Bill Text: TX SB30 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Effective immediately [SB30 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB30-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Effective immediately [SB30 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB30-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Huffman | S.B. No. 30 | |
| (In the Senate - Filed March 2, 2023; March 3, 2023, read | ||
| first time and referred to Committee on Finance; March 9, 2023, | ||
| reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 17, Nays 0; March 9, 2023, sent to printer.) | ||
| COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 30 | By: Huffman | |
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| relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in | ||
| appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority | ||
| regarding appropriations. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
| SECTION 1.01. DEFINITION. In this Act, "ARPA fund" means | ||
| money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal | ||
| Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the | ||
| American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited | ||
| to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325. | ||
| ARTICLE 2. GENERAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| SECTION 2.01. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM: IMPLEMENTING | ||
| PRIOR LEGISLATION. (a) The amount of $165,600,000 is appropriated | ||
| from the general revenue fund to the Employees Retirement System | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act | ||
| for the purpose of implementing the provisions of Chapter 940 (S.B. | ||
| 321), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | ||
| (b) The appropriations made in this section are for the | ||
| purpose of amortizing the Employees Retirement System Retirement | ||
| Program's unfunded actuarial liabilities not later than the state | ||
| fiscal year ending August 31, 2054, consistent with Chapter 940 | ||
| (S.B. 321), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021. | ||
| SECTION 2.02. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM: UNFUNDED | ||
| ACTUARIAL LIABILITIES. The amount of $1,000,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Employees | ||
| Retirement System for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of amortizing the | ||
| Employees Retirement System Retirement Program's unfunded | ||
| actuarial liabilities. | ||
| SECTION 2.03. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: OPIOID | ||
| SETTLEMENT FUNDS. The amount of $26,846,996.60 is appropriated | ||
| from the general revenue fund to the comptroller of public accounts | ||
| for immediate deposit to the opioid abatement trust fund pursuant | ||
| to Section 403.507(b)(2), Government Code, from money obtained | ||
| under the statewide opioid settlement agreement in State of Texas | ||
| v. McKinsey & Company, Inc., United States, No. D-1-GN-21-000551 | ||
| (98th Dist. Ct., Travis County, Tex., Feb. 4, 2021). | ||
| SECTION 2.04. FISCAL PROGRAMS - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC | ||
| ACCOUNTS: TEXAS GUARANTEED TUITION PLAN. The amount of | ||
| $243,800,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to | ||
| Fiscal Programs - Comptroller of Public Accounts for the two-year | ||
| period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose | ||
| of paying contract obligations and program expenses for the | ||
| Guaranteed Tuition Plan/Texas Tomorrow Fund. | ||
| SECTION 2.05. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: DEFERRED | ||
| MAINTENANCE DEDICATION. Not later than August 31, 2023, the | ||
| comptroller of public accounts shall transfer the amount of | ||
| $400,000,000 from the general revenue fund to the deferred | ||
| maintenance account number 5166 to be used for the purpose of | ||
| addressing future maintenance of state buildings as directed by the | ||
| legislature. | ||
| SECTION 2.06. FACILITIES COMMISSION: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES | ||
| COMMISSION FACILITY. (a) The amount of $210,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date | ||
| of this Act for the purpose of constructing a new facility to be | ||
| used by the Library and Archives Commission for records and archive | ||
| storage. | ||
| (b) The General Land Office, the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission, the Library and Archives Commission, and other | ||
| necessary state agencies are directed to take all legal actions | ||
| necessary to sell the Library and Archives Commission facility and | ||
| adjacent state-owned land currently located on Shoal Creek in the | ||
| City of Austin, Texas ("the Shoal Creek facility"). The proceeds | ||
| from the sale of the Shoal Creek facility may be appropriated by a | ||
| future legislature to defray costs of the construction of the new | ||
| facility described by Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) Any additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees the | ||
| Texas Facilities Commission may require to achieve the purpose for | ||
| which the appropriation under Subsection (a) of this section was | ||
| made are reflected in the total number of full-time equivalent | ||
| (FTE) employees authorized for the commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the | ||
| 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act). | ||
| (d) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $210,000,000 for the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (e) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $210,000,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of | ||
| this section. | ||
| SECTION 2.07. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: DEPARTMENT OF | ||
| INFORMATION RESOURCES. The unencumbered appropriations from the | ||
| ARPA fund and the related increase in capital budget authority made | ||
| to the Department of Information Resources by Section 25, Chapter | ||
| 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 | ||
| (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), for cybersecurity projects | ||
| are reduced by $200,000,000. | ||
| SECTION 2.08. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: PUBLIC FINANCE | ||
| AUTHORITY. (a) The unencumbered appropriations from the general | ||
| revenue fund to the Public Finance Authority made by Chapter 1053 | ||
| (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal | ||
| biennium ending August 31, 2023, for bond debt service payments, | ||
| including appropriations subject to Rider 3, page I-52, Chapter | ||
| 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the | ||
| appropriations to the Public Finance Authority, are reduced by a | ||
| total of $18,466,179. | ||
| (b) The Public Finance Authority shall identify the | ||
| strategies and objectives out of which the reduction in | ||
| appropriations described by Subsection (a) of this section are to | ||
| be made and the amount of the reduction for each of those strategies | ||
| and objectives. | ||
| SECTION 2.09. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: CUSTOMER | ||
| RATE RELIEF CHARGES RELATED TO WINTER STORM URI. Contingent on the | ||
| enactment of legislation by the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, | ||
| 2023, relating to the payment of customer rate relief related to | ||
| Winter Storm Uri, the amount necessary to implement the provisions | ||
| of that legislation (estimated to be $3,861,553,084) is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the comptroller of | ||
| public accounts for the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act for the purpose of distributing to the appropriate | ||
| agency to be used to pay customer rate relief for gas and/or | ||
| electric utility customers in lieu of monthly charges in order to | ||
| assist with recovery from the Winter Storm Uri. | ||
| SECTION 2.10. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: ENDOWMENT FUND. | ||
| Contingent on the enactment of legislation by the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023, relating to the creation of an endowment | ||
| fund for the State Preservation Board to be held by the Texas | ||
| Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, the amount of $200,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the comptroller of | ||
| public accounts for the period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act and ending August 31, 2023, to be deposited before August | ||
| 31, 2023, to the endowment fund for use by the State Preservation | ||
| Board for the purposes described by that legislation. | ||
| SECTION 2.11. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: MAINTENANCE FOR | ||
| TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM. (a) The amount of $2,975,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the State | ||
| Preservation Board for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of replacing the roof and | ||
| boiler system of the Texas State History Museum. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation | ||
| Board in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $2,975,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation | ||
| Board in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal biennium | ||
| beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by $2,975,000 for the | ||
| appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 2.12. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: FORT VELASCO | ||
| HISTORICAL SITE. The amount of $500,000 is appropriated from the | ||
| general revenue fund to the Texas Historical Commission for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the | ||
| purpose of making a grant for the maintenance and improvement of the | ||
| Fort Velasco Historic Site. | ||
| SECTION 2.13. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: ENDOWMENT FUND. | ||
| Contingent on the enactment of legislation by the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023, relating to the creation of an endowment | ||
| fund for the Texas Historical Commission to be held by the Texas | ||
| Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, the amount of $300,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the comptroller of | ||
| public accounts for the period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act and ending August 31, 2023, to be deposited before August | ||
| 31, 2023, to the endowment fund for use by the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission for the purposes described by that legislation. | ||
| SECTION 2.14. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: SAN JACINTO | ||
| BATTLEGROUND STATE HISTORIC SITE. (a) The amount of $102,700,000 | ||
| is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas | ||
| Historical Commission for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of restoring the San | ||
| Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site and making improvements to | ||
| the visitor center for the site. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $102,700,000 for the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $102,700,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of | ||
| this section. | ||
| SECTION 2.15. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: BATTLESHIP | ||
| TEXAS SITE RESTORATION. (a) The amount of $40,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date | ||
| of this Act for the purpose of restoring the Battleship Texas site, | ||
| including demolishing the battleship's slip and accessory | ||
| structures and restoring the historic appearance of the entire | ||
| site. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $40,000,000 for the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $40,000,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.16. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: OFFICE | ||
| MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. (a) The amount of $327,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date | ||
| of this Act for the purpose of maintenance and repairs to the | ||
| commission's complex in central Austin, Texas, including lead paint | ||
| abatement and window repairs. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $327,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 2.17. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: MAGOFFIN HOME | ||
| STATE HISTORIC SITE. (a) The amount of $4,144,000 is appropriated | ||
| from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical Commission | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act | ||
| for the purpose of stabilizing and rebuilding the Magoffin Home in | ||
| the City of El Paso, Texas. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $4,144,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $4,144,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.18. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: VARNER-HOGG | ||
