Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1588 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R5484 JJT-F
2	2	By: Ogden S.B. No. 1588
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
8	8	miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
9	9	designated by this Act; making appropriations.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out
12	12	of the General Revenue Fund Account No. 0001 for payment of itemized
13	13	claims and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of
14	14	Texas:
15	15	To pay confidential payee for claim number 93M70532 related
16	16	to temporary assistance for needy families in the month of October,
17	17	1995$16.00
18	18	To pay Michael Stuehrk for replacement of a void warrant
19	19	issued on March 14, 1997, for refund of payment received in
20	20	error$40.00
21	21	To pay confidential payee for claim number 93M70538 related
22	22	to a net payroll lump sum void warrant issued on April 1,
23	23	1996$313.08
24	24	To pay Everton A. Edmondson, M.D., P.A., for replacement of
25	25	void warrants issued April 25, 1996 and June 18, 1996 for copies of
26	26	rehabilitation patient medical records$30.00
27	27	To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M70635 for
28	28	temporary aid to needy families March 1998 - May 1999$156.00
29	29	To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M70636 for
30	30	temporary aid to needy families August 1996 - June 2000$414.00
31	31	To pay Olin Ross Smith, Independent Executor Estate of Floyd
32	32	E. Smith for replacement of void warrant issued January 15, 2004 for
33	33	inheritance tax refund$52,090.00
34	34	To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M80058 for
35	35	temporary aid to needy families June 1997 - July 2003$158.00
36	36	To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M80059 for
37	37	replacement of void warrant issued August 9, 1996 for refund of
38	38	overpayment of franchise tax$261.61
39	39	To pay University of North Texas Health Science Center of
40	40	Fort Worth for services for public health preparedness and response
41	41	to bioterrorism needs assessment program March 1, 2003 - May 31,
42	42	2003, Contract #7637637630-203-A1$60,389.66
43	43	To pay Gainesville Healthcare Center Ltd. Co. dba Renaissance
44	44	Care Center for nursing home services November 17, 1998 - March 31,
45	45	2000$258.87
46	46	To pay University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
47	47	for social cohesion and health in Hispanics & African American
48	48	project June 1, 2002 - August 31, 2003$15,139.63
49	49	To pay University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
50	50	for Texas statewide bioterrorism continuing education program two
51	51	hour nursing continuing education web-course July 20, 2004 - August
52	52	31, 2004$103,606.00
53	53	To pay University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
54	54	for the unmeasured impact of the tuberculosis epidemic on
55	55	tuberculosis programs project August 1, 2002 - December 31,
56	56	2002$5,414.50
57	57	To pay Randy Gray for replacement of void warrant issued
58	58	November 17, 1999 for witness fee claim$158.26
59	59	To pay ESC-NGH LP for community care service July 13, 2005
60	60	- August 31, 2005$16,481.92
61	61	To pay ESC-NGH LP for community care service July 13, 2005
62	62	- August 31, 2005$9,733.21
63	63	To pay ESC-NGH LP for community care July 13, 2005 - August
64	64	31, 2008$5,344.19
65	65	To pay Sam Houston State University for industrial hygiene
66	66	training conducted August, 1999$8,094.95
67	67	To pay City of Laredo for Office of Public Health
68	68	Preparedness for Bio-Terrorism contract August, 2004$48,071.38
69	69	To pay confidential payee claim for the claim number 93M80426
70	70	for replacement of void warrant issued January 8, 2004, for
71	71	franchise tax refund$500,000.00
72	72	To pay Parkland Foundation c/o Stanek Associates, Inc. for
73	73	replacement of void warrant issued February 17, 2006$75,056.16
74	74	To pay Ruth Ann Campbell for replacement of void warrant
75	75	issued March 2, 1999 for travel for State Board Educator
76	76	Certification Advisory Committee for counselor
77	77	certification$194.79
78	78	To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M90097 for
79	79	replacement of void warrant issued March 14, 2000 for refund of
80	80	sales and use tax$245.01
81	81	To pay Travis County District Clerk Amalia Rodriguez Mendoza
82	82	for various court filing fees April 18, 2000 - December 11,
83	83	2005$1,406.00
84	84	To pay John L. Hensley for replacement of void warrant issued
85	85	April 1, 1996$102.31
86	86	To pay Airgas Southwest Inc. for oxygen cylinders September
87	87	27, 2005 - September 30, 2005$79,649.89
88	88	To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M90145 for
89	89	replacement of void warrant issued October 24, 1997 for franchise
90	90	tax refund$1,075.00
91	91	To pay confidential payee for the claim number 93M90174 for
92	92	replacement of void warrant issued October 29, 1998 for franchise
93	93	tax refund$1,136.66
94	94	To pay Amos R. Morrison for replacement of void unclaimed
95	95	property warrant issued June 16, 2006$55,656.36
96	96	To pay Edward McElyea for whistleblower judgment No.
