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TX Govt Code § 403.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.102. Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Fund

Sec. 403.102.  FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND.  (a)  The federal revenue sharing trust fund exists to receive money authorized under the federal revenue sharing law (31 U.S.C. Section 6701 et seq. (1983))  and money earned by the use of that money.  Expenditures from the fund must be authorized by the legislature.  The comptroller shall administer the fund and may adopt rules providing for the availability of money for use among the entities funded from the fund.  Costs related to salary and wages for employer contributions to the state retirement programs, to the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Program (42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq. (1983)), and for the unemployment benefit program computed at the maximum contributor rate shall be applied to salaries and wages paid from the fund and credited to the general revenue fund.(b)  To ensure that the state obtains full benefit of the federal revenue sharing trust fund, the comptroller may invest money in the fund that is determined to exceed cash requirements for current expenditures in:(1)  direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by, the United States;(2)  direct obligations of or participation certificates guaranteed by the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, Federal Land Banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, or Banks for Cooperatives;(3)  savings and loan associations insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation;(4)  certificates of deposit of a bank or trust company the deposits of which are fully secured by a pledge of securities listed in Subdivisions (1)-(3);(5)  other securities made eligible by law for this investment;  or(6)  any combination of those investments.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 403.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.103. School Taxing Ability Protection Fund

Sec. 403.103.  SCHOOL TAXING ABILITY PROTECTION FUND.  The school taxing ability protection fund is a special fund in the state treasury.  Money in the fund may be appropriated to finance formulas designed to protect school districts against estimated revenue losses resulting from implementation of Article VIII, Sections 1-b(c), 1-b(d), and 1-d-1, of the Texas Constitution and shall be allocated to school districts on the basis of formulas, conditions, and limitations prescribed by law.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 403.1043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.1043. Restrictions on Lobbying Expenditures

Sec. 403.1043.  RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES.  (a)  A political subdivision receiving a distribution under Section 403.1041(f) may not use the distribution to pay:(1)  lobbying expenses incurred by the recipient of the distribution;(2)  a person or entity that is required to register with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 305, Government Code;(3)  any partner, employee, employer, relative, contractor, consultant, or related entity of a person or entity described by Subdivision (2);  or(4)  a person or entity who has been hired to represent associations or other entities for the purpose of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances, or other government policies.(b)  The persons or entities described by Subsection (a) are not eligible to receive the money or participate either directly or indirectly in the distributions made under Section 403.1041(f).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 753, Sec. 1.01, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 403.1065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.1065. Permanent Fund for Rural Health Facility Capital Improvement

Sec. 403.1065.  PERMANENT FUND FOR RURAL HEALTH FACILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.  (a)  The permanent fund for rural health facility capital improvement is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.  The fund is composed of:(1)  money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;(2)  payments of interest and principal on loans made under Subchapter G, Chapter 106, Health and Safety Code, and fees collected under that subchapter;(3)  gifts and grants contributed to the fund;  and(4)  the available earnings of the fund determined in accordance with Section 403.1068.(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), and (e), money in the fund may not be appropriated for any purpose.(c)  The available earnings of the fund may be appropriated to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs for the purposes of Subchapter H, Chapter 487.(d)  The comptroller may solicit and accept gifts and grants to the fund.  A gift or grant to the fund may be appropriated in the same manner as the available earnings of the fund, subject to any limitation or requirement placed on the gift or grant by the donor or granting entity.(e)  Money in the fund may also be appropriated to pay any amount of money that the federal government determines that the state should repay to the federal government or that the federal government should recoup from the state in the event of national legislation regarding the subject matter of the case styled The State of Texas v. The American Tobacco Co., et al., No. 5-96CV-91, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas.(f)  Sections 403.095 and 404.071 do not apply to the fund.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1391, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 403.1067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.1067. Restrictions on Lobbying Expenditures

Sec. 403.1067.  RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES.  (a)  An organization, program, political subdivision, public institution of higher education, local community organization, or other entity receiving funds or grants from the permanent funds in Section 403.105, 403.1055, 403.106, 403.1065, or 403.1066 may not use the funds or grants to pay:(1)  lobbying expenses incurred by the recipient;(2)  a person or entity that is required to register with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 305, Government Code;(3)  any partner, employee, employer, relative, contractor, consultant, or related entity of a person or entity described by Subdivision (2);  or(4)  a person or entity who has been hired to represent associations or other entities for the purpose of affecting the outcome of legislation, agency rules, ordinances, or other government policies.(b)  Except as provided by this subsection, the persons or entities described by Subsection (a) are not eligible to receive the money or participate either directly or indirectly in the contracts, funds, or grants awarded in Section 403.105, 403.1055, 403.106, 403.1065, or 403.1066.  A registrant under Chapter 305 is not ineligible under this subsection if the person is required to register under that chapter solely because the person communicates directly with a member of the executive branch to influence administrative action concerning a matter relating to the purchase of products or services by a state agency.(c)  Grants or awards made under Section 403.105, 403.1055, 403.106, 403.1065, or 403.1066 may not be conditioned on the enactment of legislation, agency rules, or local ordinances.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1391, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1174 (H.B. 3445), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 403.1068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.1068. Management of Certain Funds

