By: Turner (Senate Sponsor - Ogden) H.B. No. 3647
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2011;
  May 12, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
  May 20, 2011, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 20, 2011,
  sent to printer.)
 
  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3647 By:  Estes
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
  miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
  designated by this Act; making appropriations.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The following sums of money are appropriated
  from money derived from the settlement of the following lawsuits
  and held in the suspense account established by the comptroller and
  the attorney general in the General Revenue Fund Account No. 0001
  for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
  against the State of Texas:
         To pay Wright & Greenhill, P.C. the following amounts payable
  under the outside counsel contract OCC No. 2007-302-0012 in
  connection with the settlement of claims in State of Texas ex rel.
  Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals USA,
  et al., Cause No. D-1-GV-07-001259, District Court of Travis
  County, 201st Judicial District--the amount of $5,750,000.00 for
  legal fees and the amount of $174,222.32 for expenses for a total
  appropriation of$5,924,222.32
         To pay Wright & Greenhill, P.C. the following amounts payable
  under the outside counsel contract OCC No. 2007-302-0012 in
  connection with the settlement of claims in State of Texas ex rel.
  Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc. v. TEVA, et al., Cause No.
  D-1-GV-07-001259, District Court of Travis County, 201st Judicial
  District--the amount of $11,230,010.00 for legal fees and the
  amount of $157,093.62 for expenses for a total appropriation
  of$11,387,103.62
         SECTION 2.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
  of the General Revenue Fund Account No. 0001 for payment of itemized
  claims and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of
  Texas:
         To pay Securities America Advisors, Inc. for replacement of a
  void warrant issued on March 9, 2000, for reimbursement of
  professional fees$1,760.00
         To pay Community Healthcare Services, Inc. for home and
  community services provided from February 2005 through August
  2005$142,000.29
         To pay Robert S. Kittredge for replacement of a void warrant
  issued May 14, 1982$10.00
         To pay Cable Com, Inc. for replacement of a void warrant
  issued April 24, 1995$8,202.44
         To pay Linda Clay for replacement of a void warrant issued
  November 7, 1994$77.35
         To pay confidential payee for claim 93M90481 for replacement
  of a void payroll warrant issued November 10, 1994$565.56
         To pay AT&T for telephone services provided from November
  2000 to February 2002$7,978.41
         To pay Young County-District Attorney, 90th District, for
  attorney's fees for a fraud case August 13, 1999$280.00
         To pay Young County-District Attorney, 90th District, for
  attorney's fees for a fraud case January 11, 2001$280.00
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00566 for void payroll
  warrants issued from January 1986 to March 1992$29,776.42
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00581 for replacement
  of a void warrant issued December 17, 1997$65.55
         To pay BHR Lodging Tenant Company for replacement of a void
  warrant issued March 16, 2007$167,323.45
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00716 for replacement
  of a void warrant issued July 21, 1999$1,298.39
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00753 for replacement
  of a void warrant issued July 2, 2001$348.54
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00977 for replacement
  of a void warrant issued May 7, 2001$576.72
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M01069 for replacement
  of a void warrant issued October 2, 2001$112.00
         To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
  March 15, 2006, to November 9, 2006$26,529.00
         To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
  November 3, 2006, to July 31, 2007$14,601.60
         To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
  December 7, 2006, to August 31, 2007$12,728.00
         To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
  November 1, 2006, to February 1, 2007$11,979.64
         To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
  March 3, 2007, to August 31, 2007$10,144.05
         To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
  June 27, 2006, to May 3, 2007$9,564.39
         To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
  January 21, 2007, to July 31, 2007$6,512.00
         To pay the Bexar County Auditor for reimbursement for
  appointment under Article 11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure, of
  counsel Robin Norris in case #2004CR1613-W1-Defendant Ramon
  Hernandez May 2006 to August 2007$3,149.31
         To pay JP Morgan Chase Bank for procurement card purchases
  for May 2008 to August 2008 for the account ending in "4258" for
  payment to vendors for goods and services provided for the benefit
  of children and adults in protective care$391.13
         To pay JP Morgan Chase Bank for procurement card purchases
  for March 2008 to August 2008 for the account ending in "4324" for
  payment for goods and services provided for the benefit of children
  and adults in protective care$964.09
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M01169 for replacement
  of a void payroll warrant issued September 17, 2001$384.79
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M10076 for replacement
  of a void warrant issued June 28, 1995$500.00
         To pay Christopher Patrick Cotter for replacement of a void
  warrant issued November 16, 2001$100.00
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M10209 for replacement
  of a void payroll warrant issued November 1, 1996$593.20
         SECTION 3.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
  of the State Highway Fund No. 0006 for payment of itemized claims
  and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
         To pay Thomas Williams for attorney's fees and court costs
  plus interest per judgment Cause No. GN-503758 in claim No.
