1-1 By: Junell (Senate Sponsor - Montford) H.B. No. 3049 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 1995; 1-3 May 15, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; 1-4 May 23, 1995, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 23, 1995, 1-6 sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3049 By: Montford 1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-9 AN ACT 1-10 making appropriations for and directing payment of certain 1-11 miscellaneous claims and judgments out of funds designated by this 1-12 Act and requiring approval of the claims in the manner specified in 1-13 this Act before payment is made. 1-14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-15 SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out 1-16 of the General Revenue Fund No. 001 for payment of itemized claims 1-17 and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 1-18 To pay Steve D. Thompson Trucking for warrant voided by 1-19 statute of limitations. $6,368.40 1-20 To pay Steve D. Thompson Trucking for warrant voided by 1-21 statute of limitations. $8,471.70 1-22 To pay Lexton-Ancira, Inc., care of Southmark Corporation, 1-23 for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $2,063.70 1-24 To pay the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for 1-25 unpaid underground storage tank fees for the Texas Youth 1-26 Commission. $100.00 1-27 To pay Del Barker Stigler, M.D., for warrant voided by 1-28 statute of limitations. $1,700.86 1-29 To pay Prudential-Bache Moneymart Assets, Inc., for warrant 1-30 voided by statute of limitations. $45,000.00 1-31 To pay Terminal Freight Handling Co., doing business as Sears 1-32 Logistics, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $31,894.50 1-33 To pay Canon U.S.A., Inc., for outstanding invoices for 1-34 copier maintenance and service for the Texas Department of Health. 1-35 $406.04 1-36 To pay Bruce G. Kinzy, M.D., P.A., for warrant voided by 1-37 statute of limitations. $162.00 1-38 To pay Amparos Apothecary for outstanding invoices for drug 1-39 purchases for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 1-40 Retardation. $4,210.45 1-41 To pay James D. Thompson for warrant voided by statute of 1-42 limitations. $1,022.73 1-43 To pay Cris Haines for warrant voided by statute of 1-44 limitations. $3.50 1-45 To pay Lucy M. Carlson for warrant voided by statute of 1-46 limitations. $87.93 1-47 To pay Annice M. Elliott for warrant voided by statute of 1-48 limitations. $369.41 1-49 To pay Willmar Distributors, Inc., care of Marriot 1-50 Corporation, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. 1-51 $12,251.90 1-52 To pay Parkland Memorial Hospital, doing business as Dallas 1-53 County Hospital District, for warrant voided by statute of 1-54 limitations. $58,585.64 1-55 To pay Masterson, Moreland, Sauer, Whisman, Inc., care of 1-56 Moak Consulting, for outstanding invoices for expert witness fees 1-57 for the Office of the Attorney General. $51,500.00 1-58 To pay Fred C. Bunch for warrant voided by statute of 1-59 limitations. $792.53 1-60 To pay Robin D. Etie for warrant voided by statute of 1-61 limitations. $40.07 1-62 To pay Mary Helen Gaines for warrant voided by statute of 1-63 limitations. $80.77 1-64 To pay American Finance Group for warrant voided by statute 1-65 of limitations. $782.00 1-66 To pay the City of Richmond for warrant voided by statute of 1-67 limitations. $20,435.89 1-68 To pay Bill Long, District Clerk of Dallas County, for 2-1 outstanding invoices for filing fees and court costs for the Office 2-2 of the Attorney General. $355.00 2-3 To pay Jon C. Ford for warrant voided by statute of 2-4 limitations. $2,831.04 2-5 To pay Virginia Pritz for warrant voided by statute of 2-6 limitations. $457.47 2-7 To pay Live Oak Realty Company for warrant voided by statute 2-8 of limitations. $3,580.80 2-9 To pay Northern Frost Investment Company for warrant voided 2-10 by statute of limitations. $551.25 2-11 To pay Hicks Water Conditioning for warrant voided by statute 2-12 of limitations. $187.50 2-13 To pay Mansfield Feed Mills, Inc., for warrant voided by 2-14 statute of limitations. $250.00 2-15 To pay Marriott MHP Two Corporation for warrant voided by 2-16 statute of limitations. $25,416.23 2-17 To pay Reddy Medical Association for unpaid workers' 2-18 compensation benefits provided to Rosendo M. Garcia. $51.35 2-19 To pay Dan R. Hillard, M.D., for unpaid workers' compensation 2-20 benefits provided to Margaret Stanberry. $475.00 2-21 To pay Orthopaedic and Back Pain Center for unpaid workers' 2-22 compensation benefits provided to Julian Garcia. $2,075.95 2-23 To pay IBM Corporation for unpaid interest on computer