S.B. No. 500
AN ACT
relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in
appropriations and giving direction, including direction regarding
reimbursement, and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS TOMORROW
FUND. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state
fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, the amount necessary to
fund the prepaid higher education tuition program described by
Section 19, Article VII, Texas Constitution, for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act (estimated to be
$210,981,159) is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund
to the comptroller of public accounts for that period for the
purpose of immediately depositing that amount in the Texas tomorrow
fund created under that section.
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: FACILITIES COMMISSION.
The unencumbered appropriations from the general revenue fund to
the Facilities Commission made by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium
ending August 31, 2019, for lease payments are reduced by
$22,589,128. The commission shall identify the strategies and
objectives to which the reduction is to be allocated and the amount
of the reduction for each of those strategies and objectives.
SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: PUBLIC FINANCE
AUTHORITY. The unencumbered appropriations from the general
revenue fund to the Public Finance Authority made by Chapter 605
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, for bond debt service payments,
including appropriations subject to Rider 3, page I-48, Chapter 605
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
appropriations to the authority, are reduced by a total aggregate
of $35,078,954. The authority shall identify the strategies and
objectives to which the reduction is to be allocated and the amount
of the reduction for each of those strategies and objectives.
SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL. (a) It is the intent of the legislature that the Texas
Child Support Enforcement System 2.0 project be canceled as of the
effective date of this Act.
(b) The unencumbered appropriations from the general
revenue fund to the Office of the Attorney General made by Chapter
605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017
(the General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, for Strategy B.1.1., Child Support
Enforcement, as listed in that Act, are reduced by $21,799,752,
including $11,370,987 from the Child Support Retained Collection
Account.
SECTION 5. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR: DISASTER GRANTS. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$100,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund
to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor for the
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
disaster grants under Strategy A.1.1., Disaster Funds, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 6. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION: ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $4,400,000 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Library and
Archives Commission for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for renovating the Promontory Point
Drive facility in the City of Austin, Texas, for the storage of
public records.
SECTION 7. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
THE PACIFIC WAR. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $2,149,600 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas
Historical Commission for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for capital projects at the National
Museum of the Pacific War under Strategy A.1.4., Historic Sites, as
listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), including:
(1) updates to the electrical, security, and heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning systems;
(2) projects to address accessibility issues;
(3) exterior, roofing, and structural repairs to the
Nimitz Barn maintenance area;
(4) refurbishment of the Bush Gallery to address wear
and tear from visitor volume; and
(5) technology upgrades to exhibits in the Bush
Gallery.
SECTION 8. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: COURTHOUSE
PRESERVATION GRANTS. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$25,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to
the Texas Historical Commission for the two-year period beginning
on the effective date of this Act for courthouse preservation
grants under Strategy A.1.3., Courthouse Preservation, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 9. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, and in addition to
other amounts appropriated by this Act, the following amounts are
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas
Historical Commission for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for the following strategies as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), for deferred
maintenance projects:
(1) $300,000 for Strategy A.1.1., Architectural
Assistance; and
(2) $2,586,250 for Strategy A.1.4., Historic Sites.
SECTION 10. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: LEVI JORDAN
PLANTATION. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, and in addition to
other amounts appropriated by this Act, $2,000,000 is appropriated
from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas Historical
Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
of this Act for historic site planning at the Levi Jordan
Plantation, including architectural, engineering, interpretive,
and site survey services and collections conservation and
acquisition to develop museum exhibits, under Strategy A.1.4.,
Historic Sites, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act).
SECTION 11. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
FOSTER CARE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $88,585,541 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2019, for foster care payments under Strategy B.1.9.,
Foster Care Payments, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act).
SECTION 12. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
RELATIVE CAREGIVER PAYMENTS. (a) In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $6,833,593 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
to the Department of Family and Protective Services for the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for relative caregiver payments
under Strategy B.1.11., Relative Caregiver Payments, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
(b) The unencumbered appropriations from federal Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to the Department of
Family and Protective Services made by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of
the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium
ending August 31, 2019, for relative caregiver payments under
Strategy B.1.11., Relative Caregiver Payments, as listed in that
Act, are reduced by $8,481,040.
SECTION 13. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
DAY CARE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $5,000,000 is
appropriated from federal Child Care and Development Block Grant
funds to the Department of Family and Protective Services for the
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for day care payments
under Strategy B.1.3., TWC Contracted Day Care, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 14. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
PURCHASED CLIENT SERVICES. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
the following amounts are appropriated from the general revenue
fund to the Department of Family and Protective Services for the
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for the following
strategies as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act), for purchased client services:
(1) $4,908,619 for Strategy B.1.4., Adoption
Purchased Services;
(2) $10,550,475 for Strategy B.1.7., Substance Abuse
Purchased Services; and
(3) $5,792,750 for Strategy B.1.8., Other CPS
Purchased Services.
