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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Honorable 2. 2. Capa, Chalraan Guadalupe-Blanao Eiver Authority <an Yarcos, Tama Dear Yr. Cape:

!?a bag to 8oknowlo the opinion ot thlr dapmr jaet sattar, iollorr:

amking 4pproprlaaclal.upr-Blanoo othar :itsta

ou Am11 15, l'i&l, 7 tbr soorrtary or 

## aiaaty48~8 artrr July 3,

stitution of the Stab!, ll.eltLB$ ap:ro 

## rlrtioas to 0 term of two yeam, 

### and thr it ~rotlr ona 0r Artiala 12 or tha Berlrrd Clril Statutas, tiie tlmr IlaIt on tha appropriation would sipira oa August 31, 1943.xmrable 3. Y. CaF* - P*hla2*

“The riaw 0r Cb* Coeptroll3r*a DOp8?:- a4nk in t&t tha tiua ltrlt co tba ap:roprirtienw0ae rrpira 08 April 15, 1943. Vhara or* *OH acaaidarablr fund8 rhloh ara 

### o~rpaedatl in 

### tha ry~ro~riation, one the Ccoptrollar her ra;uootod that 1 sbtaio y or o laion rlth 

### rraposl to tha data upc.8wtioh the lpprc~rlatloa

woidra;ira. 1



### *a011 r p- praoiato it lr ~CPwill r0ng:-d the co~a~troliar o- T 0r yuur o~iolnn. 9 Houra Eill ?&a.63 iota 47th Lug. p. 199, sonc~1na riolloo rppropr~atloar to aomq tm aonrsrrstion and r*aL9aatlon diatriota. Th@pOrtiona of t& bill prrtimnt to yaw quaation are 00 follorrt

Yirotioa 2.8. Tharr la hersby approptlstod ior tbo 80. oi tho Guadalupe-blanoo Rlvrr kthority, 8 roasm7atiolr tinaraolamssi,eQ eiOt?iat OrqBtOe by TirtW I?r chUptOr 410 or th0 A0t6 0f tb0 Pir0t c4iiaa s00rioa 0r tb4 tcrtpfourth tr~iaiatan, ccrt0r any inndo la tha ?testoTreasury not 

### hantof.zra othaldsr ap*rOpriBtsd, thr OUUOr nftoao Tkooasn4 L?ollara (515,004?), which nay 

### ba withdrawn rros liar to tlaa on warrent algard c- tba Chnirmn of t?sa9oard a$ ~iroobora and the hraturar ai the 04ia (30.adaluprBlsnao irar 

### Jutbority. “b. This a~~rcpriatloa ah811 ba trortad a0 a loan fraa tba Sat0 0r faf3* to the Qoo4*11;90-Elsnoo River bthority, an6 *hall b8 repaid tc tho 5tats or Texas by the Cusdmluca-Bl~neo ~irar Authority r-0 t&a rirat fiTa'(lM~Or tha ktthority.' Tbo Bill WASap~torrd April 15, 1941 and although it ooataimd aa 

### raargano~ olausa, it do88 not 

### apyear to tmtr raoalwe 8 two-tblrda rooord M,OTitT VOt0.

Saotloa 39of ArPlolo XXI

### of ttta Conatitutlon mad0 68 follmor
“Se iOW paaOad by Oh8 kigi8i3bIf4,a&apt tho gaaaral *~)roprirtioa nat, l havlll tar0 dfaot or go into for08 Ubtil ninaby dale l e? tha Pd~OUrlIQefit
or tar rraai~r SOmieb it was wheted, unlaao inBonorsblcl J. Y. Cape - wea 4.

end fuadsosntal -urposs la Lo psy altbar for ths pest CT oontiauad support of tha .3ats ~Xwsrttwis. ", * l l
*It 1s trur *hst oar ZitatrConstltutloausss ths rorda *the gwsarsl spproprlatloaact,* but the use of this lsafuags lr n-t a liiltrtion ujma tba right o? ths Lsglslstur: to dlvlds its s~proprbtl68 sot lntc 39 aan7 differant bills 56 it ohoosss. In fact, it has baan tbr custca now for sew ti78 to pssa ssrsni spgroprletlon bl1l.r rroh ssaslon or s geasml 38tura, 011 of rhlob brattar afisatlr8 w>sa rignod by ths 3otarnor. 20 lory es thr po:pom o? bhr bill is to 3.sks a amar- sppropriotioa ior thr support of the Stats F,onrfiaant it la a &aorral spproprlstlon bill, and o:.:aas withjo thr sonstltutlooal axs@ption.a Srtrral admlnlstrstlan8 of this Urpwhant tollowrd thr ruling in tbs o>or6 opinion sad us think the aonolusloa rrsohed 1s sound.Thr oUSdCIlU~6-8iSSOO fiiTSr dUtbOrity 8618OrWtOd UndOr thr ~ro~lslono of rnd to carry cut th6 rar;asss of Conotltutiori ~rtiC.16 1’1 :‘6CtlCB **59,** (.stlt51933, &jrd irg., 1st c.:. PI 198, ch. as 3a6Iid.d by Acts 1935, Utb -~a., 1st c. T., p. 1615 oi?h &lo), and 1s I stats +-,orern6wntol 6qsney 8n4 pobll6 sntsrprieo. croartrd by ths Ls$islaturs for tha grnsrrl g.ovrromeatsl purpolrr of sfrsotastleg th,robjects of ths cocsrrvatlon sncnd8ent and 1%~ dlreeters .%ryateta clfloerlr. l.uaar Colorado Rlvrr Autbozity I.Gfc~‘rqw

(Sup.Ct.)@j S. ::.(2) **529** 9 8800 River Coasarvatloa and Rsoltmtlon Msttiot T. 

### YaOrsr, tsup. ct.) 91 E, @. (2) 465. Tha spproprlstlon ~lonundar ooasidrrstlon is for ths suppOr8 Of thr mtats govrrasunt and elosrly 0019~1nit&in ths mlr nMW$ROld In the tomrt Oplnloc of t:iis drpartarot quoted 6bO78, 68 8 (SE+ 6rSl SpprOpriStbS S6t.

In the sbssnos ot any prorlsion to the oontrsry suoh gaasral SpproFrlotion would boaoar sffrotlvs snd srsllsb1s at 0006. ?a Plnd no yrovlsioa to ths ar.nlrsry la tb.18?ot and thorr la no prorislon spsolfloall~ fixing or ettrmptlw to til, t3 parlcd or tlm within whloh thr 

### l ppropristioa tlius udr would be av*llsbls. ?hS 1aaguagr la euWLvlsioa a. aao1i'lrlJq 5hiob wy bs wltbdrarrrfroa tiaa WAtla6 on ramnat sl~nsd ' by the Zhalrsim of tha 3oard of Mrrotorr and tan Trmaiunr of thr said Cosbsl: pr-Dlsaoo iiivrr A\lrthorlty,* 1s tha lbsonoo ,of othw suntrolling provlsioas o? lrr, would laplr thnt thr

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Holrarablr 3. % C49r - pae4 5.

*asa wool

rallnblr 8ttrr tEr rtf*stIrr data of the Xot. Artfelr 12 of tha Rsrirr4 Civil Statute4 1925, read4 Is part 40 tollorrr

'The fireal roar ai thr !&ste a&l1 tanln~xti 06 tba 

### 3latdaroiAumr8 oi4aob tear, an4

### rppropriatlonr of thr Gtste gevemsaat shall oolrom thontos l a **

.
A ~(anor41ml4 with **rotrnst4** to 

### l tatatory con*trPction ',:,,'ms;dla larrla i31.Oa4 Brisk Co. 'I.

bwklnr, 166 c.~. 80 81

“lt has 

### 1o.qbrrl¶ settleb th4t partiowlar protirloae may br ragsr4r4 a0 4:raotory 44rsly~ 8~ whloh ir urnt that they srt to br roA4Idar44 4a &iv%- dlrrolhm wklob oy;hb to br tollmrd, bat not LO113itin$ thr power In reapllat to -hIoh ttu diraotlonr ara &Irtn thrrt It OenaOt b8 rfrr6tf5ally l %ct418rd

