Bill Text: TX SB8 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Comm Sub

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

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 24-12)

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

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  By: Nelson  S.B. No. 8
         (In the Senate - Filed October 1, 2021; October 1, 2021,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
  October 8, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 0;
  October 8, 2021, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 8 By:  Nelson
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to making appropriations of certain federal coronavirus
  relief money.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:  UNEMPLOYMENT
  COMPENSATION FUND.  The amount of $7,245,419,946 is appropriated to
  the comptroller of public accounts 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 use during the state fiscal year beginning
  September 1, 2021, for the purpose of immediately depositing that
  amount to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund under
  Section 203.021, Labor Code, to pay back outstanding advances
  received by this state under Section 1201, Social Security Act (42
  U.S.C. Section 1321), and to return the unemployment compensation
  fund to the statutory floor computed under Section 204.061, Labor
  Code, on October 1, 2021, as reimbursement for payments made as a
  result of the coronavirus disease pandemic.
         SECTION 2.  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)  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
  does not exceed $20,000.
         SECTION 3.  TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
  GOVERNOR:  CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY. The amount of $1,200,000 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 information technology case
  management system improvements for children's advocacy centers
  during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this
  Act.
         SECTION 4.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:  COVID-19
  SERVICES.  (a)  The amount of $2,462,085,730 is appropriated to the
  Department of State Health Services 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 following purposes related to the
  coronavirus disease pandemic during the period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act and ending December 31, 2021:
               (1)  providing funding for state and local hospitals,
  long-term care facilities, psychiatric hospitals, and nursing
  facilities;
               (2)  purchasing therapeutic drugs; and
               (3)  providing funding for the operation of regional
  infusion centers.
         (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that any
  reimbursement received by the Department of State Health Services
  from the Federal Emergency Management Agency related to
  expenditures paid from money appropriated under Subsection (a) of
  this section be deposited to the general revenue fund and not
  expended until appropriated by the 88th Legislature.  
  Appropriations made under Subsection (a) of this section that
  remain unobligated on January 1, 2022, lapse to the credit of the
  Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 and may not be expended until
  appropriated by the legislature.
         SECTION 5.  FISCAL PROGRAMS - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC
  ACCOUNTS:  BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.  (a)  The amount of
  $500,475,163 is appropriated to Fiscal Programs - Comptroller of
  Public Accounts from money received by this state from the
  Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 804)
  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 broadband
  infrastructure in accordance with Section 490I.0108, Government
  Code, and other applicable state or federal law during the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this
  section, $75,000,000 may be used only for the Texas broadband pole
  replacement program.
         SECTION 6.  TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
  GOVERNOR:  VICTIMS OF CRIME.  (a)  The amount of $160,000,000 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 for victims of crime
  during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this
  Act.
         (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that grants made for
  victims of crime during the state fiscal year beginning September
  1, 2021, and the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022,
  equal grants made during the state fiscal year beginning September
  1, 2020.
         SECTION 7.  PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES: COMPENSATION.  
  (a)  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, the following
  agencies are appropriated the following amounts for the purpose of
  providing compensation for agency employees for the state fiscal
  biennium beginning September 1, 2021:
               (1)  Department of Criminal Justice:  $2,729,912,000;
  and
               (2)  Department of Public Safety:  $806,836,021.
         (b)  The agencies listed in Subsection (a) of this section
  shall:
               (1)  in consultation with the comptroller of public
  accounts and the Legislative Budget Board, determine the proper
  allocation of benefits included in the appropriations made under
  Subsection (a) of this section; and
               (2)  identify the strategies and objectives for which
  the appropriations made under Subsection (a) of this section are
  directed.
         (c)  It is the intent of the legislature that the agencies
  receiving appropriations under Subsection (a) of this section
  consider the appropriations as a change in the method of finance of
  the compensation to be paid to agency employees and not as an
  increase in total appropriations to the agencies.
         SECTION 8.  TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM:  TRS-CARE AND
  TRS-ACTIVECARE.  (a)  The amount of $286,337,761 is appropriated to
  the Teacher Retirement System 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
  coronavirus-related claims in TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare incurred
  before September 1, 2021, during the two-year period beginning on
  the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that premiums for
  TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare insurance policies not increase as a
  result of coronavirus-related claims incurred before September 1,
  2021.
         SECTION 9.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE:  FOOD BANKS.  The
  amount of $95,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of
  Agriculture 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 supplemental funding to food banks in
  response to the coronavirus pandemic during the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 10.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD:  TEXAS
  CHILD MENTAL HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM.  (a)  The amount of
  $113,082,887 is appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating
  Board 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 supporting the operations and expansion of the Texas Child
  Mental Health Care Consortium to expand mental health initiatives
  for children during the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act.  At the direction of the Texas Child Mental Health
  Care Consortium, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
  transfer appropriations through interagency contracts with
  health-related institutions of higher education for the following
  purposes:
               (1)  $20,578,442 for enhancements and expansion of the
  Child Psychiatry Access Network;
               (2)  $56,218,976 for enhancements and expansion of the
  Texas Child Access Through Telemedicine program;
               (3)  $32,991,791 for expansion of the child and
