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1		-	~~89R21036~~ KJE-F
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2	2		By: Bonnen H.B. No. 500
3		-	~~Substitute the following for H.B. No. 500:~~
4		-	~~By: Bonnen C.S.H.B. No. 500~~
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7	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8		AN ACT
9	9		relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in
10	10		appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority
11	11		regarding appropriations.
12	12		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13		ARTICLE 1. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
14	14		SECTION 1.01. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM: UNFUNDED
15	15		ACTUARIAL LIABILITIES. The amount of $1,000,000,000 is
16	16		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Employees
17	17		Retirement System for the two-year period beginning on the
18	18		effective date of this Act to be used for a one-time legacy payment
19	19		to reduce the system's unfunded actuarial liabilities and long-term
20	20		interest costs.
21	21		SECTION 1.02. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TRANSFER FOR
22	22		CRIME VICTIMS. The amount of $40,454,048 is appropriated from the
23	23		general revenue fund to the comptroller of public accounts for the
24	24		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to be
25	25		deposited to the compensation to victims of crime account number
26	26		0469.
27	27		SECTION 1.03. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TRANSFER OF
28	28		MONEY PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED. (a) Any unexpended and unobligated
29	29		balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from the
30	30		appropriation made to the comptroller of public accounts by Section
31	31		41, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called
32	32		Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), for immediate
33	33		deposit to an account or fund to be managed by the Texas Treasury
34	34		Safekeeping Trust Company as trustee for the benefit of the State
35	35		Preservation Board to maintain the Bob Bullock State History Museum
36	36		(estimated to be $104,498,347) are appropriated to the comptroller
37	37		of public accounts for the two-year period beginning on the
38	38		effective date of this Act for deposit not later than August 31,
39	39		2025, to the Texas state buildings preservation endowment fund
40	40		number 1016 established under Section 443.0103, Government Code, to
41	41		be used for the purposes provided by that section and other
42	42		applicable law.
43	43		(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
44	44		Act, the comptroller of public accounts shall transfer the money
45	45		appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section from the Maintain
46	46		Bullock State History Museum Fund account held by the Texas
47	47		Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company to the Texas state buildings
48	48		preservation endowment fund number 1016 established under Section
49	49		443.0103, Government Code.
50		-	SECTION 1.04. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: SPACE
51		-	EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS RESEARCH FUND. The amount of
52		-	$300,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
53		-	comptroller of public accounts for the state fiscal year ending
54		-	August 31, 2025, to be deposited by the comptroller to the space
55		-	exploration and aeronautics research trust fund number 1203.
	50	+	SECTION 1.04. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS WATER
	51	+	FUND. Contingent on the enactment of legislation by the 89th
	52	+	Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to the allocation of
	53	+	funds deposited to the Texas water fund for water infrastructure
	54	+	and supply projects, the amount of $2,500,000,000 is appropriated
	55	+	from the general revenue fund to the comptroller of public accounts
	56	+	for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, to be deposited by
	57	+	the comptroller to the Texas water fund number 0484.
56	58		SECTION 1.05. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: COURTHOUSE
57	59		PRESERVATION GRANTS. (a) The amount of $100,000,000 is
58	60		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical
59	61		Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
60	62		of this Act to be used for the commission's courthouse grant
61	63		program.
62	64		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
63	65		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
64	66		law grants to the commission during that period, the Texas
65	67		Historical Commission may use $100,000,000 in capital budget
66	68		authority for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this
67	69		section.
68	70		SECTION 1.06. TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION: STATE INSURANCE
69	71		BUILDING. (a) The amount of $145,377,607 is appropriated from the
70	72		general revenue fund to the Texas Facilities Commission for the
71	73		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
72	74		purpose of removing and replacing the State Insurance Building.
73	75		Any proceeds from the sale of the building are appropriated to the
74	76		commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
75	77		of this Act for the purpose of replacing the building.
76	78		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
77	79		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
78	80		law grants to the commission during that period, the Texas
79	81		Facilities Commission may use $145,377,607 in capital budget
80	82		authority for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this
81	83		section.
82	84		SECTION 1.07. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: SENATE FACILITY
83	85		IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) The amount of $75,000,000 is
84	86		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the State
85	87		Preservation Board for the two-year period beginning on the
86	88		effective date of this Act for the purpose of making improvements to
87	89		senate facilities. The board may spend money appropriated under
88	90		this subsection only with the prior approval of the lieutenant
89	91		governor.
90	92		(b) For purposes of the appropriation made by Subsection (a)
91	93		of this section, the State Preservation Board is exempt from the
92	94		competitive bidding process under Section 2269.101, Government
93	95		Code.
94	96		(c) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
95	97		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
96	98		law grants to the board during that period, the State Preservation
97	99		Board may use $75,000,000 in capital budget authority for the
98	100		appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this section.
99	101		SECTION 1.08. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: HOUSE OF
100	102		REPRESENTATIVES FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) The amount of
101	103		$75,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
102	104		State Preservation Board for the two-year period beginning on the
103	105		effective date of this Act for the purpose of making improvements to
104	106		house of representatives facilities. The board may spend money
105	107		appropriated under this subsection only with the prior approval of
106	108		the speaker of the house of representatives.
107	109		(b) For purposes of the appropriation made by Subsection (a)
108	110		of this section, the State Preservation Board is exempt from the
109	111		competitive bidding process under Section 2269.101, Government
110	112		Code.
111	113		(c) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
112	114		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
113	115		law grants to the board during that period, the State Preservation
114	116		Board may use $75,000,000 in capital budget authority for the
115	117		appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section.
116	118		SECTION 1.09. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: JOBS, ENERGY,
117	119		TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION ACT ADMINISTRATION. The amount of
118	120		$5,940,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
119	121		comptroller of public accounts for the two-year period beginning on
120	122		the effective date of this Act to be used for administration of the
121	123		jobs, energy, technology, and innovation act established under
122	124		Subchapter T, Chapter 403, Government Code, as added by Chapter 377
123	125		(H.B. 5), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023.
124		-	SECTION 1.10. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
125		-	GOVERNOR: HOMELAND SECURITY. The amount of $150,000,000 is
126		-	appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs
127		-	within the Office of the Governor for the two-year period beginning
128		-	on the effective date of this Act to make a grant, in a manner
129		-	consistent with Strategy B.1.3, Homeland Security, as listed in
130		-	Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
131		-	Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), to the Lubbock
132		-	Reese Redevelopment Authority to acquire critical cybersecurity
133		-	infrastructure.
134	126		ARTICLE 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
135	127		SECTION 2.01. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
136	128		TRANSFER AUTHORITY. (a) Notwithstanding any transfer limitation
137	129		provided by Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature,
138	130		Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), the Health
139	131		and Human Services Commission may transfer unexpended balances from
140	132		strategies in goals other than Goal A, Medicaid Client Services, to
141	133		strategies in Goal A, Medicaid Client Services, and may transfer
142	134		unexpended balances between strategies in Goal A, Medicaid Client
143	135		Services, as listed in that Act. Money may be transferred under this
144	136		subsection:
145	137		(1) during the state fiscal year ending August 31,
146	138		2025; and
147	139		(2) during the state fiscal year ending August 31,
148	140		2024, and then moved forward to the state fiscal year ending August
149	141		31, 2025.
150	142		(b) Not later than October 1, 2025, the Health and Human
151	143		Services Commission shall report to the Legislative Budget Board
152	144		and the office of the governor regarding any money transferred and
153	145		spent as provided by Subsection (a) of this section.
154	146		SECTION 2.02. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: NEW
155	147		CAPACITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND INPATIENT FACILITIES. (a)
156	148		The amount of $150,000,000 is appropriated to the Health and Human
157	149		Services Commission from the general revenue fund for use during
158	150		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act in a
159	151		manner consistent with Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs and
160	152		Renovation at State Supported Living Centers, State Hospitals, and
161	153		Other, as listed in Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th
162	154		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations
163	155		Act), to complete construction of the El Paso State Hospital, also
164	156		known as the El Paso Psychiatric Center in El Paso, which is a state
165		-	hospital facility.
	157	+	hospital facility with a 50-forensic-bed expansion.
166	158		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
167	159		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
168	160		law grants to the commission during that period, the Health and
169	161		Human Services Commission may use $150,000,000 in capital budget
170	162		authority for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this
171	163		section.
172	164		SECTION 2.03. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
173	165		BRAZORIA COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM. The
174	166		amount of $10,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
175	167		to the Health and Human Services Commission for the two-year period
176	168		beginning on the effective date of this Act to establish a one-time
177	169		grant to Brazoria County for the purpose of planning and designing
178	170		an inpatient mental health facility with at least 50 percent
179	171		forensic capacity on donated land to serve the Brazoria County
180	172		region.
181	173		SECTION 2.04. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: TARRANT
182	174		COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM. The amount
183	175		of $10,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
184	176		Health and Human Services Commission for the two-year period
185	177		beginning on the effective date of this Act to establish a one-time
186	178		grant to Tarrant County for the purpose of planning and designing an
187	179		inpatient mental health facility with at least 50 percent forensic
188	180		capacity on donated land to serve the Tarrant County region.
189	181		SECTION 2.05. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
190	182		FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) EMPLOYEES. During the state fiscal year
191	183		beginning September 1, 2024, in addition to the number of full-time
192	184		equivalent (FTE) employees other law authorizes the Health and
193	185		Human Services Commission to employ during that period, the Health
194	186		and Human Services Commission may employ 414.0 full-time equivalent
195	187		(FTE) employees out of money appropriated by Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1),
196	188		Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General
197	189		Appropriations Act), to provide expanded capacity at newly
198	190		renovated mental health state hospitals.
