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.