Amend CSHB 4586 by adding a new section to read as follows:
SECTION ____. Amend Article IX, Section 8.02, General
Appropriations Act, HB 1, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, by
amending subsection (a) and adding subsection (i) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (i), all [All] funds
received from the United States government by a state agency or
institution named in this Act are hereby appropriated to the agency
for the purposes for which the federal grant, allocation, aid,
payment or reimbursement was made subject to the provisions of this
section.
(i) Prior to obligating or expending funds received from the
United States government under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (Pub. L. No. 111-5), an agency or institution of
higher education must provide the following information to the
Legislative Budget Board, Governor's Office, and each member of the
legislature:
(1) the amount of money awarded or received;
(2) the purposes for which the funds may be spent;
(3) specific performance measures tied to each
expenditure;
(4) the estimated number of jobs to be created or
retained;
(5) the number of any new full-time equivalent
positions; and
(6) a list of all capital items to be purchased with the
funds.