By Ratliff S.R. No. 991
75R17474 GCH-D
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 75th
1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That Senate Rules 12.03 and
1-3 12.04 be suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to
1-4 enable the conference committee appointed to resolve the
1-5 differences on Senate Bill No. 1898 to consider and take action on
1-6 the following specific matters:
1-7 (1) Senate Rule 12.04(5) is suspended to permit the
1-8 committee to add the following item of appropriation that is not
1-9 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
1-10 SECTION 17. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ADMINISTRATIVE AND
1-11 GENERAL OFFICES. In addition to other amounts appropriated for the
1-12 fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 1997, the sum of $2,500,000
1-13 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Board of
1-14 Regents of The Texas A&M University System for that biennium for
1-15 the purpose of funding scholarships for needy students. The board
1-16 of regents shall allocate the appropriation made by this section to
1-17 degree granting components of The Texas A&M University System on
1-18 the basis of need, considering all other funding sources and other
1-19 information as determined by the board.
1-20 Explanation: This addition is necessary to fund scholarships
1-21 for needy students at The Texas A&M University System.
1-22 (2) Senate Rule 12.04(5) is suspended to permit the
1-23 committee to add the following item of appropriation that is not
1-24 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
2-1 SECTION 18. GOVERNOR. In addition to amounts previously
2-2 appropriated for the current biennium, the sum of $2,000,000 out of
2-3 the general revenue fund is appropriated to the Office of the
2-4 Governor for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
2-5 this Act for the purpose of providing disaster funding to units of
2-6 local government and other eligible entities.
2-7 Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide
2-8 additional funding for disaster preparedness and relief.
2-9 (3) Senate Rule 12.04(5) is suspended to permit the
2-10 committee to add the following item of appropriation that is not
2-11 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
2-12 SECTION 19. AMENDMENT. Article II, House Bill No. 1, Acts
2-13 of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, is amended by
2-14 adding the following rider provisions below the appropriations to
2-15 the Department of Health: . . .
2-16 CONTINGENCY FOR HOUSE BILL 1875. Contingent on the enactment of
2-17 House Bill 1875 or similar legislation by the 75th Legislature,
2-18 Regular Session, 1997, relating to the imposition and use of
2-19 certain fees imposed on certain milk and milk products, the Texas
2-20 Department of Health is appropriated, out of additional revenues
2-21 collected under House Bill 1875, the amounts of $420,000 for the
2-22 fiscal year beginning September 1, 1997, and $420,000 for the
2-23 fiscal year beginning September 1, 1998, for the purpose of dairy
2-24 regulation.
2-25 Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide
2-26 additional funding for dairy regulation.
2-27 (4) Senate Rule 12.04(5) is suspended to permit the
3-1 committee to add the following item of appropriation that is not
3-2 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
3-3 SECTION 20. AMENDMENT. Appropriation item A.2.8., page
3-4 III-35, Article III, House Bill No. 1, Acts of the 75th
3-5 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, is amended to read as follows:
3-6 A.2.8. Strategy: LAMAR UNIV-PORT ARTHUR $326,429 $332,957 [A.2.8.
3-7 Strategy: LAMAR UNIV-PORT ARTHUR $217,970 $222,329]
3-8 Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide funding
3-9 for employees' group insurance contributions at a certain
3-10 institution of higher education.
3-11 (5) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
3-12 committee to add the following text on a matter that is not
3-13 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
3-14 SECTION 21. AMENDMENT. Rider No. 2, page IV-12, Article IV,
3-15 House Bill No. 1, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session,
3-16 1997, is amended to read as follows:
3-17 2. CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR SENATE BILL 1417. Contingent
3-18 upon enactment of Senate Bill 1417, or similar legislation, by the
3-19 Seventy-fifth Legislature, Regular Session, the Office of Court
3-20 Administration is hereby appropriated an amount not to exceed
3-21 $2,193,954 in fiscal year 1998 and $2,774,955 in fiscal year 1999
3-22 out of receipts collected pursuant to Senate Bill 1417 [for the
3-23 purpose of implementing that Act]. In no event shall the
3-24 appropriation exceed the revenues generated by Senate Bill 1417,
3-25 or similar legislation. The Office of Court Administration is
3-26 hereby authorized to transfer the appropriation made pursuant to
3-27 this provision to the appropriate strategy items listed above.
4-1 Funds appropriated by this provision may be expended for capital
4-2 budget purposes notwithstanding limitations on capital budget
4-3 expenditures elsewhere in this Act. Also contingent on the
4-4 enactment of Senate Bill 1417, or similar legislation, the "Number
4-5 of Full-time Equivalent Positions (FTE)" figure indicated above is
4-6 hereby increased by 29 for fiscal year 1998 and by 29 in fiscal
4-7 year 1999.
