelina 10-21 Nursing Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 10-22 recipients. $870.98 10-23 To pay Tutor Nursing Home, Inc., for unpaid charges for 10-24 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $910.50 10-25 To pay Bethphage Mission South, Inc., doing business as 10-26 Bethphage at Winding Hollow, for unpaid charges for nursing home 10-27 care for Medicaid recipients. $615.10 11-1 To pay Vari Care, Inc., doing business as Edgewater Care 11-2 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 11-3 recipients. $2,052.33 11-4 To pay Southwest Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing 11-5 home care for Medicaid recipients. $354.20 11-6 To pay Four Seasons Nursing Centers, Inc., doing business as 11-7 Four Seasons Nursing Center-Austin, for unpaid charges for nursing 11-8 home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,107.99 11-9 To pay Paula A. Prince for warrant voided by statute of 11-10 limitations. $128.36 11-11 To pay Unicare Homes, Inc., doing business as Convalescent 11-12 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 11-13 recipients. $1,868.24 11-14 To pay Wright Nursing Home, Inc., for unpaid charges for 11-15 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $6,358.98 11-16 To pay Living Centers of America, doing business as Care, 11-17 Inc., of Waco, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 11-18 Medicaid recipients. $37,100.50 11-19 To pay Granbury Nursing Home, Inc., doing business as 11-20 Granbury Care Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 11-21 Medicaid recipients. $724.50 11-22 To pay Colonial Manor for unpaid charges for nursing home 11-23 care for Medicaid recipients. $114.90 11-24 To pay Advanced Living Technologies, Inc., doing business as 11-25 Floresville, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 11-26 recipients. $35.21 11-27 To pay Mason Management Company for unpaid charges for 12-1 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $859.85 12-2 To pay Leon Valley Lodge for unpaid charges for nursing home 12-3 care for Medicaid recipients. $379.36 12-4 To pay Mission Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing 12-5 home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,163.52 12-6 To pay Valley View Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing 12-7 home care for Medicaid recipients. $364.30 12-8 To pay St. David's Rehabilitation Center for unpaid charges 12-9 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $14,590.21 12-10 To pay Vari Care, Inc., doing business as Edgewater Care 12-11 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 12-12 recipients. $1,560.28 12-13 To pay Josephine Godoy for warrant voided by statute of 12-14 limitations. $10.00 12-15 To pay Quality Care of Waco for unpaid charges for nursing 12-16 home care for Medicaid recipients. $396.91 12-17 To pay Dallas County Hospital District, doing business as 12-18 Parkland Memorial Hospital, for warrant voided by statute of 12-19 limitations. $16,239.93 12-20 To pay Silsbee Convalescent Center for unpaid charges for 12-21 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $254.92 12-22 To pay Briarcliff Village Health Center for unpaid charges 12-23 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,816.28 12-24 To pay Spectrum Nursing Homes of Texas, doing business as 12-25 Alamo Heights Manor, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 12-26 Medicaid recipients. $434.81 12-27 To pay Alvin Convalescent Center for unpaid charges for 13-1 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $172.13 13-2 To pay Harlingen Good Samaritan Center for unpaid charges for 13-3 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $4,092.32 13-4 To pay Mason Management Company, doing business as Village 13-5 Care Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 13-6 recipients. $2,440.83 13-7 To pay Southwest Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing 13-8 home care for Medicaid recipients. $80.91 13-9 To pay David Gregg Johns, doing business as Pecos Nursing 13-10 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 13-11 recipients. $71.24 13-12 To pay Four Seasons Nursing Center for unpaid charges for 13-13 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,202.90 13-14 To pay the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 13-15 Retardation for unpaid administrative services under Title XIX, 13-16 federal Social Security Act. $1,114,592.00 13-17 To pay The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, doing 13-18 business as McAllen Good Samaritan Center, for unpaid charges for 13-19 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,296.84 13-20 To pay Brentwood Place Two for unpaid charges for nursing 13-21 home care for Medicaid recipients. $409.50 13-22 To pay Convalescent Management, Inc., doing business as 13-23 Parkview Convalescent Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home 13-24 care for Medicaid recipients. $780.91 13-25 To pay Lutheran Home of West Texas for unpaid charges for 13-26 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,217.64 13-27 To pay Twin Pines Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing 14-1 home care for Medicaid recipients. $923.21 14-2 To pay Avante Villa at Corpus Christi for unpaid charges for 14-3 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $840.42 14-4 To pay the