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Mr. D. F. Smallhorst, page 3 (WW-1431)
executive secretary shall be the adminis-
trator of water pollution cont rol acti Vi -
ties for theBoard " Emphasis added).
Section 35a of Article V of Senate Bil. No. I, Acts 57th
Legislature, 1st Called Session 1961, provides in part as fol-
lows:
"Executive heads of State agencies, in--
cluding the Executive Director of the Legis-
lative Council, shall be reimbursed for their
actual meal s, ..loing and incidental expenses
when traveling on official business either in
or out ofthe State." (E emphasis added).
An inspection of Article 7621d leads us to the conclu-
sion that the position of Executive Secretary of the Water
Pollution Control Board does not involve merely clerical
duties or amount to a subordinate position, but is a position
wherein the Executive Secretary is primarily responsible for
the administration of water pollution control activities over
the entire State. He is therefore an "Executive head of a
State agency," and as such, entitled to reimbursement for his
actual expenses while traveling in the course of his official
business for the Water Pollution Control Board either in or
out of the State.
SUMMARY
The Executive Secretary of the Texas Water
Pollution Control Board is the executive
head of a state agency, and as such, is en-
titled to reimbursement for his actual ex-
penses while traveling on official business
either in or out of the State.
Yours very truly,
WILL WILSON
Attorney Ge er of ex
By
Fred D. Ward
Assistan t
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1431, text, August 29, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth268044/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.