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AirWOIRNUY lvNItHRRA1LSeptember 14,
1970
Honorable Ben Barnes
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Honorable Gus Mutscher
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Austin, TexasOpinion No. M-695
Re: Authority of the Senate
and House of Representa-
tives to enter into a con-
tract direct with the State
Building Commission for
certain "building repair
and remodeling" and to pay
certain funds for such ser-vices.
Gentlemen:
In your letter requesting an opinion from this office, you
submit the following fact:
"In House Bill No. 2, Pcts of the 61st Legis-
lature, Second Called Session,*the Senate and House
of Representatives have appropriations provided to
them which in part permit 'building repair and re-
modeling and other expenses' of the Senate and House
of Representatives."
With regard to this fact you ask the following question:
"Do the Senate and House of Representatives
have the authority to enter into a contract direct
with the State Building Commission for 'building re-
pair and remodeling' and to transfer to the Building
Commission such portion of said appropriated funds
as are necessary to pay for such building repairs
and remodeling under the terms of the contract?"
General Appropriation Act-3354-
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