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