SECTION 15. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: X-ALD
NEWBORN SCREENING. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $7,927,458 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
State Health Services for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for screening newborns for X-linked
adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) under Strategy A.4.1., Laboratory
Services, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act).
SECTION 16. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: EMERGENCY
GENERATOR. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $12,000,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Department
of State Health Services for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for an emergency generator for the Austin
laboratory to continue laboratory functions during a power outage
under Strategy A.4.1., Laboratory Services, as listed in Chapter
605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017
(the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 17. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: TRAUMA
CAPACITY AND RESPONSE INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $17,000,000 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the Department of State Health Services for
the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
increasing trauma capacity and improving related trauma response
infrastructure under Strategy B.2.1., EMS and Trauma Care Systems,
as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
(b) Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (a) of this
section, $2,000,000 may be used only to provide funding in
accordance with Section 780.004, Health and Safety Code, to trauma
service area regional advisory councils for improving emergency
management services.
(c) Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (a) of this
section, $15,000,000 may be used only to provide funding in
accordance with Section 780.004, Health and Safety Code, to
hospitals that demonstrate regional need and the ability to
efficiently and effectively increase trauma capacity and improve
related trauma response infrastructure. The Department of State
Health Services shall allocate:
(1) at least 40 percent of that amount to provide
funding to hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley, prioritizing, to the
extent consistent with general law, primary teaching hospitals in
that region with a general surgery residency program pursuing
designation as a level I trauma facility; and
(2) not more than 40 percent of that amount to provide
funding to hospitals located in a region directly affected by
Hurricane Harvey.
(d) Any funding provided to an entity under Subsection (b)
or (c) of this section that is not spent for the purpose for which
the funding was provided must be returned to the state.
(e) The unexpended balance of money allocated as provided by
Subsection (b) or (c) of this section as of August 31, 2020, is
appropriated to the Department of State Health Services for the
state fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, for the purpose for which
it was allocated.
SECTION 18. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MEDICAID
SHORTFALL. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $2,000,000,000 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund, and $2,150,000,000 is
appropriated from federal funds, to the Health and Human Services
Commission for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for
Medicaid client services under Goal A, Medicaid Client Services, as
listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
(b) Of the amounts appropriated under Subsection (a) of this
section, the Health and Human Services Commission shall transfer
the following amounts from Goal A, Medicaid Client Services, to the
following strategies as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act):
(1) $5,500,000 to Strategy D.2.3., Community Mental
Health Crisis Services; and
(2) $2,000,000 to Strategy D.2.2., Community Mental
Health Services - Children.
SECTION 19. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: RATE
INCREASE FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $50,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
to the Health and Human Services Commission for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for a rate increase for
children's hospitals under Strategy A.1.5., Children, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 20. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
REPLACEMENT OF MONEY TRANSFERRED TO ADDRESS NEEDS RESULTING FROM
HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $110,000,000
is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Health
and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2019, for Medicaid client services under Strategy
A.1.5., Children, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), to replace money transferred from that
strategy to disaster assistance programs to address needs resulting
from Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 21. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: STATE
HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$445,354,363 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund
to the Health and Human Services Commission for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for continuing
improvements to state hospital facilities under Strategy G.4.2.,
Facility Capital Repairs and Renovations, as listed in Chapter 605
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act), as follows:
(1) $90,054,363 for construction of a 100-bed
non-maximum security unit at Rusk State Hospital;
(2) $165,000,000 to begin construction of a 240-bed
replacement campus of Austin State Hospital; and
(3) $190,300,000 to begin construction of a 300-bed
replacement campus of San Antonio State Hospital.
SECTION 22. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMISSION. The unencumbered appropriations from the
economic stabilization fund to the Health and Human Services
Commission made by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
2019, for Strategy G.4.2., Facility Capital Repairs and
Renovations, as listed in that Act, and subject to Rider 221(b),
page II-111, Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill
pattern of the appropriations to the commission, are reduced by
$2,000,000.
SECTION 23. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: CERTAIN
TRANSFERS. From amounts previously appropriated for the state
fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, the Health and Human
Services Commission shall transfer $6,154,893 from Goal A, Medicaid
Client Services, to Strategy B.1.1., Medicaid Contracts and
Administration, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act), for use for contingency contracts.
