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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 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 Hilliard Munoz Gonzalez, LLP, the following amount |
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payable under the conditional settlement agreement made after |
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mediation in Inez Baltazar Hernandez, et al. v. Texas Department of |
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Aging and Disability Services, et al., Civil Action No. |
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2:09-CV-00163, in the United States District Court for the Southern |
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District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division, from which attorney's |
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fees, litigation expenses, and court costs shall be deducted, with |
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the remainder to be placed into five separate subaccounts in the Arc |
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of Texas Master Pooled Trust, for the benefit of Armando Hernandez, |
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Jr., David P. Hernandez, George Brazil, Angel Jose Mata, and |
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Christopher Norris for a total appropriation of$1,200,000.00 |
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To pay Sawicki & Lauten, LLP, attorney's fees in connection |
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with the settlement of claims in Farhat Chishty v. Texas Department |
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of Aging and Disability Services, et al., Cause No. 2011-20160-158, |
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158th Judicial District Court, Denton County, Texas, for a total |
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appropriation of$500,000.00 |
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To fund the corpus of a Special Needs Trust for the benefit of |
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Haseeb Chishty, the following amount payable under the conditional |
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settlement agreement made after mediation in the case of Farhat |
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Chishty v. Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, et |
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al., Cause No. 2011-20160-158, 158th Judicial District Court, |
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Denton County, Texas, with that settlement agreement containing the |
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following conditions: that on the death of Haseeb Chishty, the |
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remaining corpus be paid to the State of Texas; that the Special |
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Needs Trust be administered by an independent trustee not related |
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to the Chishty family; and on any other conditions as the Texas |
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Attorney General and Texas Department of Aging and Disability |
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Services shall agree, for a total appropriation of$3,500,000.00 |
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To pay Christopher Koustoubardis and his attorney Don Tittle |
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in a case involving a whistleblower judgment (plus 5 percent |
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interest) from November 22, 2010, until paid in the case of |
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Christopher Koustoubardis v. Texas Youth Commission (now known as |
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the Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Cause No. DC-08-15532, |
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101st Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas, Attorney |
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General No. 093096832, for a total appropriation of$959,668.97 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M10308 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued April 4, |
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2002$119.10 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M10421 for |
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replacement of void warrants for tax refunds issued in July, 1997, |
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and April, 2001$424.63 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M10479 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in May, |
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2001$23,171.60 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M10484 for |
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replacement of a void payroll warrant issued in May, 2002$338.96 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M20034 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in January, |
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2009$275,000.00 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M20067 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in July, |
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2004$602.42 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M20161 for |
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replacement of a void payroll warrant issued in August, 1996$94.54 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M20170 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in July, |
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2000$343.59 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M20521 for |
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replacement of seventeen void payroll warrants issued from January, |
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1998, to May, 1999$13,422.83 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M20524 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in April, |
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2003$52.00 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M20527 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in March, |
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2001$225.49 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M30025 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in July, |
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2010$144,030.72 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M30226 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in May, |
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2008$338,631.36 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 95M30005 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in March, |
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2010$54,991.08 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 95M30009 for |
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replacement of a void warrant for a tax refund issued in January, |
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2010$82,984.53 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 95M30021 for |
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replacement of a void payroll warrant issued in June, 2004$120.76 |
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To pay James P. Ford for replacement of warrants issued from |
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November, 1998, to January, 1999$300.00 |
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To pay Ralph N. Lester for replacement of a warrant issued in |
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December, 1985$75.00 |
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To pay Victoria Suarez for replacement of a warrant issued in |
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March, 2000$475.00 |
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To pay Lindy Levit for replacement of a warrant issued in May, |
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2002$279.63 |
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To pay TIBH Industries, Inc., for temporary services provided |
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in July, 2010 (invoice number 682623; order number 00413651)$273.90 |
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To pay TIBH Industries, Inc., for temporary services provided |
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in June, 2010 (invoice number 680615; order number 00411689)$773.64 |
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To pay TIBH Industries, Inc., for temporary services provided |
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in February, 2010 (invoice number 660442; order number |
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00392417)$642.02 |
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To pay TIBH Industries, Inc., for temporary services provided |
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in January, 2010 (invoice number 652240; order number |
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00385146)$744.77 |
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To pay Golden Age Management Company, LLC, DBA Golden Age |
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Manor Nursing Services, for nursing home services performed between |
