**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  

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Iion. P. A* Kcrby Business Officer 8trrte Board of Eealth Austia, icxcre
**Rear ur.**  **Kerby:**

Prom your letter appears that in the allotment of ard of Health by’ the Federal gor is designated by the F&oral age for the State Kealth OPficer

. orrzed, are dopos1tw.l in the nts izadetherefron onwarrants iss

**. Pou**  **request** the opwi.on of this he folloxing questiona

, D. C., at the request nit& States, where the efrom such Federal funds, iuitti to $4.00 a dayfor

s allocated anilgranted by the **tate of**  **Texas** bocono **Stata mon**  ntrol of the Legislature of Tcras at legislative regulation of their exPcniUturc dots not violate the term and conditions of the ptieral grnnt

. See our Opinions Nos. O-200 ati O-330.

TheDePartnental Appropriation Bill for t.becurrcat biennium (6. B. 423, Acts 47th Legislature, 

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u&m thehe&ng “General Provisions*, SCC.2, subsection 10~I 

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*(IO) United States Funds andAid. The propor officer or officers of any State Dopartments, bureaus, 

### or divisions of State agencies are 

### her&g authorizocl to uake application for andaccept anygifte, grants, or allotncnts or funds from the United states Goverxmcnt to be used onState cooperative auclother sederal projects and programs in Texas, including construction of public buildings, repairs, andinprovonents

. Any of such Fedora1 funds as nay be deposited in the State Treasury are hereby appropriated to the spooific purpose authorized by the Fcderal Government, and subject to the lindtation -- placa onw &&,# (Kuphasls ours)

- Oneof the linitatione imposed by the Act on tho ovpenlliture of uonice appropriated thereby is found in See. 2, Subs. (12)g1

*All c~ployeos traveling at the expense of the State are hereby limited to the amount offFour ($4.oo) Dollars per day expenses for neals andlodging; , , , s The 0~3.Qe.xceptiorsmacle to t&is rule aro found in sec. 2, subs. (13)fl

sit is expressly provided that the provisions of Subsectiou 126 of this Act with reference to limitation of amountof traveling q

### pense shall not apply to the Governor, the Iileuteuaut-Governor, and the n?embersof 

### coxdssions vho.reoeive no salary or petidiem, whentraveling in or out of the State. Hor shall said provision apply to the drijutant General andhis representatives vhen appearing in Washington, D. 0. before the TiarDepartncnt, the Attoruey General anilhis assistants vhen appearing before the SupremeCourt of the United States andFcdcral agencies in Washington, D

.C., nor the nielrrbersof the Railroad 

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### pcaring before the Interstate Comerce Comdesion or other A+‘eclcralComisaions in iiashingtcn, D. c,m

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**aon.** P. AI Xcrby - Pago 3

The exenptfons do not apply to the State Ucalth Officer. Since Sec. 10expressly appropriates Fcdcral funds received by tho State agcncics ml deposit& in the State Treasury subject to the limitations is~posed by the Act on the cxpendlturo of rconics opprcpriatcd therein, the $4;J4te; day limitation on expenses for meals andlodging

. Opinion No, O-1502. In this connection, it nay bo observed that anemployee isstravcling at the espcnse of the State. though the State rcaypay such expense from funds donated to it; but, in any went, if this be not correct, the b@,00 aday limitation applies because tho Legislature has directed that the lititations onthe expenditurc of funds ap?ropriatcd by the Act shall apply to funcls rcoeived fron: the Federal Sovornmutr
Very truly yours

R. X. l%irchild

Assistaut



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