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11 H.B. No. 2729
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44 AN ACT
55 relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
66 miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
77 designated by this Act; making appropriations.
88 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
99 SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out
1010 of the General Revenue Fund Account No. 0001 for payment of itemized
1111 claims and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of
1212 Texas:
1313 To pay Hartford Fire Insurance Company for a contract related
1414 judgment rendered on December 9, 2004, in the case of Hartford Fire
1515 Insurance Company v. The University of Houston, State Office of
1616 Administrative Hearings Docket No. 730-01-2374.CC$249,999.00
1717 To pay Sharpe, Tillman & Melton for HEB Ministries, Inc.,
1818 Southern Bible Institute and Hispanic Bible Institute for a
1919 judgment, attorney fees, and costs and bearing interest in
2020 accordance with Section 304.003, Finance Code, not lower than five
2121 percent interest but not to exceed 15 percent interest from
2222 September 17, 2008, until paid (estimated)$595,000.00
2323 To pay My-Hanh Nguyen for replacement of void warrant issued
2424 8/13/1999 for refund of local sales tax$115.79
2525 To pay Haynes and Boone, LLP for attorney fees for West
2626 Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, et al vs.
2727 Shirley Neeley, et al judgment (West-Orange Cove Plaintiffs) Cause
2828 No. GV-100528, plus eight percent interest compounded annually from
2929 July 5, 2006, until paid (estimated)$2,680,106.00
3030 To pay Ray, Wood & Bonilla for attorney fees for West
3131 Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, et al vs.
3232 Shirley Neeley, et al judgment (Alvarado Plaintiffs) Cause No.
3333 GV-100528, plus eight percent interest compounded annually from
3434 July 5, 2006, until paid (estimated)$278,912.50
3535 To pay Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
3636 for attorney fees for West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent
3737 School District, et al vs. Shirley Neeley, et al judgment (Edgewood
3838 Plaintiffs) Cause No. GV-100528, plus eight percent interest
3939 compounded annually from July 5, 2006, until paid
4040 (estimated)$1,278,895.20
4141 To pay confidential payee for claim number 93M70532 related
4242 to temporary assistance for needy families in the month of October,
4343 1995$16.00
4444 To pay Michael Stuehrk for replacement of a void warrant
4545 issued on March 14, 1997, for refund of payment received in
4646 error$40.00
4747 To pay confidential payee for claim number 93M70538 related
4848 to a net payroll lump sum void warrant issued on April 1,
4949 1996$313.08
5050 To pay Everton A. Edmondson, M.D., P.A., for replacement of
5151 void warrants issued April 25, 1996, and June 18, 1996, for copies
5252 of rehabilitation patient medical records$30.00
5353 To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M70635 for
5454 temporary aid to needy families March 1998 - May 1999$156.00
5555 To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M70636 for
5656 temporary aid to needy families August 1996 - June 2000$414.00
5757 To pay Olin Ross Smith, Independent Executor Estate of Floyd
5858 E. Smith for replacement of void warrant issued January 15, 2004,
5959 for inheritance tax refund$52,090.00
6060 To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M80058 for
6161 temporary aid to needy families June 1997 - July 2003$158.00
6262 To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M80059 for
6363 replacement of void warrant issued August 9, 1996, for refund of
6464 overpayment of franchise tax$261.61
6565 To pay University of North Texas Health Science Center of
6666 Fort Worth for services for public health preparedness and response
6767 to bioterrorism needs assessment program March 1, 2003 - May 31,
6868 2003, Contract #7637637630-203-A1$60,389.66
6969 To pay Gainesville Healthcare Center Ltd. Co. dba Renaissance
7070 Care Center for nursing home services November 17, 1998 - March 31,
7171 2000$258.87
7272 To pay University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
7373 for social cohesion and health in Hispanics & African American
7474 project June 1, 2002 - August 31, 2003$15,139.63
7575 To pay University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
7676 for Texas statewide bioterrorism continuing education program two
7777 hour nursing continuing education web-course July 20, 2004 - August
7878 31, 2004$103,606.00
7979 To pay University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
8080 for the unmeasured impact of the tuberculosis epidemic on
8181 tuberculosis programs project August 1, 2002 - December 31,
8282 2002$5,414.50
8383 To pay Randy Gray for replacement of void warrant issued
8484 November 17, 1999, for witness fee claim$158.26
8585 To pay ESC-NGH LP for community care service July 13, 2005
8686 - August 31, 2005$16,481.92
8787 To pay ESC-NGH LP for community care service July 13, 2005
8888 - August 31, 2005$9,733.21
8989 To pay ESC-NGH LP for community care July 13, 2005 - August
9090 31, 2008$5,344.19
9191 To pay Sam Houston State University for industrial hygiene
9292 training conducted August, 1999$8,094.95
9393 To pay City of Laredo for Office of Public Health
9494 Preparedness for Bio-Terrorism contract August, 2004$48,071.38
9595 To pay confidential payee claim for the claim number 93M80426
9696 for replacement of void warrant issued January 8, 2004, for
9797 franchise tax refund$500,000.00
9898 To pay Parkland Foundation c/o Stanek Associates, Inc. for
9999 replacement of void warrant issued February 17, 2006$75,056.16