| PLANTATION STATE HISTORIC SITE. (a) The amount of $825,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date | ||
| of this Act for the purpose of remediating damage to the foundation | ||
| of Varner-Hogg Plantation structures caused by decades of flood | ||
| events occurring at the plantation. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $825,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $825,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.19. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: MAINTENANCE AT | ||
| VARIOUS STATE HISTORIC SITES. (a) The amount of $2,875,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date | ||
| of this Act for the purpose of undertaking maintenance projects at | ||
| various state historic sites, which may include replacing roofs, | ||
| stabilizing ruins, replacing heating, ventilation, and air | ||
| conditioning (HVAC) systems, or other necessary maintenance | ||
| projects. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $2,875,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $2,875,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.20. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: COURTHOUSE | ||
| GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The amount of $45,000,000 is appropriated from | ||
| the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical Commission for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the | ||
| purpose of the courthouse grant program, including grants for | ||
| restorations and emergency planning projects. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $45,000,000 for the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $45,000,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.21. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: LEVI JORDAN | ||
| STATE HISTORIC SITE. (a) The amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated | ||
| from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical Commission | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act | ||
| for the purpose of land acquisition to restore the boundaries of the | ||
| Levi Jordan plantation and develop a visitor center and exhibits | ||
| for the plantation site. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $5,000,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $5,000,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.22. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: TRAVEL | ||
| PUBLICATION REPRINTS. The amount of $522,240 is appropriated from | ||
| the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical Commission for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the | ||
| purpose of reprinting: | ||
| (1) the Statewide Heritage Travel Guide; | ||
| (2) the African Americans in Texas brochure; | ||
| (3) the Hispanic Texans brochure; | ||
| (4) the Chisholm Trail guide; and | ||
| (5) the Texas and the Great War guide. | ||
| SECTION 2.23. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: NATIONAL MUSEUM | ||
| OF THE PACIFIC WAR. (a) The amount of $7,500,000 is appropriated | ||
| from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical Commission | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act | ||
| for the purpose of making updates and modifications to modernize | ||
| the George H. W. Bush Gallery and exhibits at the National Museum of | ||
| the Pacific War. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $7,500,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $7,500,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.24. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: EISENHOWER | ||
| BIRTHPLACE STATE HISTORIC SITE. (a) The amount of $3,401,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date | ||
| of this Act for the purpose of making site upgrades at the | ||
| Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, including a new visitor | ||
| center, landscaping improvements, improved entry to the site, and | ||
| enhancement to the overall appearance of the Eisenhower statue. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $3,401,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $3,401,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.25. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: MONUMENT HILL | ||
| STATE HISTORIC SITE. (a) The amount of $4,300,000 is appropriated | ||
| from the general revenue fund to the Texas Historical Commission | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act | ||
| for the purpose of building a new visitor center and incorporating | ||
| an open-air pavilion at the Monument Hill State Historic Site. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $4,300,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $4,300,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 2.26. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE | ||
| GOVERNOR: MOVING IMAGE INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The amount of | ||
| $100,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the | ||
| Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor for use during | ||
| the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for | ||
| the moving image industry incentive program under Section 485.022, | ||
| Government Code. | ||
| ARTICLE 3. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | ||
| SECTION 3.01. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| MEDICAID SHORTFALL. The amount of $2,935,300,000 is appropriated | ||
| from the general revenue fund, and the amount of $5,500,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from federal funds, to the Health and Human Services | ||
| Commission for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, for the | ||
| purpose of Medicaid client services under Goal A, Medicaid Client | ||
| Services, as listed in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act). | ||
| SECTION 3.02. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: STATE | ||
| HOSPITALS AND CAPACITY. (a) The amount of $2,321,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of constructing state | ||
| hospitals and increasing inpatient capacity. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by $2,321,000,000 for the appropriation made | ||
| under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $2,321,000,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of | ||
| this section. | ||
| SECTION 3.03. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE | ||
| SERVICES: FOSTER CARE SHORTFALL. The amount of $12,581,246 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department | ||
| of Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal year ending | ||
| August 31, 2023, to address a budget shortfall associated with | ||
| Strategy B.1.9, Foster Care Payments, as listed in Chapter 1053 | ||
| (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act). | ||
| SECTION 3.04. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE | ||
| SERVICES: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. (a) The amount of $250,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department | ||
| of Family and Protective Services for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act to pay for information technology | ||
| costs for the collection by children's advocacy centers of | ||
| information from state agencies. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Department of | ||
| Family and Protective Services in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act), is increased by $250,000 for the appropriation | ||
| made under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 3.05. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: | ||
| FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. The amount of $25,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the ARPA fund to the Department of State Health | ||
| Services for use during the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the Federally Qualified Health | ||
| Center Incubator Program. | ||
| ARTICLE 4. EDUCATION | ||
| SECTION 4.01. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: TEXAS EDUCATION | ||
| AGENCY. (a) The unencumbered appropriations from the Foundation | ||
| School Fund No. 193 made to the Texas Education Agency by Chapter | ||
| 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), for use during the state fiscal | ||
| biennium ending August 31, 2023, for Strategy A.1.1, Foundation | ||
| School Program - Equalized Operations, as listed in that Act, are | ||
| reduced by $8,207,005,559. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter 1053 (S.B. | ||
| 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the | ||
| appropriations to the Texas Education Agency, the sum-certain | ||
| appropriation to the Foundation School Program for the state fiscal | ||
| year ending August 31, 2023, is $24,467,131,080. | ||
| SECTION 4.02. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SCHOOL SAFETY. The | ||
| amount of $600,000,000 is appropriated from the ARPA fund to the | ||
| Texas Education Agency for use during the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act for Strategy B.2.2, Health and | ||
| Safety, as listed in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), and H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, | ||
| 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), to assist school districts | ||
| in implementing school safety initiatives. | ||
| SECTION 4.03. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: | ||
| SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. The amount of $936,061 is appropriated from | ||
| the general revenue fund to the School for the Blind and Visually | ||
| Impaired for the period beginning on the effective date of this Act | ||
| and ending August 31, 2024, for staff salary increases provided in | ||
| the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, to address staffing | ||
| shortfalls, to be allocated as follows to the following strategies | ||
| as listed in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), or H.B. 1, | ||
| Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act), as applicable: | ||
| (1) Strategy A.1.1, Classroom Instruction, $146,856; | ||
| (2) Strategy A.1.2, Residential Program, $237,279; | ||
| (3) Strategy A.1.3, Short-term Programs, $18,134; | ||
| (4) Strategy A.1.4, Related and Support Services, | ||
| $343,206; | ||
| (5) Strategy B.1.1, Technical Assistance, $47,170; | ||
| (6) Strategy B.1.2, Professional Education in Visual | ||
| Impairment, $2,322; | ||
| (7) Strategy D.1.1, Central Administration, $120,380; | ||
| and | ||
| (8) Strategy D.1.2, Other Support Services, $20,714. | ||
| SECTION 4.04. TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE: NATURAL DISASTERS. | ||
| The amount of $146,080,058 is appropriated from the ARPA fund to the | ||
| Texas A&M Forest Service for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of responding to | ||
| previously occurring and future natural disasters, including | ||
| responding through the mobilization of ground and aviation | ||
| resources for fire suppression. | ||
| SECTION 4.05. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: TEXAS MEMORIAL | ||
| MUSEUM. (a) The amount of $8,000,000 is appropriated from the | ||
| general revenue fund to The University of Texas at Austin for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the | ||
| purpose of renovating the Texas Memorial Museum. | ||
| (b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need | ||
| for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purpose of | ||
| renovating the Texas Memorial Museum. The appropriation made by | ||
| this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each | ||
| chamber of the legislature, as required under Section 18(i), | ||
| Article VII, Texas Constitution. | ||
| SECTION 4.06. LAMAR INSTITUTIONS: DISASTER RESILIENCY | ||
| INFRASTRUCTURE. The following amounts totaling $24,500,000 are | ||
| appropriated from the ARPA fund to the following institutions for | ||
| the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for | ||
| the purpose of creating disaster resiliency infrastructure at those | ||
| institutions: | ||
| (1) Lamar University: $10,000,000; | ||
| (2) Lamar State College - Port Arthur: $4,000,000; | ||
| (3) Lamar Institute of Technology: $4,000,000; and | ||
| (4) Lamar State College - Orange: $6,500,000. | ||
| SECTION 4.07. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: BENEFIT | ||
| ENHANCEMENT. Contingent on the enactment of legislation by the | ||
| 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, relating to providing a | ||
| benefit enhancement for retired employees under the Teacher | ||
| Retirement System, and contingent on compliance with the | ||
| requirements regarding the amortization period of the unfunded | ||
| actuarial liabilities of the Teacher Retirement System under | ||
| Section 821.006, Government Code, the amount of $1,000,000,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Teacher | ||
| Retirement System for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing a benefit | ||
| enhancement. | ||
| ARTICLE 5. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE | ||
