By: Pitts, Giddings, Otto, Riddle, Aycock, H.B. No. 275
et al.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to making an appropriation of money from the economic
stabilization fund for expenditure during the current state fiscal
biennium.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The amount of $3,117,661,120 is appropriated
from the economic stabilization fund to the comptroller of public
accounts for the purpose of depositing that amount to the credit of
the general revenue fund as money available for use during the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2011, to make expenditures previously
authorized by appropriations from general revenue for the state
fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2011.
(b) This Act takes effect only if it receives a vote of
three-fifths of the members present in each house of the
legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(k), Article III, Texas
Constitution, and is subject to certification by the comptroller of
public accounts as provided by that subsection.
(c) This Act takes effect only if H.B. No. 4, 82nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, or another Act of the 82nd
Legislature substantially similar in effect to that legislation, is
enacted and becomes law.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2011.