OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ‘TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Hon. Ad- R. Johnson, ltxsautito Dlreotor 

Stat6 Depertnrnt OS Oubllo Wslfars 

Aul#tin, mu8 

/'\\ 

l4er Sir; Oplnlon lo. 0-14Ce~~ \ 

Bo: Dsgoslt of F&rat fund8 * 

St&s 5yiaauq; \ 

ml. "ill .ehrml.dg. 

bar I), 1939. 

IOU +driro thst oertei 

I?atloml Bank, mpromnti 

turned over to the Taxar 

dth Fodoral ruloa and re 

be expended by the State 

oontinulng the Qe 

been tran8iarrwl 

urment 

E 

to ths p 

sgl8latur0, Rs 

in th/Aurtin 

of Federal tundr 

on in l cor dea o e 

l nuary 1, 1986, to 

tr disoretion la 

this State, here 

of~Fubl10 Isliars 

1 Wo. ab, 46th 

di tibursemsnt 8 Srcau en4 

in the ftmd has bren me&o 

re% subjscrt to withdrawal by the Texas 6el.isi 

Comml&Aon and' therefore nom or it he8 boon 

dspositsd in thi Treasury kf the Mate ot Temer. 

The entire administration oi this fund haa always 

been under Federal rsguletlon and aontrol.w 
.._.I 

Hon. Adam R. Johnson, P8d. t 

YOU dOSiTS t&O .OpiSiOS O? this dSpS&BSSt UpOS th0 

?ollowlng Qtb¶.tica.: 

"1. Under the 1.~8 of this Stats should 

the Dopertsmt of Fublio woliarw doliver to th. 

State Tressury for deposit 1. the Stat. Troesury 

monI.08 o. 4eposlt in the Austin ktlonal Banh, 

Austin, Tsxes, the custody a.4 oontrol of wbloh 

monies h.. not beon t~d0rrud to the 6tata 

mpllr?asnt or &blio w0ir8r8 by the Texas xidi8r 

CuesIsslos, or should sum ba loft on doposit 

in ths Austin Watlonsl Ran+ mbject to withdrawal 

by the Dsprtment umlstthe powers deJsgeted to 

it br law? 

"1L. xi, in snswulng the aboro que.tlo., 

youJut that th. monls. in the Austin Wetional 

Banh, AUStini TS~SS, rS?Srrd to.1. that quo.- 

tlon should be trsnsfarred to th. State Trsasury 

for dsposlt, Is the Dspsrtmsnt o? lkblla Wolfare 

ompowuad to suthoriss l xpendItur. of seae In 

its disarwtlon in scoordanoo with Fsderel rulse 

snd rsgulatlon. uhder whlah said ronI were al-, 

1oo.t.d to the Stat0 o? T.x..Ta 

By the prorlrlons of Ssssts Bill Wo. Sg, 46th bgislaturs, Regular 8osslon, the State Dspertmnt of Publio 

welfare is dlnotad and required to oooperat. with th. 

?.derel Oorersment, end a4 agenoy tharso?, In asj rsasosable msnner whioh cay be nooess~rj to qualify ?or Fs4arel 

aid for ssslstanc. to persons who ar. retitled to ssslsteec. 

under the prorislons o? the Soolal Securltj Aot enactad by 

the 74th Congress se4 sppror.4 August 14, 19Sb. 

Section lie of ths;Aot prowId. as follows: 

"The 

sd 

-ate Treasnru is farabr 4.sIgnet.4 

8. the oust d1.n of .nr ssd all mossy whloh ry 

be rsoeired by the State of Tues (whloh the 

State Dspartwent o? Fublio Welfue Is suthorlud 

to sdmlsister), ?ros enj appropriation. rado by 

the Congress of the United States for the purpose of eoopereting dth the several stat.8 )a 

ths enforeessnt and sdministntion o? the setera 
, - 

Hon. Adam R. fohnmn, P-a b 

~.wI.Ion. of ths Tsdorel 'Soci.1 Ssourity Aot,' 

and all ronel r eo sir o fd r ee lnr other swroo; 

oad th. Stats Trsesursr Is heroby suthorlnd to 

rsceire suoh loasy, pey it into the proper fund 

or the proper .ooount of ths Osnsrel ?und o? 

v 

ths Ststm Trsosur~, prorids for the propsr mstody Uwmeo? on& to make disburmnents thuefro8 

upon the order of ths St&s Dapertmnt and ugoa 

wsrrsnt o? ti. Stat. CaptnU.lor q$ Publlo Ao00uat..= 

Uadsr ths ststs of isots outllnsd by you oboe., thsso 

?uM. l eaaot sad should sot be l.po.lt.4 In th. Stst. 

Trsesury, but rioald rsmeln m doposIt In the kstln 

Betlonel Bsak, Austin, Texss, in wmpllonee with ths 

males sad regulations OS the Federal governmoat. The 

?und not horlag begn rrlsosod to the Stat%, but herlag 

ruelaod uador ths rqnletloa uul sontrol o? the Tsdersl 

suthorities, it do.8 sot zvprsssnt suoh State roni. 

OS ray be, br th. Lsglsleturs, roqulrsd to be dmpositsd 

in ths state Trow. 

Xwn .#sumiag, housrsr, that the fUBd8 there hsro 

soqnlrod the status of State mnlss, wrsrthelsss, th. 

Stats, hetlag rsoelvod suoh moaioq by grant, to rhleh 

groat was sttoohsd mob ooadltloa., saoag them being that 

ths money be kept In nation81 banks subjest +o dthdrawel 

bl the Toxe. lWl1.f ~..lon, th. grsat me? not be 

.oa.pted sad th. soadltloa rejeotod by the Btato. 

YOU ore thorsiors l drissd thut the ?und. to uhloh 

pa refer should be left on d&posit la ths k&in Rotfonel 

Beak subject to wlthdrowol by your tipertswat sooordiag 

to the rules and hgulotions of the Yodsrol govemssat. 

The emwer to pur flrst question xsndus It aaatmeesary 

to answer your seaond. 

Tours very truly 

ATTORRBY - OFTEUS 

RWF:pbp 

APBlOVBD SRP 16, 1969