Issue Date: 1999-08-30
Revised Date: 2018-04-20

Legal Cites

Origin:

August 30, 1999 by H.B. 1676, 76th Leg., R.S.

Purpose

This account is created in General Revenue to record receipt of money transferred to the account at the direction of the Legislature from General Revenue (tobacco settlement), gifts, and grants contributed to the account. Only the available earnings of the account may be appropriated by the legislature for the purposes of Subchapter H, Chapter 487, Government Code.

Classification Group 12: Restricted Use Funds [?]
Depository Interest Credited to General Revenue Fund 0001.
Disposition of Balance Accumulative
Appropriation Technique General Appropriations Act

Note

Creation of the account was finally authorized by H.B. 3084, 76th Leg., R.S.

Amended by H.B. 1918, 81st Leg., R.S.

Agency changed from Texas Department of Rural Affairs (Agency 357) because it was abolished and combined with Department of Agriculture, Agency 551 by S.B. 1, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S.

H.B. 7, 83rd Leg., R.S. requires interest be deposited to General Revenue (0001).

H.B. 6, 84th Leg., R.S. removed this account from certification under Government Code, Sec. 403.095. Interest deposit changed back to retained in account.

H.B. 3849, 85th Leg., R.S. made account available for certification. Interest deposit changed to General Revenue Fund 0001.

USAS Values

USAS Title GR ACCT-PERM FD RURAL HEALTH FAC CAP IMP
Consolidated Fund 0001
State Fund Group 12 - RESTRICTED USE FUNDS
USAS Status A
Those funds created to record receipt of money where there is a restriction on the use of the funds.