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