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.