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: 288
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62nd LEGISLATURE-3rd CALLED SESSION
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Sec. 54. It is specifically provided that prior to the expenditure of any funds
which may be appropriated for Capitol renovation, such proposed expenditures shall
be approved in advance, in writing, by the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
Sec. 55. INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. Interpretation of
Legislative intent as it relates to the funds appropriated in this Act and the con-
ditions, limitations and procedures relating thereto shall be the responsibility of
the Attorney General. In the event of controversies or conflicts of interpretation,
final determination of Legislative intent shall be made through opinions or rulings
by the Attorney General, and the Comptroller of Public Accounts is directed to fol-
low such opinions or rulings and adhere to the intent of the Legislature in the pay-
ment of claims from the funds appropriated in this Act.
It is further provided that the Comptroller shall not refuse to pass for payment
a legal claim, factually justified, for which a valid appropriation has been made.
Sec. 56. BUDGETING AND REPORTING. As a limitation and restriction upon
appropriations made by this Act, all agencies covered under Article I through Arti-
cle IV shall expend funds only if there is compliance with the following provisions:
a. On or before September 1 of each fiscal year an itemized budget covering the
operation of the ensuing fiscal year shall be filed with the Division of Operations
Analysis in the Office of the Governor and the Legislative Budget Board.
b. All subsequent amendments to the original budget shall be filed with the Di-
vision of Operations Analysis in the Office of the Governor and the Legislative
Budget Board within thirty (30) days of approval of such amendment.
Sec. 57. ANNUAL REPORTS AND INVENTORIES. None of the moneys ap-
propriated in this Act in Articles I, II, III, and to the Central Education Agency;
the Special Schools under the State Board of Education; the Coordinating Board,
Texas College and University System; the Teacher Retirement System; the Board
of Regents, State Senior Colleges-Central Office; and the Cotton Research Com-
mittee of Texas in Article IV of this Act, may be expended after a period of one
hundred (100) days following the close of the fiscal year, unless there has been
filed with the Governor, the Auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board an annual
report as of August 31 of the preceding fiscal year by the executive head of each
department or agency specified in this Act, showing the use of appropriated funds.
The annual report shall include the following:
a. An annual financial report including a statement of assets, liabilities and fund
balances and showing the true condition of all funds and accounts balances for
which the department or agency head is responsible, and reflecting the actual cash
on hand and on deposit in banks and in the State Treasury accounts, and moneys
due the department or agency from all sources; values of consumable supplies and
postage; values of inventories of movable equipment and other fixed assets; in-
vestments of bonds, notes, and other securities owned by any special funds under
the jurisdiction of the department or agency; all other assets; and all sums of
which the department or agency is liable for services rendered or goods received.
The report shall also contain summaries by sources of all revenues collected or ac-
cruing to the State through the department or agency for the fiscal year immedi-
ately preceding; and a summary of appropriations, expenditures and all other dis-
bursements of the department or agency for the fiscal year. The State Auditor is
to approve all reports as to form and content.
b. A list of all bonded employees showing name, title, and amount of surety
bond, together with the name of the surety company.
c. An analysis of space occupied by the department or agency showing the num-
ber of square feet rented and the number of square feet occupied in State-owned
buildings; giving the location of such space by building name or address and the
number of square feet devoted to office, warehouse or other designated uses, indi-
cating the cost per square foot, cost per month, annual cost and lessor of all rented
space, and such other information as may be of assistance in describing the space
utilized by each State department or agency.
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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/m1/366/?q=waco+tornado&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.