General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the Sixty-Second Legislature and the Regular Session of the Sixty-Third Legislature Page: 281
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APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL ACT
State institutions of higher learning either acting directly or through the Board
of Control or through any other State agency in behalf of their respective institu-
tions, are herel)y authorized to negotiate purchases of commodities an(d supplies
of any kind or character whatsoever needed by any State agency with the duly
authorized agencies of the Federal Government. However, any such commodities
or supplies so purchased shall b)e obtained at a price not to exceed the prevailing
market value thereof, and if there be no market value then at the real or intrinsic
value.
It is further provided that only for the purposes of the expenditures authorized
in the preceding paragraph, the Board of Control and the governing boards of
the State institutions of higher learning may waive the requirement of bidder's
bond and performance bondls, otherwise required, in negotiating such purchases
with the duly authorized representatives of the Federal Government.
Except as specifically authorized to do so by existing statutes, none of the
agencies for which appropriations are made in this Act shall accept the donation
of real property or expend any of the moneys apll)propriated herein for the pur-
chase of real property without the expressed permission and authorization of the
Legislature. It is further provided that the institutions of higher education are
specifically authorized to accept gifts or devises of real property from private
sources for the establishment of scholarships, professorships, or other trusts for
educational purposes, l)provideld sucl property will not hereafter require appro-
priations b)y the Legislature for operation, maintenance, repair, or the construction
of buildings.
Sec. 25. SURPLUS PROPERTY. Receipts to any agency of the State Govern-
ment specified in this Act which are received from the sale of surplus property,
equipment, livestock, conunod(lities, or salvage pursuant to the provisions of Senate
Bill No. 190, Chapter 414, Acts, Fifty-fifth Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, as
amended, are hereby appropriated to such State agency for expenditure during
the fiscal year in which such receipts are received. Receipts from such surplus
and salvage sales are to be credited to the appropriation item from which like
property, equipment, livestock, or conunodities would be purchased.
Sec. 26. EXCESS OBLIGATIONS PROHIBITED. No department or agency
specified in this Act shall incur an obligation in excess of the amounts appro-
l)riated to it for the respective objects or purposes named. In the event this pro-
vision is violated, the State Auditor shall certify the fact and the amount of over-
obligation to the Comptroller, and the Comptroller shall deduct an amount or
amounts equivalent to such over-obligation from the salary or other compensation
due the responsible disbursing or requisitioning officer or employee, and apply on
the payment of the obligation. This provision is specified pursuant to Section 10,
Article XVI, of the Constitution of Texas.
Sec. 27. DEFINITION OF U.B. The words "unexpended balance" or the
abbreviation "U.B." when used in this Act means the unobligated balance left in
the appropriation, and includes only that l)part of the appropriation, if any, which
has not been set apart by the incurring of an obligation or commitment or in-
debtedness by the State agency in charge of spending such appropriation.
Sec. 28. REIMBURSEMENTS AND PAYMENTS. Any reimbursements received
by an agency of the State for authorized services rendered to anlly other agency
of the State Government, and any payments to an agency of the State Govern-
ment made in settlement of a claim for damages, are hereby apl)prol)riated to the
agency of the State receiving such reimbursements and payments for use during
the fiscal year in which they are received.
The reimbursements and payments received shall be credited by the Comptroller
to the agency's current appropriation items or accounts from which the expendi-
tures of like character were originally made, or in the case of damage settle-
ments to the al))ppropriation items or accounts from which repairs or replacements
are made: l)rovided, however, that any refund of less than Fifty Dollars ($50)
to an institution of higher education for postage, telephone service, returned books
and materials, cylinder and container deposits, insurance premiums and like items,
shall be deposited to the current fund account of the institution in the State
Treasury and such funds are hereby reappropriated.
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Texas. Legislature. General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Second, Third and Fourth Called Sessions of the Sixty-Second Legislature and the Regular Session of the Sixty-Third Legislature, legislative document, 1973; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221792/m1/359/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.