  90T00005$992,555.50
         To pay City of Corpus Christi 80 percent reimbursement for
  engineering services provided from September 1, 2006, to August 31,
  2007$192,680.95
         To pay AT&T for utility adjustment for widening project
  September 1, 2003, to August 31, 2004$329,376.20
         To pay City of Lewisville for Timber Creek Bike Trail Project
  October 2003 to August 2004$4,445.14
         To pay Paline Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Lion Oil
  Company, for utility adjustment on IH-10/Dewitt Road to KCS
  Railroad February 2006 to June 2006$116,032.06
         To pay City of Garland for design construction completed
  February 9, 2001$7,956.00
         To pay U.S. Customs and Border Protection for replacement
  warrant issued June 13, 2007$281,659.00
         To pay Gaston Water Supply Corp for relocation of water line
  along proposed Loop 571 completed March 12, 1999$27,437.22
         To pay City of Hurst for engineering services provided from
  September 1, 2003, to August 31, 2004$32,452.93
         To pay American Electric Power for utility adjustment on
  FM899, Titus County from February 2007 to August 2007$212,824.88
         To pay City of El Paso for cost incurred on project No.
  2552-012-035 for December 1, 2006, to August 31, 2007$168,021.69
         To pay Bexar Metropolitan Water District for engineering and
  inspection services for utility relocation, Loop 410 at Zarzamora
  and Highway 16, San Antonio, February 22, 2006$121,656.80
         To pay Florida Gas Transmission Company for utility
  adjustment relocation completed May 2004$116,397.75
         To pay the County of Dallas Public Works Department for
  engineering services provided from March 26, 1999, to May 16,
  2005$9,700.65
         To pay the  County of  Dallas Public  Works  Department for  
  engineering  services  provided  from  May  26, 1999,  to  June 25,
  1999 $644.93
         To pay Montgomery County for preliminary engineering study
  for FM 2978 in Montgomery County from December 30, 2006, through
  February 28, 2007$17,826.75
         To pay Montgomery County for preliminary engineering study
  for FM 2978 in Montgomery County from March 1, 2007, through March
  31, 2007$25,205.05
         To pay Montgomery County for preliminary engineering study
  for FM 2978 in Montgomery County from April 1, 2007, through April
  21, 2007$16,182.19
         To pay Montgomery County for preliminary engineering study
  for FM 2978 in Montgomery County from October 1, 2007, through
  December 1, 2007$25,398.62
         To pay Montgomery County for preliminary engineering study
  for FM 2978 in Montgomery County from December 2, 2007, through
  January 26, 2008$7,648.80
         To pay confidential payee for claim 94M10306 for replacement
  of a void warrant issued August 1, 1994$2,592.34
         SECTION 4.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
  of the General Revenue-Vital Statistics Fund Account No. 0019 for
  payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
  against the State of Texas:
         To pay J. D. Gaona for replacement of a void warrant issued
  August 1, 2000$202.05
         SECTION 5.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
  of the General Revenue-Hazardous and Solid Waste Remediation Fees
  Account, No. 0550 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
  interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
         To pay Weston Solutions, Inc. for engineering and remediation
  services provided from August 11, 2006, to February 2,
  2007$185,000.00
         SECTION 6.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
  of the Veterans Land Bond Series 1986 Refunding Fund No. 0571 for
  payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
  against the State of Texas:
         To pay Fannin County Title Company for replacement of a void
  warrant issued July 21, 1999$237.33
         SECTION 7.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
  of the General Revenue-Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation Fund
  Account No. 0655 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
  interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
         To pay Wells Fargo Bank NA Unclaimed Property for replacement
  of a void warrant issued December 5, 2008$123,774.23
         SECTION 8.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
  of the Unemployment Compensation Clearance Account No. 0936 for
  payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
  against the State of Texas:
         To pay Leila Elias Fanous for replacement of a void surplus
  tax credit warrant issued October 19, 2001$20.02
         To pay The Seideman Law Firm for replacement of a void surplus
  tax credit warrant issued March 19, 2001$26.73
         To pay The Seideman Law Firm for replacement of a void surplus
  tax credit warrant issued May 8, 2000$19.24
         SECTION 9.  (a)  Before any claim or judgment may be paid
  from money appropriated by this Act, the claim or judgment must be
  verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special fund
  or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and
  be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
  accounts. Any claim or judgment itemized in this Act that has not
  been verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special
  fund or account and approved by the attorney general and the
  comptroller by August 31, 2012, may not be paid from money
  appropriated by this Act.
         (b)  Each claim or judgment paid from money appropriated by
  this Act must contain such information as the comptroller of public
  accounts requires but at a minimum must contain the specific reason
  for the claim or judgment. If the claim is for a void warrant, the
  claim must include a specific identification of the goods,
  services, refunds, or other items for which the warrant was
  originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by
  the original payee or the original payee's successors, heirs, or
  assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim or
  judgment is for unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by
  an invoice or other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account
  and any other information that may be required by the comptroller.
         SECTION 10.  Subject to the conditions and restrictions in
  this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller of
  public accounts is authorized and directed to issue one or more
  warrants on the state treasury, as soon as possible following the
  effective date of this Act, in favor of each of the individuals,
  firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in this
  Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set opposite their
  respective names or claim numbers and shall mail or deliver to each
  of the individuals, firms, or corporations associated with each
  claim one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in this
  Act.
         SECTION 11.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
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