199	191		SECTION 2.06. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: STATE
200	192		HOSPITAL APPROPRIATION AMENDMENTS. Section 3.02(a), Chapter 458
201	193		(S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
202	194		Supplemental Appropriations Act), is amended to read as follows:
203	195		(a) The following amounts totaling $2,154,376,606 are
204	196		appropriated from the following sources to the Health and Human
205	197		Services Commission for the two-year period beginning on the
206	198		effective date of this Act for the following strategies as listed in
207	199		Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
208	200		Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act):
209	201		(1) Uvalde Behavioral Health Campus: $33,600,000 from
210	202		the general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital
211	203		Repairs and Renovation, for the construction of a behavioral health
212	204		campus in Uvalde, Texas;
213	205		(2) Grants Management System: $21,400,000 from the
214	206		general revenue fund for Strategy L.1.2, Information Technology
215	207		Capital Projects Oversight & Program Support, for a grants
216	208		management system for improving mental health outcomes;
217	209		(3) Dallas State Hospital: $101,890,000 from the
218	210		general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs
219	211		and Renovation, for additional construction funding for the 200-bed
220	212		adult unit at the new state hospital in Dallas, Texas, with at least
221	213		75 percent of the beds to be used for forensic purposes;
222	214		(4) State Hospitals Electronic Health Record System
223	215		Upgrade:
224	216		(A) $38,772,184 from the general revenue fund for
225	217		Strategy L.1.2, Information Technology Capital Projects Oversight &
226	218		Program Support, for an electronic health record system upgrade
227	219		for state hospitals; and
228	220		(B) $100,870 from the general revenue fund and
229	221		$48,206 from federal funds for Strategy L.2.1, Central Program
230	222		Support, for an electronic health record system upgrade for state
231	223		hospitals;
232	224		(5) Deferred Maintenance Needs for State Facilities:
233	225		$50,000,000 from the general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2,
234	226		Facility Capital Repairs and Renovation, for deferred maintenance
235	227		for state facilities;
236	228		(6) Emergency Facility Repairs: $14,000,000 from the
237	229		general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs
238	230		and Renovation, for emergency repairs for state facilities;
239	231		(7) Lubbock Campus: $121,000,000 from the general
240	232		revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs and
241	233		Renovation, to construct a 50-bed state hospital maximum security
242	234		facility on the existing state supported living center campus in
243	235		Lubbock, Texas;
244	236		(8) San Antonio State Hospital: $15,000,000 from the
245	237		general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs
246	238		and Renovation, to rehabilitate the Alamo Unit at the San Antonio
247	239		State Hospital campus into a 40-bed state hospital maximum security
248	240		facility;
249	241		(9) Amarillo State Hospital: $159,000,000 from the
250	242		general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs
251	243		and Renovation, to construct a 75-bed state hospital in Amarillo,
252	244		Texas, with at least 50 forensic beds;
253	245		(10) Rio Grande Valley Facility: $120,000,000 from the
254	246		general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs
255	247		and Renovation, to construct a 50-bed state hospital maximum
256	248		security facility in the Rio Grande Valley;
257	249		(11) Terrell State Hospital: $573,000,000 from the
258	250		general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs
259	251		and Renovation, to construct a 275-bed [250-bed] replacement campus
260	252		for Terrell State Hospital, including 50 maximum security beds, 150
261	253		[140] forensic beds, 50 [35] adolescent beds, and 25 civil beds;
262	254		(12) North Texas State Hospital - Wichita Falls:
263	255		$452,000,000 from the general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2,
264	256		Facility Capital Repairs and Renovation, to construct a 225-bed
265	257		[200-bed] replacement for North Texas State Hospital - Wichita
266	258		Falls, including 25 [24] maximum security beds, 159 [136] forensic
267	259		beds, 25 [24] adolescent beds, and 16 civil beds;
268	260		(13) El Paso State Hospital: $50,000,000 from the
269	261		general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs
270	262		and Renovation, for pre-planning, planning, land acquisition, and
271		-	initial construction of a new [50-bed] El Paso State Hospital, with
272		-	50 percent of the beds to be forensic;
	263	+	initial construction of a new 50-bed El Paso State Hospital, with 50
	264	+	percent of the beds to be forensic;
273	265		(14) Sunrise Canyon Facility in Lubbock: $45,000,000
274	266		from the general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital
275	267		Repairs and Renovation, to construct 30 additional beds at the
276	268		Sunrise Canyon facility in Lubbock, Texas, with at least 50 percent
277	269		of the beds having forensic capacity;
278	270		(15) Community Mental Health Grant Program:
279	271		$100,000,000 from the general revenue fund for Strategy D.2.6,
280	272		Community Mental Health Grant Programs, to establish a one-time
281	273		community mental health program for county-based collaboratives
282	274		with the following conditions:
283	275		(A) a grant awarded under the program may only be
284	276		used to construct jail diversion facilities, step-down facilities,
285	277		permanent supportive housing, crisis stabilization units, and
286	278		crisis respite units, not including office space; and
287	279		(B) the grantee must provide a local match at
288	280		least equal to the highest of the following applicable amounts:
289	281		(i) 25 percent of the grant amount if the
290	282		collaborative includes a county with a population of less than
291	283		100,000;
292	284		(ii) 50 percent of the grant amount if the
293	285		collaborative includes a county with a population of at least
294	286		100,000 but less than 250,000; or
295	287		(iii) 100 percent of the grant amount if the
296	288		collaborative includes a county with a population of 250,000 or
297	289		more;
298	290		(16) Mental Health Inpatient Facility Grant Program:
299	291		$175,000,000 from the general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2,
300	292		Facility Capital Repairs and Renovation, to establish a one-time
301	293		grant program to construct or expand a mental health inpatient
302	294		facility to have at least 50 percent forensic capacity, using only
303	295		donated land, to increase inpatient bed availability for forensic
304	296		patients ordered to a state hospital for competency restoration as
305	297		follows:
306	298		(A) $85,000,000 for construction of up to 100
307	299		inpatient beds by a hospital located in the Rio Grande Valley region
308	300		that, as of June 1, 2023, meets the following criteria:
309	301		(i) is licensed as a general hospital;
310	302		(ii) has a Level 1 trauma designation;
311	303		(iii) is located in a county with a
312	304		population of more than 300,000; and
313	305		(iv) has fewer than 100 licensed
314	306		psychiatric beds;
315	307		(B) $50,000,000 for construction of no more than
316	308		100 inpatient beds by Montgomery County to expand the existing
317	309		Montgomery County Mental Health Facility; and
318	310		(C) $40,000,000 for construction of up to 60
319	311		inpatient beds by Victoria County;
320	312		(17) Psychiatric Residential Youth Treatment Facility
321	313		Voluntary Quality Standards Implementation: $4,712,356 from the
322	314		general revenue fund for Strategy H.2.1, Child Care Regulation, to
323	315		make necessary enhancements in Child Care Licensing Automated
324	316		Support Systems (CLASS) required by Chapter 1032 (H.B. 3121), Acts
325	317		of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021;
326	318		(18) Beaumont Baptist Hospital: $64,000,000 from the
327	319		general revenue fund for Strategy G.4.2, Facility Capital Repairs
328	320		and Renovation, to construct 72 beds, with 36 forensic beds and 36
329	321		civil beds, at the Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas; and
330	322		(19) Children's Hospitals Construction Grant Program:
331	323		$15,852,990 from the general revenue fund for Strategy D.2.6,
332	324		Community Mental Health Grant Programs, to establish a one-time
333	325		children's hospitals construction grant program with the following
334	326		conditions:
335	327		(A) a grant awarded under the program may only be
336	328		used to construct inpatient mental health beds for children; and
337	329		(B) the grantee must provide a local match at
338	330		least equal to:
339	331		(i) 25 percent of the grant amount for
340	332		construction in a county with a population of less than 100,000;
341	333		(ii) 50 percent of the grant amount for
342	334		construction in a county with a population of at least 100,000 but
343	335		less than 250,000; or
344	336		(iii) 100 percent of the grant amount for
345	337		construction in a county with a population of 250,000 or more.
346	338		SECTION 2.07. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: TEXAS
347	339		CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE SHORTFALL. The amount of $7,380,403 is
348	340		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Health and Human
349	341		Services Commission, for the benefit of the Texas Civil Commitment
350	342		Office, for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
351	343		this Act to reimburse the office for offsite health care costs and
352	344		services related to the supervision and treatment of sexually
353	345		violent predators.
354	346		SECTION 2.08. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: HARRIS
355	347		COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL. (a) The amount of $12,900,000 is
356	348		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Health and Human
357	349		Services Commission, for the benefit of The University Of Texas
358	350		Health Science Center at Houston, for the two-year period beginning
359	351		on the effective date of this Act for the purposes of building
360	352		renovations, including patient care areas, patient and visitor
361	353		areas, physical plant items, and other life and safety updates, at
362	354		the Harris County Psychiatric Hospital.
363	355		(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
364	356		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purposes
365	357		described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation made
366	358		by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
367	359		chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 18(i),
368	360		Article VII, Texas Constitution.
369	361		(c) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
370	362		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
371	363		law grants to the commission during that period, the Health and
372	364		Human Services Commission may use $12,900,000 in capital budget
373	365		authority for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this
374	366		section.
375		-	SECTION 2.09. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: GRANT
376		-	PROGRAM. The amount of $65,000,000 is appropriated from the general
377		-	revenue fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for the
378		-	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to
379		-	establish a one-time grant to Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas
380		-	to provide stroke care services to the southeast region of this
381		-	state.
382		-	SECTION 2.10. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:
	367	+	SECTION 2.09. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:
383	368		LABORATORY CAPACITY. (a) The amount of $328,332,698 is
384	369		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
385	370		State Health Services for the two-year period beginning on the
386	371		effective date of this Act for expansion of the department's
387	372		laboratory capacity as requested by the department in the
388	373		department's 2024 legislative appropriation request exceptional
389	374		item number one.
390	375		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
391	376		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
392	377		law grants to the department during that period, the Department of
393	378		State Health Services may use $328,332,698 in capital budget
394	379		authority for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this
395	380		section.
396		-	SECTION 2.11. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE
	381	+	SECTION 2.10. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE
397	382		SERVICES: SHORTFALL. The amount of $82,568,491 is appropriated
398	383		from the general revenue fund and the amount of $14,000,000 is
399	384		appropriated from federal funds to the Texas Department of Family
400	385		and Protective Services for the two-year period beginning on the
401	386		effective date of this Act to address a budget shortfall associated
402	387		with children without placement, child protective services
403	388		staffing, adult protective services staffing, and day care
404	389		services.
405	390		ARTICLE 3. EDUCATION
406	391		SECTION 3.01. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: FOUNDATION SCHOOL
407	392		PROGRAM. (a) The amount of $389,339,579 is appropriated from the
408	393		general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for the two-year
409	394		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
410	395		Foundation School Program.
411	396		(b) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter 1170 (H.B.
412	397		1), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
413	398		General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
414	399		appropriations to the Texas Education Agency, the sum-certain
415	400		appropriation to the Foundation School Program for the state fiscal
416	401		year ending August 31, 2025, is $30,406,827,783.
417	402		SECTION 3.02. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SCHOOL HEALTH AND
418	403		RELATED SERVICES PROGRAM. The amount of $934,500,000 is
419	404		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Education
420	405		Agency for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
421	406		this Act to address a reduction of federal money available for the
422	407		School Health and Related Services (SHARS) program.
423	408		SECTION 3.03. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
424	409		The amount of $1,394,000 is appropriated from the general revenue
425	410		fund to the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired for the
426	411		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
427	412		following purposes:
428	413		(1) $930,000 for special education;
429	414		(2) $314,000 for Strategy D.1.1, Central
430	415		Administration, as listed in Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th
431	416		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations
432	417		Act), to fund previously vacant positions; and
433	418		(3) $150,000 for transportation.
434	419		SECTION 3.04. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: NATURAL DISASTERS.
435	420		The amount of $111,022,800 is appropriated from the general revenue
436	421		fund to the Texas A&M Forest Service for the two-year period
437	422		beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
438	423		responding to natural disasters that occurred in the state fiscal
439	424		years beginning September 1, 2021, and September 1, 2022, and
440	425		natural disasters occurring in the future, including responding
441	426		through the mobilization of ground and aviation resources for
442	427		wildfire suppression.
443	428		SECTION 3.05. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: VOLUNTEER FIRE
444	429		DEPARTMENT GRANTS. (a) The comptroller of public accounts shall
445	430		immediately transfer the amount of $100,000,000 from the general
446	431		revenue fund to the volunteer fire department assistance account
447	432		number 5064.
448	433		(b) The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated from the
449	434		volunteer fire department assistance account number 5064 to the
450	435		Texas A&M Forest Service for the two-year period beginning on the
451	436		effective date of this Act for the administration and operation of
452	437		the rural volunteer fire department assistance program. Of the
453	438		amount appropriated by this subsection, the forest service may use
454	439		not more than $3,500,000 for administrative expenses.
455	440		SECTION 3.06. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: FIREFIGHTING
456	441		AIRPLANES. The amount of $394,000,000 is appropriated from the
457	442		general revenue fund to the Texas A&M Forest Service for the
458	443		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
459	444		purchase of airplanes for wildfire suppression.
460	445		SECTION 3.07. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: FIRST
461	446		RESPONDER DATABASE. The amount of $4,000,000 is appropriated from
462	447		the general revenue fund to the Texas Division of Emergency
463	448		Management for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
464	449		of this Act for the purpose of developing a first responder
465	450		database.
466	451		SECTION 3.08. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
467	452		OPERATION FACILITIES AND STAGING AREAS. The amount of $315,000,000
468	453		is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Division
469	454		of Emergency Management for the two-year period beginning on the
470	455		effective date of this Act for the purpose of:
471	456		(1) supporting regional emergency management
472	457		operations facilities and resource staging areas as requested in
473	458		the division's 2024 legislative appropriation request exceptional
474	459		item number one;
475	460		(2) enhancing the regional operations centers in San
476	461		Antonio and Fort Worth; and
477	462		(3) supporting emergency response operations.
478	463		SECTION 3.09. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: PUBLIC
479	464		JUNIOR COLLEGE FORMULA FUNDING. The amount of $89,500,000 is
480	465		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Higher Education
481	466		Coordinating Board for the two-year period beginning on the
482	467		effective date of this Act for the purpose of funding higher than
483	468		projected growth in fundable outcomes for public junior colleges
484	469		and the application of weights and rates set for the state fiscal
485	470		year beginning September 1, 2024, in the public junior college
486	471		funding formula.
487	472		SECTION 3.10. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY: ADVANCED LAW
488	473		ENFORCEMENT RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING. (a) The amount of
489	474		$24,945,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to Texas
490	475		State University for the two-year period beginning on the effective
491	476		date of this Act for the purpose of funding construction for the
492		-	Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training ~~Center~~.
	477	+	Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training program.
493	478		(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
494	479		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purposes
495	480		described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation
496	481		made by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
497	482		chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 17(j),
498	483		Article VII, Texas Constitution.
499	484		SECTION 3.11. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
500	485		AT EL PASO: COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER - PHASE II. (a) The amount
501	486		of $65,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
502	487		Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso for the
503	488		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to
504	489		support the development of phase II of a comprehensive oncology
505	490		center partnership.
506	491		(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
507	492		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purposes
508	493		described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation made
509	494		by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
510	495		chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 17(j),
511	496		Article VII, Texas Constitution.