system 2-24 and software contract. $89,428.61 2-25 To pay Betty Jo Quash for warrant voided by statute of 2-26 limitations. $53.76 2-27 To pay Mountain Creek Golf Club for warrants voided by 2-28 statute of limitations. $91.69 2-29 To pay Comal County Juvenile Residential Supervision and 2-30 Treatment Center, Inc., for warrant voided by statute of 2-31 limitations. $5,040.00 2-32 To pay YMCA of Greater Houston for warrant voided by statute 2-33 of limitations. $3,476.03 2-34 To pay Duke Salisbury, trustee for bankruptcy estate of 2-35 Michigan General Corporation for Krestmark of Houston, Inc., for 2-36 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $7,969.87 2-37 To pay Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 48 for warrant voided 2-38 by statute of limitations. $1,900.00 2-39 To pay the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for 2-40 unpaid underground storage tank fees for the Texas Department of 2-41 Mental Health and Mental Retardation. $75.00 2-42 To pay Melody Ensz Carpenter for warrant voided by statute of 2-43 limitations. $395.59 2-44 To pay Jack V. Gardner for warrant voided by statute of 2-45 limitations. $2,645.70 2-46 To pay the Travis County District Clerk for outstanding 2-47 invoices for court costs for the Office of the Attorney General. 2-48 $2,135.00 2-49 To pay Roy Widener for warrant voided by statute of 2-50 limitations. $12.00 2-51 To pay Samuel Ortegon for warrant voided by statute of 2-52 limitations. $136.25 2-53 To pay Sourjyebdra Dasgupta for warrant voided by statute of 2-54 limitations. $110.00 2-55 To pay the Travis County District Clerk for outstanding 2-56 invoices for court costs for the Office of the Attorney General. 2-57 $135.00 2-58 To pay Victoria Lewis-Dunn for warrants voided by statute of 2-59 limitations. $240.88 2-60 To pay Les Arthur Eastwood for warrant voided by statute of 2-61 limitations. $1,136.78 2-62 To pay Cheshire and Associates, Inc., care of Frank I. 2-63 Cheshire, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $45.00 2-64 To pay Janet Martin and her attorney, Julia R. Lavorn, P.C., 2-65 according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Janet Martin v. 2-66 M.D. Anderson plus 10 percent interest per annum from June 6, 1994, 2-67 until paid, to be computed by the comptroller. $64,446.00 2-68 To pay Marilou Morrison and her attorney, Jerri Lynn Ward, 2-69 for payment of a settlement including all accrued interest and 2-70 attorney's fees, in the case of Nora Longoria et al v. Office of 3-1 the Attorney General et al. $31,608.61 3-2 To pay Nora Longoria and her attorney, Jerri Lynn Ward, for 3-3 payment of a settlement, including all accrued interest and 3-4 attorney's fees, in the case of Nora Longoria et al v. Office of 3-5 the Attorney General et al. $80,138.61 3-6 To pay John David Miller and his attorney, John Charles 3-7 Fleming, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of John 3-8 David Miller v. Texas Animal Health Commission plus 10 percent 3-9 interest per annum from September 16, 1991, until paid, to be 3-10 computed by the comptroller. $357,000.00 3-11 To pay Tarleton State University as reimbursement for payment 3-12 of a settlement in the case of Randy Rosiere v. Barry Thompson et 3-13 al. $200,000.00 3-14 To pay Thomas P. McDill, Jr., and his attorney, B. Craig 3-15 Deats, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Thomas 3-16 P. McDill, Jr., v. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 3-17 plus 10 percent interest per annum from December 1, 1994, until 3-18 paid, to be computed by the comptroller. $961,893.00 3-19 Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, this judgment 3-20 may be paid when final from funds appropriated by this Act if the 3-21 judgment is verified and substantiated by the administrator of the 3-22 special fund or account and approved by the attorney general and 3-23 the comptroller not later than August 31, 1997. 3-24 To pay Barbara Carisalez according to the terms of a 3-25 settlement, when final, in the case of Barbara Carisalez v. Texas 3-26 Funeral Service Commission and Larry Farrow. $25,000.00 3-27 The Texas Funeral Service Commission is authorized to spend an 3-28 amount not to exceed $60,000 out of funds appropriated to the 3-29 commission in House Bill No. 1, 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 3-30 1995 (the General Appropriations Act), for the purpose of paying a 3-31 settlement of a complaint filed by Barbara Carisalez under Chapter 3-32 21, Labor Code, or its predecessor statute, and a charge filed 3-33 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the Texas 3-34 Funeral Service Commission, notwithstanding any