SECTION 24. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: HEALTHY
TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM SHORTFALL. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$10,300,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal year
ending August 31, 2019, for the Healthy Texas Women program under
Strategy D.1.1., Women's Health Program, as listed in Chapter 605
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 25. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MENTAL
HEALTH STATE HOSPITALS. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$31,700,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal year
ending August 31, 2019, for mental health state hospital services
under Strategy G.2.1., Mental Health State Hospitals, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: EARLY
CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$1,500,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal year
ending August 31, 2019, for early childhood intervention under
Strategy D.1.3., Early Childhood Intervention Services, as listed
in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 27. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: STATE
SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$10,100,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal year
ending August 31, 2019, for state supported living centers under
Strategy G.1.1., State Supported Living Centers, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 28. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: REPURPOSE
OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. Notwithstanding Section 20 of the Special
Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Services Agencies, page
II-124, Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), the Health and
Human Services Commission may use $63,832,747 of the amount
appropriated under that Act to the commission for Goal A, Medicaid
Client Services, as listed in that Act and designated under that
rider for use only for the health insurance providers fee, for
Medicaid client services.
SECTION 29. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEXAS EDUCATION
AGENCY; SUM-CERTAIN APPROPRIATION FOR FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM.
(a) The unencumbered appropriations from the Foundation School
Fund, general revenue account number 0193, to the Texas Education
Agency made by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), for use
during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, for
Strategy A.1.1., FSP - Equalized Operations, as listed in that Act,
are reduced by $903,300,000.
(b) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter 605 (S.B.
1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
appropriations to the Texas Education Agency, the sum-certain
appropriation to the Foundation School Program for the state fiscal
year ending August 31, 2019, is $21,495,735,602.
SECTION 30. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SPECIAL EDUCATION
SUPPORTS AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, the following
amounts are appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas
Education Agency for the two-year period beginning on the effective
date of this Act for the following purposes:
(1) $33,302,428 to offset federal funds withheld or
expected to be withheld as a result of a failure to maintain state
financial support for special education under 20 U.S.C. Section
1412(a)(18) during the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2012;
(2) $74,626,551 to negotiate a settlement agreement
with the federal government to prevent the withholding of federal
funds as a result of a failure to maintain state financial support
for special education under 20 U.S.C. Section 1412(a)(18) during
the state fiscal years ending August 31, 2017 (estimated to be
$41,594,326), and August 31, 2018 (estimated to be $33,032,225);
and
(3) $111,625,833 for the following strategies as
listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), to prevent
a failure to maintain state financial support for special education
under 20 U.S.C. Section 1412(a)(18) during the state fiscal year
ending August 31, 2019:
(A) $50,000,000 for Strategy A.2.3., Students
with Disabilities, for grants to reimburse school districts for:
(i) providing extended school year services
to students enrolled in a special education program under
Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code;
(ii) costs related to identification of
students eligible to participate in a school district's special
education program under Section 29.003, Education Code, including
full individual and initial evaluations and independent education
evaluations; and
(iii) compensatory services costs related
to the provision of services to students under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.);
(B) $478,500 for information technology needs
related to special education supports under Strategy B.3.5.,
Information Systems - Technology; and
(C) $61,147,333 for special education funding
under Strategy A.1.1., FSP - Equalized Operations.
(b) The amount appropriated under Subsection (a)(1) of this
section must be used in the same manner and for the same purposes as
the withheld federal funds would have been provided.
(c) The amounts appropriated under Subsections (a)(2) and
(3)(C) of this section must be used to provide funding for public
schools under Strategy A.1.1., FSP - Equalized Operations, as
listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), to be
distributed for each full-time equivalent student in average daily
attendance in a special education program under Subchapter A,
Chapter 29, Education Code, in proportion to the applicable weight
for the student under the public school finance system.
(d) Not later than December 31, 2020, the Texas Education
Agency shall report to the Legislative Budget Board and the office
of the governor regarding the use of funds appropriated under
Subsection (a)(3)(A) of this section.
SECTION 31. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: POST-DISASTER SCHOOL
SAFETY. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $10,930,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas
Education Agency for the two-year period beginning on the effective
date of this Act to provide a grant to a school district that
experienced a school shooting resulting in one or more fatalities
that occurred during the state fiscal biennium ending August 31,
2019.
(b) The Texas Education Agency may provide a grant to a
school district with funding appropriated under Subsection (a) of
this section only for uses relating to necessary and appropriate
post-disaster recovery approved by the agency in accordance with
procedures adopted under general law.