| SECTION 5.01. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: AGENCY | ||
| OPERATIONS. The amount of $237,200,000 is appropriated from the | ||
| general revenue fund to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act | ||
| for the purpose of correctional security operations, staffing | ||
| adjustments, resumption of services at the Bradshaw State Jail, and | ||
| other agency operations expenses. | ||
| SECTION 5.02. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: | ||
| CORRECTIONAL MANAGED HEALTH CARE. The amount of $141,770,855 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department | ||
| of Criminal Justice for use during the state fiscal year ending | ||
| August 31, 2023, for correctional managed health care under | ||
| Strategy C.1.9, Hospital and Clinical Care, as listed in Chapter | ||
| 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act). | ||
| SECTION 5.03. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: | ||
| DEFERRED MAINTENANCE SECURITY PROJECTS. (a) The amount of | ||
| $23,762,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the | ||
| Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the two-year period | ||
| beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose of | ||
| addressing previously deferred maintenance of correctional | ||
| facilities' security. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Department of | ||
| Criminal Justice in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by $23,762,000 for the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Department of | ||
| Criminal Justice in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $23,762,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 5.04. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: | ||
| TRAINING FACILITY. (a) The amount of $35,000,000 is appropriated | ||
| from the ARPA fund to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for | ||
| the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for | ||
| the purpose of constructing a training facility on land owned by the | ||
| department. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Department of | ||
| Criminal Justice in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by $35,000,000 for the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Department of | ||
| Criminal Justice in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $35,000,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 5.05. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: | ||
| VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. The amount of $600,000 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Department | ||
| of Criminal Justice for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of implementing the | ||
| provisions of Chapter 1014 (H.B. 2352), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to an educational and | ||
| vocational training pilot program to assist certain offenders in | ||
| finding jobs on release from incarceration or community | ||
| supervision. | ||
| SECTION 5.06. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: BORDER | ||
| SECURITY. The amount of $47,300,000 is appropriated from the | ||
| general revenue fund to the Texas Department of Public Safety for | ||
| the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for | ||
| the purpose of supporting the border security deployment for | ||
| Operation Lone Star. | ||
| SECTION 5.07. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: | ||
| REIMBURSEMENT TO COUNTIES. The amount of $9,720,960 is | ||
| appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Juvenile | ||
| Justice Department for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of reimbursing counties | ||
| for the costs of holding juveniles for whom the department does not | ||
| have adequate capacity. | ||
| ARTICLE 6. NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| SECTION 6.01. COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: | ||
| HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE REMEDIATION. (a) Rider 24, page VI-24, | ||
| Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern | ||
| of the appropriations to the Commission on Environmental Quality is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| 24. Appropriations and Unexpended Balances: [ |
||
| Recovery for Site Remediation and Cleanups. (a) In addition to | ||
| amounts appropriated above, any unobligated and unexpended | ||
| balances as of August 31, 2021, (estimated to be $0) remaining in | ||
| the Hazardous and Solid Waste Remediation Fee Account No. 550 which | ||
| were received from responsible parties as cost recovery payments | ||
| for site remediation and cleanups undertaken by the Commission on | ||
| Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are appropriated to the TCEQ for the | ||
| biennium beginning September 1, 2021. The funds shall be used to | ||
| pay the cost of site cleanups and remediation during the biennium. | ||
| (b) In addition to amounts appropriated above, any | ||
| additional revenues generated from cost recovery fees (Revenue | ||
| Object Code 3802) during the biennium beginning September 1, 2021, | ||
| are appropriated from the Hazardous and Solid Waste Remediation Fee | ||
| Account No. 550 to the TCEQ for that biennium for site remediation | ||
| and cleanups. | ||
| (c) In addition to amounts appropriated above, $3,755,606 | ||
| is appropriated from Hazardous and Solid Waste Remediation Fee | ||
| Account No. 550 to the TCEQ for the biennium beginning September 1, | ||
| 2021, for site remediation and cleanups. | ||
| (b) Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of | ||
| August 31, 2023, from appropriations made under Rider 24, page | ||
| VI-24, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern | ||
| of the appropriations to the Commission on Environmental Quality | ||
| are appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 6.02. RAILROAD COMMISSION: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION | ||
| AND STORAGE OF NATURAL AND OTHER GASES. (a) The amount of $541,000 | ||
| is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Railroad | ||
| Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date | ||
| of this Act for Strategy B.1.1, Ensure Pipeline Safety, as listed in | ||
| Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), and H.B. 1, Acts of | ||
| the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act), to implement rule changes adopted by the | ||
| United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous | ||
| Materials Safety Administration. | ||
| (b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent | ||
| (FTE) employees other law authorizes the commission to employ | ||
| during that period, the Railroad Commission may employ out of money | ||
| appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section 10.0 full-time | ||
| equivalent (FTE) employees. | ||
| SECTION 6.03. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: PARK | ||
| ACQUISITION. (a) The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated from | ||
| the general revenue fund to the Parks and Wildlife Department for | ||
| the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for | ||
| Strategy D.1.2, Land Acquisition, as listed in Chapter 1053 (S.B. | ||
| 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act), and H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), to acquire real property for use as state parks. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Parks and Wildlife | ||
| Department in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $100,000,000 for the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Parks and Wildlife | ||
| Department in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| $100,000,000 for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of | ||
| this section. | ||
| SECTION 6.04. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: FLOOD MITIGATION. | ||
| (a) The amount of $400,000,000 is appropriated from the ARPA fund | ||
| to the comptroller of public accounts for the two-year period | ||
| beginning on the effective date of this Act for immediate deposit to | ||
| the credit of the flood infrastructure fund number 194. | ||
| (b) The amount of $400,000,000 is appropriated from the | ||
| flood infrastructure fund number 194 to the Water Development Board | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act | ||
| for Strategy B.1.1, State and Federal Financial Assistance | ||
| Programs, as listed in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), and Strategy C.1.1, State and Federal Financial Assistance | ||
| Programs, as listed in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), to provide grants | ||
| for flood mitigation. | ||
| SECTION 6.05. WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD: DATA CENTER | ||
| SERVICES. (a) The amount of $1,501,282 is appropriated from the | ||
| general revenue fund to the Water Development Board for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for | ||
| Strategy D.1.2, Information Resources, as listed in Chapter 1053 | ||
| (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act), and Strategy E.1.2, Information | ||
| Resources, as listed in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for data | ||
| center services. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Water Development | ||
| Board in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by $1,501,282 for the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Water Development | ||
| Board in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal biennium | ||
| beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by $1,501,282 for the | ||
| appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| ARTICLE 7. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
| SECTION 7.01. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: CERTAIN | ||
| RIDERS. (a) Section 17.43, Article IX, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts | ||
| of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act), is repealed. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding the bill pattern of the appropriations | ||
| to the Department of Transportation in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts | ||
| of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act), the department may use $15,000,000 of the | ||
| amount appropriated for Strategy C.5.1, Aviation Services, as | ||
| listed in that Act, for the state fiscal year ending August 31, | ||
| 2023, for any strategy or strategies for which money is | ||
| appropriated to the department under that Act. | ||
| ARTICLE 8. UNEXPENDED AND UNOBLIGATED BALANCES | ||
| SECTION 8.01. PENSION REVIEW BOARD: DATA MIGRATION | ||
| BALANCES. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of | ||
| the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section | ||
| 35(c)(2), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the general revenue fund to the Pension Review Board for the purpose | ||
| of migration of the board's data from multiple servers to the cloud | ||
| and the creation of a new web-based interface for the current | ||
| internal databases (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the | ||
| board for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.02. PENSION REVIEW BOARD: SELF-SERVICE PORTAL. | ||
| (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the | ||
| effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section | ||
| 35(c)(3), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the general revenue fund to the Pension Review Board for the purpose | ||
| of the creation of a self-service portal to allow retirement | ||
| systems to access a secure reporting portal to upload reports and | ||
| view compliance status in real time (estimated to be $276,000) are | ||
| appropriated to the board for the same purpose for the two-year | ||
| period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Pension Review Board | ||
| in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is increased by the | ||
| amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.03. FACILITIES COMMISSION: CAPITOL COMPLEX PHASE | ||
| I. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the | ||
| effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 3, | ||
| Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the | ||
| economic stabilization fund to the Texas Facilities Commission for | ||
| the purpose of providing interior finish out of new facilities | ||
| included in Phase I of the Capitol Complex construction projects, | ||
| costs associated with moving agencies into the new facilities, and | ||
| security services for the new facilities for Strategy A.2.1, | ||
| Facilities Design and Construction, and Strategy B.2.1, Facilities | ||
| Operation, as listed in Chapter 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), and for full-time equivalent positions for building an | ||
| information modeling and management system (estimated to be | ||