100100 To pay Ruth Ann Campbell for replacement of void warrant
101101 issued March 2, 1999, for travel for State Board Educator
102102 Certification Advisory Committee for counselor
103103 certification$194.79
104104 To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M90097 for
105105 replacement of void warrant issued March 14, 2000, for refund of
106106 sales and use tax$245.01
107107 To pay Travis County District Clerk Amalia Rodriguez Mendoza
108108 for various court filing fees April 18, 2000 - December 11,
109109 2005$1,406.00
110110 To pay John L. Hensley for replacement of void warrant issued
111111 April 1, 1996$102.31
112112 To pay Airgas Southwest Inc. for oxygen cylinders September
113113 27, 2005 - September 30, 2005$79,649.89
114114 To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M90145 for
115115 replacement of void warrant issued October 24, 1997, for franchise
116116 tax refund$1,075.00
117117 To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M90174 for
118118 replacement of void warrant issued October 29, 1998, for franchise
119119 tax refund$1,136.66
120120 To pay Amos R. Morrison for replacement of void unclaimed
121121 property warrant issued June 16, 2006$55,656.36
122122 To pay Edward McElyea for whistleblower judgment No.
123123 GN103776, plus five percent interest compounded annually from
124124 February 1, 2006, until paid (estimated) $348,063.50
125125 To pay Barbara Oakley, as guardian of the estate and person of
126126 Richard Danziger for wrongful imprisonment settlement cause No.
127127 75107D, AG No. 052091477$250,000.00
128128 SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out
129129 of the State Highway Fund No. 0006 for payment of itemized claims
130130 and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
131131 To pay TransAmerican Power Products, Inc. for a judgment in
132132 the case of TransAmerican Power Products, Inc. v. Texas Department
133133 of Transportation, State Office of Administrative Hearings Docket
134134 No. 601-07-0749.CC for breach of contract judgment related to
135135 purchase of steel traffic signal poles $469,782.80
136136 To pay S&B Infrastructure, LTD for schematic engineering
137137 design and development services for May 2, 1999, through October
138138 30, 1999 $51,395.20
139139 To pay Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. for engineering services for
140140 March 1, 2006, through August 31, 2006 $5,886.02
141141 To pay AT&T for relocation of all facilities for construction
142142 project on US 75/IH635 Interchange in Dallas, TX August 1, 1999
143143 - March 31, 2003, CSJ: 2374-01-103$769,136.36
144144 To pay Southwestern Public Service Co. for utility relocation
145145 August 16, 2002 - June 10, 2003, CSJ:0380-01-053$612,097.65
146146 To pay Shell Pipeline Company LP for replacing pipeline on
147147 Airport Blvd in Houston, utility adjustment U1-3931, CSJ:
148148 8041-12-014 for March 3, 2002$60,804.00
149149 To pay City of Richardson for signal adjustment January 16,
150150 2000 - August 31, 2004, Contract #8075-18-005$53,090.96
151151 To pay North American Title Company closing and title
152152 expenses for July 1, 1996, Project 8018-1-63, Parcel 2, CSJ:
153153 2964-03-001 and Invoice GF# D342505C$1,780.00
154154 To pay North American Title Company for leasehold estate
155155 recording fee for July 31, 1996, Project 8018-1-63, Parcel 2, CSJ:
156156 2964-03-001, and Invoice GF# D342505C$25.00
157157 To pay for Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative Inc., 90
158158 percent payment for electrical utility adjustment in Anderson
159159 County December, 2003$263,016.12
160160 To pay S&B Infrastructure, LTD for schematic engineering
161161 design and development services for June, 2004$21,709.65
162162 To pay S&B Infrastructure LTD for schematic engineering
163163 design and development services for August, 2004$3,171.84
164164 To pay S&B Infrastructure LTD for schematic engineering
165165 design and development services for July, 2004$7,270.79
166166 To pay Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M
167167 University System, to provide technical support to enhance
168168 effective utilization of high occupancy vehicle lanes April 24,
169169 2002 - August 31, 2005$14,221.82
170170 To pay Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M
171171 University System, to provide technical support to enhance
172172 effective utilization of high occupancy vehicle lanes April 24,
173173 2002 - August 31, 2005$5,550.00
174174 To pay Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. for engineering services
175175 performed September 1, 2004 - August 31, 2005, under contract
176176 15-745P5001, WA No. 7 per Supplemental Agreement No. 1$40,152.17
177177 To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
178178 professional services for Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
179179 project, South Electric Trail November 10, 2003 - July 12, 2004,
180180 CSJ: 0902-48-289$15,721.00
181181 To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
182182 construction services on Cottonbelt Hike and Bike Trail May 1, 2004
183183 - November 30, 2004, CSJ: 0902-48-331$502,372.71
184184 To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
185185 construction services on Cottonbelt Hike and Bike Trail February 1,
186186 2004 - June 30, 2004, CSJ: 0902-48-331$256,398.87
187187 To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
188188 construction services on Walker's Creek Trail February 1, 2006
189189 - March 1, 2006, CSJ: 0902-48-411$23,594.61
190190 To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
191191 construction services on Walker's Creek Trail August 22, 2005 - May
192192 31, 2006, CSJ: 0902-48-411$22,917.02