SECTION 32. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY. In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $100,000,000 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the Texas Education Agency for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act to provide
funding to public schools, including the School for the Blind and
Visually Impaired and the School for the Deaf, under Strategy
B.2.2., Health and Safety, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts
of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), for:
(1) exterior doors with push bars;
(2) metal detectors at school entrances;
(3) erected vehicle barriers;
(4) security systems that monitor and record school
entrances, exits, and hallways;
(5) campus-wide active shooter alarm systems that are
separate from fire alarms;
(6) two-way radio systems;
(7) perimeter security fencing;
(8) bullet-resistant glass or film for school
entrances; and
(9) door-locking systems.
SECTION 33. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: EXPENSES RELATED TO
HURRICANE HARVEY. (a) In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
the following amounts are appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the Texas Education Agency for the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for Strategy A.1.1., FSP -
Equalized Operations, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), for the following purposes related to
increased state costs under the Foundation School Program resulting
from Hurricane Harvey:
(1) $271,300,000 for:
(A) increased student costs;
(B) the reduction in school district property
values; and
(C) the reduction of the amount owed by school
districts under Chapter 41, Education Code, due to disaster
remediation costs as provided by Section 41.0931, Education Code;
and
(2) $535,200,000 for the adjustment of school district
property values under Section 42.2523, Education Code, and
reimbursement to school districts for disaster remediation costs
under Section 42.2524, Education Code.
(b) In addition to other amounts appropriated for the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, $636,000,000 is appropriated
from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas Education Agency
for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
for the increased state costs under the Foundation School Program
resulting from the reduction in school district property values
associated with Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 34. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: ADULT HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION CHARTER SCHOOL PILOT PROGRAM.
In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, $37,657 is appropriated from the
general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for the adult high school
diploma and industry certification charter school pilot program
under Section 29.259, Education Code, under Strategy A.2.1.,
Statewide Educational Programs, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act).
SECTION 35. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: MARINE SCIENCE
INSTITUTE. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $10,200,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to The University
of Texas at Austin for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for storm damage prevention and
compliance and the mitigation of damages related to Hurricane
Harvey under Strategy C.2.1., Marine Science Institute, as listed
in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 36. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: EXPENSES RELATED TO
HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $20,288,883
is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the
University of Houston for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for expenses related to Hurricane
Harvey.
SECTION 37. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CLEAR LAKE: EXPENSES
RELATED TO HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$83,668 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the
University of Houston - Clear Lake for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for expenses related to
Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 38. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - DOWNTOWN: EXPENSES
RELATED TO HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$4,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to
the University of Houston - Downtown for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for expenses related to
Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 39. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - VICTORIA: EXPENSES
RELATED TO HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$1,703,828 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to
the University of Houston - Victoria for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for expenses related to
Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 40. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: THERMAL PLANT AND
STEAM TUNNEL MAINTENANCE. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$16,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to
Texas Southern University for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for the maintenance of the university's
central thermal plant and site/steam tunnels.
SECTION 41. LAMAR UNIVERSITY: PROPERTY DAMAGE RELATED TO
HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $1,418,585 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to Lamar
University for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
of this Act for property damage related to Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 42. LAMAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: PROPERTY DAMAGE
RELATED TO HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$1,312,657 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to
Lamar Institute of Technology for the two-year period beginning on
the effective date of this Act for property damage related to
Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 43. LAMAR STATE COLLEGE - ORANGE: PROPERTY DAMAGE
RELATED TO HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$406,112 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to
Lamar State College - Orange for the two-year period beginning on
the effective date of this Act for property damage related to
Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 44. LAMAR STATE COLLEGE - PORT ARTHUR: PROPERTY
DAMAGE RELATED TO HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $6,319,458 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to Lamar State College - Port Arthur for the
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
property damage related to Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 45. TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATION: FACILITY ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION. In addition to
amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium
ending August 31, 2019, $29,644,640 is appropriated from the
general revenue fund to the Texas State Technical College System
Administration for the two-year period beginning on the effective
date of this Act for the abatement and demolition of certain
facilities on the system's Waco campus. The legislature finds
there is a demonstrated need to undertake this abatement and
demolition.
SECTION 46. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: EXPENSES RELATED TO
HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $2,458,240 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas A&M
Forest Service for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for
expenses related to Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 47. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: WILDFIRES. In
addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, $54,909,580 is appropriated from
the economic stabilization fund to the Texas A&M Forest Service for
the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for expenses related
to wildfires.
SECTION 48. KILGORE COLLEGE: HIGHER EDUCATION GROUP
INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$1,238,238 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to Kilgore
College for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, to provide
for state contributions for health benefits.
SECTION 49. LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM: EXPENSES RELATED TO
HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $13,100,000
is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Lone
Star College System for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for expenses related to Hurricane
Harvey.