512		-	SECTION 3.12. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER:
513		-	RURAL CANCER COLLABORATIVE. (a) The amount of $50,000,000 is
514		-	appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Tech
515		-	University Health Sciences Center for the two-year period beginning
516		-	on the effective date of this Act to support the development of a
517		-	rural cancer collaborative.
518		-	(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
519		-	for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purposes
520		-	described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation made
521		-	by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
522		-	chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 17(j),
523		-	Article VII, Texas Constitution.
524		-	SECTION 3.13. TEXAS UNIVERSITY FUND: CONTINGENT
525		-	APPROPRIATION. An amount equal to the sum of $650,000,000 for each
526		-	institution of higher education that becomes eligible to receive a
527		-	distribution under Section 62.145(b) or 62.1481(a)(1), Education
528		-	Code, on or after the effective date of this Act, as certified by
529		-	the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, not to exceed
530		-	$1,300,000,000, is appropriated from the general revenue fund to
531		-	the comptroller of public accounts for the two-year period
532		-	beginning on the effective date of this Act for deposit by the
533		-	comptroller to the Texas University Fund to provide additional
534		-	money to ensure stable funding for institutions that are eligible
535		-	to receive a distribution under Section 62.145 or 62.1481(a)(1),
536		-	Education Code, before the effective date of this Act.
537	497		ARTICLE 4. THE JUDICIARY, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND CRIMINAL SAFETY
538	498		SECTION 4.01. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS
539	499		JUDICIAL COUNCIL: TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION. (a) The
540	500		amount of $5,100,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
541	501		to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council for
542	502		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to
543	503		be used in a manner consistent with Strategy D.1.1, Texas Indigent
544	504		Defense Commission, as listed in Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the
545	505		88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General
546	506		Appropriations Act), for the purpose of providing grants to
547	507		counties for indigent defense in accordance with all uses
548	508		authorized by Chapter 79, Government Code.
549	509		(b) The appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section
550	510		may not be used to offset the Office of Court Administration, Texas
551	511		Judicial Council's administrative support provided to the Texas
552	512		Indigent Defense Commission except by mutual agreement of the
553	513		office and the commission.
554	514		SECTION 4.02. JUDICIARY SECTION, COMPTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT:
555	515		BUSINESS COURT JUDGES. (a) The comptroller of public accounts may
556	516		use general revenue appropriated to the Judiciary Section,
557	517		Comptroller's Department by Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th
558	518		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations
559	519		Act), to provide an annual salary supplement to each business court
560	520		judge in an amount not to exceed $18,000 for the state fiscal year
561	521		beginning September 1, 2024.
562	522		(b) The comptroller of public accounts shall adopt rules as
563	523		necessary to administer this section, including rules necessary to
564	524		provide for associated benefit costs as well as fairness and equity
565	525		among the business court judges and between the business court
566	526		judges and district court judges.
567	527		SECTION 4.03. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: OPERATIONS.
568	528		The amount of $571,520,355 is appropriated from the general revenue
569	529		fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the two-year period
570	530		beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
571	531		providing for:
572	532		(1) correctional security operations;
573	533		(2) correctional managed health care consistent with
574	534		Strategy C.1.9, Hospital and Clinical Care, as listed in Chapter
575	535		1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023
576	536		(the General Appropriations Act); and
577	537		(3) other operational expenses of the department.
578	538		SECTION 4.04. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: DORMITORY
579	539		EXPANSION. (a) The amount of $301,000,000 is appropriated from the
580	540		general revenue fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the
581	541		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
582	542		purpose of constructing dormitories within existing security
583	543		fencing at the department's existing facilities located in areas
584	544		with a strong labor pool, as requested in the department's 2024
585	545		legislative appropriation request exceptional item number 21.
586	546		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
587	547		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
588	548		law grants to the department during that period, the Department of
589	549		Criminal Justice may use $301,000,000 in capital budget authority
590	550		for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section.
591	551		SECTION 4.05. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: MAJOR REPAIR
592	552		AND RESTORATION PROJECTS. (a) The amount of $214,799,300 is
593	553		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
594	554		Criminal Justice for the two-year period beginning on the effective
595	555		date of this Act for major repair and restoration projects at the
596	556		department's facilities, as requested in the department's 2024
597	557		legislative appropriation request exceptional item number nine.
598	558		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
599	559		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
600	560		law grants to the department during that period, the Department of
601	561		Criminal Justice may use $214,799,300 in capital budget authority
602	562		for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section.
603	563		SECTION 4.06. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: DALBY
604		-	FACILITY. ~~(a)~~ The amount of $110,000,000 is appropriated from the
	564	+	FACILITY. The amount of $110,000,000 is appropriated from the
605	565		general revenue fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the
606	566		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
607	567		purchase of the Giles Dalby Correctional Facility in Post, Texas.
608		-	(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
609		-	date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
610		-	law grants to the department during that period, the Department of
611		-	Criminal Justice may use $110,000,000 in capital budget authority
612		-	for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section.
613		-	SECTION 4.07. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: WATER WELLS
614		-	AT HOBBY UNIT. (a) The amount of $7,000,000 is appropriated from the
615		-	general revenue fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the
616		-	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
617		-	water supply at the Hobby Unit in Marlin, Texas.
618		-	(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
619		-	date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
620		-	law grants to the department during that period, the Department of
621		-	Criminal Justice may use $7,000,000 in capital budget authority for
622		-	the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section.
623		-	SECTION 4.08. JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: FACILITY
	568	+	SECTION 4.07. JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: FACILITY
624	569		COMPLETION. (a) The amount of $75,000,000 is appropriated from the
625	570		general revenue fund to the Juvenile Justice Department for the
626	571		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
627	572		purpose described by Rider 41, page V-38, Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1),
628	573		Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General
629	574		Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the appropriations to
630	575		the department, including completing the construction of the two
631	576		new facilities that would expand capacity for the department by 200
632	577		beds.
633	578		(b) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of
634	579		the effective date of this Act from appropriations made to the
635	580		Juvenile Justice Department by Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the
636	581		88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General
637	582		Appropriations Act), for the construction of two new facilities
638	583		that would expand capacity for the department by 200 beds as
639	584		provided by Rider 41, page V-38, of that Act (estimated to be $0)
640	585		are appropriated for the two-year period beginning on the effective
641	586		date of this Act to the department for the same purpose.
642	587		(c) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
643	588		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
644	589		law grants to the department during that period, the Juvenile
645	590		Justice Department may use an amount estimated to be $75,000,000 in
646	591		capital budget authority for the appropriations made by Subsections
647	592		(a) and (b) of this section.
648		-	SECTION 4.09. JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: REIMBURSEMENT
	593	+	SECTION 4.08. JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: REIMBURSEMENT
649	594		TO COUNTIES. The amount of $13,300,000 is appropriated from the
650	595		general revenue fund to the Juvenile Justice Department for the
651	596		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
652	597		purpose of reimbursing counties for the costs of holding juveniles
653	598		for whom the department does not have adequate capacity.
654		-	SECTION 4.10. JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: INSPECTOR
	599	+	SECTION 4.09. JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: INSPECTOR
655	600		GENERAL SALARIES. The amount of $675,000 is appropriated from the
656	601		general revenue fund to the Juvenile Justice Department for the
657	602		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
658	603		purpose of covering an operational shortfall for the department's
659	604		Office of the Inspector General related to the office filling more
660	605		employee positions.
661	606		ARTICLE 5. NATURAL RESOURCES
662	607		SECTION 5.01. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: MATCHING FUNDS. (a)
663	608		The amount of $54,767,800 is appropriated from the general revenue
664	609		fund to the Water Development Board for the two-year period
665	610		beginning on the effective date of this Act for deposit to the clean
666	611		water state revolving fund number 0651 and use consistent with
667	612		applicable law.
668	613		(b) The amount of $88,165,200 is appropriated from the
669	614		general revenue fund to the Water Development Board for the
670	615		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
671	616		deposit to the drinking water state revolving fund number 0951 and
672	617		use consistent with applicable law.
673	618		(c) It is the intent of the legislature that the money
674	619		appropriated by Subsections (a) and (b) of this section be used by
675	620		the Water Development Board to draw down federal matching funds
676	621		under the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (Pub. L.
677	622		No. 117-58, 135 Stat. 1351) and other available federal programs.
678	623		Not later than August 31, 2027, the Water Development Board shall
679	624		submit to the Legislative Budget Board a report showing the
680	625		disposition of that money and the amount of federal matching funds
681	626		that were drawn down with that money.
682		-	SECTION 5.02. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: WATER PROJECTS. The
683		-	amount of $400,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue
684		-	fund to the Water Development Board for the two-year period
685		-	beginning on the effective date of this Act to be used for water
686		-	projects in a manner consistent with Strategy C.1.1, State &
687		-	Federal Financial Assistance Program, as listed in Chapter 1170
688		-	(H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
689		-	General Appropriations Act).
690		-	SECTION 5.03. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: TEXAS WATER FUND.
691		-	Contingent on H.B. 16 or similar legislation by the 89th
692		-	Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to the oversight and
693		-	financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the
694		-	jurisdiction of the Water Development Board, being enacted and
695		-	becoming law, the amount of $2,500,000,000 is appropriated from the
696		-	general revenue fund to the comptroller of public accounts for the
697		-	state fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, to be deposited by the
698		-	comptroller to the Texas water fund number 0484.
699		-	SECTION 5.04. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: ALAMO. The amount of
	627	+	SECTION 5.02. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: FLOOD MITIGATION
	628	+	PROJECTS. The amount of $200,000,000 is appropriated from the
	629	+	general revenue fund to the Water Development Board for the
	630	+	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to be
	631	+	used in a manner consistent with Strategy C.1.1, State & Federal
	632	+	Financial Assistance Program, as listed in Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1),
	633	+	Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General
	634	+	Appropriations Act).
	635	+	SECTION 5.03. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: ALAMO. The amount of
700	636		$150,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
701	637		General Land Office for the two-year period beginning on the
702	638		effective date of this Act for continued construction costs at the
703	639		Alamo, support for new Alamo exhibit and collection costs, and
704	640		property enhancements to protect the Alamo Complex from encroaching
705	641		urban surroundings.
706		-	SECTION 5.05. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: GULF COAST PROTECTION
	642	+	SECTION 5.04. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: GULF COAST PROTECTION
707	643		DISTRICT. The amount of $230,254,228 is appropriated from the
708	644		general revenue fund to the General Land Office for the two-year
709	645		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
710	646		of providing assistance to the Gulf Coast Protection District.
711		-	SECTION 5.06. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: GAME, FISH,
	647	+	SECTION 5.05. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: GAME, FISH,
712	648		AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT. (a) The amount of $41,400,000 is
713	649		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the comptroller of
714	650		public accounts for the period beginning on the effective date of
715	651		this Act and ending on August 31, 2025, to be deposited by the
716	652		comptroller immediately to the game, fish, and water safety account
717	653		number 0009.
718	654		(b) The amount of $41,400,000 is appropriated from the game,
719	655		fish, and water safety account number 0009 to the Parks and Wildlife
720	656		Department for the two-year period beginning on the date on which
721	657		the comptroller of public accounts deposits the money appropriated
722	658		by Subsection (a) of this section to the game, fish, and water
723	659		safety account number 0009 for use for any lawful purpose.
724		-	SECTION 5.07. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: LOCAL PARKS
725		-	GRANTS. The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated from the general
726		-	revenue fund to the Parks and Wildlife Department for the two-year
727		-	period beginning on the effective date of this Act for use in a
728		-	manner consistent with Strategy B.2.1, Local Parks Grants, as
729		-	listed in Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature,
730		-	Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act).
731		-	SECTION 5.08. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: HEADQUARTERS
732		-	FACILITY. (a) The amount of $21,400,000 is appropriated from the
733		-	general revenue fund to the Parks and Wildlife Department for the
734		-	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
735		-	improvements to and repairs of the department's headquarters
736		-	facility.
737		-	(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
738		-	date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
739		-	law grants to the department during that period, the Parks and
740		-	Wildlife Department may use $21,400,000 in capital budget authority
741		-	for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section.
742		-	SECTION 5.09. RAILROAD COMMISSION: WELL PLUGGING PROGRAM.
	660	+	SECTION 5.06. RAILROAD COMMISSION: WELL PLUGGING PROGRAM.
743	661		The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue
744	662		fund to the Railroad Commission for the two-year period beginning
745	663		on the effective date of this Act for use in the commission's well
746	664		plugging program.