| $22,816,298) are appropriated to the commission for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| (b) Any additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees the | ||
| Texas Facilities Commission may require to achieve the purpose for | ||
| which the appropriation under Subsection (a) of this section was | ||
| made are reflected in the total full-time equivalent (FTE) | ||
| employees authorized for the commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act). | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (d) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by the | ||
| amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.04. FACILITIES COMMISSION: FLEX-SPACE BUILDING | ||
| PROJECT. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 43, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the economic stabilization fund to the Texas Facilities Commission | ||
| for the purchase of land and the construction of a flexible space | ||
| multi-purpose building for use as short-term storage or temporary | ||
| office space (estimated to be $40,000,000) are appropriated to the | ||
| commission for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by the | ||
| amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.05. FACILITIES COMMISSION: DEFERRED SAFETY AND | ||
| MAINTENANCE TO STATE BUILDINGS. (a) All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from appropriations made by Section 55(a)(1), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to | ||
| the Texas Facilities Commission for the purpose of health and | ||
| safety improvements and remediation of deferred maintenance of | ||
| state buildings (estimated to be $62,147,713) are appropriated to | ||
| the commission for the same purpose for the two-year period | ||
| beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by the | ||
| amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.06. FACILITIES COMMISSION: PERMIAN BASIN | ||
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this | ||
| section, all unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of | ||
| the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section | ||
| 26, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the ARPA | ||
| fund to the Texas Facilities Commission for the purpose of | ||
| constructing a 100-bed comprehensive behavioral health center to | ||
| serve the Permian Basin region (estimated to be $40,000,000) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The appropriation under Subsection (a) of this section | ||
| is contingent on the completion of a signed agreement between the | ||
| Texas Facilities Commission and the Ector County and Midland County | ||
| Hospital Districts guaranteeing the ongoing operations of the | ||
| comprehensive behavioral health center described by that | ||
| subsection to ensure the construction and operation of the health | ||
| center will provide a continuing benefit to the residents of this | ||
| state. | ||
| (c) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section, all gifts or | ||
| grants made to the Texas Facilities Commission to support the | ||
| construction of the comprehensive behavioral health center | ||
| described by Subsection (a) of this section (estimated to be | ||
| $50,000,000) are appropriated to the commission for the two-year | ||
| period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the | ||
| construction of the center. | ||
| (d) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriations made under this | ||
| section. | ||
| (e) The capital budget authority of the Texas Facilities | ||
| Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the biennium | ||
| beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by the amount of the | ||
| appropriations made under this section. | ||
| SECTION 8.07. COMMISSION ON STATE EMERGENCY | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS: NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE FUND. All unexpended | ||
| and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this | ||
| Act from appropriations made by Section 30, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the | ||
| Commission on State Emergency Communications for deposit into the | ||
| Next Generation 9-1-1 Service Fund No. 0195 and for use by the | ||
| commission as authorized by other law for the deployment and | ||
| reliable operation of next generation 9-1-1 service, including | ||
| equipment and administration costs (estimated to be | ||
| $136,025,272.41), are appropriated to the commission for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.08. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: DEFERRED | ||
| MAINTENANCE. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 6, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the economic stabilization fund to the Texas Historical Commission | ||
| for deferred maintenance projects under Strategy A.1.4, Historic | ||
| Sites, as listed in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the commission for | ||
| the same purposes for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.09. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: DEFERRED | ||
| MAINTENANCE. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 55(a)(2), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Texas | ||
| Historical Commission for remediation of deferred maintenance of | ||
| state buildings (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the | ||
| commission for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.10. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: NATIONAL MUSEUM | ||
| OF THE PACIFIC WAR. All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 4(b), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization fund to the | ||
| Texas Historical Commission for capital projects at the National | ||
| Museum of the Pacific War as described by Subsection (a) of that | ||
| section (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the commission for | ||
| the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.11. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: COURTHOUSE | ||
| PRESERVATION GRANTS. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 5(a), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from amounts previously appropriated by | ||
| Section 8, Chapter 465 (S.B. 500), Acts of the 86th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2019 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the economic stabilization fund to the Texas Historical Commission | ||
| for the purpose of making courthouse preservation grants under | ||
| Strategy A.1.3, Courthouse Preservation, as listed in Chapter 605 | ||
| (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act), (estimated to be $107,764) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of | ||
| the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section | ||
| 5(b), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the | ||
| economic stabilization fund to the Texas Historical Commission for | ||
| courthouse preservation grants (estimated to be $300,218) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by the amounts of the appropriations made under this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.12. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: | ||
| WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS STATE HISTORIC SITE. All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from appropriations made by Section 23, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of | ||
| the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission for the purpose of providing funding for the | ||
| commission's capital plan project for the Washington-on-the-Brazos | ||
| State Historic Site (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the | ||
| commission for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.13. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION: LEVI JORDAN | ||
| STATE HISTORIC SITE. All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 7, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization fund to the | ||
| Texas Historical Commission for the purpose of continuing | ||
| development of the Levi Jordan State Historic Site, including | ||
| architectural, engineering, interpretive, and site survey services | ||
| and collections conservation and acquisition to develop museum | ||
| exhibits, as provided by Strategy A.1.4, Historic Sites, as listed | ||
| in Chapter 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2017 (the General Appropriations Act), (estimated to be | ||
| $0) are appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.14. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: CAPITOL AND | ||
| EXTENSION. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 9(a), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the economic stabilization fund to the State Preservation Board for | ||
| the purpose of performing renovations to the Texas Capitol and the | ||
| Capitol Extension, including the replacement of the Capitol's | ||
| historic roof, phase 1 of an exterior waterproofing project for the | ||
| Capitol and Capitol Extension, and other repairs and renovations to | ||
| the Capitol, Capitol Extension, Capitol Visitors Center, Capitol | ||
| grounds, and Governor's Mansion, (estimated to be $33,605,000) are | ||
| appropriated to the board for the same purpose for the two-year | ||
| period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation | ||
| Board in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation | ||
| Board in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal biennium | ||
| beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by the amount of the | ||
| appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 8.15. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: TEXAS STATE HISTORY | ||
| MUSEUM. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 9(b), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the economic stabilization fund to the State Preservation Board for | ||
| the purpose of performing repairs and renovations to the Texas | ||
| State History Museum (estimated to be $2,465,000) are appropriated | ||
| to the board for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation | ||
| Board in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation | ||
| Board in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal biennium | ||
| beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by the amount of the | ||
| appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 8.16. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: STATE CEMETERY | ||
| MASTER PLAN. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 55(a)(3), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the State | ||
| Preservation Board for the state cemetery master plan (estimated to | ||
| be $0) are appropriated to the board for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.17. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: MAINTENANCE AND | ||
| CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 47, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the State Preservation | ||
| Board for the purpose of maintenance and capital improvement | ||
| projects (estimated to be $10,352,200) are appropriated to the | ||
| board for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation | ||
| Board in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation | ||
| Board in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), for the state fiscal biennium | ||
| beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by the amount of the | ||
| appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 8.18. SECRETARY OF STATE: LEGACY SYSTEM | ||
| MODERNIZATION. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 35(a)(4), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Secretary | ||
| of State for the legacy system modernization project (estimated to | ||
| be $0) are appropriated to the Secretary of State for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.19. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: | ||
| ENDPOINT DETECTION AND RESPONSE. (a) All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from appropriations made by Section 35(e)(9), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to | ||
| the Department of Information Resources for cybersecurity endpoint | ||
| detection and response (estimated to be $11,302,238) are | ||
| appropriated to the department for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.20. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: | ||
| ENDPOINT DETECTION AND RESPONSE. (a) All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from appropriations made by Section 12(a)(1), Chapter 7 (H.B. 5), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to | ||
| the Department of Information Resources for the purpose of | ||
| providing cybersecurity enhancements for the state, specifically | ||
| for endpoint detection and response, (estimated to be $6,534,350) | ||
| are appropriated to the department for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent | ||