SECTION 50. JUDICIARY SECTION, COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT:
VISITING JUDGES PROGRAM. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$400,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
Judiciary Section, Comptroller's Department, for the state fiscal
year ending August 31, 2019, for visiting judge assignments to fill
district court vacancies under Strategy A.1.2., Visiting Judges -
Regions, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act).
SECTION 51. JUDICIARY SECTION, COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT:
LONGEVITY PAY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $523,295 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Judiciary
Section, Comptroller's Department, for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2019, for reimbursing counties for longevity pay made to
eligible assistant district attorneys under Strategy D.1.1.,
Assistant Prosecutor Longevity Pay, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B.
1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 52. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $26,000,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Department
of Criminal Justice for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for surveillance cameras under Strategy
C.1.2., Correctional Support Operations, as listed in Chapter 605
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 53. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM PROJECT. In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $24,164,000 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
corrections information technology system projects under Strategy
G.1.4., Information Resources, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act).
SECTION 54. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REPAIR AND
REHABILITATION OF BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES. In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $54,000,000 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
repair and rehabilitation of buildings and facilities under
Strategy D.1.1., Major Repair of Facilities, as listed in Chapter
605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017
(the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 55. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONAL
MANAGED HEALTH CARE. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$190,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
Department of Criminal Justice for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2019, for correctional managed health care under
Strategy C.1.9., Hospital and Clinical Care, as listed in Chapter
605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017
(the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 56. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: REPLACEMENT OF
MONEY TRANSFERRED TO ADDRESS NEEDS RESULTING FROM HURRICANE HARVEY.
In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, $38,600,000 is appropriated from
the economic stabilization fund to the Department of Criminal
Justice for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for agency
operations expenses under Strategy C.1.1., Correctional Security
Operations, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act), to replace money transferred from that strategy to disaster
assistance programs to address needs resulting from Hurricane
Harvey.
SECTION 57. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONAL
OFFICER OVERTIME. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $30,000,000
is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
Criminal Justice for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019,
for correctional officer overtime under Strategy C.1.1.,
Correctional Security Operations, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B.
1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 58. JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $7,547,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Juvenile
Justice Department for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for surveillance cameras under Strategy
F.1.2., Information Resources, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act).
SECTION 59. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: HELICOPTER
REPLACEMENT. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $6,229,489 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Department
of Public Safety for the two-year period beginning on the effective
date of this Act for the replacement of one helicopter under
Strategy A.1.2., Criminal Interdiction, as listed in Chapter 605
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 60. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: CRIME
LABORATORIES. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $5,770,426 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
Public Safety for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for
crime laboratory operations under Strategy E.1.1., Crime
Laboratory Services, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act).
SECTION 61. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: EXPENSES RELATED
TO HURRICANE HARVEY AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. In addition to
amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium
ending August 31, 2019, the following amounts are appropriated from
the economic stabilization fund to the Department of Public Safety
for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, for the following
strategies as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act), for agency operations expenses related to Hurricane Harvey
and other natural disasters:
(1) $34,954,409 for Strategy A.1.1., Organized Crime;
(2) $60,000,000 for Strategy C.1.1., Traffic
Enforcement; and
(3) $2,000,000 for Strategy G.1.3., Information
Technology.
SECTION 62. COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: EXPEDITED
PROCESSING OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS. Notwithstanding Rider 29, page
VI-24, Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern
of the appropriations to the Commission on Environmental Quality,
in addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, the commission is appropriated for
the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, all fee revenues
collected from expedited permit review surcharges assessed under
Section 382.05155, Health and Safety Code, and deposited to the
Clean Air Account No. 151 in excess of the estimated amount of those
revenues in the comptroller's biennial revenue estimate for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, for costs incurred to
support the expedited processing of permit applications.
SECTION 63. COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY:
LITIGATION EXPENSES. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$1,400,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
Commission on Environmental Quality for the state fiscal year
ending August 31, 2019, for litigation expenses under Strategy
E.1.4., Rio Grande River Compact, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act).
SECTION 64. COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES. (a) Notwithstanding Rider 2, page VI-18, Chapter
605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017
(the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
appropriations to the Commission on Environmental Quality, the
total amount that the commission may spend for capital budget items
for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, is increased by
$1,700,000 for security upgrades and replacing carpet.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 14.03, Limitation on
Expenditures - Capital Budget, Article IX, Chapter 605 (S.B. 1),
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), the Commission on Environmental Quality may
transfer capital budget item appropriations as necessary to make
the security upgrades and replace carpet as authorized under
Subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 65. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: EXPENSES RELATED TO
HURRICANE HARVEY. (a) In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
the following amounts are appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the General Land Office for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the following
strategies as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act), to remove vessels and repair or replace structures or
equipment damaged by Hurricane Harvey:
(1) $696,921 for Strategy A.2.1., Asset Management;
(2) $20,459,797 for Strategy B.1.1., Coastal
Management;
(3) $430,000 for Strategy B.1.2., Coastal Erosion
Control Grants; and
(4) $2,047,454 for Strategy B.2.1., Oil Spill
Response.
