82R8323 KJM-F
By: Ogden S.B. No. 1589
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
designated by this Act; making appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated
from money derived from the settlement of the following lawsuits
and held in the suspense account established by the comptroller and
the attorney general in the General Revenue Fund Account No. 0001
for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
against the State of Texas:
To pay Wright & Greenhill, P.C. the following amounts payable
under the outside counsel contract OCC No. 2007-302-0012 in
connection with the settlement of claims in State of Texas ex rel.
Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals USA,
et al., Cause No. D-1-GV-07-001259, District Court of Travis
County, 201st Judicial District--the amount of $5,750,000.00 for
legal fees and the amount of $174,222.32 for expenses for a total
appropriation of$5,924,222.32
To pay Wright & Greenhill, P.C. the following amounts payable
under the outside counsel contract OCC No. 2007-302-0012 in
connection with the settlement of claims in State of Texas ex rel.
Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc. v. TEVA, et al., Cause No.
D-1-GV-07-001259, District Court of Travis County, 201st Judicial
District--the amount of $11,230,010.00 for legal fees and the
amount of $157,093.62 for expenses for a total appropriation
of$11,387,103.62
SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the General Revenue Fund Account No. 0001 for payment of itemized
claims and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of
Texas:
To pay Securities America Advisors, Inc. for replacement of a
void warrant issued on March 9, 2000, for reimbursement of
professional fees$1,760.00
To pay Community Healthcare Services, Inc. for home and
community services provided from February 2005 through August
2005$142,000.29
To pay Robert S. Kittredge for replacement of a void warrant
issued May 14, 1982$10.00
To pay Cable Com, Inc. for replacement of a void warrant
issued April 24, 1995$8,202.44
To pay Linda Clay for replacement of a void warrant issued
November 7, 1994$77.35
To pay confidential payee for claim number 93M90481 for
replacement of a void payroll warrant issued November 10,
1994$565.56
To pay AT&T for telephone services provided from November
2000 to February 2002$7,978.41
To pay Young County-District Attorney, 90th District, for
attorney's fees for a fraud case August 13, 1999$280.00
To pay Young County-District Attorney, 90th District, for
attorney's fees for a fraud case January 11, 2001$280.00
To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00566 for void payroll
warrants issued from January 1986 to March 1992$29,776.42
To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00581 for replacement
of a void warrant issued December 17, 1997$65.55
To pay BHR Lodging Tenant Company for replacement of a void
warrant issued March 16, 2007$167,323.45
To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00716 for replacement
of a void warrant issued July 21, 1999$1,298.39
To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00753 for replacement
of a void warrant issued July 2, 2001$348.54
To pay confidential payee for claim 94M00977 for replacement
of a void warrant issued May 7, 2001$576.72
To pay confidential payee for claim 94M01069 for replacement
of a void warrant issued October 2, 2001$112.00
To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
March 15, 2006, to November 9, 2006$26,529.00
To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
November 3, 2006, to July 31, 2007$14,601.60
To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
December 7, 2006, to August 31, 2007$12,728.00
To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
November 1, 2006, to February 1, 2007$11,979.64
To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
March 3, 2007, to August 31, 2007$10,144.05
To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
June 27, 2006, to May 3, 2007$9,564.39
To pay The Children's Shelter for foster care provided from
January 21, 2007, to July 31, 2007$6,512.00
To pay the Bexar County Auditor for reimbursement for
appointment under Article 11.071, Code of Criminal Procedure, of
counsel Robin Norris in case #2004CR1613-W1-Defendant Ramon
Hernandez May 2006 to August 2007$3,149.31
To pay confidential payee for claim 94M01169 for replacement
of a void payroll warrant issued September 17, 2001$384.79
To pay City of Corpus Christi 80 percent reimbursement for
engineering services provided from September 1, 2006, to August 31,
2007$192,680.95
To pay confidential payee for claim 94M10076 for replacement
of a void warrant issued June 28, 1995$500.00
To pay Christopher Patrick Cotter for replacement of a void
warrant issued November 16, 2001$100.00
SECTION 3. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the State Highway Fund No. 0006 for payment of itemized claims
and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay Thomas Williams for attorney's fees and court costs
plus interest per judgment Cause No. GN-503758 in claim No.