limitations 3-35 contained in the General Appropriations Act on the amount of funds 3-36 that may be spent for the purpose of paying a settlement or 3-37 judgment. The expenditure of funds authorized by this provision is 3-38 subject to the approval of the Office of the Attorney Gereral as 3-39 required in the provisions of Article IX of the General 3-40 Appropriations Act relating to the payment of judgments and 3-41 settlements. A settlement or conciliation agreement on which funds 3-42 are paid constitutes a complete release by Barbara Carisalez of all 3-43 claims and causes of action Barbara Carisalez may have, arising 3-44 from facts alleged in the complaint or charge described by this 3-45 section, against the State of Texas or any former or current 3-46 employee or officer of the State of Texas. 3-47 SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out 3-48 of Fund No. 006 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 3-49 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 3-50 To pay Alamo Title Company, agent for Alamo Title Insurance 3-51 of Texas, for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $436.00 3-52 To pay Victor E. Hudman, M.D., for unpaid medical services. 3-53 $45.00 3-54 To pay Harley E. Baker for warrant voided by statute of 3-55 limitations. $35.24 3-56 To pay Permian Basin Chiropractic for unpaid chiropractic 3-57 services. $3,830.00 3-58 To pay Upper Valley Radiology Clinic PA for unpaid 3-59 radiological services. $157.00 3-60 To pay Rehabilitation Associates of Odessa for unpaid 3-61 physical rehabilitation services. $150.00 3-62 To pay T. Brown Constructors, Inc., according to the terms of 3-63 a judgment in the case of T. Brown Constructors, Inc., v. State 3-64 Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Cause No. 3-65 93-77032, in the District Court, Travis County, 98th Judicial 3-66 District. $3,318,001.33 3-67 To pay the City of Grand Prairie for unpaid streetlight 3-68 maintenance charges. $104,829.58 3-69 SECTION 3. The following sums of money are appropriated out 3-70 of Fund No. 099 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-1 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-2 To pay Canon U.S.A. for unpaid copier service. $7,897.33 4-3 SECTION 4. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-4 of Fund No. 019 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-5 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-6 To pay Earnest Garman, Jr., for warrant voided by statute of 4-7 limitations. $7.00 4-8 SECTION 5. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-9 of Fund No. 026 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-10 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-11 To pay Michael L. Miller for warrant voided by statute of 4-12 limitations. $7.56 4-13 To pay Travis County District Clerk for outstanding invoices 4-14 for court costs for the Texas Employment Commission. $2,290.00 4-15 To pay Elaine G. Davis for warrant voided by statute of 4-16 limitations. $92.04 4-17 SECTION 6. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-18 of Fund No. 036 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-19 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-20 To pay Cyril Frost R. Frost and his attorney, Matthew 4-21 Trevena, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Cyril 4-22 R. Frost v. Texas Commission on Fire Protection plus 10 percent 4-23 interest per annum from April 7, 1994, until paid, to be computed 4-24 by the comptroller. $200,399.55 4-25 SECTION 7. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-26 of Fund No. 037 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-27 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-28 To pay Galveston County Child Welfare Board for unpaid foster 4-29 care services. $78,229.21 4-30 SECTION 8. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-31 of Fund No. 061 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-32 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-33 To pay the Institute for Rehabilitation Research for 4-34 outstanding invoices for medical services for various clients of 4-35 the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. $2,302.99 4-36 To pay TSO for outstanding invoices for eyeglasses for a 4-37 client of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. $160.00 4-38 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding invoices for 4-39 tuition for various Texas Rehabilitation Commission employees. 4-40 $11,632.40 4-41 To pay Georgetown Medical Center for outstanding invoices for 4-42 medical services. $390.00 4-43 SECTION 9. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-44 of Fund No. 064 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-45 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-46 To pay Fort Bend Telephone for unpaid telephone bill for 4-47 Brazos Bend State Park. $198.20 4-48 SECTION 10. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-49 of Fund No. 127 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-50 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-51 To pay Barbra Crane for warrant voided by statute of 4-52 limitations. $462.00 4-53 SECTION 11. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-54 of Fund No. 141 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-55 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-56 To pay Rodney J. Puryear for warrant voided by statute of 4-57 limitations. $150.00 4-58 SECTION 12. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-59 of Fund No. 165 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-60 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-61 To pay the Ben Hogan Company and its attorney, Matthew P. 4-62 McDonald, accrued interest on the principal amount of a judgment 4-63 previously paid by the state in the case of Ben Hogan v. Texas 4-64 Employment Commission. $39,162.00 4-65 SECTION 13. The following sums of money are appropriated out 4-66 of Fund No. 166 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 4-67 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 4-68 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks, Inc., for unpaid charges for 4-69 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $420.80 4-70 To pay Brownsville Good Samaritan Center for unpaid charges 5-1 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $845.80 5-2 To pay L & L Equities, Inc., doing business as All Seasons 5-3 Nursing Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 5-4 Medicaid recipients. $341.01 5-5 To pay David W. Nesbit, doing business as Nesbit Nursing 5-6 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 5-7 recipients. $70.88 5-8 To pay Rockwall Nursing Care Center for unpaid charges for 5-9 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,538.31 5-10 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks, Inc., for unpaid charges for 5-11 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $684.42 5-12 To pay Southwestern Medical Centers, Inc., doing business as 5-13 Deer Creek Nursing Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care 5-14 for Medicaid recipients. $570.36 5-15 To pay 3927 Foundation, Inc., doing business as Bryan Manor, 5-16 for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. 5-17 $924.00 5-18 To pay Quality Care of Waco for unpaid charges for nursing 5-19 home care for Medicaid recipients. $28.62 5-20 To pay White Acres Good Samaritan Retirement Village for 5-21 unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. 5-22 $2,585.25 5-23 To pay Honorcare Operating Co., doing business as Angelina 5-24 Nursing Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 5-25 recipients. $870.98 5-26 To pay Tutor Nursing Home, Inc., for unpaid charges for 5-27 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $910.50 5-28 To pay Bethphage Mission South, Inc., doing business as 5-29 Bethphage at Winding Hollow, for unpaid charges for nursing home 5-30 care for Medicaid recipients. $615.10 5-31 To pay Vari Care, Inc., doing business as Edgewater Care 5-32 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 5-33 recipients. $2,052.33 5-34 To pay Southwest Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing 5-35 home care for Medicaid recipients. $354.20 5-36 To pay Four Seasons Nursing Centers, Inc., doing business as 5-37 Four Seasons Nursing Center-Austin, for unpaid charges for nursing 5-38 home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,107.99 5-39 To pay Paula A. Prince for warrant voided by statute of 5-40 limitations. $128.36 5-41 To pay Unicare Homes, Inc., doing business as Convalescent 5-42 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 5-43 recipients. $1,868.24 5-44 To pay Wright Nursing Home, Inc., for unpaid charges for 5-45 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $6,358.98 5-46 To pay Living Centers of America, doing business as Care, 5-47 Inc., of Waco, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 5-48 Medicaid recipients. $37,100.50 5-49 To pay Granbury Nursing Home, Inc., doing business as 5-50 Granbury Care Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 5-51 Medicaid recipients. $724.50 5-52 To pay Colonial Manor for unpaid charges for nursing home 5-53 care for Medicaid recipients. $114.90 5-54 To pay Advanced Living Technologies, Inc., doing business as 5-55 