(b) Contingent on the nonrenewal by the effective date of
this Act of federal grant funding awarded by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency for the building of emergency short-term housing,
in addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, $2,108,755 is appropriated from
the economic stabilization fund to the General Land Office for the
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) assigned to build emergency
short-term housing under Strategy D.1.1., Rebuild Housing, as
listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 66. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: ABANDONED VESSEL REMOVAL.
In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, $2,000,000 is appropriated from
the Coastal Protection Account, general revenue dedicated account
number 27, to the General Land Office for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for the removal of
vessels abandoned as a result of Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 67. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The unencumbered appropriations from the general revenue fund to
the General Land Office made by Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal biennium
ending August 31, 2019, for Strategy D.1.1., Rebuild Housing, as
listed in that Act, are reduced by $48,600,000.
SECTION 68. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: MATCHING FUNDS FOR U.S.
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROGRAMS. In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $200,000,000 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the General Land Office for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act to provide state
matching funds to meet federal requirements for studies and
projects planned to be conducted in the state by the United States
Army Corps of Engineers.
SECTION 69. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: BATTLESHIP
"TEXAS." (a) Contingent on Senate Bill No. 1511 or similar
legislation of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
relating to the operation of the Battleship "Texas" becoming law,
in addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, the following amounts are
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Parks and
Wildlife Department for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for the following strategies as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), for the Battleship
"Texas":
(1) $35,000,000 for Strategy D.1.1., Improvements and
Major Repairs; and
(2) $500,000 for Strategy B.1.1., State Park
Operations.
(b) The amount appropriated under Subsection (a)(2) may be
used only to conduct a curatorial study of artifacts associated
with the Battleship "Texas."
SECTION 70. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: EXPENSES RELATED
TO HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$8,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to
the Parks and Wildlife Department for the two-year period beginning
on the effective date of this Act for Strategy D.1.1., Improvements
and Major Repairs, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the
85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), to repair structures or equipment damaged by
Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 71. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: PURCHASE OF
INTEROPERABLE RADIOS. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$5,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to
the Parks and Wildlife Department for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2019, for the purchase of interoperable radios under
Strategy C.1.1., Enforcement Programs, as listed in Chapter 605
(S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 72. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: WYLER AERIAL
TRAMWAY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $5,000,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Parks and
Wildlife Department for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for overhaul and necessary construction
related to the Wyler Aerial Tramway and the related tramway system
under Strategy D.1.1., Improvements and Major Repairs, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 73. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD: DAM
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$150,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund
to the Soil and Water Conservation Board for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for dam infrastructure
projects.
SECTION 74. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: MATCHING FUNDS FOR
FEMA HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $273,000,000 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the Water Development Board for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
of providing matching funds for projects sponsored by
municipalities and counties in this state and approved for the
Hazard Mitigation Grant program administered by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
(b) Contingent on Senate Bill No. 7 or similar legislation
of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, relating to flood
control planning and the funding of flood planning, mitigation, and
infrastructure projects becoming law:
(1) the appropriation of money made in Subsection (a)
of this section has no effect; and
(2) in addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $273,000,000 is
appropriated from the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund to the
Water Development Board for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing matching
funds for projects sponsored by municipalities and counties in this
state and approved for the Hazard Mitigation Grant program
administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
SECTION 75. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: MATCHING FUNDS FOR
FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $365,000,000 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the Water Development Board for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
of providing matching funds for projects sponsored by
municipalities and counties in this state and approved for the
Public Assistance grant program administered by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
(b) Contingent on Senate Bill No. 7 or similar legislation
of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, relating to flood
control planning and the funding of flood planning, mitigation, and
infrastructure projects becoming law:
(1) the appropriation of money made in Subsection (a)
of this section has no effect; and
(2) in addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $365,000,000 is
appropriated from the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund to the
Water Development Board for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing matching
funds for projects sponsored by municipalities and counties in this
state and approved for the Public Assistance grant program
administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(c) Out of the amount appropriated under Subsection (a) or
(b) of this section, as applicable, $30,000,000 may be used only to
provide a grant to Harris County to remove accumulated siltation
and sediment deposits located at the confluence of the San Jacinto
River and Lake Houston.