97	97	GN103776, plus 5% interest compounded annually from February 1,
98	98	2006 until paid (estimated) $348,063.50
99	99	To pay Barbara Oakley, as guardian of the estate and person of
100	100	Richard Danziger for wrongful imprisonment settlement cause No.
101	101	75107D, AG No. 052091477$250,000.00
102	102	SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out
103	103	of the State Highway Fund No. 0006 for payment of itemized claims
104	104	and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
105	105	To pay AT&T for relocation of all facilities for construction
106	106	project on US 75/IH635 Interchange in Dallas, TX August 1, 1999
107	107	- March 31, 2003 CSJ: 2374-01-103$769,136.36
108	108	To pay Southwestern Public Service Co. for utility relocation
109	109	August 16, 2002 - June 10, 2003 CSJ:0380-01-053$612,097.65
110	110	To pay Shell Pipeline Company LP for replacing pipeline on
111	111	Airport Blvd in Houston, utility adjustment U1-3931, CSJ:
112	112	8041-12-014 for March 3, 2002$60,804.00
113	113	To pay City of Richardson for signal adjustment January 16,
114	114	2000 - August 31, 2004 Contract #8075-18-005$53,090.96
115	115	To pay North American Title Company closing and title
116	116	expenses for July 1, 1996, Project 8018-1-63, Parcel 2, CSJ:
117	117	2964-03-001 and Invoice GF# D342505C$1,780.00
118	118	To pay North American Title Company for leasehold estate
119	119	recording fee for July 31, 1996, Project 8018-1-63, Parcel 2, CSJ:
120	120	2964-03-001, and Invoice GF# D342505C$25.00
121	121	To pay for Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative Inc., 90
122	122	percent payment for electrical utility adjustment in Anderson
123	123	County December, 2003$263,016.12
124	124	To pay S&B Infrastructure, LTD for schematic engineering
125	125	design and development services for June, 2004$21,709.65
126	126	To pay S&B Infrastructure LTD for schematic engineering
127	127	design and development services for August, 2004$3,171.84
128	128	To pay S&B Infrastructure LTD for schematic engineering
129	129	design and development services for July, 2004$7,270.79
130	130	To pay Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M
131	131	University System, to provide technical support to enhance
132	132	effective utilization of high occupancy vehicle lanes April 24,
133	133	2002 - August 31, 2005$14,221.82
134	134	To pay Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M
135	135	University System, to provide technical support to enhance
136	136	effective utilization of high occupancy vehicle lanes April 24,
137	137	2002 - August 31, 2005$5,550.00
138	138	To pay Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. for engineering services
139	139	performed September 1, 2004 - August 31, 2005, under contract
140	140	15-745P5001, WA No. 7 per Supplemental Agreement No. 1$40,152.17
141	141	To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
142	142	professional services for Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
143	143	project, South Electric Trail November 10, 2003 - July 12, 2004 CSJ:
144	144	0902-48-289$15,721.00
145	145	To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
146	146	construction services on Cottonbelt Hike and Bike Trail May 1, 2004
147	147	- November 30, 2004 CSJ: 0902-48-331$502,372.71
148	148	To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
149	149	construction services on Cottonbelt Hike and Bike Trail February 1,
150	150	2004 - June 30, 2004 CSJ: 0902-48-331$256,398.87
151	151	To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
152	152	construction services on Walker's Creek Trail February 1, 2006
153	153	- March 1, 2006 CSJ: 0902-48-411$23,594.61
154	154	To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
155	155	construction services on Walker's Creek Trail August 22, 2005 - May
156	156	31, 2006 CSJ: 0902-48-411$22,917.02
157	157	To pay El Paso Electric Co. for utility adjustment service on
158	158	Interstate Highway 10 turnarounds completed September 26,
159	159	2002$79,908.61
160	160	To pay Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. for engineering services
161	161	October 30, 2005 - August 31, 2006$45,730.36
162	162	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments February 20, 2002
