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OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

EIonorable T. X, Trlmblo Tll;et Aas1rrtant Dmartment OS8duoatlon

matter in your l aboto rubjeotnaa to rhather th Legirlature,

Orfloe 

## 0rEbaoatloa, sondr ln a request to 

### them ror rental of a rpsoiiiod build-, giving prior, 

### eta. Upon approval ot thin requwt, thr fundr ootorl~ on. year’8 rrntal are drporit.6 in the Stato TToawry, and the drp+rtmont lr billed monthly tar 8un0, and tbre blllr hatebera horrtofore sent to the aomptrollrr for payment by Speolal Fundmarrant4Honorable T. k’
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al’haSoq&rol:.or’a De~artr:ent tslcns t!ae poslti-,n that tkin sat in np!Qfaab?e ts thr, tlbom aitsa:im, a;d oitea for ezuz~plo Opinion xo. O-5299, fmnlnhed the Stata Board of Zo@lth rd.%!1

~OfQl’f.vi~W t.6 the 64.00 pW da: **li:$.ttntiOtl** on trigs to :"arkinc;totkaad &htOCl 'diet t&e Ii&d**tnt.lcm** door 

## ep,4 ever; though tto oxpenso ia to be pelfi ?ror=Federal Fun:‘e.*

Seoete RI11 Ho. 266, lnaotar as ;ertinsnt, ia as iomnm:

*Sea. 3. %IQ3tate 3okrd 3: Stxitrcl, ui;oii reao1.t of c,zoh

### r,qusst, W&L. if tllc .zcllrJj':-is boo:: rinds rmU.ablz to -;ay ths reutrl t.kreon, ami it, in the diaorotlon of the RoarP.such **~pnoo** is needed shall forthwith edwrtiae 1.1 

### 8new6paper, whioh ha0 **?aeer** 

### ree.rr1arl.J?ubllah&d and olroulatod in the oity, or trw, t.hxe zwl. razWd sgaca is ,oou@t, for bids 3~ 6ilcL reztal spati, Scr taa UDCSiodlo5ted srl: for 8 ;erlcd ot'.aot to erim34 tea pears. After s;lch '013s iuve beer, racsivsd by the Stets BosrC .>I:~~tr~l at it6 prlnaipal offioe ii4k2stin, Tsx;i;, r,:-.d;lbllOlJ Opeuedi tit f;*cit,~for siko?irantal ;:~~irz';i will be saE.eto t&olcwst ad beat bidfler, pc;Awon atjoh other torts a8 ~3 bo agreed uwns yhQtdras or”the oo~~treot, taeatf;w wltn ths notiae olcli hs aaard of the state Board of Gontrol will bs subnitted to tha .lttOraWc

Honorable ‘2. ::. Trlr!blo, pwe 3

Sanoral of Texan, rho will oaueo to be prepared and l xeouted

ln l ooordanor withthe term8 ot the **agreement, 6UOh**  **Oontraot** itl quadruplicnte; **One** Orwhioh **Will** be kept by eroh party thereto, one by the State BOardor Control, and one by thr nttornejr General of Texar. The parties to rueh oontraot will be the depart:nent or agenry 

## or tit0gorrrn.rmntonlag thespa00 ee lessee and ths party renting the mpaoea8 loseor. Y3eo. 3. Prlthln th:rty days after the eifeotive date of this Aot, all departments and agenoies or the State Government at thle tMe lea8ing or renting opaoe rro3 any person, firm, or corporation whomsoever, will oause to be prepared and delivered to the State Board of Catml in Austln, Texaa, a oopy of anywritten rental or lease agreemnt nowin roroe and current, or any rtatemnt or any oral undoretanding upon whloh any lease or rental publio fundr are being expanded, ii euoh eotion has :lot already been taken.” It la our opinion that the provlelone or the bill just quoted donot apply to the oituatlon presented by you.

Theraot in plain that the rentala involved will be paid by the Federal Covmn.amt through thr United states 

## orri060r%uoation. In our opinion the law 

### l pplioable to the matter inquired aborltie found in Seotion 10 of Chapter 400, kcts or the 48th Regular Seseion of the Legirleture or Temr, **and** whioh 1s aa rollowe:

Waited State8 Fuudr and Aid. The proser orfioer or ofiioere or any State 3epartmtmts, bureaus, or divielonr or State agonoica are hereby authorlzrd to make appl.ioation rormd aoorpt any

## girt8, grante, or allotments or funde iron the Onitod State8 Government to be used onSate oooperative and other Federal projeote and proSram in Texas, inoludlng oonrtruotion of aubllo buildin@, repairs, and imprcvementr. Anyor euch Fodoral funds as maybe deposited in the State Treasury are hereby appropriated to the speoifio purpose authorized by the Federal Cover’awnt, and subfeot to the liaitation plaoed on this Mt.*

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Honorable T. X. Triable, page b

The funds inqolrsd about by vou appear to be Fodiral Funds and oone into the htmds of the Vooatlonal Divlslon of the State Departcant or Zduoatlon already raramrked by the United Stater Oftloe of Eduoation for the rsntal or a 8peOified buildlne at a spssifled prioe.

Youare therefore advised that the Vooetional Dlvision or the State Department or Eduoation may, indspendsnt or the Texas State Board or Control expend sald tunds ror the rental or the speolried build& at the speoirled prior as was agree4 upon by said Division while aotlng as an agent ror the United States Offioe of Z4uoation. Very truly yours