| (FTE) employees other law authorizes the department to employ | ||
| during that period, the Department of Information Resources may | ||
| employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section | ||
| one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for endpoint detection and | ||
| response. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (d) The capital budget authority of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.21. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: | ||
| SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER. (a) All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 12(a)(2), Chapter 7 (H.B. 5), Acts | ||
| of the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the | ||
| Department of Information Resources for the purpose of providing | ||
| cybersecurity enhancements for the state, specifically for the | ||
| security operations center, (estimated to be $2,670,231) are | ||
| appropriated to the department for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent | ||
| (FTE) employees other law authorizes the department to employ | ||
| during that period, the Department of Information Resources may | ||
| employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section | ||
| seven full-time equivalent (FTE) employees for the security | ||
| operations center. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (d) The capital budget authority of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.22. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: | ||
| MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION EXPANSION. (a) All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from appropriations made by Section 12(a)(3), Chapter 7 (H.B. 5), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to | ||
| the Department of Information Resources for the purpose of | ||
| providing cybersecurity enhancements for the state, specifically | ||
| for multifactor authentication expansion, (estimated to be | ||
| $3,690,438) are appropriated to the department for the same purpose | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent | ||
| (FTE) employees other law authorizes the department to employ | ||
| during that period, the Department of Information Resources may | ||
| employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section | ||
| one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for the multifactor | ||
| authentication expansion. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (d) The capital budget authority of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.23. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: RIO | ||
| GRANDE VALLEY LABORATORY. All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from the | ||
| appropriations made by Section 16, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Department of State | ||
| Health Services for the purpose of upgrading existing laboratory | ||
| facilities associated with a level 1 trauma facility in Hidalgo | ||
| County and new laboratory infrastructure in Starr County (estimated | ||
| to be $0) are appropriated to the department for the same purpose | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.24. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| BUILDING. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 10, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| master lease purchase revenue bonds to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission to address deferred maintenance needs at state | ||
| supported living centers and state hospitals as described by that | ||
| section (estimated to be $23,675,095) are appropriated to the | ||
| commission for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.25. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| CONSTRUCTION OF STATE HOSPITALS. All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 11, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization fund to the | ||
| Health and Human Services Commission for projects that have been | ||
| approved under the provisions of Rider 221, page II-110, Chapter | ||
| 605 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the | ||
| appropriations to the commission and appropriated again by Chapter | ||
| 1353 (H.B. 1), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 | ||
| (the General Appropriations Act), (estimated to be $0) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| MIGRATION OF CERTAIN SYSTEMS. (a) All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 35(a)(6), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts | ||
| of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Health | ||
| and Human Services Commission for the migration of CLASS, | ||
| CLASSMate, and Public and Provider systems from the Texas | ||
| Department of Family and Protective Services to the commission | ||
| (estimated to be $5,324,542) are appropriated to the commission for | ||
| the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.27. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION AND PROCUREMENT AND | ||
| TRANSITION PHASE 1. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 35(a)(7), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund and federal | ||
| funds to the Health and Human Services Commission for phase 1 of the | ||
| management information systems modernization and procurement and | ||
| transition (estimated to be an aggregate of $258,322,269, of which | ||
| $29,708,530 is estimated to be from the general revenue fund and | ||
| $228,613,739 is estimated to be from federal funds) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.28. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: VENDOR | ||
| DRUG PROGRAM PHARMACY BENEFITS SERVICES MODERNIZATION. (a) All | ||
| unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective | ||
| date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 35(a)(8), | ||
| Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the | ||
| general revenue fund and federal funds to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for the vendor drug program pharmacy benefits | ||
| services modernization (estimated to be an aggregate of | ||
| $25,213,488, of which $2,928,372 is estimated to be from the | ||
| general revenue fund and $22,285,116 is estimated to be from | ||
| federal funds) are appropriated to the commission for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.29. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: HYBRID | ||
| CLOUD SYSTEM. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 35(a)(9), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund and federal | ||
| funds to the Health and Human Services Commission for the | ||
| development of a system to identify, preserve, collect, analyze, | ||
| and produce all documents and information including electronically | ||
| stored information in a hybrid cloud solution (estimated to be an | ||
| aggregate of $7,038,000, of which $4,777,553 is estimated to be | ||
| from the general revenue fund and $2,260,447 is estimated to be from | ||
| federal funds) are appropriated to the commission for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.30. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| SYSTEMWIDE BUSINESS ENABLEMENT PLATFORM PROJECT. (a) All | ||
| unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective | ||
| date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 35(c)(5), | ||
| Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the | ||
| general revenue fund and federal funds to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for the systemwide business enablement | ||
| platform project (estimated to be an aggregate of $9,616,099, of | ||
| which $6,037,560 is estimated to be from the general revenue fund | ||
| and $3,578,539 is estimated to be from federal funds) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.31. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| END-OF-LIFE/END-OF-SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT. (a) All | ||
| unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective | ||
| date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 35(c)(6), | ||
| Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the | ||
| general revenue fund and federal funds to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for replacement of the | ||
| end-of-life/end-of-support network infrastructure, including | ||
| routers, switches, perimeter security protection equipment, | ||
| firewalls, wireless local area networks, and uninterruptible power | ||
| supplies, (estimated to be an aggregate of $24,760,758, of which | ||
| $17,825,269 is estimated to be from the general revenue fund and | ||
| $6,935,489 is estimated to be from federal funds) are appropriated | ||
| to the commission for the same purpose for the two-year period | ||
| beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.32. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| RESTORING REDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. | ||
| (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the | ||
| effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section | ||
| 35(c)(7), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the general revenue fund and federal funds to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission to restore reductions for certain information | ||
| technology projects (estimated to be $5,135,578 from the general | ||
| revenue fund) are appropriated to the commission for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.33. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: FIBER | ||
| AND CABLING PROJECT UPGRADES AT STATE HOSPITALS AND STATE SUPPORTED | ||
| LIVING CENTERS. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 35(c)(8), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Health | ||
| and Human Services Commission for infrastructure upgrades to fiber | ||
| and cabling projects at state hospitals and state supported living | ||
| centers (estimated to be $3,106,672) are appropriated to the | ||
| commission for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.34. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: DATA | ||
| CENTER CONSOLIDATION. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 35(d)(5), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund and federal | ||
| funds to the Health and Human Services Commission to provide for | ||
| data center consolidation (estimated to be an aggregate of | ||
| $4,519,412, of which $2,595,271 is estimated to be from the general | ||
| revenue fund and $1,924,141 is estimated to be from federal funds) | ||
| are appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.35. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: DATA | ||
| CENTER CONSOLIDATION. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 35(d)(6), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund, interagency | ||
| contract receipts, and federal funds to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission to provide for data center consolidation | ||
| (estimated to be an aggregate of $24,947,262, of which $12,666,241 | ||
| is estimated to be from the general revenue fund, $1,660,625 is | ||
| estimated to be from interagency contract receipts, and $10,620,396 | ||
| is estimated to be from federal funds) are appropriated to the | ||
| commission for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.36. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: MOTOR | ||
| VEHICLES. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 37(a)(1), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Health | ||
| and Human Services Commission for the purchase of motor vehicles | ||
| (estimated to be $7,060,888) are appropriated to the commission for | ||
| the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.37. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| CROSS-BIENNIA TRANSFERS FOR STATE HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION. All | ||
| unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective | ||
| date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 54, Chapter 995 | ||
| (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization | ||
| fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for continuing | ||
| improvements to state hospital facilities (estimated to be $0) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.38. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: WINTERS | ||
| DATA CENTER. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 55(a)(4), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Health | ||
| and Human Services Commission for the Winters Data Center | ||
| (estimated to be $755,896) are appropriated to the commission for | ||
| the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.39. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: WINTERS | ||
| DATA CENTER. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 55(b)(1), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from federal funds to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for the Winters Data Center (estimated to be | ||
