Texas § GV.317.002 - TYPES OF PROPOSALS TO AFFECT APPROPRIATIONS
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§ GV.317.002. TYPES OF PROPOSALS TO AFFECT APPROPRIATIONS
TYPES OF PROPOSALS TO AFFECT APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The governor or Legislative Budget Board may propose that a state agency be prohibited from spending, obligating the expenditure of, or distributing part or all of an appropriation made to the agency unless the amount is reappropriated by the legislature or is released, or expenditures are approved, as provided in the proposal. (b) After finding that an emergency exists, the governor or Legislative Budget Board may propose that the authority to spend, obligate the expenditure of, or distribute part or all of an appropriation made to a state agency: (1) be transferred to another state agency to be used for a specified purpose; or (2) be retained by the agency to which the appropriation was made but used for a purpose different from or additional to the purpose for which the appropriation was made. (c) The governor or Legislative Budget Board may propose a change in the time that an appropriation is distributed or otherwise made available to a state agency, whether the time of distribution or availability is set by appropriations act or general law. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 26,
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Section GV.317.002 ("TYPES OF PROPOSALS TO AFFECT APPROPRIATIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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