747	665		ARTICLE 6. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
748		-	SECTION 6.01. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: RAILROAD GRADE
749		-	SEPARATION PROJECTS. Contingent on H.B. 3727, S.B. 1555, or
750		-	similar legislation by the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,
751		-	relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade
752		-	separation projects, being enacted and becoming law, the amount of
753		-	$350,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
754		-	Department of Transportation for the two-year period beginning on
755		-	the effective date of this Act for the purpose of making grants for
756		-	railroad grade separation projects.
	666	+	SECTION 6.01. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: RAIL GRADE
	667	+	CROSSINGS. Contingent on enactment of legislation by the 89th
	668	+	Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, authorizing the Department of
	669	+	Transportation to make grants for the construction of local rail
	670	+	grade crossings, the amount of $350,000,000 is appropriated from
	671	+	the general revenue fund to the department for the two-year period
	672	+	beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
	673	+	making grants for the construction of local rail grade crossings.
757	674		SECTION 6.02. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: AIRCRAFT. (a)
758	675		The amount of $52,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue
759	676		fund to the Department of Transportation for the two-year period
760	677		beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purchase of
761	678		three new aircraft.
762	679		(b) The proceeds from the sale during the two-year period
763	680		beginning on the effective date of this Act of the aircraft to be
764	681		replaced and real property owned by the Department of
765	682		Transportation is appropriated to the department for the two-year
766	683		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purchase
767	684		of the three new aircraft described by Subsection (a) of this
768	685		section.
769	686		(c) The appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this section
770	687		is reduced by the amount of the proceeds from the sale of aircraft
771	688		and real property appropriated by Subsection (b) of this section.
772	689		(d) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
773	690		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
774	691		law grants to the department during that period, the Department of
775	692		Transportation may use $52,000,000 in capital budget authority for
776	693		the appropriations made by Subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
777	694		SECTION 6.03. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: MARITIME
778	695		INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. (a) The comptroller of public accounts
779	696		shall immediately transfer the amount of $200,000,000 from the
780	697		general revenue fund to the port access account number 5199.
781	698		(b) The amount of $200,000,000 is appropriated from the port
782	699		access account number 5199 to the Department of Transportation for
783	700		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to
784	701		provide funding for maritime port capital improvement
785	702		infrastructure projects.
786		-	SECTION 6.04. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: SPACE INDUSTRY
787		-	CORRIDOR. (a) The amount of $131,000,000 is appropriated from the
788		-	general revenue fund to the Department of Transportation for the
789		-	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
790		-	purpose of constructing or maintaining the state highway
791		-	infrastructure in coordination with the Texas Space Commission, as
792		-	identified in the Texas Space Industry Highway Transportation Needs
793		-	Assessment report and the department's 2026 unified transportation
794		-	program. In constructing or maintaining the state highway
795		-	infrastructure, the department shall give consideration for the
796		-	critical infrastructure needs using local government and private
797		-	sector partnerships.
798		-	(b) It is the intent of the legislature that the Department
799		-	of Transportation use the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of
800		-	this section to draw down federal money or other sources of funding
801		-	to the extent possible.
802		-	SECTION 6.05. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: AVIATION
803		-	SERVICES. The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated from the
804		-	general revenue fund to the Department of Transportation for the
805		-	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for use
806		-	in a manner consistent with Strategy C.5.1, Aviation Services, as
807		-	listed in Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature,
808		-	Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act).
809		-	SECTION 6.06. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: UNEMPLOYMENT
	703	+	SECTION 6.04. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: UNEMPLOYMENT
810	704		COMPENSATION FUND. The amount of $68,000,000 is appropriated from
811	705		the general revenue fund to the Texas Workforce Commission for the
812	706		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to be
813	707		deposited to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund under
814	708		Section 203.021, Labor Code.
815		-	SECTION 6.07. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: VOCATIONAL
	709	+	SECTION 6.05. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: VOCATIONAL
816	710		REHABILITATION. (a) The amount of $30,793,540 is appropriated
817	711		from the general revenue fund to the Texas Workforce Commission for
818	712		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to
819	713		be used for vocational rehabilitation and sustaining the state's
820	714		required maintenance of effort under federal law.
821	715		(b) It is the intent of the legislature that the money
822	716		appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section be used by the Texas
823	717		Workforce Commission to draw down federal matching funds and
824	718		sustain the state's required maintenance of effort under federal
825	719		law. Not later than August 31, 2027, the commission shall submit to
826	720		the Legislative Budget Board a report showing the disposition of
827	721		the money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section and the
828	722		amount of federal matching funds that were drawn down with that
829	723		money.
830		-	SECTION 6.08. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: LOCAL CHILD CARE
831		-	SOLUTIONS. The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated from the
832		-	general revenue fund to the Texas Workforce Commission for the
833		-	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for use
834		-	in a manner consistent with Strategy A.3.1, Local Child Care
835		-	Solutions, as listed in Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th
836		-	Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations
837		-	Act).
838		-	SECTION 6.09. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION: TEXAS ENERGY FUND.
839		-	Contingent on H.B. 14 or similar legislation by the 89th
840		-	Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to funding mechanisms
841		-	within the Office of the Governor and Texas Public Utility
842		-	Commission to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors
843		-	in this state, being enacted and becoming law, the amount of
844		-	$750,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
845		-	comptroller of public accounts for deposit to the Texas energy
846		-	fund.
	724	+	SECTION 6.06. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION: TEXAS NUCLEAR
	725	+	POWER FUND. Contingent on enactment of legislation by the 89th
	726	+	Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, creating the Texas Nuclear
	727	+	Power Fund:
	728	+	(1) the comptroller of public accounts shall
	729	+	immediately transfer the amount of $_________ from the general
	730	+	revenue fund to the Texas Nuclear Power Fund; and
	731	+	(2) the amount of $__________ is appropriated from the
	732	+	Texas Nuclear Power Fund to the Public Utility Commission for the
	733	+	two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act to be
	734	+	used for the Texas nuclear power program.
847	735		ARTICLE 7. UNEXPENDED AND UNOBLIGATED BALANCES
848	736		SECTION 7.01. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
849	737		GOVERNOR: TEXAS SEMICONDUCTOR INNOVATION CONSORTIUM. (a) All
850	738		unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective
851	739		date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 2.09, Chapter
852	740		458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023
853	741		(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the Texas
854	742		semiconductor innovation fund to the Trusteed Programs within the
855	743		Office of the Governor for the establishment and administration of
856	744		the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium (estimated to be
857	745		$572,830,000) are appropriated to the trusteed programs for the
858	746		same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective
859	747		date of this Act.
860	748		(b) Money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section may
861	749		be spent only with prior approval of the Legislative Budget Board.
862	750		A request for approval of an expenditure submitted by the Trusteed
863	751		Programs within the Office of the Governor to the board is
864	752		considered approved by the board unless the board objects to the
865	753		request within 30 calendar days after the date the request is
866	754		submitted to the board.
867	755		SECTION 7.02. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
868	756		GOVERNOR: MOVING IMAGE INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM. All unexpended
869	757		and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this
870	758		Act from appropriations made by Section 2.28, Chapter 458 (S.B.
871	759		30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
872	760		Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to
873	761		the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor for the
874	762		moving image industry incentive program under Section 485.022,
875	763		Government Code (estimated to be $155,000,000), are appropriated to
876	764		the trusteed programs for the same purpose for the two-year period
877	765		beginning on the effective date of this Act.
878	766		SECTION 7.03. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
879	767		GOVERNOR: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS LITIGATION. All unexpended and
880	768		unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act
881	769		from appropriations made by Section 2.30, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30),
882	770		Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
883	771		Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to
884	772		the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor for the
885	773		purpose of paying legal counsel to represent the trusteed programs
886	774		in litigation involving children's rights in the case of M.D., et
887	775		al. v. Abbott, et al. (estimated to be $6,000,000) are appropriated
888	776		to the trusteed programs for the same purpose for the two-year
889	777		period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
890	778		SECTION 7.04. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
891	779		GOVERNOR: BORDER OPERATIONS. All unexpended and unobligated
892	780		balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from
893	781		appropriations made by Section 2.31, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of
894	782		the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
895	783		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Trusteed
896	784		Programs within the Office of the Governor for border operations
897	785		(estimated to be $300,000,000) are appropriated to the trusteed
898	786		programs for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on
899	787		the effective date of this Act.
900	788		SECTION 7.05. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
901	789		GOVERNOR: TEXAS ENTERPRISE FUND. All unexpended and unobligated
902	790		balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from
903	791		appropriations made by Section 2.32, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of
904	792		the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
905	793		Appropriations Act), from the Texas enterprise fund account number
906	794		5107 to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor for
907	795		the purpose of economic development initiatives as provided by
908	796		Section 481.078, Government Code (estimated to be $100,000,000),
909	797		are appropriated to the trusteed programs for the same purpose for
910	798		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
911	799		SECTION 7.06. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
912	800		GOVERNOR: TAIWAN OFFICE. All unexpended and unobligated balances
913	801		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
914	802		made by Section 2.33, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
915	803		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
916	804		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Trusteed
917	805		Programs within the Office of the Governor to provide funding to
918	806		support an economic development office in Taiwan (estimated to be
919	807		$800,000) are appropriated to the trusteed programs for the same
920	808		purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
921	809		this Act.
922	810		SECTION 7.07. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: NEW
923	811		CAPACITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND INPATIENT FACILITIES. (a)
924	812		All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the
925	813		effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section
926	814		3.02, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
927	815		Session, 2023 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the
928	816		general revenue fund to the Health and Human Services Commission
929	817		for purposes specified in that section relating to new capacity for
930	818		mental health services and inpatient facilities (estimated to be
931	819		$2,112,200,000) are appropriated to the commission for the same
932	820		purposes for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
933	821		this Act.
934	822		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
935	823		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
936	824		law grants to the commission during that period, the Health and
937	825		Human Services Commission may use the amount of the appropriation
938	826		made by Subsection (a) of this section in capital budget authority
939	827		for that appropriation.
940	828		SECTION 7.08. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MOTOR
941	829		VEHICLE PURCHASES. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances
942	830		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
943	831		made by Section 8.36, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
944	832		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
945	833		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Health
946	834		and Human Services Commission for the purchase of motor vehicles
947	835		(estimated to be $2,350,000) are appropriated to the commission for
948	836		the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective
949	837		date of this Act.
950	838		(b) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of
951	839		the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section
952	840		9.02(5), Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature,
953	841		Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from
954	842		the general revenue fund to the Health and Human Services
955	843		Commission for the purpose of purchasing motor vehicles for the
956	844		agency's use as authorized by general law (estimated to be
957	845		$7,850,000) are appropriated to the commission for the same purpose
958	846		for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
959	847		(c) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
960	848		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
961	849		law grants to the commission during that period, the Health and
962	850		Human Services Commission may use the amount of the appropriations
963	851		made by Subsections (a) and (b) of this section in capital budget
964	852		authority for those appropriations.
965	853		SECTION 7.09. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
966	854		BUILDING. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining
967	855		as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by
968	856		Section 8.24, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature,
969	857		Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from
970	858		master lease purchase revenue bonds to the Health and Human
971	859		Services Commission to address deferred maintenance needs at state
972	860		supported living centers and state hospitals as described by
973	861		Section 10, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
974	862		Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act)
975	863		(estimated to be $400,000), are appropriated to the commission for
976	864		the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective
977	865		date of this Act.
978	866		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
979	867		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
980	868		law grants to the commission during that period, the Health and
981	869		Human Services Commission may use the amount of the appropriation
982	870		made by Subsection (a) of this section in capital budget authority
983	871		for that appropriation.
984	872		SECTION 7.10. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
985	873		CONSTRUCTION OF STATE HOSPITALS. All unexpended and unobligated
986	874		balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from
987	875		appropriations made by Section 8.25, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of
988	876		the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
989	877		Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization fund to the
990	878		Health and Human Services Commission for projects that have been
991	879		approved under the provisions of Rider 221, page II-110, Chapter
992	880		605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017
993	881		(the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
994	882		appropriations to the commission and appropriated again by Chapter
995	883		1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019
996	884		(the General Appropriations Act) (estimated to be $12,200,000), are
997	885		appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the
998	886		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
999	887		SECTION 7.11. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:
1000	888		MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION AND PROCUREMENT AND
1001	889		TRANSITION PHASE 1. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances
1002	890		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
1003	891		made by Section 8.27, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
1004	892		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1005	893		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund and federal
1006	894		funds to the Health and Human Services Commission for phase 1 of the
1007	895		management information systems modernization and procurement and
1008	896		transition (estimated to be an aggregate of $142,672,493, of which
1009	897		$20,831,840 is estimated to be from the general revenue fund and
1010	898		$121,840,653 is estimated to be from federal funds) are
1011	899		appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the
1012	900		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1013	901		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
1014	902		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
1015	903		law grants to the commission during that period, the Health and
1016	904		Human Services Commission may use the amount of the appropriation
1017	905		made by Subsection (a) of this section in capital budget authority
1018	906		for that appropriation.
