H.R. No. 309
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, 78th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2003, That House Rule
13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4) and (b)(5), be suspended in part as
provided by House Rule 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference
committee appointed to resolve the differences on House Bill 24,
relating to appropriations to departments and agencies of the state
government, including conditions, limitations, rules, and
procedures for allocating and expending appropriations, to
consider and take action on the following matters:
(1) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4) and 9(b)(5), is
suspended to permit the committee to make a new appropriation by
adding a new Section 3 of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this
section, all surcharges collected during the state fiscal biennium
beginning September 1, 2003, by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission under Section 5.55(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added
by Chapter 101, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session,
2003, are appropriated to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, for the
purpose described by Section 5.55, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
(b) The amount appropriated to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission under this section may not exceed $500,000.
Explanation: It is necessary to make the new appropriation
to appropriate for the intended purpose surcharges that will be
collected under a law added by the 78th Legislature, Regular
Session.
(2) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4) and 9(b)(5), is
suspended to permit the committee to make new appropriations by
adding a new Section 4 of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 4. (a) All surcharges authorized by Section
134.014(b), Agriculture Code, as added by Chapter 677, Acts of the
78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, and collected during the
state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, are appropriated
to the Department of Agriculture for the state fiscal biennium
beginning September 1, 2003, for the implementation and
administration of the Texas shrimp marketing assistance program
under Subchapter B, Chapter 47, Agriculture Code. The amount
appropriated by this subsection may not exceed $25,000 for each
fiscal year of the biennium.
(b) All additional revenue generated by the increase in the
amount of certain license fees under Section 77.002(c), Parks and
Wildlife Code, as added by House Bill No. 2470, Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, and collected during the state
fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, by the Parks and
Wildlife Department is appropriated to the Department of
Agriculture for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
2003, for the implementation and administration of the Texas shrimp
marketing assistance program under Subchapter B, Chapter 47,
Agriculture Code. The amount appropriated by this subsection may
not exceed $250,000 for each fiscal year of the biennium.
(c) The full-time equivalent position limitation
established for the Department of Agriculture in Chapter 1330, Acts
of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003 (the General
Appropriations Act), is increased by two for the state fiscal
biennium beginning September 1, 2003.
Explanation: It is necessary to make the new appropriations
to appropriate for the intended purpose certain surcharges and
license fee revenue that will be collected under laws added by the
78th Legislature, Regular Session.
(3) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4) and 9(b)(5), is
suspended to permit the committee to make new appropriations by
adding a new Section 5 of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 5. Rider 68 following the appropriations to the
Department of Health on page II-41, Chapter 1330, Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003 (the General Appropriations
Act), is amended to read as follows:
68. Contingency Appropriation for House Bill 3588.
Contingent upon enactment of House Bill 3588, or similar
legislation relating to the construction, acquisition, financing,
maintenance, management, operation, ownership, and control of
transportation facilities and the progress, improvement, policing,
and safety of transportation in the state, an estimated amount not
to exceed $108,000,000 [$59,338,603] in fiscal year 2004 and an
estimated amount not to exceed $161,300,000 [$112,613,914] in
fiscal year 2005 in funds deposited in the trauma facility and
emergency medical services account established under the bill are
hereby appropriated to the Department of Health. These funds shall
be used to fund designated trauma facilities, county and regional
emergency medical services, and trauma care systems. Of the funds
appropriated from this account, the Commissioner of Health shall
maintain a reserve of $500,000 for extraordinary emergencies.
Explanation: It is necessary to make the new appropriations
to account for the increase, since the regular session, in the
amount estimated to be available for trauma care.
(4) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4) and 9(b)(5), is
suspended to permit the committee to make a new appropriation by
adding a new Section 6 of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 6. (a) In addition to other amounts appropriated to
the Department of Licensing and Regulation for the state fiscal
biennium beginning September 1, 2003, for the purpose of
administering certain provisions of Chapter 816, Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, including provisions
pertaining to elevator contractor regulation, toll-free customer
service lines, and loss damage waiver regulation, the following
amounts are appropriated out of the general revenue fund, from fees
collected by the department, to the Department of Licensing and
Regulation for the purpose of administering the provisions of
Chapter 816, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003:
$208,909 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2003, and
$230,172 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2004. The
full-time equivalent position limitation established for the
department in Chapter 1330, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2003 (the General Appropriations Act), is also increased
by 4.5 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2003, and by
5.5 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2004, for that
purpose.
(b) Any increase in state employee benefit costs incurred
during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2003, in
connection with the increase in the number of full-time equivalent
positions authorized by Subsection (a) of this section shall be
paid out of the appropriations made by Subsection (a) of this
section and shall be allocated to the appropriate employee benefit
appropriation items in accordance with applicable rules of the
comptroller.
Explanation: It is necessary to make the new appropriations
to account for the increase, since the regular session, in the
amount of fees estimated to be collected by the Department of
Licensing and Regulation that will be needed to administer
provisions of the sunset bill for the department.
Heflin
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 309 was adopted by the House on
October 10, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House