S.B. No. 30
 
 
 
AN ACT
relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in
appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority
regarding appropriations.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
       SECTION 1.01.  DEFINITION. In this Act, "ARPA fund" means
money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited
to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325.
ARTICLE 2. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
       SECTION 2.01.  EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM: IMPLEMENTING
PRIOR LEGISLATION. (a) The amount of $165,600,000 is appropriated
from the general revenue fund to the Employees Retirement System
for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
for the purpose of implementing the provisions of Chapter 940 (S.B.
321), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021.
       (b)  The appropriations made in this section are for the
purpose of amortizing the Employees Retirement System Retirement
Program's unfunded actuarial liabilities not later than the state
fiscal year ending August 31, 2054, consistent with Chapter 940
(S.B. 321), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021.
       SECTION 2.02.  EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM: UNFUNDED
ACTUARIAL LIABILITIES. The amount of $900,000,000 is appropriated
from the general revenue fund to the Employees Retirement System
for the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act
for the purpose of amortizing the Employees Retirement System
Retirement Program's unfunded actuarial liabilities.
       SECTION 2.03.  FISCAL PROGRAMS - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC
ACCOUNTS: OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS. The amount of $26,846,996.60 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to Fiscal Programs -
Comptroller of Public Accounts for immediate deposit to the opioid
abatement trust fund pursuant to Section 403.507(b)(2), Government
Code, from money obtained under the statewide opioid settlement
agreement in State of Texas v. McKinsey & Company, Inc., United
States, No. D-1-GN-21-000551 (98th Dist. Ct., Travis County, Tex.,
Feb. 4, 2021).
       SECTION 2.04.  FISCAL PROGRAMS - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC
ACCOUNTS: TEXAS GUARANTEED TUITION PLAN. The amount of
$243,800,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to
Fiscal Programs - Comptroller of Public Accounts for the two-year
period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the purpose
of paying contract obligations and program expenses for the
Guaranteed Tuition Plan/Texas Tomorrow Fund.
       SECTION 2.05.  COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE DEDICATION. Not later than August 31, 2023, the
comptroller of public accounts shall transfer the amount of
$400,000,000 from the general revenue fund to the deferred
maintenance account number 5166 to be used for the purpose of
addressing future maintenance of state buildings as directed by the
legislature.
       SECTION 2.06.  FACILITIES COMMISSION: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
COMMISSION FACILITY. (a)  The amount of $210,300,000 is
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Texas Facilities
Commission for the two-year period beginning on the effective date
of this Act for the purpose of constructing a new facility to be
used by the Library and Archives Commission for records and archive
storage.
       (b)  During the two-year period beginning on the effective
date of this Act, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent
(FTE) employees other law authorizes the commission to employ
during that period, the Texas Facilities Commission may employ out
of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section 4.0
full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
       (c)  During the two-year period beginning on the effective
date of this Act, in addition to the capital budget authority other
law grants to the commission during that period, the Texas
Facilities Commission may use $210,000,000 in capital budget
authority for the appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this
section.
       SECTION 2.07.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: DEPARTMENT OF
INFORMATION RESOURCES.  The unencumbered appropriations from the
ARPA fund and the related increase in capital budget authority made
to the Department of Information Resources by Section 25, Chapter
10 (S.B. 8), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021
(the Supplemental Appropriations Act), for cybersecurity projects
are reduced by $200,000,000.
       SECTION 2.08.  APPROPRIATION REDUCTION: PUBLIC FINANCE