1019	907		SECTION 7.12. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SCHOOL SAFETY. All
1020	908		unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective
1021	909		date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 4.02, Chapter
1022	910		458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023
1023	911		(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue
1024	912		fund to the Texas Education Agency to award grants to assist school
1025	913		districts in implementing school safety initiatives (estimated to
1026	914		be $335,000) are appropriated to the agency for the same purpose for
1027	915		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1028	916		SECTION 7.13. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: LIBRARY REGULATION.
1029	917		All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the
1030	918		effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section
1031	919		4.35, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
1032	920		Session, 2023 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the
1033	921		general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for the
1034	922		regulation of library materials sold to or included in public
1035	923		school libraries (estimated to be $2,000,000) are appropriated to
1036	924		the agency for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on
1037	925		the effective date of this Act.
1038	926		SECTION 7.14. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: SALT
1039	927		REACTOR. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of
1040	928		the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Chapter
1041	929		1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023
1042	930		(the General Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to
1043	931		The University of Texas at Austin for Strategy C.2.7, Digital
1044	932		Molten Salt Reactor, as listed in that Act, for the purchase of
1045	933		equipment for a molten salt reactor (estimated to be $0) are
1046	934		appropriated to the university for the same purpose for the
1047	935		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1048	936		SECTION 7.15. LAMAR UNIVERSITY: DISASTER MITIGATION AND
1049	937		RENOVATIONS. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances
1050	938		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
1051	939		made by Section 4.14, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
1052	940		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1053	941		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to Lamar
1054	942		University for the purpose of mitigating storm damage and making
1055	943		renovations at the university (estimated to be $3,000,000) are
1056	944		appropriated to the university for the same purpose for the
1057	945		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1058	946		(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
1059	947		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purpose
1060	948		described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation
1061	949		made by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
1062	950		chamber of the legislature, as required by Section 17(j), Article
1063	951		VII, Texas Constitution.
1064	952		SECTION 7.16. TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICE:
1065	953		EDUCATION, RESPONSE, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION. All unexpended
1066	954		and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this
1067	955		Act from appropriations made by Section 4.31, Chapter 458 (S.B.
1068	956		30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
1069	957		Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to
1070	958		the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service for education,
1071	959		response, recruitment, and retention (estimated to be $1,500,000)
1072	960		are appropriated to the extension service for the same purpose for
1073	961		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1074	962		SECTION 7.17. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: ADVANCED
1075	963		TECHNOLOGIES. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances
1076	964		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
1077	965		made by Section 4.34, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
1078	966		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1079	967		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Texas A&M
1080	968		University System for quantum and artificial intelligence chip
1081	969		fabrication and the Center for Microdevices and Systems (estimated
1082	970		to be $167,000,000) are appropriated to the university system for
1083	971		the same purposes for the two-year period beginning on the
1084	972		effective date of this Act.
1085	973		(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
1086	974		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purposes
1087	975		described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation
1088	976		made by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
1089	977		chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 18(i),
1090	978		Article VII, Texas Constitution.
1091	979		SECTION 7.18. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
1092	980		AT EL PASO: COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER. (a) All unexpended and
1093	981		unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act
1094	982		from appropriations made by Section 4.36, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30),
1095	983		Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
1096	984		Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to
1097	985		the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso to
1098	986		support the development of a comprehensive oncology center
1099	987		partnership (estimated to be $51,000,000) are appropriated to the
1100	988		health science center for the same purpose for the two-year period
1101	989		beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1102	990		(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
1103	991		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purpose
1104	992		described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation
1105	993		made by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
1106	994		chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 17(j),
1107	995		Article VII, Texas Constitution.
1108	996		SECTION 7.19. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON: MARITIME
1109	997		INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. (a) All unexpended and unobligated
1110	998		balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from
1111	999		appropriations made by Section 8.51, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of
1112	1000		the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1113	1001		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to Texas A&M
1114	1002		University at Galveston for dock and other infrastructure
1115	1003		improvements needed to accept new and larger vessels from the
1116	1004		United States Department of Transportation and the United States
1117	1005		Maritime Administration (MARAD) (estimated to be $43,000,000) are
1118	1006		appropriated to the university for the same purpose for the
1119	1007		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1120	1008		(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
1121	1009		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purpose
1122	1010		described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation
1123	1011		made by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
1124	1012		chamber of the legislature, as required by Section 18(i), Article
1125	1013		VII, Texas Constitution.
1126	1014		SECTION 7.20. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
1127	1015		STATE OPERATIONS CENTER. All unexpended and unobligated balances
1128	1016		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
1129	1017		made by Section 8.53, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
1130	1018		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1131	1019		Appropriations Act), from money received by this state from the
1132	1020		Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)
1133	1021		established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No.
1134	1022		117-2) and deposited to the credit of the coronavirus relief fund
1135	1023		number 325 to the Texas Division of Emergency Management for the
1136	1024		purpose of the acquisition of land for, and construction of, a state
1137	1025		operations center (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the
1138	1026		division for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on
1139	1027		the effective date of this Act.
1140	1028		SECTION 7.21. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: PARK
1141	1029		ACQUISITION. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances
1142	1030		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
1143	1031		made by Section 6.03, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
1144	1032		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1145	1033		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Parks and
1146	1034		Wildlife Department to acquire real property for use as state parks
1147	1035		(estimated to be $125,000,000) are appropriated to the department
1148	1036		for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the
1149	1037		effective date of this Act.
1150	1038		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
1151	1039		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
1152	1040		law grants to the department during that period, the Parks and
1153	1041		Wildlife Department may use the amount of the appropriation made
1154	1042		under Subsection (a) of this section in capital budget authority
1155	1043		for that appropriation.
1156	1044		SECTION 7.22. RAILROAD COMMISSION: MOTOR VEHICLE
1157	1045		PURCHASES. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining
1158	1046		as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by
1159	1047		Section 9.02(19), Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
1160	1048		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1161	1049		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund, the oil and gas
1162	1050		regulation and cleanup account number 5155, and federal funds to
1163	1051		the Railroad Commission for the purpose of purchasing motor
1164	1052		vehicles for the commission's use as authorized by general law
1165	1053		(estimated to be an aggregate of $7,319,038, of which $4,747,416 is
1166	1054		estimated to be from the general revenue fund, $1,482,922 is
1167	1055		estimated to be from the oil and gas regulation and cleanup account
1168	1056		number 5155, and $1,088,700 is estimated to be from federal funds)
1169	1057		are appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the
1170	1058		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1171	1059		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
1172	1060		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
1173	1061		law grants to the commission during that period, the Railroad
1174	1062		Commission may use the amount of the appropriation made by
1175	1063		Subsection (a) of this section in capital budget authority for that
1176	1064		appropriation.
1177	1065		SECTION 7.23. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: MATCHING FUNDS FOR
1178	1066		FEMA HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) All unexpended balances
1179	1067		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
1180	1068		made by Section 74, Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th
1181	1069		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental
1182	1070		Appropriations Act), from the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund
1183	1071		to the Water Development Board for the purpose of providing
1184	1072		matching funds for projects sponsored by municipalities and
1185	1073		counties in this state and approved for the Hazard Mitigation Grant
1186	1074		Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
1187	1075		(estimated to be $219,516,698) are appropriated to the board for
1188	1076		the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1189	1077		date of this Act.
1190	1078		(b) Contingent on the failure by a claimant to present a
1191	1079		claim to the comptroller of public accounts for payment in a timely
1192	1080		manner as required by Section 403.071(b)(1), Government Code, and
1193	1081		the related expiration of a part of the appropriation originally
1194	1082		made by Section 74, Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th
1195	1083		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental
1196	1084		Appropriations Act), an amount equal to the claims expiring because
1197	1085		of the failure to be timely presented to the comptroller for payment
1198	1086		(estimated to be $0) is appropriated for the two-year period
1199	1087		beginning on the effective date of this Act from the Texas
1200	1088		infrastructure resiliency fund to the Water Development Board for
1201	1089		the purpose of providing matching funds for projects sponsored by
1202	1090		municipalities and counties in this state and approved for the
1203	1091		Hazard Mitigation Grant Program administered by the Federal
1204	1092		Emergency Management Agency.
1205	1093		SECTION 7.24. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: MATCHING FUNDS FOR
1206	1094		FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. (a) All unexpended balances
1207	1095		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
1208	1096		made by Section 75, Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th
1209	1097		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental
1210	1098		Appropriations Act), from the Texas infrastructure resiliency fund
1211	1099		to the Water Development Board for the purpose of providing
1212	1100		matching funds for projects sponsored by municipalities and
1213	1101		counties in this state and approved for the Public Assistance grant
1214	1102		program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
1215	1103		(estimated to be $263,978,241) are appropriated to the board for
1216	1104		the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1217	1105		date of this Act.
1218	1106		(b) Contingent on the failure by a claimant to present a
1219	1107		claim to the comptroller of public accounts for payment in a timely
1220	1108		manner as required by Section 403.071(b)(1), Government Code, and
1221	1109		the related expiration of a part of the appropriation originally
1222	1110		made by Section 75, Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th
1223	1111		Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental
1224	1112		Appropriations Act), an amount equal to the claims expiring because
1225	1113		of the failure to be timely presented to the comptroller for payment
1226	1114		(estimated to be $0) is appropriated for the two-year period
1227	1115		beginning on the effective date of this Act from the Texas
1228	1116		infrastructure resiliency fund to the Water Development Board for
1229	1117		the purpose of providing matching funds for projects sponsored by
1230	1118		municipalities and counties in this state and approved for the
1231	1119		Public Assistance grant program administered by the Federal
1232	1120		Emergency Management Agency.
1233	1121		SECTION 7.25. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: SENATE FACILITY
1234	1122		IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances
1235	1123		remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations
1236	1124		made by Section 2.34, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th
1237	1125		Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1238	1126		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the State
1239	1127		Preservation Board for the purpose of making improvements to senate
1240	1128		facilities (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the board for
1241	1129		the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1242	1130		date of this Act. The board may spend money appropriated under this
1243	1131		subsection only with the prior approval of the lieutenant governor.
1244	1132		(b) For purposes of the appropriation made by Subsection (a)
1245	1133		of this section, the State Preservation Board is exempt from the
1246	1134		competitive bidding process under Section 2269.101, Government
1247	1135		Code.
1248	1136		SECTION 7.26. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: HOUSE OF
1249	1137		REPRESENTATIVES FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) All unexpended
1250	1138		and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this
1251	1139		Act from appropriations made by Section 2.35, Chapter 458 (S.B.
1252	1140		30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
1253	1141		Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to
1254	1142		the State Preservation Board for the purpose of making improvements
1255	1143		to house of representatives facilities (estimated to be $0) are
1256	1144		appropriated to the board for the same purpose for the two-year
1257	1145		period beginning on the effective date of this Act. The board may
1258	1146		spend money appropriated under this subsection only with prior
1259	1147		approval of the speaker of the house of representatives.
1260	1148		(b) For purposes of the appropriation made by Subsection (a)
1261	1149		of this section, the State Preservation Board is exempt from the
1262	1150		competitive bidding process under Section 2269.101, Government
1263	1151		Code.
1264	1152		SECTION 7.27. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONS
1265	1153		INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM PROJECT. (a) All unexpended and
1266	1154		unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act
1267	1155		from appropriations made by Section 8.80, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30),
1268	1156		Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the
1269	1157		Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization
1270	1158		fund to the Department of Criminal Justice to be used for
1271	1159		corrections information technology system projects as provided
1272	1160		under Strategy G.1.4, Information Resources, as listed in Chapter
1273	1161		605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017
1274	1162		(the General Appropriations Act) (estimated to be $8,000,000), are
1275	1163		appropriated to the department for the same purpose for the
1276	1164		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1277	1165		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
1278	1166		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
1279	1167		law grants to the department during that period, the Department of
1280	1168		Criminal Justice may use the amount of the appropriation made by
1281	1169		Subsection (a) of this section in capital budget authority for that
1282	1170		appropriation.