SECTION 76. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: STATE FLOOD RISK MAPS
AND STATE FLOOD PLAN. (a) In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
and in addition to other amounts appropriated by this Act, the
following amounts are appropriated from the economic stabilization
fund to the Water Development Board for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for the following
strategies as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations
Act), for developing or updating flood risk maps in the state, using
current data and technology standards, to support development of a
state flood plan:
(1) $43,970,000 for Strategy A.4.1., Perform
Community Assistance Related to NFIP;
(2) $1,330,000 for Strategy D.1.1., Central
Administration; and
(3) $1,700,000 for Strategy D.1.2., Information
Resources.
(b) Contingent on Senate Bill No. 7 or similar legislation
of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, relating to flood
control planning and the funding of flood planning, mitigation, and
infrastructure projects becoming law:
(1) the appropriation of money made in Subsection (a)
of this section has no effect; and
(2) in addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, and in addition to
other amounts appropriated by this Act, the following amounts are
appropriated from the floodplain management account 0330 in the
Texas infrastructure resiliency fund to the Water Development Board
for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
for the following strategies as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts
of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act), for developing or updating flood risk maps in
the state, using current data and technology standards, to support
development of a state flood plan:
(A) $43,970,000 for Strategy A.4.1., Perform
Community Assistance Related to NFIP;
(B) $1,330,000 for Strategy D.1.1., Central
Administration; and
(C) $1,700,000 for Strategy D.1.2., Information
Resources.
(c) Using money appropriated by Subsection (a) or (b) of
this section, as applicable, the Water Development Board may employ
22.0 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) during the state fiscal
year ending August 31, 2020, and 36.0 FTEs during the state fiscal
year ending August 31, 2021, in addition to the number of FTEs the
board is authorized by other law to employ during those state fiscal
years.
SECTION 77. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS. (a) In addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, and in addition to
other amounts appropriated by this Act, the following amounts are
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Water
Development Board for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for the following strategies as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), for infrastructure
projects related to drainage, flood mitigation, or flood control
and for necessary and reasonable expenses of the board in
administering those projects:
(1) $790,750,000 for Strategy A.4.1., Perform
Community Assistance Related to NFIP;
(2) $995,000 for Strategy D.1.1., Central
Administration; and
(3) $1,255,000 for Strategy D.1.2., Information
Resources.
(b) Contingent on Senate Bill No. 7 or similar legislation
of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, relating to flood
control planning and the funding of flood planning, mitigation, and
infrastructure projects becoming law and the constitutional
amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
providing for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to
assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood
control projects being approved by the voters:
(1) the appropriation of money made in Subsection (a)
of this section has no effect; and
(2) in addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, and in addition to
other amounts appropriated by this Act, the following amounts are
appropriated from the flood infrastructure fund to the Water
Development Board for the two-year period beginning on the
effective date of this Act for the following strategies as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), for infrastructure
projects related to drainage, flood mitigation, or flood control
and for necessary and reasonable expenses of the board in
administering those projects:
(A) $790,750,000 for Strategy A.4.1., Perform
Community Assistance Related to NFIP;
(B) $995,000 for Strategy D.1.1., Central
Administration; and
(C) $1,255,000 for Strategy D.1.2., Information
Resources.
(c) Using money appropriated by Subsection (a) or (b) of
this section, as applicable, the Water Development Board may employ
9.0 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) during the state fiscal
year ending August 31, 2020, and 15.0 FTEs during the state fiscal
year ending August 31, 2021, in addition to the number of FTEs the
board is authorized by other law to employ during those state fiscal
years to administer the project funding.
SECTION 78. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. In addition to amounts previously
appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019,
$125,000,000 is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund
to the Department of Transportation for the two-year period
beginning on the effective date of this Act for Strategy A.1.8.,
Construction Grants and Services, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B.
1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the
General Appropriations Act), to provide grants for transportation
infrastructure projects under Subchapter C, Chapter 256,
Transportation Code.
SECTION 79. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: EMERGENCY AND
FIRST RESPONDER AIRPORT FACILITIES. In addition to amounts
previously appropriated for the state fiscal biennium ending August
31, 2019, $5,000,000 is appropriated from the economic
stabilization fund to the Department of Transportation for the
two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to
expand an airport hangar at the South Texas International Airport
used by the Department of Public Safety for emergency and first
responders, including facilities used for Department of Public
Safety aircraft staging and storage purposes, under Strategy
C.5.1., Aviation Services, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts
of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General
Appropriations Act).
