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 but not later than the 90th day after the date of the
1-19 transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to transfer
1-20 back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated under Section
1-21 403.1055(c), 403.106(c), or 403.1066(c), as applicable, to the
1-22 appropriation item for Subsection (c).
1-23 SECTION 2. Section 403.1055, Government Code, is amended by
1-24 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
2-1 follows:
2-2 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (e), [and] (f),
2-3 and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
2-4 (h) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
2-5 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
2-6 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
2-7 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.106(c),
2-8 or 403.1066(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
2-9 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
2-10 the transfer but not later than the 90th day after the date of the
2-11 transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to transfer
2-12 back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated under Section
2-13 403.105(c), 403.106(c), or 403.1066(c), as applicable, to the
2-14 appropriation item for Subsection (c).
2-15 SECTION 3. Section 403.106, Government Code, is amended by
2-16 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
2-17 follows:
2-18 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (e), [and] (f),
2-19 and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
2-20 (h) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
2-21 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
2-22 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
2-23 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c),
2-24 or 403.1066(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
2-25 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
2-26 the transfer but not later than the 90th day after the date of the
2-27 transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to transfer
3-1 back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated under Section
3-2 403.105(c), 403.1055(c), or 403.1066(c), as applicable, to the
3-3 appropriation item for Subsection (c).
3-4 SECTION 4. Section 403.1066, Government Code, is amended by
3-5 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (i) to read as
3-6 follows:
3-7 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), [and] (e),
3-8 and (i), the money in the fund may not be appropriated for any
3-9 purpose.
3-10 (i) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
3-11 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
3-12 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
3-13 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c),
3-14 or 403.106(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
3-15 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
3-16 the transfer but not later than the 90th day after the date of the
3-17 transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to transfer
3-18 back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated under Section
3-19 403.105(c), 403.1055(c), or 403.106(c), as applicable, to the
3-20 appropriation item for Subsection (c).
3-21 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
3-22 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-23 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-24 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-25 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
3-26 legislative session.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3244 was passed by the House on May
10, 2001, by a non-record vote; that the House refused to concur in
Senate amendments to H.B. No. 3244 on May 25, 2001, and requested
the appointment of a conference committee to consider the
differences between the two houses; and that the House adopted the
conference committee report on H.B. No. 3244 on May 27, 2001, by
the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3244 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 22, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0, 1 present, not voting; at the request of the House, the Senate
appointed a conference committee to consider the differences
between the two houses; and that the Senate adopted the conference
committee report on H.B. No. 3244 on May 27, 2001, by the following
vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor