By Gallego H.B. No. 3244
77R3152 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 403.106(c) or 403.1066(c)
1-16 if the department determines that the transfer is necessary for
1-17 cash management purposes. As soon as possible after the transfer,
1-18 the department shall direct the comptroller to transfer back the
1-19 transferred amount plus applicable interest from amounts
1-20 appropriated under Section 403.106(c) or 403.1066(c), as
1-21 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
1-22 SECTION 2. Section 403.106, 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) or 403.1066(c)
2-7 if the department determines that the transfer is necessary for
2-8 cash management purposes. As soon as possible after the transfer,
2-9 the department shall direct the comptroller to transfer back the
2-10 transferred amount plus applicable interest from amounts
2-11 appropriated under Section 403.105(c) or 403.1066(c), as
2-12 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
2-13 SECTION 3. Section 403.1066, Government Code, is amended by
2-14 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (i) to read as
2-15 follows:
2-16 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), [and] (e),
2-17 and (i), the money in the fund may not be appropriated for any
2-18 purpose.
2-19 (i) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
2-20 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
2-21 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
2-22 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c) or 403.106(c)
2-23 if the department determines that the transfer is necessary for
2-24 cash management purposes. As soon as possible after the transfer,
2-25 the department shall direct the comptroller to transfer back the
2-26 transferred amount plus applicable interest from amounts
2-27 appropriated under Section 403.105(c) or 403.106(c), as applicable,
3-1 to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
3-2 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
3-3 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-4 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-5 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-6 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
3-7 legislative session.