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.
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