By: Ogden S.R. No. 105
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, That Senate Rules 12.03
and 12.04, be suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08
to enable consideration of, and action on, the following specific
matters which may be contained in the Conference Committee Report
on Senate Bill 2.
I. FISCAL PROGRAMS - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03(4) to allow the Conference
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in
either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 26. Appropriation: Jobs and Education for
Texans. There is hereby appropriated all remaining unexpended
and unobligated balances as of August 31, 2011 (estimated to be
$5,000,000), out of the General Revenue-Dedicated Jobs and
Education for Texans Account No. 5143 to the Comptroller of
Public Accounts - Fiscal Programs for the purposes of providing
grants in accordance with Government Code, Chapter 403,
Subchapter O, and Education Code, Chapter 134. Any unexpended
and unobligated balances remaining as of August 31, 2012, are
hereby appropriated for the same purpose for the fiscal year
beginning September 1, 2012.
B. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04(5), to allow the Conference
Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either
version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 26. Appropriation: Jobs and Education for
Texans. There is hereby appropriated all remaining unexpended
and unobligated balances as of August 31, 2011 (estimated to be
$5,000,000), out of the General Revenue-Dedicated Jobs and
Education for Texans Account No. 5143 to the Comptroller of
Public Accounts - Fiscal Programs for the purposes of providing
grants in accordance with Government Code, Chapter 403,
Subchapter O, and Education Code, Chapter 134. Any unexpended
and unobligated balances remaining as of August 31, 2012, are
hereby appropriated for the same purpose for the fiscal year
beginning September 1, 2012.
II. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03(4) to allow the Conference
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in
either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 27. Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Charter
School Bonds. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd
Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation
relating to the guarantee of open-enrollment charter school
bonds by the Permanent School Fund, by the 82nd Legislature, 1st
Called Session, 2011, the Texas Education Agency is hereby
appropriated from the General Revenue Fund $550,000 in each
fiscal year of the 2012-2013 biennium. These appropriations are
contingent upon the Texas Education Agency assessing fees
sufficient to generate, during the 2012-2013 biennium, revenue
to cover the appropriations for implementation of the
legislation as well as associated "other direct and indirect
costs" appropriated elsewhere in this Act. In the event that
actual and/or projected revenue collections are insufficient to
offset the costs identified by this provision, the Comptroller of
Public Accounts may reduce the appropriation authority provided
herein to be within the amount of revenue expected to be
available.
B. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04(5), to allow the Conference
Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either
version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 27. Contingency for Senate Bill 1: Charter
School Bonds. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd
Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation
relating to the guarantee of open-enrollment charter school
bonds by the Permanent School Fund, by the 82nd Legislature, 1st
Called Session, 2011, the Texas Education Agency is hereby
appropriated from the General Revenue Fund $550,000 in each
fiscal year of the 2012-2013 biennium. These appropriations are
contingent upon the Texas Education Agency assessing fees
sufficient to generate, during the 2012-2013 biennium, revenue
to cover the appropriations for implementation of the
legislation as well as associated "other direct and indirect
costs" appropriated elsewhere in this Act. In the event that
actual and/or projected revenue collections are insufficient to
offset the costs identified by this provision, the Comptroller of
Public Accounts may reduce the appropriation authority provided
herein to be within the amount of revenue expected to be
available.
III. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03(4) to allow the Conference
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in
either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 28. University of Texas at Austin. Out of funds
appropriated to The University of Texas at Austin in Strategy
C.4.1, Institutional Enhancement, in House Bill 1, 82nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, $500,000 in General Revenue
in fiscal year 2012 and $500,000 in general revenue in fiscal
year 2013 is for a program at the College of Fine Arts developed
in partnership with the Texas Cultural Trust to extend the fine
arts digital literacy curriculum to 10th grade fine arts
instruction and the development of teacher certification
curriculum in digital literacy for the fine arts.
IV. TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03(4) to allow the Conference
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in
either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 29. Texas Forest Service. In addition to amounts
appropriated to the Texas Forest Service in House Bill 1, Acts of
the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, there is hereby
appropriated $40,000,000 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2012
to the agency for combating wildfire. Any unexpended balances as
of August 31, 2012, are hereby appropriated to the Texas Forest
Service for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2012, for the
same purpose.
B. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04(5), to allow the Conference
Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either
version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 29. Texas Forest Service. In addition to amounts
appropriated to the Texas Forest Service in House Bill 1, Acts of
the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, there is hereby
appropriated $40,000,000 in General Revenue in fiscal year 2012
to the agency for combating wildfire. Any unexpended balances as
of August 31, 2012, are hereby appropriated to the Texas Forest
Service for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2012, for the
same purpose.
V. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03(4) to allow the Conference
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in
either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 30. Department of Public Safety: Border
Security. In addition to amounts appropriated in House Bill 1,
Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, and in
addition to capital purchases authorized in Rider 2 of the bill
pattern for the Texas Department of Public Safety: The Texas
Department of Public Safety is hereby appropriated $1,200,000 in
General Revenue for the 2012-2013 biennium to be allocated as
follows:
(a) $1,066,667 shall be used to purchase the following:
(1) $800,000 for tactical vessels; and
(2) $266,667 for weaponry.