163	163	- January 31, 2004$70,462.89
164	164	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustment October 22, 2003
165	165	- July 31, 2004$92,239.14
166	166	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments March 30, 2001
167	167	- December 31, 2002$306,785.39
168	168	To pay City of Grapevine for traffic signal improvements
169	169	September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006$27,570.84
170	170	To pay City of North Richland Hills Parks Department for
171	171	construction services for Cottonbelt Trail January, 2005 CSJ:
172	172	0902-48-331$87,618.66
173	173	To pay AT&T for utility adjustments fiscal year 2006 CSJ:
174	174	0072-12-177$497,697.71
175	175	To pay AT&T for utility adjustments fiscal year 2006 CSJ:
176	176	0521-04-249$207,137.53
177	177	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments January 31, 2004
178	178	- May 31, 2006$61,227.41
179	179	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments March 22, 2005
180	180	- April 11, 2006$44,655.04
181	181	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustment July 31, 2003
182	182	- August 31, 2004$517,562.91
183	183	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments February 12, 2003
184	184	- January 31, 2004$350,988.62
185	185	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments March 14, 2003
186	186	- December 14, 2004$24,272.91
187	187	To pay CPS Energy for utility adjustments November 16, 2000
188	188	- June 30, 2006$23,867.72
189	189	SECTION 3. The following sums of money are appropriated out
190	190	of the General Revenue Account- Solid Waste Disposal Fees Fund No.
191	191	5000 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if
192	192	any, against the State of Texas:
193	193	To pay Merrick Construction Company for amounts due on Gibson
194	194	Atlanta Tire Recycling Facility job from June 30, 2003 to August 31,
195	195	2005$336,537.26
196	196	SECTION 4. (a) Before any claim or judgment may be paid
197	197	from money appropriated by this Act, the claim or judgment must be
198	198	verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special fund
199	199	or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and
200	200	be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
201	201	accounts. Any claim or judgment itemized in this Act that has not
202	202	been verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special
203	203	fund or account and approved by the attorney general and the
204	204	comptroller by August 31, 2010, may not be paid from money
205	205	appropriated by this Act.
206	206	(b) Each claim or judgment paid from money appropriated by
207	207	this Act must contain such information as the comptroller of public
208	208	accounts requires but at a minimum must contain the specific reason
209	209	for the claim or judgment. If the claim is for a void warrant, the
210	210	claim must include a specific identification of the goods,
211	211	services, refunds, or other items for which the warrant was
212	212	originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by
213	213	the original payee or the original payee's successors, heirs, or
214	214	assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim or
215	215	judgment is for unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by
216	216	an invoice or other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account
217	217	and any other information that may be required by the comptroller.
218	218	SECTION 5. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in
219	219	this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller of
220	220	public accounts is authorized and directed to issue one or more
221	221	warrants on the state treasury, as soon as possible following the
222	222	effective date of this Act, in favor of each of the individuals,
223	223	firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in this
224	224	Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set opposite their
225	225	respective names or claim numbers and shall mail or deliver to each
226	226	of the individuals, firms, or corporations associated with each
227	227	claim one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in this
228	228	Act.
229	229	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.