1283	1171		SECTION 7.28. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: TEXAS
1284	1172		INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS. (a) All unexpended and unobligated
1285	1173		balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from
1286	1174		appropriations made by Section 4.33, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of
1287	1175		the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1288	1176		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to The
1289	1177		University of Texas at Austin for research on forward-looking
1290	1178		technologies, the operation and establishment of a research and
1291	1179		development fabrication facility, a fabrication facility with
1292	1180		security clearance requirements to support the defense electronics
1293	1181		sector, and a leading edge shared fabrication facility to support
1294	1182		United States technological and economic advantages and fabricate
1295	1183		small run productions for breakthroughs in advanced packaging
1296	1184		(estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the university for the same
1297	1185		purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
1298	1186		this Act.
1299	1187		(b) The legislature finds that there is demonstrated need
1300	1188		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purpose
1301	1189		described in Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation
1302	1190		made by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
1303	1191		chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 18(i),
1304	1192		Article VII, Texas Constitution.
1305	1193		SECTION 7.29. TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION: HOBBY BUILDING
1306	1194		AND CAPITOL COMPLEX - PHASE II. (a) All unexpended and unobligated
1307	1195		balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from
1308	1196		appropriations made by Rider 19, Page I-50, Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1),
1309	1197		Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General
1310	1198		Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the appropriations of
1311	1199		the Texas Facilities Commission from the proceeds from the sale of
1312	1200		the William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building in Travis County to
1313	1201		the commission for the sole purpose of funding the Capitol Complex -
1314	1202		Phase 2 construction project as identified in that Act (estimated
1315	1203		to be $53,299,326) are appropriated to the commission for the same
1316	1204		purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
1317	1205		this Act.
1318	1206		(b) Money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section
1319	1207		must:
1320	1208		(1) be spent on the Capitol Complex - Phase 2
1321	1209		construction project before any other money lawfully available for
1322	1210		that project may be spent; and
1323	1211		(2) be fully spent not later than the second
1324	1212		anniversary of the date of the close of the sale of the William P.
1325	1213		Hobby, Jr. State Office Building.
1326	1214		(c) The appropriations made by Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts
1327	1215		of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General
1328	1216		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Texas
1329	1217		Facilities Commission for Capitol Complex - Phase 2 construction
1330	1218		are reduced by $53,299,326, an amount equal to the proceeds from the
1331	1219		sale of the William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building in Travis
1332	1220		County.
1333	1221		(d) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
1334	1222		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
1335	1223		law grants to the commission during that period, the Texas
1336	1224		Facilities Commission may use $53,299,326 in capital budget
1337	1225		authority for the appropriation made by Subsection (a) of this
1338	1226		section.
1339	1227		SECTION 7.30. OBLIGATED BUT UNEXPENDED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
1340	1228		ACT FUNDS. All obligated but unexpended balances remaining as of
1341	1229		the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Chapter
1342	1230		458 (S.B. 30), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023
1343	1231		(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), or Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts
1344	1232		of the 87th Legislature, Third Called Session, 2021 (the
1345	1233		Supplemental Appropriations Act), from money received by this state
1346	1234		from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section
1347	1235		802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.
1348	1236		No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the coronavirus relief
1349	1237		fund number 325 to a state agency are appropriated to that same
1350	1238		agency for the purpose for which the money was obligated for the
1351	1239		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
1352	1240		SECTION 7.31. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
1353	1241		AT TYLER: INPATIENT FACILITY. (a) All unexpended and unobligated
1354	1242		balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from
1355	1243		appropriations made by Section 4.37, Chapter 458 (S.B. 30), Acts of
1356	1244		the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the Supplemental
1357	1245		Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to The
1358	1246		University of Texas at Tyler to renovate a facility to add an
1359	1247		additional 44 forensic and civil complex medical needs inpatient
1360	1248		beds (estimated to be $7,000,000) are appropriated to The
1361	1249		University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler for the same
1362	1250		purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
1363	1251		this Act.
1364	1252		(b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need
1365	1253		for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purpose
1366	1254		described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation
1367	1255		made by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each
1368	1256		chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 18(i),
1369	1257		Article VII, Texas Constitution.
1370	1258		ARTICLE 8. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATIONS
1371	1259		SECTION 8.01. BOND REVIEW BOARD: DATABASE MODERNIZATION.
1372	1260		The amount of $480,000 is appropriated from the general revenue
1373	1261		fund to the Bond Review Board for the two-year period beginning on
1374	1262		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of modernizing the
1375	1263		board's state and local debt database.
1376	1264		SECTION 8.02. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: INFORMATION
1377	1265		TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION AND COST INCREASES. The amount of
1378	1266		$25,664,814 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1379	1267		comptroller of public accounts for the two-year period beginning on
1380	1268		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of modernizing
1381	1269		information technology services.
1382	1270		SECTION 8.03. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: STATEWIDE
1383	1271		ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION. The amount of
1384	1272		$8,666,041 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1385	1273		comptroller of public accounts for the two-year period beginning on
1386	1274		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of replacing the
1387	1275		Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS) and Texas
1388	1276		Identification Number System (TINS).
1389	1277		SECTION 8.04. TEXAS EMERGENCY SERVICES RETIREMENT SYSTEM:
1390	1278		DATA SECURITY ENHANCEMENT AND TEXAS RISK AND AUTHORIZATION
1391	1279		MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (TX-RAMP) COMPLIANCE. The amount of $947,800 is
1392	1280		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Emergency
1393	1281		Services Retirement System for the two-year period beginning on the
1394	1282		effective date of this Act for the purpose of migrating servers to
1395	1283		the Texas Data Center Services program with cloud support and
1396	1284		services providing data security enhancements.
1397	1285		SECTION 8.05. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION: ELECTRONIC FILING
1398	1286		SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. The amount of $275,000 is appropriated from
1399	1287		the general revenue fund to the Texas Ethics Commission for the
1400	1288		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
1401	1289		purpose of continued electronic filing system improvements and
1402	1290		accommodating statutory changes.
1403	1291		SECTION 8.06. TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION: BUILDING
1404	1292		CONTROL NETWORK BANDWIDTH NEEDS - PHASE 1. The amount of $6,490,856
1405	1293		is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas
1406	1294		Facilities Commission for the two-year period beginning on the
1407	1295		effective date of this Act for the purpose of implementing
1408	1296		necessary information technology infrastructure upgrades to the
1409	1297		bandwidth with networking solutions for Phase 1 of a multi-phase
1410	1298		project.
1411	1299		SECTION 8.07. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: INFORMATION
1412	1300		TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION. The amount of $980,000 is appropriated
1413	1301		from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical Commission
1414	1302		for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
1415	1303		for the purpose of replacing outdated legacy systems relating to
1416	1304		enhanced historic sites visitation.
1417	1305		SECTION 8.08. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:
1418	1306		REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTERS. The amount of $24,545,000 is
1419	1307		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
1420	1308		Information Resources for the two-year period beginning on the
1421	1309		effective date of this Act for the purposes of procurement,
1422	1310		licensing, and support of network bandwidth connectivity, security
1423	1311		tolls, and services to local governmental entities in three
1424	1312		regional security operations centers' service areas and the
1425	1313		establishment of four additional regional security operations
1426	1314		centers.
1427	1315		SECTION 8.09. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:
1428	1316		CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF CYBERSECURITY SERVICES. The amount
1429	1317		of $24,143,334 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1430	1318		Department of Information Resources for the two-year period
1431	1319		beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
1432	1320		supporting software licenses and subscriptions, maintenance costs,
1433	1321		and hardware costs and including network detection and response
1434	1322		services for agencies' assessment of the state's cybersecurity
1435	1323		risk.
1436	1324		SECTION 8.10. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:
1437	1325		INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE MANAGEMENT TOOLS. The amount of
1438	1326		$3,000,000 is appropriated from appropriated receipts (other
1439	1327		funds) to the Department of Information Resources for the two-year
1440	1328		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1441	1329		of implementing additional information technology service
1442	1330		management system (ITSM) capabilities across the department and
1443	1331		replacing existing legacy systems.
1444	1332		SECTION 8.11. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION: KEY
1445	1333		BUSINESS OPERATIONS. The amount of $231,224 is appropriated from
1446	1334		the general revenue fund to the Library and Archives Commission for
1447	1335		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
1448	1336		the purpose of acquiring equipment and parts to maintain the
1449	1337		commission's 200-user local area network, wide area network, and
1450	1338		telecommunications, allowing for the replacement of obsolete
1451	1339		network equipment and the scheduled replacement of desktop and
1452	1340		laptop computers.
1453	1341		SECTION 8.12. PENSION REVIEW BOARD: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1454	1342		SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES. The amount of
1455	1343		$700,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1456	1344		Pension Review Board for the two-year period beginning on the
1457	1345		effective date of this Act for the purpose of implementing various
1458	1346		one-time enhancements to address improvements identified during
1459	1347		the creation of the board's three main information technology
1460	1348		systems: the Internal Database, the Texas Public Pension Data
1461	1349		Center, and the Pension Online Reporting Tool.
1462	1350		SECTION 8.13. STATE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT: RISK
1463	1351		MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM. The amount of $1,194,904 is
1464	1352		appropriated from interagency contract receipts to the State Office
1465	1353		of Risk Management for the two-year period beginning on the
1466	1354		effective date of this Act for the purpose of using a cloud-based
1467	1355		solution to integrate all operational systems and statutorily
1468	1356		mandated programs.
1469	1357		SECTION 8.14. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE
1470	1358		SERVICES: INCREASED COSTS FOR CURRENT AGENCY OPERATIONS. The
1471	1359		amount of $8,436,864 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
1472	1360		and the amount of $563,136 is appropriated from federal funds to the
1473	1361		Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for the two-year
1474	1362		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1475	1363		of cybersecurity protections and technologies to address current
1476	1364		cybersecurity threats and prepare the department to mitigate future
1477	1365		risks.
1478	1366		SECTION 8.15. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: SEAT
1479	1367		MANAGEMENT. The amount of $2,545,287 is appropriated from the
1480	1368		general revenue fund to the Department of State Health Services for
1481	1369		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
1482	1370		the purpose of continuing seat management services.
1483	1371		SECTION 8.16. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:
1484	1372		IMPROVING TIMELINESS AND QUALITY OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH DATA.
1485	1373		The amount of $9,949,396 is appropriated from the general revenue
1486	1374		fund to the Department of State Health Services for the two-year
1487	1375		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1488	1376		of integrating the capabilities of the Maternal Mortality Review
1489	1377		System (MMRS) and the Maternal Child Health Quality Improvement
1490	1378		System (MCHQIS) with the State Health Analytics Reporting Platform
1491	1379		(SHARP).
1492	1380		SECTION 8.17. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: SUPPORT
1493	1381		FOR ONGOING MEDICAID AND CHIP OPERATIONS. The amount of $744,364 is
1494	1382		appropriated from the general revenue fund and the amount of
1495	1383		$755,636 is appropriated from federal funds to the Health and Human
1496	1384		Services Commission for the two-year period beginning on the
1497	1385		effective date of this Act for the purpose of supporting increased
1498	1386		license costs for forecasting and rate setting in service of
1499	1387		ongoing Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program
1500	1388		operations.
1501	1389		SECTION 8.18. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: TEXAS
1502	1390		CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 LICENSE UPGRADE. The
1503	1391		amount of $43,002 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to
1504	1392		the Health and Human Services Commission for the two-year period
1505	1393		beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
1506	1394		replacing the Texas Civil Commitment Office's Microsoft Office 2016
1507	1395		with Microsoft Office 365.
1508	1396		SECTION 8.19. TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORPORATION:
1509	1397		PERSONAL COMPUTER AND LAPTOP REPLACEMENT. The amount of $260,000
1510	1398		is appropriated from the permanent school fund account number 0044
1511	1399		to the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation for the two-year
1512	1400		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1513	1401		of replacing outdated personal computers and laptops across the
1514	1402		corporation.
1515	1403		SECTION 8.20. TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORPORATION:
1516	1404		INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION. The amount of $480,000 is
1517	1405		appropriated from the permanent school fund account number 0044 to
1518	1406		the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation for the two-year period
1519	1407		beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
1520	1408		upgrading infrastructure to support the corporation's growing data
1521	1409		storage, processing, audio/video, and security needs.
1522	1410		SECTION 8.21. TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORPORATION:
1523	1411		CYBERSECURITY. The amount of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the
1524	1412		permanent school fund account number 0044 to the Texas Permanent
1525	1413		School Fund Corporation for the two-year period beginning on the
1526	1414		effective date of this Act for the purpose of enhancing the
1527	1415		corporation's defenses against cyber threats.