| $744,104) are appropriated to the commission for the same purpose | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.40. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: AUSTIN | ||
| STATE HOSPITAL. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 64(1), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization fund to the | ||
| Health and Human Services Commission to finish construction of a | ||
| 240-bed replacement campus of the Austin State Hospital (estimated | ||
| to be $9,599,400) are appropriated to the commission for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.41. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: SAN | ||
| ANTONIO STATE HOSPITAL. (a) All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 64(2), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of | ||
| the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization fund to the | ||
| Health and Human Services Commission to finish construction of a | ||
| 300-bed replacement campus of the San Antonio State Hospital | ||
| (estimated to be $152,400,000) are appropriated to the commission | ||
| for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.42. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| DALLAS-FORT WORTH HOSPITAL. (a) All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 64(3), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of | ||
| the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization fund to the | ||
| Health and Human Services Commission to begin preplanning and | ||
| planning efforts of a new state hospital in the Dallas-Fort Worth | ||
| metropolitan area, including the acquisition of land for that | ||
| purpose (estimated to be $4,475,000), are appropriated to the | ||
| commission for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.43. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| DALLAS-FORT WORTH HOSPITAL. (a) All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 11, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for the purpose of construction of a state | ||
| hospital in Dallas (estimated to be $22,800,000) are appropriated | ||
| to the commission for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act for the purpose of construction of a new | ||
| state hospital in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), is increased by the amount of the appropriation made under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act), for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is increased by | ||
| the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 8.44. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. (a) All unexpended | ||
| and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this | ||
| Act from appropriations made by Section 64(4), Chapter 995 (H.B. | ||
| 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to | ||
| the Health and Human Services Commission for one full-time | ||
| equivalent (FTE) employee to oversee the construction projects | ||
| described by Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of that section | ||
| (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the commission for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| (b) Any additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees the | ||
| Health and Human Services Commission may require to achieve the | ||
| purpose for which the appropriation under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section was made are reflected in the total number of full-time | ||
| equivalent (FTE) employees authorized for the commission in H.B. 1, | ||
| Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act). | ||
| SECTION 8.45. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: RURAL | ||
| HOSPITALS. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of | ||
| the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section | ||
| 12, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the ARPA | ||
| fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for the purpose of | ||
| providing funding for grants to support rural hospitals that have | ||
| been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic (estimated to be $0) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.46. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| INTERNET PORTAL. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 13, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd | ||
| Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the ARPA fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for the | ||
| purpose of providing funding for the creation of a consolidated | ||
| Internet portal for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance | ||
| Program medical services provider data (estimated to be $0) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.47. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| TECHNOLOGY UPDATES. All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 14, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for the purpose of providing funding for | ||
| technology updates to the Medicaid eligibility computer system | ||
| (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the commission for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.48. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: TEXAS | ||
| CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE. All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 15, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for the purpose of providing funding for | ||
| COVID-19 related expenses incurred by the Texas Civil Commitment | ||
| Office related to consumable supplies and travel (estimated to be | ||
| $0) are appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.49. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: SUNRISE | ||
| CANYON HOSPITAL. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 22, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd | ||
| Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the ARPA fund to the Health and Human Services Commission for the | ||
| purpose of providing funding for the expansion of capacity of | ||
| Sunrise Canyon Hospital (estimated to be $14,843,738) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.50. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: | ||
| STAFFING NEEDS. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 33, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Health and Human | ||
| Services Commission for the purpose of providing funding to | ||
| administer one-time grants related to providing critical staffing | ||
| needs resulting from frontline health care workers affected by | ||
| COVID-19 as described by that section (estimated to be $0) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) Money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section is | ||
| subject to all the restrictions, reporting requirements, and | ||
| statements of legislative intent provided by Section 33, Chapter 10 | ||
| (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 | ||
| (the Supplemental Appropriations Act). | ||
| SECTION 8.51. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON: MARITIME | ||
| INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. (a) All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 59, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to Texas A&M | ||
| University at Galveston for dock and other infrastructure | ||
| improvements needed to accept new and larger vessels from the | ||
| United States Department of Transportation and the United States | ||
| Maritime Administration (MARAD) (estimated to be $10,000,000) are | ||
| appropriated to the university for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) The legislature finds that there is a demonstrated need | ||
| for the appropriation of general revenue funds for the purpose | ||
| described by Subsection (a) of this section. The appropriation made | ||
| by this section is contingent on approval by two-thirds of each | ||
| chamber of the legislature, as required by Section 18(i), Article | ||
| VII, Texas Constitution. | ||
| SECTION 8.52. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: TEXAS | ||
| CHILD MENTAL HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM. (a) All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from appropriations made by Section 8, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of | ||
| the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Higher Education | ||
| Coordinating Board for the purpose of supporting the operations and | ||
| expansion of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium to | ||
| expand mental health initiatives for children, pregnant women, and | ||
| women who are up to one year postpartum (estimated to be | ||
| $56,541,442) are appropriated to the coordinating board for the | ||
| same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act. | ||
| (b) At the direction of the Texas Child Mental Health Care | ||
| Consortium, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall transfer | ||
| money appropriated under Subsection (a) of this section to | ||
| health-related institutions of higher education through | ||
| interagency contracts for: | ||
| (1) enhancements and expansion of the Child Psychiatry | ||
| Access Network; | ||
| (2) enhancements and expansion of the Texas Child | ||
| Access Through Telemedicine program; | ||
| (3) expansion of the child and adolescent mental | ||
| health workforce; and | ||
| (4) administrative expenses. | ||
| (c) The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may | ||
| transfer money allocated for a purpose described by Subsection | ||
| (b)(1), (2), or (3) of this section to any other purpose described | ||
| by those subdivisions, except that a transfer of more than 10 | ||
| percent of the money allocated for one of those purposes may be made | ||
| only with the prior approval for the transfer and expenditure from | ||
| the Legislative Budget Board. A request for approval of the | ||
| transfer and expenditure by the consortium is considered approved | ||
| unless the Legislative Budget Board issues a written disapproval | ||
| within 10 business days of the receipt and review of the request by | ||
| the Legislative Budget Board. | ||
| (d) Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may enhance | ||
| the Child Psychiatry Access Network to improve perinatal mental | ||
| health services. | ||
| SECTION 8.53. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: STATE | ||
| OPERATIONS CENTER. All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 9, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Texas Division of | ||
| Emergency Management for the purpose of the acquisition of land | ||
| for, and construction of, a state operations center (estimated to | ||
| be $0) are appropriated to the division for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.54. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER | ||
| AT HOUSTON: TEXAS EPIDEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE. All unexpended | ||
| and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this | ||
| Act from appropriations made by Section 17, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to The | ||
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for the | ||
| purpose of operating the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute | ||
| (estimated to be $12,275,876) are appropriated to the center for | ||
| the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.55. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTIONAL | ||
| ENHANCEMENTS. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 40(1), Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), | ||
| from the ARPA fund to Texas Tech University for institutional | ||
| enhancement (estimated to be $12,000,000) are appropriated to the | ||
| university for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.56. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: RURAL | ||
| VETERINARIANS GRANT PROGRAM. All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 46, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Higher Education | ||
| Coordinating Board for the purpose of providing funding for the | ||
| rural veterinarians grant program (estimated to be $1,000,000) are | ||
| appropriated to the coordinating board for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.57. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: MAINTENANCE OF STATE | ||
| FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from appropriations made by Section 13(a)(2), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to | ||
| the Texas Education Agency to be used in the manner required by the | ||
| negotiated legal settlement agreement between the State of Texas | ||
| and the United States Department of Education to prevent the | ||
| withholding of federal funds as a result of an alleged failure to | ||
| maintain adequate state financial support for special education | ||
| under federal law (20 U.S.C. Section 1412(a)(18)(A) and 34 C.F.R. | ||
| Section 300.163(a)), during the state fiscal years ending August | ||