Sec. 403.1068.  MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS.  (a)  This section applies only to management of the permanent funds established under Sections 403.105, 403.1055, 403.106, 403.1065, and 403.1066.(b)  The comptroller shall manage the assets of each permanent fund.  In managing the assets of a fund, the comptroller may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain, through procedures and subject to restrictions the comptroller considers appropriate, any kind of investment that prudent investors, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the fund then prevailing, taking into consideration the investment of all the assets of the fund rather than a single investment.(c)  The available earnings of each permanent fund consist of distributions made to the fund from the total return on all investment assets of the fund, including net income attributable to the surface of land held by the fund.(d)  The amount of any distributions to each fund under Subsection (c) shall be determined by the comptroller in a manner intended to provide a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions and to maintain over time the purchasing power of fund investments and annual distributions to the fund.  If the purchasing power of fund investments for any 10-year period is not preserved, the comptroller may not increase annual distributions to the available earnings of the fund until the purchasing power of the fund investments is restored.(e)  An annual distribution made by the comptroller to the available earnings of a fund during any fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to seven percent of the average net fair market value of the investment assets of each fund as determined by the comptroller.(f)  The expenses of managing land and investments of each fund shall be paid from each fund.(g)  On request, the comptroller shall fully disclose all details concerning the investments of each fund.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1391, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 395 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1418 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 16(b), eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 403.1069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.1069. Reporting Requirement

Sec. 403.1069.  REPORTING REQUIREMENT.  The department shall provide a report on the permanent funds established under this subchapter to the Legislative Budget Board no later than November 1 of each year.  The report shall include the total amount of money distributed from each fund, the purpose for which the money was used, and any additional information that may be requested by the Legislative Budget Board.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1391, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 403.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter G. Funds|Section 403.109. Property Tax Relief Fund

Sec. 403.109.  PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUND.  (a)  The property tax relief fund is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund.  The fund is exempt from the application of Sections 403.095 and 404.071.  Interest and income from the deposit and investment of money in the fund must be allocated monthly to the fund.(b)  Until the state fiscal year beginning after the first tax year in which the average school district maintenance and operations tax rate is not more than $1.00 per $100 of taxable value, money in the fund may be appropriated only for a purpose that will result in a reduction of school district maintenance and operations tax rates to rates that are less than the rates in effect for the 2005 tax year.(c)  Beginning in the state fiscal year that begins after the first tax year in which the average school district maintenance and operations tax rate is not more than $1.00 per $100 of taxable value, any money remaining in the fund after a sufficient amount of money is appropriated in that state fiscal year to maintain an average school district maintenance and operations tax rate of $1.00 per $100 of taxable value may be appropriated only as follows:(1)  two-thirds of the money appropriated from the fund may be appropriated only for a purpose that will result in a further reduction of the average school district maintenance and operations tax rate; and(2)  one-third of the money appropriated from the fund may be appropriated only for the purpose of increasing the level of equalization of school district enrichment tax effort to the extent that limits reliance by school districts on local property tax effort and decreases the enrichment tax rates of districts.(d)  To the extent to which maintenance and operations tax rates are reduced using money appropriated from the fund, reductions must be carried out so as not to increase the disparity in revenue yield between districts of varying property wealth per weighted student.|Added by Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 2), Sec. 1(a), eff. September 1, 2006.|
TX Govt Code § 403.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter H. Securities|Section 403.111. Registration

Sec. 403.111.  REGISTRATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), the comptroller shall obtain suitable books for use as bond registers by the comptroller's office.  The volumes of the books shall be separately designated.(b)  In the bond registers the comptroller shall alphabetically register each bond required by law to be registered by the comptroller.  For each bond the comptroller shall enter in the register only:(1)  the name of the issuing authority;(2)  the names and official capacities of the officers signing the bond;(3)  the date of issue;(4)  the date of registration;(5)  the principal amount;(6)  the date of maturity;(7)  the number;(8)  the time of option of redemption;(9)  the rate of interest;  and(10)  the day of the month of each year when interest becomes due.(c)  On the same line where the entry under Subsection (b) is made, a blank space shall be provided for entry of the date of payment or redemption of the bond.(d)  The bond itself, the opinion of the attorney general, and the record or other papers or documents relating to the bond need not be included in the register.(e)  When a bond is paid or redeemed, the proper officer or authority paying the bond shall notify the comptroller of the occurrence and date of the payment or redemption.  All papers and documents relating to the bonds shall be filed and appropriately numbered.(f)  The comptroller may use electronic means, including the central electronic computing and data processing center established under Section 403.015, instead of books to register bonds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 449, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 403.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter H. Securities|Section 403.112. Accounts

