Bill Amendment: TX SB8 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

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Bill Title: Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations.

Status: 2021-11-08 - Effective immediately [SB8 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB8-House_Amendment_H_2_1-Middleton.html

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Amend CSSB 8 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 3, strike "$200,000,000" and substitute "$20,000,000" in each of the following places it appears:

(A)  page 3, line 9; and

(B)  page 3, line 26.

(2)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: TOURISM, TRAVEL, AND HOSPITALITY RECOVERY GRANTS. (a) The amount of $180,000,000 is appropriated to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor from 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 for the purpose of providing funding for grants during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for tourism, travel, and hospitality industry recovery, to the extent the grants are authorized by other law.

(b)  Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section, $45,000,000 may be used only for the purpose of providing funding for grants to businesses and entities that are based in Texas and were directly affected by a federal No Sail Order.

(c)  It is the intent of the legislature that the governor give priority to potential grantees that have not received direct federal aid and that the amount of each authorized grant awarded, other than a grant described by Subsection (b), does not exceed $20,000.