United States Internal Revenue Service, Financial 14-5 Operations Division, for unpaid charges for services rendered by 14-6 the Internal Revenue Service. $47,659.77 14-7 To pay Western Manor for unpaid charges for nursing home care 14-8 for Medicaid recipients. $774.08 14-9 To pay Greentree Health Center, Inc., for unpaid charges for 14-10 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,398.41 14-11 To pay 3927 Foundation, doing business as Del Mar Health Care 14-12 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 14-13 recipients. $914.95 14-14 To pay Brentwood Place Three for unpaid charges for nursing 14-15 home care for Medicaid recipients. $19,370.93 14-16 To pay Dallas County MHMR Center for unpaid charges for 14-17 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,985.98 14-18 To pay Cleburne Health Care Center for unpaid charges for 14-19 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,559.58 14-20 To pay Eckerd Drugs #818 for unpaid charges for warrant 14-21 voided by statute of limitations. $2,339.01 14-22 To pay Beverly Enterprises for unpaid charges for nursing 14-23 home care for Medicaid recipients. $81,933.75 14-24 To pay Texas Health Enterprises for unpaid charges for 14-25 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $217,374.93 14-26 To pay Sierra Health Center for unpaid charges for nursing 14-27 home care for Medicaid recipients. $203.84 15-1 To pay Heartland of Corpus Christi #5224 for unpaid charges 15-2 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $639.98 15-3 To pay Health Center Monte Vista-CRDO for unpaid charges for 15-4 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,517.62 15-5 To pay Opal Mennella, doing business as Sweetbriar Nursing 15-6 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 15-7 recipients. $889.08 15-8 To pay Olsen Manor Nursing Home for unpaid charges for 15-9 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $15.52 15-10 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks for unpaid charges for 15-11 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $991.17 15-12 To pay Floydada Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing 15-13 home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,804.44 15-14 To pay Estate of Sam Hardy, doing business as Calvert Nursing 15-15 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 15-16 recipients. $37,208.75 15-17 To pay Angela L. Rodriguez for warrant voided by statute of 15-18 limitations. $128.69 15-19 To pay HEB Nursing Center for warrant voided by statute of 15-20 limitations. $57,813.16 15-21 To pay Convalescent Management, Inc., doing business as 15-22 Cherry Street Manor, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 15-23 Medicaid recipients. $1,186.65 15-24 To pay James F. Cotter, doing business as Shady Oaks Manor, 15-25 for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $11,692.66 15-26 To pay Memorial Hospital and Medical Center of Midland for 15-27 unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. 16-1 $2,457.70 16-2 To pay the District Attorney for the 38th Judicial District 16-3 for unpaid attorney fees in food stamp fraud cases. $2,497.50 16-4 To pay Golden Age Manor-Bellfort for unpaid charges for 16-5 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $665.28 16-6 To pay Beneva Nyamu for warrant voided by statute of 16-7 limitations. $10.31 16-8 To pay George Green for payment of a settlement, including 16-9 attorney's fees, in the case of George Green v. Department of Human 16-10 Services plus 10 percent interest per annum from October 10, 1991, 16-11 until paid, to be computed by the comptroller. $3,614,831.87 16-12 Acceptance of this amount by George Green constitutes a complete 16-13 release by George Green of all claims and causes of action George 16-14 Green may have against the State of Texas arising from the case of 16-15 George Green v. Department of Human Services. 16-16 To pay Texas Health Enterprises, Inc., doing business as 16-17 Eastern Hills, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of 16-18 Texas Health Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Eastern Hills v. Department 16-19 of Human Services. $42,136.32 16-20 To pay Elizabeth Barrious and her attorney, James Herrmann, 16-21 according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Elizabeth 16-22 Barrious v. Department of Human Services plus 10 percent interest 16-23 per annum from May 19, 1993, until paid, to be computed by the 16-24 comptroller. $36,729.45 16-25 SECTION 14. The following sums of money are appropriated out 16-26 of Fund No. 167 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 16-27 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 17-1 To pay Katherine Ann Smith for warrant voided by statute of 17-2 limitations. $158.00 17-3 To pay Joyce Marie Somerville for accrued AFDC benefits. 