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August, 2009, and August, 2010$27,087.61 |
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To pay Graceland Personal Care Home, Inc., for |
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community-based services performed between July, 2008, and July, |
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2009$31,643.37 |
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To pay Katherine A. Hunter for replacement of a void warrant |
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issued in June, 2000$39.19 |
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To pay D&S Residential Services, LP, for community-based |
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alternative services performed between September, 2008, and |
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November, 2008$61,029.90 |
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SECTION 2. 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 Teleport Communications Houston, Inc., for utility |
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adjustment of fiber cable completed in February, 2005$97,416.10 |
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To pay City of Grapevine for the Oak Grove Trail Project from |
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February, 2003, to September, 2007$51,185.50 |
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To pay City of Dallas for the acquisition of land for parcel |
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number 3 and appraisal work performed on or near February 1, |
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2003$31,415.20 |
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To pay City of Dallas Public Works and Transportation for the |
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Katy Trail Extension Phase II from December, 2001, to May, |
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2006$30,896.22 |
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To pay TVMAX Houston, LP, for utility adjustment performed |
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from September, 2006, to August, 2007$161,564.90 |
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To pay TVMAX Houston, LP, for utility adjustment under |
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utility agreement U8257 from September, 2007, to August, |
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2008$110,496.77 |
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To pay TVMAX Houston, LP, for utility adjustment under |
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utility agreement U8269 from September, 2007, to August, |
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2008$119,548.30 |
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To pay County of Dallas Public Works Department for |
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professional engineering services performed from June, 1996, to |
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August, 1996$49,749.29 |
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To pay County of Dallas Public Works Department for |
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professional engineering services performed from February, 2002, |
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to February, 2003$2,698.69 |
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To pay County of Dallas Public Works Department for |
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professional engineering services performed from February, 2001, |
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to April, 2001$3,808.80 |
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To pay County of Dallas Public Works Department for |
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professional engineering services performed from October, 1996, to |
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December, 1996$16,149.22 |
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To pay City of Frisco for utility adjustment from September, |
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2004, to August, 2005$274,710.00 |
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To pay City of Sinton for claim number 94M20421 for utility |
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adjustment from December, 2007, to February, 2008$87,025.10 |
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To pay Entergy Texas, Inc., for utility adjustment from |
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September, 2007, to August, 2008$607,808.67 |
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To pay Energy Transfer Fuel, LP, for utility adjustment from |
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January, 2008, to August, 2008$370,136.25 |
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To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustment from October, 2002, |
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to January, 2004$271,709.62 |
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To pay Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for utility |
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adjustment from October, 2007, to November, 2008$455,965.56 |
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To pay confidential payee for claim number 94M20546 for |
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replacement of a void net payroll warrant issued on October 1, |
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2003$57.71 |
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To pay City of Grand Prairie for fiscal year 2003 |
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reimbursement for land and title on parcel number 14$2,038.20 |
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To pay City of Grand Prairie for reimbursement for land and |
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title on parcel number 18 on December 2, 2003$887.52 |
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To pay City of Grand Prairie for reimbursement for land and |
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title on parcel number 16 on December 27, 2001$8,725.19 |
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To pay City of Grand Prairie for reimbursement for land and |
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title on parcel number 25TE on May 15, 2003$1,583.95 |
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To pay City of Edinburg for reimbursement for land |
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acquisition for parcel number 83 on March 8, 2001$2,360.67 |
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To pay Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative for utility |
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adjustment on parcel U11763$30,619.22 |
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To pay AT&T for utility adjustment under utility agreement |
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U8087 for relocated telephone facilities along Interstate Highway |
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10 from south of Bellaire Boulevard to south of Westpark in |
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December, 2005$113,995.96 |
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To pay AT&T for utility adjustment work under utility |
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agreement U10563 on Interstate Highway 410, Austin Highway to |
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Nacogdoches Road, for widening project from December, 2005, to |
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March, 2009$2,965,114.19 |
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To pay AT&T for utility adjustment work from December, 2005, |
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to July, 2009$294,160.75 |
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To pay AT&T for utility adjustment work from August, 2006, to |
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November, 2008$1,132,424.96 |
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SECTION 3. 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 Gold's Texas GP, Inc., for replacement of a void |
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surplus tax credit warrant issued September 20, 2007$63,864.86 |
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To pay Terri G. Edgmon for replacement of a void surplus tax |
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credit warrant issued December 20, 2001$135.95 |
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SECTION 4. The following sums of money are appropriated out |
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of the Lottery Account No. 5025 for payment of itemized claims and |
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judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas: |
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To pay Joyce Ivy for lottery winnings held in error on March |
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14, 2001$263.97 |
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SECTION 5. (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, 2015, 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 6. 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 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |