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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 4pproprlaacla l.upr-Blanoo 

othar :its ta 

ou Am11 15, l'i&l, 

7 tbr soorrtary or 

aiaaty 48~8 artrr July 3, 

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

to 0 term of two yeam, and thr ~rotlr it 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*hla 2* 

“The riaw 0r Cb* Coeptroll3r*a DOp8?:- 

a4nk in t&t tha tiua ltrlt co tba ap:roprirtien w0ae 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.8 wtioh 

the l pprc ~r la tlwo o a id ra;ira. 1 *a011 r p - 

praoiato it lr ~CP will 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 tina raolamssi,eQ eiOt?iat OrqBtOe by TirtW I?r chUptOr 

410 or th0 A0t6 0f tb0 Pir0t c4iiaa s00rioa 

0r tb4 tcrtpfourth tr~iaiatan, ccrt 0r any 

inndo la tha ?testo Treasury not hantof.zra 

othaldsr ap*rOpriBtsd, thr OUU Or nftoao 

Tkooasn4 L?ollara (515,004?), which nay ba 

withdrawn rros liar to tlaa on warrent algard c- tba Chnirmn of t?sa 9oard a$ ~iroobora 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 WAS ap~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 39 of 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 SO mieb it was wheted, unlaao in 

Bonorsblcl 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 Zitatr Constltutloa usss ths 

rorda *the gwsarsl spproprlatloa act,* 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 

38 tura, 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 8618 OrWtOd UndOr 

thr ~ro~lslono of rnd to carry cut th6 rar;asss of Conotltutiori 

~rtiC.16 1’1 :‘6CtlCB 59, (.stlt5 1933, &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,r objects of ths cocsrrvatlon sncnd8ent and 

1%~ dlreeters .%ry ateta 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 ~lon undar ooasidrrstlon is for ths suppOr8 Of 

thr mtats govrrasunt and elosrly 0019~1 nit&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 wltbdrarrr froa tiaa WA tla6 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 l b so noo 

,of othw suntrolling provlsioas o ? lrr, would laplr thnt thr 
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Holrarablr 3. % C49r - pae4 5. 

*asa woo l 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 3lat dar oi Aumr8 oi 4aob tear, an4 rppropriatlonr of thr Gtste gevemsaat shall oolrom thontos 

l a ** . 

A ~(anor41 ml4 with rotrnst4 to l tatatory con*trPction 

',:,,'ms;d la larrla i31.Oa4 Brisk Co. 'I. bwklnr, 166 c.~. 80 81 

“lt has 1o.q brrl¶ 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 LO 113itin$ thr power In reapllat to -hIoh ttu 

diraotlonr ara &Irtn thrrt It OenaOt b8 rfrr6tf5ally 

l %c t4 1 8rwithout d 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 ~thr oat la parforasd, bat net iA tins cr the 

preaisr 4084 ind~c3t~d, it 8ey still br rafftoiant, 

It th3t which I4 do n8 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:~.Ch a 

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 l p - 

BFOprI4tiOA4 4r4 mY(4 t0 OOtiOFa to ttI4 riB44i J44r. 
Lfolvrrablr E. %. kVa - B4*a k 

ALI stat04 In your lrttor Wm pnmnt porItI.7n cl bha 

Aothority la that thr Aot did ooi be&~ l lf~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 wa r r a a tia tha l ;roumt ot 

)j64.76 wara Irmd ag8Iaat bhla l p :r OQr i4 tispa OA 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 tiador thlr l ;:Bro~rl4tIon, 

at thr ln48aooo ot the Aatborlty. 

It in our cpinioa that th4 rpproprl4tioA to th4 

Oua4rlu~4-~anoo RiPor authorit+ IA ki, 8. 81, 47th hg. be- 

~e.aa aftaotir~ OA .;prll 15th, 19 L 1 and tha iwaay ~8 l rallabla 

for lxFonditurr m that date, and thet mid l p p zo ~tIa tlo a 

taraIaata4 or~ax~lra6 tro yaara trm 0814 4rt0 by fore0 ot 

COA8titUtibQ Art1014 VIII rratloa 6. 

Your8 vary truly 

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