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OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

EIonorable T. X, Trlmblo 

Tll;et Aas1rrtant 

Dmartment OS 8duoatlon 

matter in your 

l aboto rubjeotn aa to rhather 

th Legirlature, 

Orfloe 0r Ebaoatloa, 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 hate bera horrtofore sent 

to the aomptrollrr for payment by Speolal Fund marrant4 
Honorable T. k’. Trlmble, par,0 2 

al’ha Soq&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;totk aad &htOCl 'diet t&e Ii&dtnt.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. %IQ 3tate 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 

8 new6paper, 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 UDCS iodlo5ted 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 ii4 k2stin, Tsx;i;, r,:-.d ;lbllOlJ 

Opeuedi tit f;*cit,~ for siko?i rantal ;:~~irz';i will be 

saE.e to t&o lcwst ad beat bidfler, pc;A won atjoh 

other torts a8 ~3 bo agreed uwns yhQ tdras or” the 

oo~~treot, taeatf;w wltn ths notiae olc li hs aaard of the 

state Board of Gontrol will bs subnitted to tha .lttOraW 
c 

Honorable ‘2. ::. Trlr!blo, pwe 3 

Sanoral of Texan, rho will oaueo to be prepared and 

l xeo uted ln l ooordanor with the term8 ot the agreement, 

6UOh Oontraot itl quadruplicnte; One Or whioh Will be 

kept by eroh party thereto, one by the State BOard or 

Control, and one by thr nttornejr General of Texar. 

The parties to rueh oontraot will be the depart:nent 

or agenry or tit0 gorrrn.rmnt onlag the spa00 ee lessee 

and ths party renting the mpaoe a8 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 any written 

rental or lease agreemnt now in 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 do not apply to the oituatlon presented by you. 

The raot in plain that the rentala involved will 

be paid by the Federal Covmn.amt through thr United states 

orri06 0r %uoation. In our opinion the law l pplioable to 

the matter inquired aborlt ie 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 ror md aoorpt any girt8, grante, or allotments or funde iron the Onitod State8 Government to be 

used on Sate oooperative and other Federal projeote 

and proSram in Texas, inoludlng oonrtruotion of aubllo 

buildin@, repairs, and imprcvementr. Any or euch 

Fodoral funds as may be 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. 

You are 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