1528	1416		SECTION 8.22. TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORPORATION:
1529	1417		CLOUD SERVICES. The amount of $730,000 is appropriated from the
1530	1418		permanent school fund account number 0044 to the Texas Permanent
1531	1419		School Fund Corporation for the two-year period beginning on the
1532	1420		effective date of this Act for the purpose of using cloud services
1533	1421		and providing the corporation's information technology
1534	1422		infrastructure with data backup and recovery, networking, website
1535	1423		hosting, and data management.
1536	1424		SECTION 8.23. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1537	1425		AND CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVES. The amount of $2,071,998 is
1538	1426		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the School for the
1539	1427		Deaf for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this
1540	1428		Act for the purpose of adding security to hardware, software, and
1541	1429		support systems, and for service items related to cybersecurity.
1542	1430		SECTION 8.24. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS
1543	1431		JUDICIAL COUNCIL: TEXAS APPELLATE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1544	1432		REPLACEMENT. The amount of $11,942,000 is appropriated from the
1545	1433		general revenue fund to the Office of Court Administration, Texas
1546	1434		Judicial Council for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1547	1435		date of this Act for the purpose of replacing the legacy system that
1548	1436		provides case management to the appellate courts in this state.
1549	1437		SECTION 8.25. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS
1550	1438		JUDICIAL COUNCIL: SPECIALTY COURT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. The
1551	1439		amount of $3,943,685 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
1552	1440		to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council for
1553	1441		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
1554	1442		the purpose of creating a cloud-based, centralized system for the
1555	1443		statutorily defined specialty courts in this state.
1556	1444		SECTION 8.26. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: INTEGRATION
1557	1445		SOLUTIONS FOR CENTRALIZED ACCOUNTING PAYROLL/PERSONNEL SYSTEM
1558	1446		(CAPPS). The amount of $19,489,260 is appropriated from the
1559	1447		general revenue fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the
1560	1448		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
1561	1449		purpose of purchasing integration solutions for the Centralized
1562	1450		Accounting Payroll/Personnel System and community workstations to
1563	1451		be placed in correctional facilities to provide computer access for
1564	1452		correctional staff.
1565	1453		SECTION 8.27. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: OFFICE OF
1566	1454		INSPECTOR GENERAL CRIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. The amount of
1567	1455		$1,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1568	1456		Department of Criminal Justice for the two-year period beginning on
1569	1457		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of updating the
1570	1458		department's Office of the Inspector General Crime Management
1571	1459		System.
1572	1460		SECTION 8.28. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: VIDEO
1573	1461		SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. The amount of $29,077,480 is
1574	1462		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
1575	1463		Criminal Justice for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1576	1464		date of this Act for the purpose of replacing the department's video
1577	1465		surveillance equipment.
1578	1466		SECTION 8.29. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: BODY-WORN
1579	1467		CAMERAS EXPANSION. The amount of $85,378,000 is appropriated from
1580	1468		the general revenue fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for
1581	1469		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
1582	1470		the purpose of expanding the use of body-worn cameras systemwide.
1583	1471		SECTION 8.30. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: TELEPHONE
1584	1472		SYSTEM UPGRADE. The amount of $21,993,600 is appropriated from the
1585	1473		general revenue fund to the Department of Criminal Justice for the
1586	1474		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
1587	1475		purpose of upgrading the department's telephone systems.
1588	1476		SECTION 8.31. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: BROADBAND
1589	1477		CONNECTIVITY CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION. The amount of $29,265,000
1590	1478		is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
1591	1479		Criminal Justice for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1592	1480		date of this Act for the purpose of replacing aging legacy
1593	1481		infrastructure with statewide broadband cabling in department
1594	1482		facilities statewide.
1595	1483		SECTION 8.32. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: BOARD OF
1596	1484		PARDONS AND PAROLES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE. The amount of
1597	1485		$562,640 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1598	1486		Department of Criminal Justice for the two-year period beginning on
1599	1487		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of modernizing the
1600	1488		Board of Pardons and Paroles' telephone system and allowing the
1601	1489		board to use an automated call distribution system.
1602	1490		SECTION 8.33. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONS
1603	1491		INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM. The amount of $58,300,000 is
1604	1492		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
1605	1493		Criminal Justice for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1606	1494		date of this Act for the purpose of purchasing an offender
1607	1495		management system for incarceration and parole supervision.
1608	1496		SECTION 8.34. COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION: INFORMATION
1609	1497		TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT UPGRADES. The amount of $160,000 is
1610	1498		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Commission on
1611	1499		Fire Protection for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1612	1500		date of this Act for the purpose of equipment and technology
1613	1501		improvements to the commission's sound system.
1614	1502		SECTION 8.35. COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS: LEGACY
1615	1503		MODERNIZATION. The amount of $87,000 is appropriated from the
1616	1504		general revenue fund to the Commission on Jail Standards for the
1617	1505		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
1618	1506		purpose of supporting the commission's website and portal,
1619	1507		purchasing renewal licenses for software, and replacing laptops and
1620	1508		other hardware.
1621	1509		SECTION 8.36. COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS: CLOUD
1622	1510		MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY. The amount of $38,000 is appropriated
1623	1511		from the general revenue fund to the Commission on Jail Standards
1624	1512		for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
1625	1513		for the purpose of cloud maintenance and security.
1626	1514		SECTION 8.37. JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: APPLICATION
1627	1515		MODERNIZATION. The amount of $9,000,000 is appropriated from the
1628	1516		general revenue fund to the Juvenile Justice Department for the
1629	1517		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
1630	1518		purpose of modernizing applications.
1631	1519		SECTION 8.38. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: CRITICAL
1632	1520		INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE (CITI) SECURE CRIME RECORD
1633	1521		DATA AND SYSTEMS. The amount of $27,471,283 is appropriated from
1634	1522		the general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the
1635	1523		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
1636	1524		purpose of protecting critical data systems and associated
1637	1525		supporting infrastructure.
1638	1526		SECTION 8.39. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: AGING CRITICAL
1639	1527		FINGERPRINT MATCHING REPOSITORY REPLACEMENT. The amount of
1640	1528		$20,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1641	1529		Department of Public Safety for the two-year period beginning on
1642	1530		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of replacing the
1643	1531		state's fingerprint matching repository.
1644	1532		SECTION 8.40. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: DRIVER LICENSE
1645	1533		SERVICES TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS. The amount of $13,858,646 is
1646	1534		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
1647	1535		Public Safety for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1648	1536		date of this Act for the purpose of making technology improvements
1649	1537		to driver license services.
1650	1538		SECTION 8.41. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: DRIVER LICENSE
1651	1539		CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS. The amount of
1652	1540		$5,000,511 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1653	1541		Department of Public Safety for the two-year period beginning on
1654	1542		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of making technology
1655	1543		improvements to driver license customer service centers.
1656	1544		SECTION 8.42. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
1657	1545		INVOICE TRACKING SYSTEM. The amount of $800,000 is appropriated
1658	1546		from the general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for
1659	1547		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
1660	1548		the purpose of an accounts payable invoice tracking system.
1661	1549		SECTION 8.43. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: REGULATORY
1662	1550		TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. The amount of $5,607,644 is appropriated from
1663	1551		the general revenue fund to the Department of Public Safety for the
1664	1552		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
1665	1553		purpose of modernizing the Texas Online Private Security (TOPS),
1666	1554		Texas Online Metals (TOM), and Vehicle Inspection Connection (VIC)
1667	1555		systems.
1668	1556		SECTION 8.44. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY:
1669	1557		MULTI-DIRECTIONAL EXTERNAL FILE SHARING SOLUTION. The amount of
1670	1558		$900,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
1671	1559		Department of Public Safety for the two-year period beginning on
1672	1560		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of purchasing a
1673	1561		multi-directional external file sharing solution.
1674	1562		SECTION 8.45. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: CYBERSECURITY
1675	1563		AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES. The amount of $23,522,986 is
1676	1564		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
1677	1565		Public Safety for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1678	1566		date of this Act for the purpose of cybersecurity and identity
1679	1567		management services.
1680	1568		SECTION 8.46. COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY:
1681	1569		CYBERSECURITY AND MODERNIZATION. The amount of $2,141,154 is
1682	1570		appropriated from the clean air account number 0151, the amount of
1683	1571		$2,473,579 is appropriated from the water resource management
1684	1572		account number 0153, the amount of $1,105,178 is appropriated from
1685	1573		the waste management account number 0549, the amount of $1,105,177
1686	1574		is appropriated from the hazardous and solid waste remediation fees
1687	1575		account number 0550, the amount of $1,105,176 is appropriated from
1688	1576		the petroleum storage tank remediation account number 0655, and the
1689	1577		amount of $9,784,080 is appropriated from the operating permit fees
1690	1578		account number 5094 to the Commission on Environmental Quality for
1691	1579		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
1692	1580		the purpose of establishing a comprehensive risk management
1693	1581		framework program and modernizing two legacy applications vital to
1694	1582		air and water management.
1695	1583		SECTION 8.47. COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: DATA
1696	1584		CENTER SERVICES ADJUSTMENT. The amount of $4,874,458 is
1697	1585		appropriated from the clean air account number 0151, the amount of
1698	1586		$4,874,460 is appropriated from the water resource management
1699	1587		account number 0153, the amount of $3,655,846 is appropriated from
1700	1588		the waste management account number 0549, the amount of $3,655,844
1701	1589		is appropriated from the hazardous and solid waste remediation fees
1702	1590		account number 0550, the amount of $3,655,844 is appropriated from
1703	1591		the petroleum storage tank remediation account number 0655, and the
1704	1592		amount of $3,655,844 is appropriated from the operating permit fees
1705	1593		account number 5094 to the Commission on Environmental Quality for
1706	1594		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
1707	1595		the purpose of addressing a forecasted increase in data center
1708	1596		services.
1709	1597		SECTION 8.48. RAILROAD COMMISSION: PRODUCED WATER AND
1710	1598		INJECTION DATA REPORTING SYSTEM. The amount of $7,685,824 is
1711	1599		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Railroad
1712	1600		Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
1713	1601		of this Act for the purpose of developing a new produced water and
1714	1602		injection data reporting system.
1715	1603		SECTION 8.49. RAILROAD COMMISSION: OIL AND GAS AUTHORIZED
1716	1604		PIT REGISTRATION SYSTEM. The amount of $2,748,000 is appropriated
1717	1605		from the general revenue fund to the Railroad Commission for the
1718	1606		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
1719	1607		purpose of developing an oil and gas authorized pit registration
1720	1608		system.
1721	1609		SECTION 8.50. RAILROAD COMMISSION: OVERSIGHT AND SAFETY
1722	1610		REGULATORY FILING AND PERMITTING SYSTEMS. The amount of $6,288,068
1723	1611		is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Railroad
1724	1612		Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
1725	1613		of this Act for the purpose of modernizing the alternative fuels
1726	1614		online system and developing a new gas utilities' audit and market
1727	1615		oversight online system.
1728	1616		SECTION 8.51. RAILROAD COMMISSION: DATA CENTER SERVICES
1729	1617		ADJUSTMENT. The amount of $7,728,398 is appropriated from the
1730	1618		general revenue fund to the Railroad Commission for the two-year
1731	1619		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1732	1620		of addressing a forecasted increase in data center services.
1733	1621		SECTION 8.52. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: INFORMATION
1734	1622		TECHNOLOGY RISK MITIGATION. The amount of $2,676,054 is
1735	1623		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Water Development
1736	1624		Board for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
1737	1625		this Act for the purpose of information technology risk mitigation.
1738	1626		SECTION 8.53. TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION: INFRASTRUCTURE
1739	1627		UPGRADES TO BINGO OPERATION SERVICE SYSTEM AND BINGO SERVICE
1740	1628		PORTAL. The amount of $1,589,344 is appropriated from the general
1741	1629		revenue fund to the Texas Lottery Commission for the two-year
1742	1630		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1743	1631		of upgrading the Bingo Operation Service System (BOSS) and the
1744	1632		Bingo Service Portal.
1745	1633		SECTION 8.54. TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION: CENTRALIZED
1746	1634		ACCOUNTING PAYROLL/PERSONNEL SYSTEM (CAPPS) TRANSITION. The
1747	1635		amount of $1,795,158 is appropriated from the lottery account
1748	1636		number 5025 to the Texas Lottery Commission for the two-year period
1749	1637		beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of
1750	1638		transitioning the commission to the financial modules of the
1751	1639		Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS).