Sec. 403.112.  ACCOUNTS.  (a)  The comptroller shall keep an appropriate account for each state fund, showing a short description of the essential features of the fund and maintaining sufficient information to account for bonds and securities owned by the fund.(b)  The comptroller shall keep controlling or total accounts of the bonds or other securities, showing the total amount of bonds or other securities belonging to each fund.(c)  A controlling account shall be balanced monthly.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 207, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 403.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter H. Securities|Section 403.113. Cancellation of Unneeded Bonds

Sec. 403.113.  CANCELLATION OF UNNEEDED BONDS.  (a)  The comptroller from time to time shall cancel by perforation all unneeded bonds of entities authorized by law to issue bonds to be registered in the comptroller's office and shall return them by express or freight mail to the issuer at the issuer's expense.  The comptroller shall make a permanent record in the comptroller's office of the cancellation or return.(b)  Not later than the 30th day before the date that the comptroller cancels bonds under this section, the comptroller shall give notice of the proposed cancellation by registered or certified mail to the entity.  The notice must be addressed according to the latest information available in the comptroller's office.  If the comptroller becomes aware that the notice is undeliverable, the comptroller shall notify the county judge of the county in which the entity was situated in whole or part of the proposed cancellation.  The notice to the county judge must be given not later than 30 days before the date the bonds are canceled and must indicate that the notice to the entity was undeliverable.(c)  Before the date fixed for the cancellation, the entity or county judge, on written notice and execution of a receipt in the form the comptroller prescribes, may repossess the bonds.  Any shipping expense involved in the transaction shall be paid by the entity or the county whose county judge repossessed the bonds.(d)  An entity's registered or unregistered bonds that remain in the comptroller's office may be considered unneeded after five years after the date of the bonds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 403.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter H. Securities|Section 403.114. Bond Clerk

Sec. 403.114.  BOND CLERK.  (a)  The comptroller shall appoint a bond clerk.  Before taking office the bond clerk shall take the official oath. The bond clerk serves at the pleasure of the comptroller.(b)  The bond clerk, under the comptroller's supervision, direction, and authority, shall perform all duties relating to the registration of bonds imposed on the comptroller by this chapter.  The bond clerk may sign the comptroller's name to a certificate of registration of a bond that the bond clerk registers and that is required by law to be registered by the comptroller.  In the absence of the bond clerk the chief clerk may perform the bond clerk's duties.(c)  The comptroller shall designate and appoint, from the employees of the comptroller's office, assistants to the bond clerk.  The designation and appointment must be in writing, certified under the seal of the comptroller, and filed with the bond clerk.  The assistants, under the direction and authority of the comptroller, shall perform all duties relating to the registration of bonds imposed on the comptroller by this chapter.  Each assistant may sign the comptroller's name to a certificate of registration of a bond that the assistant registers and that is required by law to be registered by the comptroller.  The duties assigned by the comptroller to the assistants are in addition to other duties that may be assigned to the assistants.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 403.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter I. Revenue Estimates|Section 403.121. Contents of Estimate

Sec. 403.121.  CONTENTS OF ESTIMATE.  (a)  In the statement required by Article III, Section 49a, of the Texas Constitution the comptroller shall list outstanding appropriations that may exist after the end of the current fiscal year but may not deduct them from the cash condition of the treasury or the anticipated revenues of the next biennium for the purpose of certification.  The comptroller shall base the reports, estimates, and certifications of available funds on the actual or estimated cash condition of the treasury and shall consider outstanding and undisbursed appropriations at the end of each biennium as probable disbursements of the succeeding biennium in the same manner that earned but uncollected income of a current biennium is considered in probable receipts of the succeeding biennium.  The comptroller shall consider as probable disbursements warrants that will be issued by the state before the end of the fiscal year.(b)  The comptroller shall include in the statement the detailed computations and all other pertinent information that the comptroller considered in arriving at the estimates of anticipated revenues.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 403.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter J. Suits by Persons Owing Taxes or Fees|Section 403.201. Suits; Jurisdiction

Sec. 403.201.  SUITS;  JURISDICTION.  The district courts of Travis County have exclusive, original jurisdiction of a suit brought under this chapter.  This section prevails over Chapter 25 to the extent of any conflict.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 403.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter J. Suits by Persons Owing Taxes or Fees|Section 403.202. Protest Payment Required

Sec. 403.202.  PROTEST PAYMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  If a person who is required to pay to any department of the state government an occupation, excise, gross receipts, franchise, license, or privilege tax or fee, or another tax or amount imposed under Subtitle A, Title 4, Labor Code, contends that the tax or fee is unlawful or that the department may not legally demand or collect the tax or fee, the person shall pay the amount claimed by the state, and if the person intends to bring suit under this subchapter, the person must submit with the payment a protest.(b)  The protest must be in writing and must state fully and in detail each reason for recovering the payment.(c)  The protest payment must be made within the period set out in Section 403.076 or 403.077 for the filing of a refund claim.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 486, Sec. 7.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.58, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 2080), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|