| 31, 2017, and August 31, 2018, (estimated to be $74,600,000) are | ||
| appropriated to the agency for the same purpose for the two-year | ||
| period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.58. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: PROGRAM | ||
| ENHANCEMENTS. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 44, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd | ||
| Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the ARPA fund to the Texas Education Agency for the purpose of | ||
| providing funding for the big brothers and big sisters program | ||
| technological staff enhancements (estimated to be $0) are | ||
| appropriated to the agency for the same purpose for the two-year | ||
| period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.59. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL | ||
| CURRICULUM. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from the appropriations made by | ||
| Section 10, Chapter 7 (H.B. 5), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 2nd | ||
| Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for the | ||
| purpose of implementing the provisions of Chapter 9 (S.B. 3), 87th | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, (estimated to be $0) are | ||
| appropriated to the agency for the same purpose for the two-year | ||
| period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.60. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS | ||
| JUDICIAL COUNCIL: BOND LEGISLATION. (a) All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from the appropriations made by Section 14, Chapter 7 (H.B. 5), Acts | ||
| of the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund and the General | ||
| Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic Filing System Account | ||
| No. 5157 to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial | ||
| Council for the purpose of implementing the provisions of Chapter | ||
| 11 (S.B. 6), 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, (estimated | ||
| to be $0 from the general revenue fund and $0 from the General | ||
| Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic Filing System Account | ||
| No. 5157) are appropriated to the office for the same purpose for | ||
| the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) Any additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees the | ||
| Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council may require | ||
| to achieve the purpose for which the appropriation under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section was made are reflected in the total number of | ||
| full-time equivalent (FTE) employees authorized for the office in | ||
| H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act). | ||
| SECTION 8.61. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS | ||
| JUDICIAL COUNCIL. (a) All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from the | ||
| appropriations made by Section 1(a), Chapter 8 (H.B. 9), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the general revenue fund to the Office of | ||
| Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council for the purpose of | ||
| providing funding for indigent legal representation, foreign | ||
| language interpreters for courts, increased staff functions, | ||
| equipment purchases, and program administration costs (estimated | ||
| to be $116,453) are appropriated to the office for the same purpose | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) Any additional full-time equivalent (FTE) employees the | ||
| Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council may require | ||
| to achieve the purpose for which the appropriation under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section was made are reflected in the total number of | ||
| full-time equivalent (FTE) employees authorized for the office in | ||
| H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act). | ||
| (c) Consistent with Section 8, Chapter 8 (H.B. 9), Acts of | ||
| the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), the Office of Court Administration, Texas | ||
| Judicial Council shall report all budgeted and expended amounts and | ||
| performance indicator results for border security relating to the | ||
| appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this section to the | ||
| Legislative Budget Board. | ||
| SECTION 8.62. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, JUDICIARY | ||
| SECTION: APPROPRIATIONS FOR SHORTFALL IN COURT FEES. All | ||
| unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective | ||
| date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 29(a)(1), | ||
| Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the ARPA | ||
| fund to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Judiciary Section for | ||
| the purpose of addressing the backlog in court cases, including to | ||
| pay for visiting judges and support staff (estimated to be | ||
| $7,000,000), are appropriated to the judiciary section for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.63. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS | ||
| JUDICIAL COUNCIL: APPROPRIATIONS FOR SHORTFALL IN COURT FEES. (a) | ||
| All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the | ||
| effective date of this Act from appropriations made by Section | ||
| 29(a)(2)(A), Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd | ||
| Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the ARPA fund to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial | ||
| Council for the purpose of addressing the backlog in court cases, | ||
| including information technology support, (estimated to be | ||
| $1,520,000) are appropriated to the office for the same purpose for | ||
| the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent | ||
| (FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during | ||
| that period, the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial | ||
| Council may employ out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of | ||
| this section eight full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of the Office of Court | ||
| Administration, Texas Judicial Council in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act), is increased by the amount of the | ||
| appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (d) The capital budget authority of the Office of Court | ||
| Administration, Texas Judicial Council in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriation made under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 8.64. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS | ||
| JUDICIAL COUNCIL: APPROPRIATIONS FOR SHORTFALL IN COURT FEES. All | ||
| unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective | ||
| date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 29(a)(2)(B), | ||
| Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called | ||
| Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the ARPA | ||
| fund to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council | ||
| for deposit into the Fair Defense Account No. 5073 and for use by | ||
| the office for the purpose of addressing the backlog in court cases, | ||
| as authorized by other law (estimated to be $0), are appropriated to | ||
| the office for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on | ||
| the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.65. OFFICE OF CAPITAL AND FORENSIC WRITS: | ||
| APPROPRIATIONS FOR SHORTFALL IN COURT FEES. (a) All unexpended and | ||
| unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act | ||
| from appropriations made by Section 29(a)(3), Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Office | ||
| of Capital and Forensic Writs for the purpose of addressing the | ||
| backlog in court cases and paying costs related to the coronavirus | ||
| disease pandemic (estimated to be $15,000) are appropriated to the | ||
| office for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| (b) During the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent | ||
| (FTE) employees other law authorizes the office to employ during | ||
| that period, the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs may employ out | ||
| of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section one | ||
| full-time equivalent (FTE) employee. | ||
| SECTION 8.66. RAILROAD COMMISSION: MAINFRAME | ||
| TRANSFORMATION. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 62, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the general revenue fund and the Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup | ||
| Account No. 5155 to the Railroad Commission for the purpose of | ||
| phase two of an information technology mainframe computer | ||
| transformation project (estimated to be $10,737,824) are | ||
| appropriated to the commission for the same purpose for the | ||
| two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.67. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: NUTRITION | ||
| ASSISTANCE. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as | ||
| of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 28, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the general revenue fund to the Department of Agriculture to be used | ||
| for Texans Feeding Texans - Home Delivered Meals Program and Texans | ||
| Feeding Texans - Surplus Agricultural Products Grant Program | ||
| (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to the department for the same | ||
| purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.68. GENERAL LAND OFFICE: ALAMO. All unexpended | ||
| and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective date of this | ||
| Act from appropriations made by Section 29, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), | ||
| Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the economic stabilization | ||
| fund to the General Land Office for the purposes authorized by | ||
| Subchapter I, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code, (estimated to be | ||
| $50,000,000) are appropriated to the office for the same purpose | ||
| for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.69. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION AND | ||
| OUTREACH GRANTS. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 36, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd | ||
| Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the ARPA fund to the Parks and Wildlife Department for the purpose | ||
| of providing funding for grants throughout this state as authorized | ||
| by other law and consistent with Strategy C.2.1, Outreach and | ||
| Education, as listed in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), (estimated to be $40,000,000) are appropriated to the | ||
| department for the same purpose for the two-year period beginning | ||
| on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.70. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: TEXAS STATE | ||
| AQUARIUM CENTER. All unexpended and unobligated balances remaining | ||
| as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations made by | ||
| Section 42, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd | ||
| Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from | ||
| the ARPA fund to the Parks and Wildlife Department for the purpose | ||
| of providing funding to the Texas State Aquarium Center for | ||
| wildlife research (estimated to be $3,000,000) are appropriated to | ||
| the department for the same purpose for the two-year period | ||
| beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.71. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: PRESIDIO | ||
| CUSTOMS INSPECTION STATION. All unexpended and unobligated | ||
| balances remaining as of the effective date of this Act from | ||
| appropriations made by Section 31, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the Department of | ||
| Transportation for the purpose of providing funding for a customs | ||
| inspection station on the South Orient Rail Line in Presidio, Texas | ||
| (estimated to be $0), are appropriated to the department for the | ||
| same purpose for the two-year period beginning on the effective | ||
| date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.72. DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES: ACCOUNTS | ||
| RECEIVABLE SYSTEM PROJECT. All unexpended and unobligated balances | ||
| remaining as of the effective date of this Act from appropriations | ||
| made by Section 35(c)(11), Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the Supplemental | ||
| Appropriations Act), from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles | ||
| fund to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the Accounts | ||
| Receivable System Project (estimated to be $0) are appropriated to | ||
| the department for the same purpose for the two-year period | ||
| beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 8.73. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: FOOD BANKS. All | ||
| unexpended and unobligated balances remaining as of the effective | ||
| date of this Act from appropriations made by Section 7, Chapter 10 | ||
