86R3413 SRA-D
By: Creighton S.B. No. 1059
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the deposit of certain money to the disaster
contingency fund for the purpose of paying costs associated with
Hurricane Harvey.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) On receipt of the money, the comptroller of
public accounts shall deposit to the credit of the disaster
contingency fund established under Section 418.073, Government
Code, any money received by this state as a result of the lawsuit
styled State v. United States, No. 7:15-cv-00151-O (N.D. Tex. Aug.
21, 2018), that is available for general governmental purposes.
(b) Money deposited to the disaster contingency fund under
Subsection (a) of this section may be appropriated only for the
purpose of paying costs associated with the hurricane known as
"Hurricane Harvey" that struck the southeastern region of this
state in 2017.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.