Floresville, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 5-56 recipients. $35.21 5-57 To pay Mason Management Company for unpaid charges for 5-58 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $859.85 5-59 To pay Leon Valley Lodge for unpaid charges for nursing home 5-60 care for Medicaid recipients. $379.36 5-61 To pay Mission Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing 5-62 home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,163.52 5-63 To pay Valley View Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing 5-64 home care for Medicaid recipients. $364.30 5-65 To pay St. David's Rehabilitation Center for unpaid charges 5-66 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $14,590.21 5-67 To pay Vari Care, Inc., doing business as Edgewater Care 5-68 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 5-69 recipients. $1,560.28 5-70 To pay Josephine Godoy for warrant voided by statute of 6-1 limitations. $10.00 6-2 To pay Quality Care of Waco for unpaid charges for nursing 6-3 home care for Medicaid recipients. $396.91 6-4 To pay Dallas County Hospital District, doing business as 6-5 Parkland Memorial Hospital, for warrant voided by statute of 6-6 limitations. $16,239.93 6-7 To pay Silsbee Convalescent Center for unpaid charges for 6-8 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $254.92 6-9 To pay Briarcliff Village Health Center for unpaid charges 6-10 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,816.28 6-11 To pay Spectrum Nursing Homes of Texas, doing business as 6-12 Alamo Heights Manor, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 6-13 Medicaid recipients. $434.81 6-14 To pay Alvin Convalescent Center for unpaid charges for 6-15 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $172.13 6-16 To pay Harlingen Good Samaritan Center for unpaid charges for 6-17 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $4,092.32 6-18 To pay Mason Management Company, doing business as Village 6-19 Care Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 6-20 recipients. $2,440.83 6-21 To pay Southwest Care Center for unpaid charges for nursing 6-22 home care for Medicaid recipients. $80.91 6-23 To pay David Gregg Johns, doing business as Pecos Nursing 6-24 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 6-25 recipients. $71.24 6-26 To pay Four Seasons Nursing Center for unpaid charges for 6-27 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,202.90 6-28 To pay the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental 6-29 Retardation for unpaid administrative services under Title XIX, 6-30 federal Social Security Act. $1,114,592.00 6-31 To pay The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, doing 6-32 business as McAllen Good Samaritan Center, for unpaid charges for 6-33 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,296.84 6-34 To pay Brentwood Place Two for unpaid charges for nursing 6-35 home care for Medicaid recipients. $409.50 6-36 To pay Convalescent Management, Inc., doing business as 6-37 Parkview Convalescent Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home 6-38 care for Medicaid recipients. $780.91 6-39 To pay Lutheran Home of West Texas for unpaid charges for 6-40 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,217.64 6-41 To pay Twin Pines Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing 6-42 home care for Medicaid recipients. $923.21 6-43 To pay Avante Villa at Corpus Christi for unpaid charges for 6-44 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $840.42 6-45 To pay the United States Internal Revenue Service, Financial 6-46 Operations Division, for unpaid charges for services rendered by 6-47 the Internal Revenue Service. $47,659.77 6-48 To pay Western Manor for unpaid charges for nursing home care 6-49 for Medicaid recipients. $774.08 6-50 To pay Greentree Health Center, Inc., for unpaid charges for 6-51 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $2,398.41 6-52 To pay 3927 Foundation, doing business as Del Mar Health Care 6-53 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 6-54 recipients. $914.95 6-55 To pay Brentwood Place Three for unpaid charges for nursing 6-56 home care for Medicaid recipients. $19,370.93 6-57 To pay Dallas County MHMR Center for unpaid charges for 6-58 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,985.98 6-59 To pay Cleburne Health Care Center for unpaid charges for 6-60 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,559.58 6-61 To pay Eckerd Drugs #818 for unpaid charges for warrant 6-62 voided by statute of limitations. $2,339.01 6-63 To pay Beverly Enterprises for unpaid charges for nursing 6-64 home care for Medicaid recipients. $81,933.75 6-65 To pay Texas