without obo6rving theat. l'bat those dinatioar rbiob are slot or tba 44BOAO4

### 0r t&i0 thL1ng to bo 4~01, **but** *hIzh tmra#Irur rlth a rlrr rrrly **to** the proper, **oriarly,** aa4 proapt r.ndaot of thr baal~0s4, and by failura to obry rilUcb th4 rI&tr ot tboar lAtrnrt4d nil1 not be pnjudi~ad, am r.i ,~aa&co.aiy’tr, b8 r#gardrd as nan~rtory; and It ~throat la parforasd, bat net iA tins cr the preaisr 4084 ind~c3t~d, it 8ey still br rafftoiant, It th3t which I4 

### don8 l 4003p110b40 the aubataAtlal pnpoar or tha atatuto." AaId* t?w ally QO8ZtiOA or the praclar ,sraniPg Of =aoAraM* aa uaad In Artlolr 12, or tha ruthorlty of OAO lr,fialatun to lb&it the amm4r iA wtizh a aubr4guaAt lO&iOlOtUrO my 4XarOiOO it0 OOA- ~tltutiotul prrroerstlrt or srtfq a;proprl~tIona, ra **418** 0r tha OplniOA tb3t 4816 86OtUtr i4 diraotorp CAly ~34 i8 not s:~.Cha llaitation 4u would raqolra thct rrrry 

### l pproprI4tIoa of the stata goraraarnt *aoaSort' rtrlotly to thr rlaaal joa? thrnla prorldrd. "a aamot 84crIbr to 6ho Ls~lrlatare thr ht4At by this 8datut4 *O r?OoridO thmt 4C$tOpfiOtiOAO Md4 iOl mriOd8 uhiab d0 AOt *4OAt&@to thr flmml rozr ahall ba void. It I4 to br abo4rrad that tha statute 4044 not attupt to tlx tha 

### l p:roprIrtIon parlodr, but :aly dlr4ot8 iA arreot tbst th4 IAgIalatur4 in a4kiAg 4ub 4aqIlaAt r~~ro~rlatlonr 4houl4 fir thr pario ar wblob l uoh lp- BFOprI4tiOA4 4r4 mY(4 t0 OOtiOFa to ttI4 riB44i J44r.Lfolvrrablr E. %. kVa - B4*a k

ALIstat04 In your lrttor Wmpnmnt porItI.7n cl 

### bha Aothority la that thrAot did ooi be&~ llf~otlrr until 99 44~4 alhr July 3, 1941, I. l., October 2, 1941, Boartar tba rirv of thr Aathorlty ha8 apparently 

### ohaagad ainoo 

### tha lnarptloa of 

### this approprI8tIon. Tha r*oor44 cf tha Ceaptro1lrr’a offiar rhdr that 08 Jon8 16, 1941 war ra ata i tha l

;roumt ot )j64.76 wara Irmd ag8Iaat bhla 

### l p:rOQri4tiOA

spa 014184 praaratrd by the Aotbority, the ob~ig4t~oAr horiry **be8n** tberrtotem Inoorrad, and hfon Qotobw 2, 1941 vmrranto ia th4 total astount or @1,497.51 w4r4 iraur4 tiadorthlr 

### l ;:Bro~rl4tIon, at thr ln48aooo ot the Aatborlty.

It in our cpinioa 

### thatth4 rpproprl4tioA to th4 Oua4rlu~4-~anoo RiPor authorit+ **IA** ki, 8. 81, 47th hg. be- ~e.aaaftaotir~ OA .;prll 15th, 19 1 and tha iwaay ~8 l rallabla L for lxFonditurr m that date, and thet 

### midl p pzo~tIatloa taraIaata4 or~ax~lra6 tro yaara trm 

### 0814 4rt0 by fore0 ot COA8titUtibQ Art1014 VIII rratloa 6. Your8 vary truly

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