  adolescent mental health workforce; and
               (4)  $3,293,676 for administrative expenses.
         (b)  Not later than December 1, 2021, out of money
  appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section, the Higher
  Education Coordinating Board shall transfer $3,293,676 to an
  institution of higher education designated by the Texas Child
  Mental Health Care Consortium for oversight and evaluation of the
  outlined initiatives by means of interagency agreements or any
  other necessary contracts.
         (c)  The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may
  transfer up to 10 percent of money appropriated for the purposes
  described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section to any
  of the other purposes described by those provisions.  The Texas
  Child Mental Health Care Consortium may transfer more than 10
  percent of funds for those purposes only with the prior approval for
  the transfer and expenditure from the Legislative Budget Board.  A
  request for approval of the transfer and expenditure by the
  consortium is considered approved unless the Legislative Budget
  Board issues a written disapproval within 10 business days of the
  receipt and review of the request by the Legislative Budget Board.
         SECTION 11.  TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:  STATE
  OPERATIONS CENTER.  (a)  The amount of $300,000,000 is appropriated
  to the Texas Division of Emergency Management 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 the acquisition
  of land for, and construction of, a state operations center during
  the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  The capital budget authority of the Texas Division of
  Emergency Management in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations
  Act), is increased by $300,000,000 for the appropriation made under
  Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 12.  DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:  
  CYBERSECURITY PROJECTS.  (a)  The amount of $200,000,000 is
  appropriated to the Department of Information Resources for deposit
  into the Technology Improvement and Modernization Fund No. 187 and
  for use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act for the purpose of cybersecurity projects 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.
         (b)  The capital budget authority of the Department of
  Information Resources in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations
  Act), is increased by $200,000,000 for the appropriation made under
  Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 13.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD:  
  UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION.  Contingent on legislation by the 87th
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021, relating to the issuance of
  tuition revenue bonds, becoming law, the amount of $325,000,000 is
  appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Board 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 university
  construction during the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act.
         SECTION 14.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  DALLAS
  STATE HOSPITAL.  (a)  The amount of $237,800,000 is appropriated to
  the Health and Human Services Commission 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 completing
  construction of a state hospital in Dallas during the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  The capital budget authority of the Health and Human
  Services Commission in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations
  Act), is increased by $237,800,000 for the appropriation made under
  Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 15.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  STAFFING
  NEEDS.  (a)  The amount of $400,000,000 is appropriated to the
  Health and Human Services Commission 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 the
  Health and Human Services Commission to administer one-time grants
  related to critical staffing needs of frontline health care workers
  affected by COVID-19, including recruitment and retention bonuses
  for nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, home health
  facilities, community attendants, and emergency medical services
  providers, during the two-year period beginning on the effective
  date of this Act.
         (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that the Health and
  Human Services Commission prioritize grantees that comply with the
  reporting requirements prescribed by Rider 143, Chapter 1053 (S.B.
  1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
  General Appropriations Act), the reporting requirements
  established by Chapter 588 (S.B. 809), Acts of the 87th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, or equivalent reporting
  requirements established by the Health and Human Services
  Commission.
         (c)  Annually, the Health and Human Services Commission
  shall report to the Legislative Budget Board the grants awarded
  under this section. The report must include, for the year covered
  by the report, the amount of grants awarded, the award recipients,
  and the total amount of each grant used by the recipient. The
  report must be submitted to the Legislative Budget Board not later
  than December 1 of the year in which the report is due.
         (d)  Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (a) of this
  section:
               (1)  $200,000,000 may be used only for grants for
  nursing facilities; and
               (2)  $200,000,000 may be used only for grants for
  assisted living facilities, home health facilities, community
  attendants, and emergency medical services providers.
         SECTION 16.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  RURAL
  HOSPITALS. The amount of $75,000,000 is appropriated to the Health
  and Human Services Commission 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 to
  support rural hospitals that have been affected by the COVID-19
  pandemic during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act.
         SECTION 17.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  INTERNET
  PORTAL. The amount of $20,000,000 is appropriated to the Health and
  Human Services Commission 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 the creation
  of a consolidated Internet portal for Medicaid and the Children's
  Health Insurance Program medical services provider data during the
  two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 18.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  
  TECHNOLOGY UPDATES. The amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated to
  the Health and Human Services Commission 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 technology updates to the Medicaid eligibility computer
  system during the two-year period beginning on the effective date
  of this Act.
         SECTION 19.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  TEXAS
  CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE. The amount of $14,250 is appropriated to
  the Health and Human Services Commission for the Texas Civil
  Commitment Office 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 COVID-19
  related expenses incurred by the Texas Civil Commitment Office
  related to consumable supplies and travel during the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 20.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:  FEDERALLY
  QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER INCUBATOR PROGRAM. The amount of
  $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of State Health
  Services 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
  use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of
  this Act for the Federally Qualified Health Center Incubator
  Program.