90T00005$992,555.50
To pay AT&T for utility adjustment for widening project
September 1, 2003, to August 31, 2004$329,376.20
To pay City of Lewisville for Timber Creek Bike Trail Project
October 2003 to August 2004$4,445.14
To pay Paline Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Lion Oil
Company, for utility adjustment on IH-10/Dewitt Road to KCS
Railroad February 2006 to June 2006$116,032.06
To pay City of Garland for design construction completed
February 9, 2001$7,956.00
To pay U.S. Customs and Border Protection for replacement
warrant issued June 13, 2007$281,659.00
To pay Gaston Water Supply Corp for relocation of water line
along proposed Loop 571 completed March 12, 1999$27,437.22
To pay City of Hurst for engineering services provided from
September 1, 2003, to August 31, 2004$32,452.93
To pay American Electric Power for utility adjustment on
FM899, Titus County from February 2007 to August 2007$212,824.88
To pay City of El Paso for cost incurred on project No.
2552-012-035 for December 1, 2006, to August 31, 2007$168,021.69
To pay Bexar Metropolitan Water District for engineering and
inspection services for utility relocation, Loop 410 at Zarzamora
and Highway 16, San Antonio, February 22, 2006$121,656.80
To pay Florida Gas Transmission Company for utility
adjustment relocation completed May 2004$116,397.75
To pay the County of Dallas Public Works Department for
engineering services provided from March 26, 1999, to May 16,
2005$9,700.65
To pay the County of Dallas Public Works Department for
engineering services provided from May 26, 1999, to June 25,
1999 $644.93
SECTION 4. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the General Revenue-Vital Statistics Fund Account No. 0019 for
payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
against the State of Texas:
To pay J. D. Gaona for replacement of a void warrant issued
August 1, 2000$202.05
SECTION 5. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the General Revenue-Hazardous and Solid Waste Remediation Fees
Account, No. 0550 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay Weston Solutions, Inc. for engineering and remediation
services provided from August 11, 2006, to February 2,
2007$185,000.00
SECTION 6. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the Veterans Land Bond Series 1986 Refunding Fund No. 0571 for
payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
against the State of Texas:
To pay Fannin County Title Company for replacement of a void
warrant issued July 21, 1999$237.33
SECTION 7. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the General Revenue-Petroleum Storage Tank Remediation Fund
Account No. 0655 for payment of itemized claims and judgments plus
interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay Wells Fargo Bank NA Unclaimed Property for replacement
of a void warrant issued December 5, 2008$123,774.23
SECTION 8. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the Unemployment Compensation Clearance Account No. 0936 for
payment of itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
against the State of Texas:
To pay Leila Elias Fanous for replacement of a void surplus
tax credit warrant issued October 19, 2001$20.02
To pay The Seideman Law Firm for replacement of a void surplus
tax credit warrant issued March 19, 2001$26.73
To pay The Seideman Law Firm for replacement of a void surplus
tax credit warrant issued May 8, 2000$19.24
SECTION 9. (a) Before any claim or judgment may be paid
from money appropriated by this Act, the claim or judgment must be
verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special fund
or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and
be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
accounts. Any claim or judgment itemized in this Act that has not
been verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special
fund or account and approved by the attorney general and the
comptroller by August 31, 2012, may not be paid from money
appropriated by this Act.
(b) Each claim or judgment paid from money appropriated by
this Act must contain such information as the comptroller of public
accounts requires but at a minimum must contain the specific reason
for the claim or judgment. If the claim is for a void warrant, the
claim must include a specific identification of the goods,
services, refunds, or other items for which the warrant was
originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by
the original payee or the original payee's successors, heirs, or
assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim or
judgment is for unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by
an invoice or other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account
and any other information that may be required by the comptroller.
SECTION 10. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in
this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller of
public accounts is authorized and directed to issue one or more
warrants on the state treasury, as soon as possible following the
effective date of this Act, in favor of each of the individuals,
firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in this
Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set opposite their
respective names or claim numbers and shall mail or deliver to each
of the individuals, firms, or corporations associated with each
claim one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in this
Act.
SECTION 11. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.