17-4 $4,492.00 17-5 To pay Janice M. Gafford for warrant voided by statute of 17-6 limitations. $144.00 17-7 SECTION 15. The following sums of money are appropriated out 17-8 of Fund No. 224 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 17-9 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 17-10 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding claims for 17-11 reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") grants made 17-12 through the governor's office. $15,361.55 17-13 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding claims for 17-14 reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") grants made 17-15 through the governor's office. $12,773.53 17-16 To pay The University of Texas at Austin for outstanding 17-17 claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") 17-18 grants made through the governor's office. $7,865.79 17-19 To pay The University of Texas at Austin for outstanding 17-20 claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") 17-21 grants made through the governor's office. $762.02 17-22 To pay the Texas Engineering Experiment Station for 17-23 outstanding claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery 17-24 ("Annex") grants made through the governor's office. $65,937.47 17-25 SECTION 16. The following sums of money are appropriated out 17-26 of Fund No. 237 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 17-27 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 18-1 To pay Robert Hawkins for warrant voided by statute of 18-2 limitations. $91.60 18-3 SECTION 17. The following sums of money are appropriated out 18-4 of Fund No. 274 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 18-5 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 18-6 To pay Gary W. Harvey/Total Radiator and Automotive for 18-7 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $118.25 18-8 To pay Resler Chevron, care of Jeffery J. Charles, for 18-9 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $649.00 18-10 SECTION 18. The following sums of money are appropriated out 18-11 of Fund No. 342 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 18-12 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 18-13 To pay S-3, Inc., doing business as Drug-Sav Discount Drug 18-14 Store, for unpaid charges for pharmaceutical services for Medicaid 18-15 recipients. $15,813.57 18-16 To pay National Heritage Insurance Company for unpaid charges 18-17 for medical assistance for Medicaid recipients. $95,819.64 18-18 SECTION 19. The following sums of money are appropriated out 18-19 of Fund No. 551 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 18-20 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 18-21 To pay Chris J. Bailey for warrant voided by statute of 18-22 limitations. $1,824.55 18-23 To pay Paula Maria Yanez for warrant voided by statute of 18-24 limitations. $2,870.40 18-25 SECTION 20. The following sums of money are appropriated out 18-26 of Fund No. 937 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 18-27 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 19-1 To pay Ralph Duvall for warrant voided by statute of 19-2 limitations. $896.00 19-3 SECTION 21. Appropriations made by this Act out of funds 19-4 subject to consolidation into the general revenue fund pursuant to 19-5 Section 403.094, Government Code, are considered to be 19-6 appropriations out of the general revenue fund or out of the 19-7 successor account, as applicable. 19-8 SECTION 22. It is specifically provided that before any 19-9 claim or judgment may be paid from funds appropriated by this Act, 19-10 the claim or judgment must be verified and substantiated by the 19-11 administrator of the special fund or account against which the 19-12 claim is to be charged and have the approval of the attorney 19-13 general and the comptroller of public accounts. Any claim or 19-14 judgment itemized in this Act that has not been verified and 19-15 substantiated by the administrator of the special fund or account 19-16 and approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public 19-17 accounts by August 31, 1996, may not be paid from funds 19-18 appropriated. Each claim must contain such information as may be 19-19 required by the comptroller but at a minimum must contain the 19-20 specific reason for the claim. If the claim is for a void warrant, 19-21 the claim must include a specific identification of the goods, 19-22 services, refund, or other item for which the warrant was 19-23 originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by 19-24 the original payee or the original payee's successor, heirs, or 19-25 assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim is for 19-26 unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by an invoice or 19-27 other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account and any other 20-1 information that may be required by the comptroller. 20-2 SECTION 23. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in 20-3 this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller is 20-4 authorized and directed to issue one or more warrants on the state 20-5 treasury, as soon as possible following the effective date of this 20-6 Act, in the favor of each of the persons, firms, or corporations 20-7 named in this Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set 20-8 opposite their respective names and shall mail or deliver to each 20-9 of the persons, firms, or corporations one or more warrants in 20-10 payment of all claims included in this Act. 20-11 SECTION 24. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 20-12 SECTION 25. The importance of this legislation and the 20-13 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 20-14 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 20-15 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 20-16 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.