1-1 By: Gallego (Senate Sponsor - Duncan) H.B. No. 3244
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2001;
1-3 May 11, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
1-4 May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9,
1-5 Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to authorizing the Texas Department of Health to
1-9 temporarily transfer money appropriated for the purpose of a
1-10 tobacco endowment program administered by the department to use for
1-11 another tobacco endowment program administered by the department.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Section 403.105, Government Code, is amended by
1-14 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
1-15 follows:
1-16 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (e), [and] (f),
1-17 and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
1-18 (h) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
1-19 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
1-20 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
1-21 which money is appropriated under Section 403.1055(c), 403.106(c),
1-22 or 403.1066(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
1-23 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
1-24 the transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to
1-25 transfer back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated
1-26 under Section 403.1055(c), 403.106(c), or 403.1066(c), as
1-27 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
1-28 SECTION 2. Section 403.1055, Government Code, is amended by
1-29 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
1-30 follows:
1-31 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (e), [and] (f),
1-32 and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
1-33 (h) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
1-34 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
1-35 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
1-36 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.106(c),
1-37 or 403.1066(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
1-38 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
1-39 the transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to
1-40 transfer back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated
1-41 under Section 403.105(c), 403.106(c), or 403.1066(c), as
1-42 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
1-43 SECTION 3. Section 403.106, Government Code, is amended by
1-44 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
1-45 follows:
1-46 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (e), [and] (f),
1-47 and (h), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.
1-48 (h) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
1-49 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
1-50 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
1-51 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c),
1-52 or 403.1066(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
1-53 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
1-54 the transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to
1-55 transfer back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated
1-56 under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c), or 403.1066(c), as
1-57 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
1-58 SECTION 4. Section 403.1066, Government Code, is amended by
1-59 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (i) to read as
1-60 follows:
1-61 (b) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), [and] (e),
1-62 and (i), the money in the fund may not be appropriated for any
1-63 purpose.
1-64 (i) The department may direct the comptroller to temporarily
2-1 transfer money appropriated under Subsection (c) to pay an
2-2 obligation that the department is authorized to incur under and for
2-3 which money is appropriated under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c),
2-4 or 403.106(c) if the department determines that the transfer is
2-5 necessary for cash management purposes. As soon as possible after
2-6 the transfer, the department shall direct the comptroller to
2-7 transfer back the transferred amount from amounts appropriated
2-8 under Section 403.105(c), 403.1055(c), or 403.106(c), as
2-9 applicable, to the appropriation item for Subsection (c).
2-10 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
2-11 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-12 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-13 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-14 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
2-15 legislative session.
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