SECTION 80. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS:
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING IN CERTAIN AREAS AFFECTED BY NATURAL
DISASTERS. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $4,000,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Department
of Housing and Community Affairs for the two-year period beginning
on the effective date of this Act for the provision of affordable
rental housing in areas of the state most affected by natural
disasters.
SECTION 81. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: EXPENSES RELATED TO
HURRICANE HARVEY. In addition to amounts previously appropriated
for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $8,931,385 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas
Workforce Commission for the state fiscal year ending August 31,
2019, for Strategy A.2.1., Vocational Rehabilitation, as listed in
Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), for vocational
rehabilitation services expenses related to Hurricane Harvey.
SECTION 82. BOARD OF PHARMACY: PRESCRIPTION MONITORING
PROGRAM. In addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $6,099,312 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Board of Pharmacy
for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
for statewide integration of and upgrades to the prescription
monitoring program database under Strategy B.1.1., Enforcement, as
listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act).
SECTION 83. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.
Contingent on compliance with the requirements regarding the
amortization period of the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the
Teacher Retirement System under Section 821.006, Government Code,
in addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, $589,000,000 is appropriated from
the economic stabilization fund to the Teacher Retirement System
for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
for the purpose of providing a one-time additional payment to
certain annuitants.
SECTION 84. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: STATE CONTRIBUTION.
Contingent on Senate Bill No. 12 or similar legislation of the 86th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, relating to the contributions
and benefits under the Teacher Retirement System becoming law, in
addition to amounts previously appropriated for the state fiscal
biennium ending August 31, 2019, the following amounts are
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the Teacher
Retirement System for the following periods for the purpose of
immediately depositing that amount as a state contribution in the
Teacher Retirement System Trust Account number 0960:
(1) $263,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2020; and
(2) $261,000,000 for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2021.
SECTION 85. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY FUND. (a) Contingent on Senate Bill
No. 7 or similar legislation of the 86th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2019, relating to flood control planning and the funding
of flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects
becoming law, in addition to amounts previously appropriated for
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $857,000,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the
comptroller of public accounts for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2019, for the purpose of immediately depositing that
amount to the credit of the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund.
(b) Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (a) of this
section, the comptroller of public accounts shall deposit at least
$47,000,000 to the credit of the floodplain management account 0330
in the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund.
SECTION 86. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: FLOOD
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. Contingent on Senate Bill No. 7 or similar
legislation of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019,
relating to flood control planning and the funding of flood
planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects becoming law and
the constitutional amendment proposed by the 86th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2019, providing for the creation of the flood
infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood
mitigation, and flood control projects being approved by the
voters, in addition to amounts previously appropriated for the
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2019, $793,000,000 is
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the
comptroller of public accounts for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2019, for the purpose of immediately depositing that
amount to the credit of the flood infrastructure fund.
SECTION 87. REIMBURSEMENT TO ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FUND.
If any state agency or public institution of higher education
receives reimbursement from the federal government, an insurer, or
another source for an expenditure paid from money appropriated by
this Act:
(1) the agency or institution shall reimburse the
state in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount appropriated
under this Act and spent for that expenditure or the amount
reimbursed by the other source for that expenditure; and
(2) the comptroller of public accounts shall deposit
the amount of the reimbursement to the credit of the economic
stabilization fund.
SECTION 88. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Subject to Subsections
(b) and (c) of this section, this Act takes effect immediately.
(b) Sections 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 20, 21, 31, 32, 33,
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 56,
58, 59, 61, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80,
81, 83, 84, 85, and 86 of this Act take effect only if this Act
receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each house
of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article III,
Texas Constitution.
(c) Section 45 of this Act takes effect only if this Act
receives a vote of two-thirds of each house of the legislature, as
provided by Section 17(j), Article VII, Texas Constitution.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 500 passed the Senate on March 13,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; April 17, 2019, Senate
refused to concur in House amendments and requested appointment of
Conference Committee; April 18, 2019, House granted request of the
Senate; May 26, 2019, Senate adopted Conference Committee Report by the
following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1; passed subject to the provisions of
Article III, Section 49a, of the Constitution of Texas.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 500 passed the House, with
amendments, on March 27, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 149,
Nays 0; April 18, 2019, House granted request of the Senate for
appointment of Conference Committee; May 26, 2019, House adopted
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1,
one present not voting; passed subject to the provisions of
Article III, Section 49a, of the Constitution of Texas.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
I, Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of
______________________________ Public Accounts, do hereby
Date certify that the amounts
appropriated in the herein
S.B. No. 500, Regular Session,
______________________________ 86th Legislature, are within the
Governor amount estimated to be available
in the affected fund.
Certified _____________, 2019.
______________________________
Comptroller of Public Accounts