(b) $133,333 shall be used by the agency for operations
costs, not including training costs, associated with the
equipment identified above.
The Legislative Budget Board shall make all necessary and
corresponding adjustments to the bill pattern of the Texas
Department of Public Safety, including adjustments to Rider 2,
Capital Budget, as necessary to implement the appropriation
authority provided by this section.
B. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04(5), to allow the Conference
Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either
version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 30. Department of Public Safety: Border
Security. In addition to amounts appropriated in House Bill 1,
Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, and in
addition to capital purchases authorized in Rider 2 of the bill
pattern for the Texas Department of Public Safety: The Texas
Department of Public Safety is hereby appropriated $1,200,000 in
General Revenue for the 2012-2013 biennium to be allocated as
follows:
(a) $1,066,667 shall be used to purchase the following:
(1) $800,000 for tactical vessels; and
(2) $266,667 for weaponry.
(b) $133,333 shall be used by the agency for operations
costs, not including training costs, associated with the
equipment identified above.
The Legislative Budget Board shall make all necessary and
corresponding adjustments to the bill pattern of the Department
of Public Safety, including adjustments to Rider 2, Capital
Budget, as necessary to implement the appropriation authority
provided by this section.
VI. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03(4) to allow the Conference
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in
either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 31. Parks and Wildlife Department: Border
Security. In addition to amounts appropriated in House Bill 1,
Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, and in
addition to capital purchases authorized in Rider 2 of the bill
pattern for the Parks and Wildlife Department: The Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department is hereby appropriated $909,759 in
General Revenue for the 2012-2013 biennium to be allocated as
follows:
(a) $578,959 shall be used to purchase the following:
(1) $501,359 for SAFEBOATS; and
(2) $77,600 for weaponry and ammunition.
(b) $330,800 shall be used by the agency for operations
costs, not including training costs, associated with the
equipment identified above.
The Legislative Budget Board shall make all necessary and
corresponding adjustments to the bill pattern of the Parks and
Wildlife Department, including adjustments to Rider 2, Capital
Budget, as necessary to implement the appropriation authority
provided by this section.
B. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04(5), to allow the Conference
Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either
version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 31. Parks and Wildlife Department: Border
Security. In addition to amounts appropriated in House Bill 1,
Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, and in
addition to capital purchases authorized in Rider 2 of the bill
pattern for the Parks and Wildlife Department: The Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department is hereby appropriated $909,759 in
General Revenue for the 2012-2013 biennium to be allocated as
follows:
(a) $578,959 shall be used to purchase the following:
(1) $501,359 for SAFEBOATS; and
(2) $77,600 for weaponry and ammunition.
(b) $330,800 shall be used by the agency for operations
costs, not including training costs, associated with the
equipment identified above.
The Legislative Budget Board shall make all necessary and
corresponding adjustments to the bill pattern of the Parks and
Wildlife Department, including adjustments to Rider 2, Capital
Budget, as necessary to implement the appropriation authority
provided by this section.
VII. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03(4) to allow the Conference
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in
either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 32. Texas Department of Rural Affairs: Transfer
of Functions. Contingent on enactment of Senate Bill 1, 82nd
Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, or similar legislation
providing for the transfer of all functions of the Texas
Department of Rural Affairs:
(a) All appropriations, FTEs, riders and measures for the
Texas Department of Rural Affairs in House Bill 1, Acts of the
82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, for all nondisaster
relief funding purposes, including Community Development Block
Grant planning grant funds, are hereby transferred and
appropriated to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
(b) The Legislative Budget Board shall work with the
affected agencies on an agreement for the proper amount and
allocation of appropriations, FTEs, measures and riders. The
Legislative Budget Board shall approve the allocation agreement
by August 31, 2011, and will resolve any allocation issues that
arise thereafter.
(c) The Legislative Budget Board shall make all necessary
adjustments as a result of this section to the bill patterns of
the affected agencies.
VIII. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AFFAIRS, GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND VETERANS'
LAND BOARD
A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03(4) to allow the Conference
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in
either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 33. Community Development Block Grant: Disaster
Relief Funding. Pursuant to the Governor designating the General
Land Office as the state agency responsible for administration of
the Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funding
for Texas, as allowed under the Consolidated Security, Disaster
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act and other related
federal provisions:
(a) All appropriations, FTEs, riders, and measures for
the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs related to
Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funding and
assistance in House Bill 1, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular
Session, 2011, are hereby transferred and appropriated to the
General Land Office.
(b) All appropriations, FTEs, riders and measures for the
Texas Department of Rural Affairs, or its successor agency,
related to disaster recovery funding in House Bill 1, Acts of the
82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, are hereby transferred
and appropriated to the General Land Office.
(c) The Legislative Budget Board shall work with the
affected agencies on an agreement for the proper amount and
allocation of appropriations, FTEs, measures and riders. The
Legislative Budget Board shall approve the allocation agreement
by August 31, 2011, and will resolve any allocation issues that
arise thereafter.
(d) The Legislative Budget Board shall make all necessary
adjustments as a result of this section to the bill patterns of
the affected agencies.
_______________________________
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 27, 2011, by
the
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Secretary of the Senate