         SECTION 21.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:  RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY.  The amount of $16,700,000 is appropriated to the
  Department of State Health Services 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 upgrading existing
  laboratory facilities in Starr County during the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 22.  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
  AT HOUSTON:  TEXAS EPIDEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE. The amount of
  $40,000,000 is appropriated to The University of Texas Health
  Science Center at Houston 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 operating the Texas Epidemic Public
  Health Institute during the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 23.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD:  TEXAS
  RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING THROUGH EDUCATION (TRUE) PROGRAM.  (a)
  The amount of $15,000,000 is appropriated to the Higher Education
  Coordinating Board 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 operating the Texas Reskilling and
  Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Program during the two-year
  period beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  The Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
  distribute the money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section
  in a manner consistent with Subchapter T-2, Chapter 61, Education
  Code, as added by Section 1, Chapter 601 (S.B. 1102), Acts of the
  87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021.  The board may not place
  additional eligibility requirements on eligible entities beyond
  the statutory limitations of Subchapter T-2, Chapter 61, Education
  Code, as added by Section 1, Chapter 601 (S.B. 1102), Acts of the
  87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, including matching fund
  requirements by recipients of money appropriated by this section.
         SECTION 24.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD:  
  PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS AT COMPREHENSIVE
  REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES.  (a) The amount of $20,000,000 is
  appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Board 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 allocating
  and distributing the money in a manner that is consistent with
  Subsection (b) of this section and Section 62.183(b), Education
  Code, as added by Section 2, Chapter 186 (S.B. 1295), Acts of the
  87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, during the state fiscal
  year beginning September 1, 2021.
         (b)  After consultation with the Legislative Budget Board,
  the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall allocate and
  distribute the money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section
  to each eligible institution, as defined by Section 62.181,
  Education Code, as added by Section 2, Chapter 186 (S.B. 1295), Acts
  of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, in an amount equal
  to the sum of the following:
               (1)  $250,000; and
               (2)  the product of:
                     (A)  an amount of money (estimated to be $400);
  and
                     (B)  the average number of at-risk students
  awarded a degree by the eligible institution each year during the
  three state fiscal years preceding the first year of the state
  fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021.
         SECTION 25.  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE:  HOME-DELIVERED
  MEALS. The amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Department
  of Agriculture 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
  home-delivered meals during the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 26.  GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND VETERANS LAND BOARD:  
  TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOMES.  The amount of $35,000,000 is
  appropriated to the General Land Office and the Veterans Land Board
  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 HVAC upgrades, negative pressure COVID-19
  wards, and mobile HEPA air filtration units for Texas state
  veterans homes during the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 27.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:  SUNRISE
  CANYON HOSPITAL.  The amount of $15,000,000 is appropriated to the
  Health and Human Services Commission 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 during the
  two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the
  expansion of capacity of Sunrise Canyon Hospital.
         SECTION 28.  HISTORICAL COMMISSION:  
  WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS CAPITAL PLAN PROJECT. The amount of
  $20,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Historical Commission 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 during the two-year period beginning on the
  effective date of this Act for the purposes of the commission's
  capital plan project for the Washington-on-the-Brazos state
  historic site.
         SECTION 29.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING APPROPRIATIONS.
  (a)  It is the intent of the legislature that the appropriations
  made by this Act are one-time appropriations made for the purpose of
  addressing the needs of this state for the two-year period
  beginning on the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that the
  appropriations made by this Act be used only for purposes
  authorized by state and federal law, including guidance issued by
  the United States Department of the Treasury as part of the interim
  final rules published in 86 Fed. Reg. 26786 (May 17, 2021).
         (c)  It is the intent of the legislature that the
  appropriations made by this Act be used before all other methods of
  finance if more than one method of finance has been appropriated by
  this and a prior act of the legislature for use during a state
  fiscal year.
         (d)  It is the intent of the legislature that if the purpose
  of an appropriation, for any reason, is determined by the United
  States Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or
  federal authority to have been made for an improper use, the
  appropriated money not be spent and instead be retained in the
  treasury and available for later legislative appropriation.
         SECTION 30.  APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. The
  appropriations made under Sections 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
  15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 of this Act
  using 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) are made in
  accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 802(c)(1)(C), which allows money
  from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to be used to
  provide government services to the extent of a reduction in the
  revenue of a state government caused by the COVID-19 public health
  emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full
  fiscal year of the state government that ended before that
  emergency.
         SECTION 31.  APPLICABILITY OF TRANSFER PROVISIONS OF OTHER
  LAW. The transfer provisions of Part 14, Article IX, Chapter 1053
  (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
  General Appropriations Act), and the transfer provisions of Section
  65, Chapter 995 (H.B. 2), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2021 (the Supplemental Appropriations Act), apply to the
  appropriations made by this Act to allow appropriate transfer of
  appropriations made by this Act as if the appropriations made by the
  General Appropriations Act, the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
  and this Act were all a part of the same Act, to the extent permitted
  by federal law.
         SECTION 32.  EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
  immediately.
 
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