Health Enterprises for unpaid charges for 6-66 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $217,374.93 6-67 To pay Sierra Health Center for unpaid charges for nursing 6-68 home care for Medicaid recipients. $203.84 6-69 To pay Heartland of Corpus Christi #5224 for unpaid charges 6-70 for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $639.98 7-1 To pay Health Center Monte Vista-CRDO for unpaid charges for 7-2 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $3,517.62 7-3 To pay Opal Mennella, doing business as Sweetbriar Nursing 7-4 Home, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 7-5 recipients. $889.08 7-6 To pay Olsen Manor Nursing Home for unpaid charges for 7-7 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $15.52 7-8 To pay Peoplecare Heritage Oaks for unpaid charges for 7-9 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $991.17 7-10 To pay Floydada Nursing Home for unpaid charges for nursing 7-11 home care for Medicaid recipients. $1,804.44 7-12 To pay Estate of Sam Hardy, doing business as Calvert Nursing 7-13 Center, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid 7-14 recipients. $37,208.75 7-15 To pay Angela L. Rodriguez for warrant voided by statute of 7-16 limitations. $128.69 7-17 To pay HEB Nursing Center for warrant voided by statute of 7-18 limitations. $57,813.16 7-19 To pay Convalescent Management, Inc., doing business as 7-20 Cherry Street Manor, for unpaid charges for nursing home care for 7-21 Medicaid recipients. $1,186.65 7-22 To pay James F. Cotter, doing business as Shady Oaks Manor, 7-23 for warrant voided by statute of limitations. $11,692.66 7-24 To pay Memorial Hospital and Medical Center of Midland for 7-25 unpaid charges for nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. 7-26 $2,457.70 7-27 To pay the District Attorney for the 38th Judicial District 7-28 for unpaid attorney fees in food stamp fraud cases. $2,497.50 7-29 To pay Golden Age Manor-Bellfort for unpaid charges for 7-30 nursing home care for Medicaid recipients. $665.28 7-31 To pay Beneva Nyamu for warrant voided by statute of 7-32 limitations. $10.31 7-33 To pay George Green for payment of a settlement, including 7-34 attorney's fees, in the case of George Green v. Department of Human 7-35 Services plus 10 percent interest per annum from October 10, 1991, 7-36 until paid, to be computed by the comptroller. $13,773,461.96 7-37 Acceptance of this amount by George Green constitutes a complete 7-38 release by George Green of all claims and causes of action George 7-39 Green may have against the State of Texas arising from the case of 7-40 George Green v. Department of Human Services. 7-41 To pay Texas Health Enterprises, Inc., doing business as 7-42 Eastern Hills, according to the terms of a judgment in the case of 7-43 Texas Health Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Eastern Hills v. Department 7-44 of Human Services. $42,136.32 7-45 To pay Elizabeth Barrious and her attorney, James Herrman, 7-46 according to the terms of a judgment in the case of Elizabeth 7-47 Barrious v. Department of Human Services plus 10 percent interest 7-48 per annum from May 19, 1993, until paid, to be computed by the 7-49 comptroller. $36,729.45 7-50 SECTION 14. The following sums of money are appropriated out 7-51 of Fund No. 167 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 7-52 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 7-53 To pay Katherine Ann Smith for warrant voided by statute of 7-54 limitations. $158.00 7-55 To pay Joyce Marie Somerville for accrued AFDC benefits. 7-56 $4,492.00 7-57 To pay Janice M. Gafford for warrant voided by statute of 7-58 limitations. $144.00 7-59 SECTION 15. The following sums of money are appropriated out 7-60 of Fund No. 224 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 7-61 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 7-62 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding claims for 7-63 reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") grants made 7-64 through the governor's office. $15,361.55 7-65 To pay the University of Houston for outstanding claims for 7-66 reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") grants made 7-67 through the governor's office. $12,773.53 7-68 To pay The University of Texas at Austin for outstanding 7-69 claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") 7-70 grants made through the governor's office. $7,865.79 8-1 To pay The University of Texas at Austin for outstanding 8-2 claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery ("Annex") 8-3 grants made through the governor's office. $762.02 8-4 To pay the Texas Engineering Experiment Station for 8-5 