4-8 Explanation: This addition is necessary to correct an
4-9 inconsistency in the language providing the purpose of an
4-10 appropriation to the Office of Court Administration.
4-11 (6) Senate Rule 12.04(5) is suspended to permit the
4-12 committee to add the following item of appropriation that is not
4-13 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
4-14 SECTION 22. AMENDMENT. Rider No. 2, page IV-19, Article IV,
4-15 House Bill No. 1, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session,
4-16 1997, is amended to read as follows:
4-17 2. APPROPRIATION SOURCE, PUBLIC INTEGRITY UNIT. Out of the funds
4-18 appropriated above in Item 10., $1,571,172 [$1,831,172] in fiscal
4-19 year 1998 and $1,600,745 [$1,860,745] in fiscal year 1999 is
4-20 appropriated specifically to facilitate motor fuel tax fraud and
4-21 insurance fraud investigations by the Public Integrity Unit in the
4-22 District Attorney's Office of the Fifty-third Judicial District. It
4-23 is the intent of the Legislature that the funds specified in the
4-24 Method of Financing as being appropriated out of the State Highway
4-25 Fund No. 006 and the General Revenue Fund - Dedicated, Insurance
4-26 Operating Account be allocated to the appropriation made above in
4-27 Item 10. In no event shall the amount of general revenue funds
5-1 allocated and/or granted to the Public Integrity Unit, other than
5-2 the General Revenue Fund - Dedicated Insurance Operating Account
5-3 Grants identified in this provision, exceed $260,000 in any fiscal
5-4 year of the biennium. In no event shall any funds appropriated
5-5 above out of the Judicial Fund No. 573 be allocated to the Public
5-6 Integrity Unit.
5-7 Explanation: This addition is necessary to reduce certain
5-8 appropriations to the public integrity unit in the office of the
5-9 district attorney of the 53rd Judicial District.
5-10 (7) Senate Rule 12.04(5) is suspended to permit the
5-11 committee to add the following item of appropriation that is not
5-12 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
5-13 SECTION 23. COMPTROLLER: DISTRICT ATTORNEY SALARIES.
5-14 Notwithstanding any limitations to the contrary in House Bill No.
5-15 1, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, and if the
5-16 comptroller makes the finding of fact described by Section 8,
5-17 Article IV, of that Act, and the salary rates provided by that
5-18 section take effect, the state salary payable to a felony
5-19 prosecutor subject to the professional prosecutors law (Chapter 46,
5-20 Government Code) shall be $101,700 for the fiscal year beginning
5-21 September 1, 1998.
5-22 Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide district
5-23 attorneys under the professional prosecutors law with an increase
5-24 in salary in the second year of the upcoming fiscal biennium.
5-25 (8) Senate Rule 12.04(5) is suspended to permit the
5-26 committee to add the following item of appropriation that is not
5-27 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
6-1 SECTION 24. COMPTROLLER: DEPUTY COURT CLERK SALARIES.
6-2 Notwithstanding any language to the contrary in House Bill No. 1,
6-3 Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, the salary
6-4 rate payable out of funds appropriated by that Act to an employee
6-5 in the classified positions "C066 Chief Deputy Clerk, Court of
6-6 Criminal Appeals" or "C068 Chief Deputy Clerk, Supreme Court" shall
6-7 be governed by the salary rates established for salary group B14 in
6-8 Article IX of that Act.
6-9 Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide
6-10 appropriate salaries for chief deputy clerks of the state's two
6-11 highest courts.
6-12 (9) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
6-13 committee to add the following text on a matter that is not
6-14 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
6-15 SECTION 27. PERFORMANCE MEASURES. The Legislative Budget
6-16 Board shall develop performance measures for the additional
6-17 appropriations provided by this Act.
6-18 SECTION 28. RECAPITULATION AMOUNTS AND TOTALS. All
6-19 recapitulation amounts and totals in House Bill No. 1, Acts of the
6-20 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, shall be adjusted to
6-21 incorporate the amendments made to that Act by this Act.
6-22 Explanation: This addition is necessary to permit the
6-23 appropriations made by this Act to be treated as part of the
6-24 overall state budget.
6-25 (10) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
6-26 committee to add the following text on a matter that is not
6-27 included in either the house or senate version of the bill:
7-1 SECTION 29. REPEALER. Riders No. 29 and 30, page VI-27,
7-2 Article VI, House Bill No. 1, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular
7-3 Session, 1997, are repealed.
7-4 Explanation: This addition is necessary to repeal contingent
7-5 riders in the General Appropriations Act that are obsolete because
7-6 the legislation to which they refer is no longer viable.