| (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021 | ||
| (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), from the ARPA fund to the | ||
| Department of Agriculture for the purpose of providing supplemental | ||
| funding to food banks in response to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| (estimated to be $72,600,000) are appropriated to the department | ||
| for the purpose of providing supplemental funding to food banks for | ||
| the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. | ||
| ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | ||
| SECTION 9.01. SALARY INCREASE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) In | ||
| this section, "salary increase" means: | ||
| (1) a 5.0 percent increase in monthly salary with a | ||
| minimum increase of $250 per month, effective July 1, 2023; and | ||
| (2) any related employee benefits costs associated | ||
| with the salary increase described by Subdivision (1) of this | ||
| subsection, including contributions required by Sections 17.03, | ||
| page IX-79, and 17.06, page IX-80, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of | ||
| the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act). | ||
| (b) The amount necessary to pay for a salary increase for | ||
| all employee positions for state agencies paid according to the | ||
| Classification Salary Schedules listed in Section 2.01, Article IX, | ||
| Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), including employee | ||
| positions for the Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas A&M | ||
| University System service agencies, and agencies funded under | ||
| Article X of that Act, for the period beginning July 1, 2023, and | ||
| ending August 31, 2023 (estimated to be an aggregate of | ||
| $99,157,791, of which $63,860,952 is estimated to be from the | ||
| general revenue fund, $5,713,926 is estimated to be from general | ||
| revenue dedicated accounts, $11,390,274 is estimated to be from | ||
| other state funds and accounts, and $18,192,639 is estimated to be | ||
| from federal funds), is appropriated to the comptroller of public | ||
| accounts for that period for the purpose of making those salary | ||
| increases. | ||
| (c) The amount appropriated under Subsection (b) of this | ||
| section includes money from the general revenue fund, general | ||
| revenue dedicated accounts, and other funds that is intended to | ||
| provide the salary increase described by that subsection for | ||
| certain employee positions currently paid from federal funds that | ||
| are not available for this purpose. | ||
| (d) Money appropriated under Subsection (b) of this section | ||
| may not be used to provide a salary increase for statewide elected | ||
| officials, justices or judges of the appellate and district courts, | ||
| district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, county attorneys | ||
| performing the duties of a district attorney, line item exempt | ||
| (non-classified) employees, employees of institutions of higher | ||
| education (other than employees of the Higher Education | ||
| Coordinating Board or a Texas A&M University System service | ||
| agency), or the compensatory per diem of board or commission | ||
| members. | ||
| (e) The provisions of Section 6.08, Article IX, Chapter 1053 | ||
| (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act), requiring salaries and benefits to be | ||
| paid proportionally from each source of funding are incorporated | ||
| into this section by reference and apply to the appropriation made | ||
| under Subsection (b) of this section. Each agency shall pay the | ||
| salary increase described by that subsection from funds held in the | ||
| state treasury and from local funds in the same proportion as the | ||
| employee's regular compensation is paid, unless the employee's | ||
| salary is paid from federal funds that are not available for that | ||
| purpose. | ||
| (f) The comptroller of public accounts shall adopt rules as | ||
| necessary to administer this section. The comptroller shall | ||
| allocate money appropriated under Subsection (b) of this section to | ||
| each agency, and to the appropriate employee benefit appropriation | ||
| items, in accordance with those rules. | ||
| (g) A state agency that receives money appropriated under | ||
| Subsection (b) of this section may not increase fees or taxes to | ||
| offset the appropriation. The amount necessary to provide the | ||
| salary increase described by that subsection for employees of a | ||
| state agency subject to a provision in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts | ||
| of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act), limiting the amount appropriated to the agency | ||
| to revenues collected by the agency, is included in the amount | ||
| appropriated under that subsection. This subsection does not apply | ||
| to the Texas Department of Insurance. | ||
| (h) The salary increase provided under Subsection (b) of | ||
| this section applies to part-time employees hired pursuant to | ||
| Section 658.009, Government Code. For purposes of this section, in | ||
| computing the salary increase described by Subsection (b) of this | ||
| section for those part-time employees, the amount provided for each | ||
| employee must be proportional to the number of hours the employee | ||
| works per week as compared to a 40-hour work week. | ||
| (i) This section: | ||
| (1) applies to: | ||
| (A) all staff positions at the Windham School | ||
| District and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and | ||
| (B) the non-instructional staff positions at the | ||
| School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind and Visually | ||
| Impaired; and | ||
| (2) does not apply to the instructional staff | ||
| positions at the School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind | ||
| and Visually Impaired whose salaries are statutorily tied to the | ||
| salary schedule at the Austin Independent School District. | ||
| (j) It is the intent of the legislature that if this Act | ||
| becomes effective after July 1, 2023, the salary increase described | ||
| by Subsection (b) of this section should be calculated for the month | ||
| of July at a percentage that yields a 5.0 percent increase in each | ||
| employee position's salary for the month of July compared to the | ||
| employee position's salary for the month of June. | ||
| (k) The amount of a salary increase provided under this | ||
| section may not be considered in determining the amount of a salary | ||
| increase provided in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations Act). | ||
| SECTION 9.02. MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES. (a) The following | ||
| amounts are appropriated from the specified sources to the | ||
| following agencies for use during the two-year period beginning on | ||
| the effective date of this Act for the purpose of purchasing motor | ||
| vehicles for the agency's use as authorized by general law: | ||
| (1) Office of the Attorney General: $170,000 from the | ||
| ARPA fund, and $330,000 from federal funds; | ||
| (2) Texas Historical Commission: $1,966,983 from the | ||
| ARPA fund; | ||
| (3) Secretary of State: $30,000 from the ARPA fund; | ||
| (4) Department of State Health Services: $965,539 from | ||
| the ARPA fund; | ||
| (5) Health and Human Services Commission: $7,850,000 | ||
| from the ARPA fund; | ||
| (6) Texas A&M Forest Service: $2,056,918 from the | ||
| Texas Department of Insurance operating account number 0036; | ||
| (7) Texas Division of Emergency Management: | ||
| $13,300,000 from the ARPA fund; | ||
| (8) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: $2,699,050 | ||
| from the ARPA fund; | ||
| (9) Texas Department of Criminal Justice: $43,587,907 | ||
| from the ARPA fund; | ||
| (10) Texas Juvenile Justice Department: $540,800 from | ||
| the ARPA fund; | ||
| (11) Commission on Law Enforcement: $1,791,342 from | ||
| the ARPA fund; | ||
| (12) Texas Military Department: $250,000 from the ARPA | ||
| fund; | ||
| (13) Texas Department of Public Safety: $119,524,563 | ||
| from the ARPA fund, $10,142,500 from federal funds, and $493,086 | ||
| from appropriated receipts (other funds); | ||
| (14) Department of Agriculture: $1,047,346 from the | ||
| ARPA fund; | ||
| (15) Animal Health Commission: $1,780,000 from the | ||
| ARPA fund; | ||
| (16) Commission on Environmental Quality: a total of | ||
| $882,655 from the following general revenue dedicated accounts: | ||
| (A) Clean Air Account No. 0151: $452,561; | ||
| (B) Water Resource Management Account No. 0153: | ||
| $129,357; | ||
| (C) Watermaster Administration Account No. 0158: | ||
| $160,000; | ||
| (D) Waste Management Account No. 0549: $51,200; | ||
| and | ||
| (E) Operating Permit Fees Account No. 5094: | ||
| $89,537; | ||
| (17) General Land Office: a total of $150,000 from the | ||
| following accounts: | ||
| (A) Coastal Protection Account No. 0027: | ||
| $55,000; | ||
| (B) Veterans Land Program Administration Fund | ||
| No. 0522 (other funds): $50,000; and | ||
| (C) Permanent School Fund No. 0044 (other | ||
| funds): $45,000; | ||
| (18) Parks and Wildlife Department: a total of | ||
| $23,834,647 from the following sources: | ||
| (A) $9,714,457 from the State Parks Account | ||
| No. 0064; | ||
| (B) $18,560 from the Texas Recreation and Parks | ||
| Account No. 0467; | ||
| (C) $13,440 from the Large County and Municipal | ||
| Recreation and Parks Account No. 5150; | ||
| (D) $1,957,920 from the general revenue fund; and | ||
| (E) $12,130,270 from the Game, Fish, and Water | ||
| Safety Account No. 0009; | ||
| (19) Railroad Commission: a total of $9,500,451 from | ||
| the following sources: | ||
| (A) $6,928,829 from the ARPA fund; | ||
| (B) $1,482,922 from the Oil and Gas Regulation | ||
| and Cleanup Account No. 5155; and | ||
| (C) $1,088,700 from federal funds; | ||
| (20) Water Development Board: $300,000 from the ARPA | ||
| fund; | ||
| (21) Department of Motor Vehicles: $158,000 from the | ||
| Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund No. 0010 (other funds); | ||
| (22) Department of Transportation: $31,009,632 from | ||
| the State Highway Fund No. 0006 (other funds); | ||
| (23) Workforce Commission: a total of $717,977 from | ||
| the following sources: | ||
| (A) $42,103 from the ARPA fund, including $1,719 | ||
| from the Career Schools and Colleges No. 8013 and $1,890 from the GR | ||
| Match for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | ||
| Administration No. 8014; | ||
| (B) $2,750 from the Unemployment Compensation | ||
| Special Administration Account No. 0165; and | ||
| (C) $673,124 from federal funds; | ||
| (24) Department of Licensing and Regulation: $440,000 | ||
| from the ARPA fund; | ||
| (25) Board of Plumbing Examiners: $48,000 from the | ||
| general revenue fund; and | ||
| (26) Texas Department of Insurance: $450,000 from the | ||
| Texas Department of Insurance operating account number 0036. | ||
| (b) The capital budget authority of each agency listed under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the | ||
| 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General | ||
| Appropriations Act), is increased by the amount of the | ||
| appropriation made to the agency under Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section. | ||
| (c) The capital budget authority of each agency listed under | ||
| Subsection (a) of this section in H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the General Appropriations | ||
| Act), for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, is | ||
| increased by the amount of the appropriation made to the agency | ||
| under Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| SECTION 9.03. LIMITATION, REPORTING, AND TRANSFER | ||
| PROVISIONS OF GAA INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. The provisions | ||
| relating to limitations, reporting, or transfer of Article IX, | ||
| Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), and of Article IX, | ||
| H.B. 1, Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (the | ||
| General Appropriations Act), are incorporated into this Act by | ||
| reference and apply to the appropriations made by this Act. | ||
| ARTICLE 10. EFFECTIVE DATE | ||
| SECTION 10.01. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Subject to Subsections | ||
| (b) and (c) of this section, this Act takes effect immediately. | ||
| (b) Sections 8.03, 8.04, 8.08, 8.10, 8.11, 8.13, 8.14, 8.15, | ||
| 8.25, 8.37, 8.40, 8.41, 8.42, and 8.68 of this Act take effect only | ||
| if this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in | ||
| each house of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), | ||
| Article III, Texas Constitution. | ||
| (c) Sections 4.05 and 8.51 of this Act take effect only if | ||
| this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in | ||
| each house of the legislature, as provided by Section 18(i), | ||
| Article VII, Texas Constitution. | ||
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