193193 To pay El Paso Electric Co. for utility adjustment service on
194194 Interstate Highway 10 turnarounds completed September 26,
195195 2002$79,908.61
196196 To pay Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. for engineering services
197197 October 30, 2005 - August 31, 2006$45,730.36
198198 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments February 20, 2002
199199 - January 31, 2004$70,462.89
200200 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustment October 22, 2003
201201 - July 31, 2004$92,239.14
202202 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments March 30, 2001
203203 - December 31, 2002$306,785.39
204204 To pay City of Grapevine for traffic signal improvements
205205 September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006$27,570.84
206206 To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
207207 construction services for Cottonbelt Trail January, 2005 CSJ:
208208 0902-48-331$87,618.66
209209 To pay AT&T for utility adjustments fiscal year 2006 CSJ:
210210 0072-12-177$497,697.71
211211 To pay AT&T for utility adjustments fiscal year 2006 CSJ:
212212 0521-04-249$207,137.53
213213 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments January 31, 2004
214214 - May 31, 2006$61,227.41
215215 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments March 22, 2005
216216 - April 11, 2006$44,655.04
217217 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustment July 31, 2003
218218 - August 31, 2004$517,562.91
219219 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments February 12, 2003
220220 - January 31, 2004$350,988.62
221221 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments March 14, 2003
222222 - December 14, 2004$24,272.91
223223 To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments November 16, 2000
224224 - June 30, 2006$23,867.72
225225 SECTION 3. The following sums of money are appropriated out
226226 of the General Revenue Account- Solid Waste Disposal Fees Fund No.
227227 5000 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if
228228 any, against the State of Texas:
229229 To pay Merrick Construction Company for amounts due on Gibson
230230 Atlanta Tire Recycling Facility job from June 30, 2003 to August 31,
231231 2005$336,537.26
232232 SECTION 4. (a) Before any claim or judgment may be paid
233233 from money appropriated by this Act, the claim or judgment must be
234234 verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special fund
235235 or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and
236236 be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
237237 accounts. Any claim or judgment itemized in this Act that has not
238238 been verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special
239239 fund or account and approved by the attorney general and the
240240 comptroller by August 31, 2010, may not be paid from money
241241 appropriated by this Act.
242242 (b) Each claim or judgment paid from money appropriated by
243243 this Act must contain such information as the comptroller of public
244244 accounts requires but at a minimum must contain the specific reason
245245 for the claim or judgment. If the claim is for a void warrant, the
246246 claim must include a specific identification of the goods,
247247 services, refunds, or other items for which the warrant was
248248 originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by
249249 the original payee or the original payee's successors, heirs, or
250250 assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim or
251251 judgment is for unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by
252252 an invoice or other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account
253253 and any other information that may be required by the comptroller.
254254 SECTION 5. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in
255255 this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller of
256256 public accounts is authorized and directed to issue one or more
257257 warrants on the state treasury, as soon as possible following the
258258 effective date of this Act, in favor of each of the individuals,
259259 firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in this
260260 Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set opposite their
261261 respective names or claim numbers and shall mail or deliver to each
262262 of the individuals, firms, or corporations associated with each
263263 claim one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in this
264264 Act.
265265 SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
266266 ______________________________ ______________________________
267267 President of the Senate Speaker of the House
268268 I certify that H.B. No. 2729 was passed by the House on April
269269 28, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not
270270 voting; passed subject to the provisions of Article III, Section
271271 49a, of the Constitution of the State of Texas.
272272 ______________________________
273273 Chief Clerk of the House
274274 I certify that H.B. No. 2729 was passed by the Senate on May
275275 21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; passed subject to
276276 the provisions of Article III, Section 49a, of the Constitution of
277277 the State of Texas.
278278 ______________________________
279279 Secretary of the Senate
280280 I certify that the amounts appropriated in the herein H.B.
281281 No. 2729, Regular Session of the 81st Legislature, are within
282282 amounts estimated to be available in the affected fund.
283283 Certified_____________________
284284 ______________________________
285285 Comptroller of Public Accounts
286286 APPROVED: __________________
287287 Date
288288 __________________
289289 Governor