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: 283
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APPROPRIATIONS-GENERAL ACT
made, the employees' names and position titles, distances involved, and the detail
of all expenditures for such transfers. It is specifically provided that the au-
thority granted by this section shall not extend to new employees.
Sec. 34. INTERPRETATION OF ESTIMATES. In the event the amounts of
Federal funds, local funds, or funds other than appropriations from the General
Revenue Fund, have been estimated in this Act in sums greater than are actually
received by the respective agencies of the State, this Act shall not be construed as
appropriating additional funds from General Revenue to make up such differ-
ences. Wherever the language of this Act approl)riates all receipts and balances
from a specified source but uses ain estimate(I amount to inform the Legislature
and the public, the estimated figure is not to be construed as a limitation on the
amount appropriated.
Sec. 35. VENDING MACHINES AUTHORIZED, Except in those areas which
are now served by vendors operating under supervision of the Blind Commis-
sion, vending machines may be placed on State-owned property or in State-owned
buildings only with the approval of the governing boards or commissions and such
approval shall be recorded in the minutes of the body. A copy of the contract
shall be filed with the State Board of Control showing the location within the
agency and the terms of the contract. Proceeds, net revenues, rentals or com-
missions receive(l shall be accounted for as State revenue and the amount so
collected is hereby appropriated to the institution, board, commission or agency
for use as directed by the board or commission authorizing the installation. Vend-
ing machines located in areas or buildings now being service( l)y ven(lors under
the supervision of the Blind Commission mluist be operated under a joint contract
with the machine owners and the vendors operating under the supervision of
the Blind Commission.
See. 36. PAY STATION TELEPHONES AUTHORIZED). Pay station tele-
phones may be located in the Capitol area only with the approval of the State
Board of Control and the net proceeds of such installations shall be collected and
deposited to General Revenue by the State Board of Control. In other areas pay
telephones may be located in State-owned buildings or on State-owned land only
with the approval of the governing board or commission and the net proceeds
shall be collected and accounted for as State revenue and the amount so col-
lected is hereby appropriated for use by the agency as determined l)y the gov-
erning board or commission.
See. 37. RESTRICTION ON EXECUTIVE TYPEWRITERS. None of the
moneys appropriated herein may be expended for the purchase or rental of execu-
tive and/or proportional spacing typewriters, unless the head of the department
makes an affidavit attached to the requisition for the purchase that the use of such
typewriter shall be more economical than purchasing printed matter and such
typewriter shall be in continuous use for at least six (6) hours a d(lay.
See. 38. MESSENGER SERVICE. The Board of Control shall operate mes-
senger service for the purpose of handling written communications (unstamped)
between State agencies located in Austin. All State agencies within the Capitol
Complex Area shall utilize this service. Other State agencies shall avail them-
selves of this service to the maximum extent feasible. State warrants may be
included upon agreement between the State Comptroller, the Board of Control and
the Agency concerned. Stamped mail may be delivered to and from the United
States Post Office located in the Finance Building upon agreement of the State
agency and the Board of Control.
Sec. 39. CENTRAL SUPPLY STORE AND REVOLVING FUND. The legis-
lative intent in establishing a Central Supply Store to serve State agencies is to
obtain maximum efficiency and economy of operations and convenience to State
agencies. To this end, the One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000)
revolving fund established in item fourteen (14) Board of Control appropriation,
Senate Bill No. 11, as amended, Acts of the Sixty-second Legislature, is reap-
propriated herein. Transfer of agency funds to reimburse this revolving fund
for purchases made by the using agency shall be accomplished by the most ef-
ficient and expeditious procedure possible including the elimination of warrant
issuance when feasible.
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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/m1/361/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.