outstanding claims for reimbursement under enhanced oil recovery 8-6 ("Annex") grants made through the governor's office. $65,937.47 8-7 SECTION 16. The following sums of money are appropriated out 8-8 of Fund No. 237 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 8-9 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-10 To pay Robert Hawkins for warrant voided by statute of 8-11 limitations. $91.60 8-12 SECTION 17. The following sums of money are appropriated out 8-13 of Fund No. 274 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 8-14 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-15 To pay Gary W. Harvey/Total Radiator and Automotive for 8-16 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $118.25 8-17 To pay Resler Chevron, care of Jeffery J. Charles, for 8-18 warrant voided by statute of limitations. $649.00 8-19 SECTION 18. The following sums of money are appropriated out 8-20 of Fund No. 342 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 8-21 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-22 To pay S-3, Inc., doing business as Drug-Sav Discount Drug 8-23 Store, for unpaid charges for pharmaceutical services for Medicaid 8-24 recipients. $15,813.57 8-25 To pay National Heritage Insurance Company for unpaid charges 8-26 for medical assistance for Medicaid recipients. $95,819.64 8-27 SECTION 19. The following sums of money are appropriated out 8-28 of Fund No. 551 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 8-29 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-30 To pay Chris J. Bailey for warrant voided by statute of 8-31 limitations. $1,824.55 8-32 To pay Paula Maria Yanez for warrant voided by statute of 8-33 limitations. $2,870.40 8-34 SECTION 20. The following sums of money are appropriated out 8-35 of Fund No. 937 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus 8-36 interest, if any, against the State of Texas: 8-37 To pay Ralph Duvall for warrant voided by statute of 8-38 limitations. $896.00 8-39 SECTION 21. Appropriations made by this Act out of funds 8-40 subject to consolidation into the general revenue fund pursuant to 8-41 Section 403.094, Government Code, are considered to be 8-42 appropriations out of the general revenue fund or out of the 8-43 successor account, as applicable. 8-44 SECTION 22. It is specifically provided that before any 8-45 claim or judgment may be paid from funds appropriated by this Act, 8-46 the claim or judgment must be verified and substantiated by the 8-47 administrator of the special fund or account against which the 8-48 claim is to be charged and have the approval of the attorney 8-49 general and the comptroller of public accounts. Any claim or 8-50 judgment itemized in this Act that has not been verified and 8-51 substantiated by the administrator of the special fund or account 8-52 and approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public 8-53 accounts by August 31, 1996, may not be paid from funds 8-54 appropriated. Each claim must contain such information as may be 8-55 required by the comptroller but at a minimum must contain the 8-56 specific reason for the claim. If the claim is for a void warrant, 8-57 the claim must include a specific identification of the goods, 8-58 services, refund, or other item for which the warrant was 8-59 originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by 8-60 the original payee or the original payee's successor, heirs, or 8-61 assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim is for 8-62 unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by an invoice or 8-63 other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account and any other 8-64 information that may be required by the comptroller. 8-65 SECTION 23. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in 8-66 this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller is 8-67 authorized and directed to issue one or more warrants on the state 8-68 treasury, as soon as possible following the effective date of this 8-69 Act, in the favor of each of the persons, firms, or corporations 8-70 named in this Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set 9-1 opposite their respective names and shall mail or deliver to each 9-2 of the persons, firms, or corporations one or more warrants in 9-3 payment of all claims included in this Act. 9-4 SECTION 24. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 9-5 SECTION 25. The importance of this legislation and the 9-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 9-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 9-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 9-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 9-10 * * * * *