By Gallego H.B. No. 3244
77R11691 JRD-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to authorizing the Texas Department of Health to
1-3 temporarily transfer money appropriated for the purpose of a
1-4 tobacco endowment program administered by the department to use for
1-5 another tobacco endowment program administered by the department.
1-6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-7 SECTION 1. Section 403.105, Government Code, is amended by
1-8 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
1-9 follows:
1-10 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (e), [and] (f),
1-11 and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
1-12 (h) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
1-13 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
1-14 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
1-15 which money is appropriated under Section 403.1055(c), 403.106(c),
1-16 or 403.1066(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
1-17 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
1-18 the transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to
1-19 transfer back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated
1-20 under Section 403.1055(c), 403.106(c), or 403.1066(c), as
1-21 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
1-22 SECTION 2. Section 403.1055, Government Code, is amended by
1-23 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
1-24 follows:
2-1 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (e), [and] (f),
2-2 and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
2-3 (h) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
2-4 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
2-5 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
2-6 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.106(c),
2-7 or 403.1066(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
2-8 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
2-9 the transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to
2-10 transfer back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated
2-11 under Section 403.105(c), 403.106(c), or 403.1066(c), as
2-12 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
2-13 SECTION 3. Section 403.106, Government Code, is amended by
2-14 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
2-15 follows:
2-16 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (e), [and] (f),
2-17 and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
2-18 (h) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
2-19 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
2-20 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
2-21 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c),
2-22 or 403.1066(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
2-23 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
2-24 the transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to
2-25 transfer back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated
2-26 under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c), or 403.1066(c), as
2-27 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
3-1 SECTION 4. Section 403.1066, Government Code, is amended by
3-2 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (i) to read as
3-3 follows:
3-4 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), [and] (e),
3-5 and (i), the money in the fund may not be appropriated for any
3-6 purpose.
3-7 (i) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
3-8 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
3-9 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
3-10 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c),
3-11 or 403.106(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
3-12 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
3-13 the transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to
3-14 transfer back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated
3-15 under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c), or 403.106(c), as
3-16 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
3-17 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
3-18 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-19 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-20 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-21 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
3-22 legislative session.