1752	1640		SECTION 8.55. DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES: REGISTRATION
1753	1641		AND TITLE SYSTEM (RTS) TRANSITION. The amount of $125,000,000 is
1754	1642		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
1755	1643		Motor Vehicles for the two-year period beginning on the effective
1756	1644		date of this Act for the purpose of replacing the legacy
1757	1645		registration and title system.
1758	1646		SECTION 8.56. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: UNEMPLOYMENT
1759	1647		INSURANCE FRAUD DETECTION AND DETERRENCE. The amount of $3,264,540
1760	1648		is appropriated from the unemployment compensation special
1761	1649		administration account number 0165 to the Texas Workforce
1762	1650		Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
1763	1651		of this Act for the purpose of enhancing fraud detection and
1764	1652		deterrence efforts pertaining to the unemployment insurance
1765	1653		program.
1766	1654		SECTION 8.57. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: UNEMPLOYMENT
1767	1655		INSURANCE CYBERSECURITY. The amount of $3,162,408 is appropriated
1768	1656		from the unemployment compensation special administration account
1769	1657		number 0165 to the Texas Workforce Commission for the two-year
1770	1658		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1771	1659		of implementing items identified in the Texas Cybersecurity
1772	1660		Framework Assessment.
1773	1661		SECTION 8.58. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: UNEMPLOYMENT
1774	1662		INSURANCE DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION. The amount of $10,975,221 is
1775	1663		appropriated from the unemployment compensation special
1776	1664		administration account number 0165 to the Texas Workforce
1777	1665		Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
1778	1666		of this Act for the purpose of addressing current mainframe
1779	1667		computing needs related to unemployment insurance claims.
1780	1668		SECTION 8.59. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: UNEMPLOYMENT
1781	1669		INSURANCE STATE INFORMATION DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM. The amount of
1782	1670		$2,613,576 is appropriated from the unemployment compensation
1783	1671		special administration account number 0165 to the Texas Workforce
1784	1672		Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
1785	1673		of this Act for the purpose of implementing unemployment insurance
1786	1674		State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) modules.
1787	1675		SECTION 8.60. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION: NETWORK
1788	1676		MODERNIZATION. The amount of $76,212 is appropriated from the
1789	1677		general revenue fund, the amount of $1,452,262 is appropriated from
1790	1678		the unemployment compensation special administration account
1791	1679		number 0165, and the amount of $2,705,526 is appropriated from
1792	1680		federal funds to the Texas Workforce Commission for the two-year
1793	1681		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1794	1682		of addressing network deficiencies.
1795	1683		SECTION 8.61. STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS:
1796	1684		CYBERSECURITY. The amount of $585,640 is appropriated from the
1797	1685		general revenue fund to the State Office of Administrative Hearings
1798	1686		for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
1799	1687		for the purpose of providing funding for a full-time data officer
1800	1688		and information security officer and implementing recommendations
1801	1689		to mitigate cybersecurity risks.
1802	1690		SECTION 8.62. OFFICE OF INJURED EMPLOYEE COUNSEL:
1803	1691		ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENTS (FTEs) AND SALARY FOR INFORMATION
1804	1692		TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION. The amount of $731,598 is appropriated
1805	1693		from the Texas Department of Insurance operating account number
1806	1694		0036 to the Office of Injured Employee Counsel for the two-year
1807	1695		period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
1808	1696		of providing funding for additional full-time-equivalents (FTEs)
1809	1697		and information technology modernization relating to dispute
1810	1698		resolution and case management systems.
1811	1699		SECTION 8.63. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE: DIVISION OF WORKERS'
1812	1700		COMPENSATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION. The amount of
1813	1701		$1,097,040 is appropriated from the Texas Department of Insurance
1814	1702		operating account number 0036 to the Department of Insurance for
1815	1703		the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for
1816	1704		the purpose of replacing the Division of Workers' Compensation's
1817	1705		claims management system.
1818	1706		SECTION 8.64. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE: SOFTWARE
1819	1707		MODERNIZATION. The amount of $2,450,000 is appropriated from the
1820	1708		Texas Department of Insurance operating account number 0036 to the
1821	1709		Department of Insurance for the two-year period beginning on the
1822	1710		effective date of this Act for the purpose of modernizing network
1823	1711		adequacy software.
1824	1712		SECTION 8.65. BOARD OF PHARMACY: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
1825	1713		RESOURCES AND TEXAS.GOV COST INCREASES. The amount of $13,136 is
1826	1714		appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Board of Pharmacy
1827	1715		for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
1828	1716		for the purpose of addressing a Department of Information Resources
1829	1717		cost increase for cloud services and Texas.gov fees.
1830	1718		SECTION 8.66. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS: CASE
1831	1719		MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. The amount of $3,951,400 is appropriated from
1832	1720		the general revenue fund to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
1833	1721		for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
1834	1722		for the purpose of developing a case management system.
1835	1723		SECTION 8.67. CAPITAL BUDGET AUTHORITY. During the
1836	1724		two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act, in
1837	1725		addition to the capital budget authority other law grants to the
1838	1726		state agencies appropriated money under this article during that
1839	1727		period, those agencies may use the total amount of the
1840	1728		appropriations made to the agency under this article in capital
1841	1729		budget authority for those appropriations.
1842	1730		ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1843	1731		SECTION 9.01. MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES. (a) The following
1844	1732		amounts are appropriated from the specified sources to the
1845	1733		following agencies for use during the two-year period beginning on
1846	1734		the effective date of this Act for the purpose of purchasing motor
1847	1735		vehicles for the agency's use as authorized by general law:
1848	1736		(1) Department of State Health Services: $2,465,539
1849	1737		from the general revenue fund;
1850	1738		(2) Health and Human Services Commission: $7,850,000
1851	1739		from the general revenue fund;
1852	1740		(3) School for the Blind and Visually Impaired:
1853	1741		$510,000 from the general revenue fund;
1854	1742		(4) School for the Deaf: $510,000 from the general
1855	1743		revenue fund;
1856	1744		(5) Texas A&M Forest Service: $2,056,918 from the
1857	1745		general revenue fund;
1858	1746		(6) Texas Division of Emergency Management:
1859	1747		$7,800,000 from the general revenue fund;
1860	1748		(7) Department of Criminal Justice: $43,587,907 from
1861	1749		the general revenue fund;
1862	1750		(8) Juvenile Justice Department: a total of $3,990,000
1863	1751		from the general revenue fund allocated as follows:
1864	1752		(A) Office of the Independent Ombudsman:
1865	1753		$150,000;
1866	1754		(B) Office of the Inspector General: $550,000;
1867	1755		and
1868	1756		(C) Juvenile Justice Department: $3,290,000;
1869	1757		(9) Department of Public Safety: $226,884,563 from the
1870	1758		general revenue fund;
1871	1759		(10) Department of Agriculture: $1,500,000 from the
1872	1760		general revenue fund;
1873	1761		(11) Animal Health Commission: $920,000 from the
1874	1762		general revenue fund;
1875	1763		(12) Commission on Environmental Quality: a total of
1876	1764		$1,119,775 from:
1877	1765		(A) the clean air account number 0151: $189,841;
1878	1766		(B) the water resource management account number
1879	1767		0153: $337,127;
1880	1768		(C) the waste management account number 0549:
1881	1769		$336,125;
1882	1770		(D) the hazardous and solid waste remediation
1883	1771		fees account number 0550: $41,000;
1884	1772		(E) the petroleum storage tank remediation
1885	1773		account number 0655: $107,841; and
1886	1774		(F) the operating permit fees account number
1887	1775		5094: $107,841;
1888	1776		(13) General Land Office: a total of $1,000,000 from
1889	1777		the following accounts:
1890	1778		(A) the coastal protection account number 0027:
1891	1779		$927,850; and
1892	1780		(B) the permanent school fund number 0044 (other
1893	1781		funds): $72,150;
1894	1782		(14) Parks and Wildlife Department: a total of
1895	1783		$9,123,786 from:
1896	1784		(A) the general revenue fund: $6,051,994;
1897	1785		(B) the game, fish, and water safety account
1898	1786		number 0009: $509,840; and
1899	1787		(C) the state parks account number 0064:
1900	1788		$2,561,952;
1901	1789		(15) Railroad Commission: $4,889,841 from the general
1902	1790		revenue fund;
1903	1791		(16) Department of Transportation: $38,337,116 from
1904	1792		the state highway fund number 0006 (other funds);
1905	1793		(17) Department of Insurance: $450,000 from the Texas
1906	1794		Department of Insurance operating account number 0036;
1907	1795		(18) Department of Licensing and Regulation: $515,000
1908	1796		from the general revenue fund;
1909	1797		(19) Board of Pharmacy: $320,000 from the general
1910	1798		revenue fund;
1911	1799		(20) Racing Commission: $160,000 from the general
1912	1800		revenue fund;
1913	1801		(21) Board of Plumbing Examiners: $116,500 from the
1914	1802		general revenue fund;
1915	1803		(22) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: $1,399,050
1916	1804		from the general revenue fund;
1917	1805		(23) Texas Historical Commission: $560,832 from the
1918	1806		general revenue fund;
1919	1807		(24) Health and Human Services Commission for the
1920	1808		Texas Civil Commitment Office: $60,164 from the general revenue
1921	1809		fund;
1922	1810		(25) Commission on Fire Protection: $225,000 from the
1923	1811		general revenue fund; and
1924	1812		(26) Military Department: $1,050,000 from the general
1925	1813		revenue fund.
1926	1814		(b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective
1927	1815		date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
1928	1816		law grants to the agency during that period, each agency listed
1929	1817		under Subsection (a) of this section may use the amount of the
1930	1818		appropriation made to the agency by Subsection (a) of this section
1931	1819		in capital budget authority for that appropriation.
1932	1820		(c) The appropriation made by Subsection (a)(1) of this
1933	1821		section to the Department of State Health Services may also be used
1934	1822		for the purchase of three boats for the department's oyster
1935	1823		program.
1936	1824		(d) Of the amount appropriated by Subsection (a)(9) of this
1937	1825		section, the Department of Public Safety may use $6,000,000 for
1938	1826		aircraft maintenance and $2,550,000 for aircraft engine overhauls.
1939	1827		(e) Of the amount appropriated by Subsection (a)(13)(A) of
1940	1828		this section, the General Land Office may use $850,000 for the
1941	1829		replacement of boats.
1942	1830		SECTION 9.02. LIMITATION, REPORTING, AND TRANSFER
1943	1831		PROVISIONS OF GAA INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. The provisions
1944	1832		relating to limitations, reporting, or transfer of Article IX,
1945	1833		Chapter 1170 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
1946	1834		Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), and of Article IX,
1947	1835		S.B. 1, Acts of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025 (the
1948	1836		General Appropriations Act), are incorporated into this Act by
1949	1837		reference and apply to the appropriations made by this Act.
1950	1838		SECTION 9.03. INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. Money
1951	1839		appropriated by this Act shall be spent, as nearly as practicable,
1952	1840		for the purposes for which the money was appropriated. In the event
1953	1841		an agency cannot determine the legislative purpose of an
1954	1842		appropriation from the pattern of appropriations, the agency shall
1955	1843		seek to determine that purpose from the proceedings of the standing
1956	1844		legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over
1957	1845		appropriations and from the request for appropriations made by the
1958	1846		agency.
1959	1847		ARTICLE 10. EFFECTIVE DATE
1960	1848		SECTION 10.01. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Subject to Subsections
1961	1849		(b) and (c) of this section, this Act takes effect immediately.
1962	1850		(b) Sections 7.10 and 7.27 of this Act take effect only if
1963	1851		this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in
1964	1852		each house of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m),
1965	1853		Article III, Texas Constitution.
1966		-	(c) Sections 2.08, 3.10, 3.11, ~~3.12,~~ 7.15, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19,
1967		-	~~7.28,~~ and 7.31 of this Act take effect only if this Act receives a
1968		-	~~vote of~~ two-thirds of the members present in each house of the
1969		-	~~legislature,~~ as provided by Section 17(j) or 18(i), Article VII,
1970		-	~~Texas~~ Constitution, as applicable.
	1854	+	(c) Sections 2.08, 3.10, 3.11, 7.15, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19, 7.28,
	1855	+	and 7.31 of this Act take effect only if this Act receives a vote of
	1856	+	two-thirds of the members present in each house of the legislature,
	1857	+	as provided by Section 17(j) or 18(i), Article VII, Texas
	1858	+	Constitution, as applicable.