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TX Govt Code § 403.454 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter Q. Support for Habitat Protection Measures|Section 403.454. Confidential Information

Sec. 403.454.  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.  Information collected under this subchapter by an agency, or an entity acting on the agency's behalf, from a private landowner or other participant or potential participant in a habitat conservation plan, proposed habitat conservation plan, candidate conservation plan, or proposed candidate conservation plan is not subject to Chapter 552 and may not be disclosed to any person, including a state or federal agency, if the information relates to the specific location, species identification, or quantity of any animal or plant life for which a plan is under consideration or development or has been established under this subchapter.  The agency may disclose information described by this section only to the person who provided the information unless the person consents in writing to full or specified partial disclosure of the information.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 67.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 403.455 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter Q. Support for Habitat Protection Measures|Section 403.455. Rules

Sec. 403.455.  RULES.  The comptroller or agencies identified in Section 403.453 may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 67.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|Subchapter R, consisting of Secs. 403.501 to 403.511, was added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1.For another Subchapter R, consisting of Secs. 403.501 to 403.503, added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (H.B. 1505), Sec. 1, see Sec. 403.501 et seq., post.
TX Govt Code § 403.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.501. Definitions

Sec. 403.501.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Account" means the opioid abatement account established by Section 403.505.(2)  "Council" means the Texas opioid abatement fund council established by Section 403.503 to manage the distribution of money allocated to the council from the opioid abatement trust fund in accordance with a statewide opioid settlement agreement.(3)  "Fund" means the opioid abatement trust fund established by Section 403.506.(4)  "Released entity" means an entity against which a claim is released under a statewide opioid settlement agreement.(5)  "Statewide opioid settlement agreement" means all settlement agreements and related documents entered into by this state through the attorney general, political subdivisions that have brought a civil action for an opioid-related harm claim against an opioid manufacturer, distributor, or retailer, and opioid manufacturers, distributors, or retailers relating to illegal conduct in the marketing, promotion, sale, distribution, and dispensation of opioids that provide relief for this state and political subdivisions of this state.(6)  "Trust company" means the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.502. Settlement Records

Sec. 403.502.  SETTLEMENT RECORDS.  The attorney general and comptroller shall maintain a copy of a statewide opioid settlement agreement, including any amendments to the agreement, and make the copy available on the attorney general's and comptroller's Internet websites.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.503. Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council

Sec. 403.503.  TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND COUNCIL.  (a)  The Texas opioid abatement fund council is established to ensure that money recovered by this state through a statewide opioid settlement agreement is allocated fairly and spent to remediate the opioid crisis in this state by using efficient and cost-effective methods that are directed to regions of this state experiencing opioid-related harms.(b)  The council is composed of the following 14 members:(1)  six regional members, appointed by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, who are from academia or the medical profession with significant experience in opioid interventions and who each are appointed to represent one of the following groups of regional health care partnership regions:(A)  regions 9 and 10;(B)  region 3;(C)  regions 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 19;(D)  regions 6, 7, 8, and 16; (E)  regions 1, 2, 17, and 18; and(F)  regions 4, 5, and 20;(2)  four members who are current or retired health care professionals holding or formerly holding a license under Title 3, Occupations Code, with significant experience in treating opioid-related harms and who are appointed as follows:(A)  one member appointed by the governor;(B)  one member appointed by the lieutenant governor;(C)  one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and(D)  one member appointed by the attorney general;(3)  one member who is employed by a hospital district and is appointed by the governor;(4)  one member who is employed by a hospital district and is appointed by the attorney general;(5)  one member appointed by the governor and who is a member of a law enforcement agency and has experience with opioid-related harms; and(6)  one nonvoting member who serves as the presiding officer of the council and is the comptroller or the comptroller's designee.(c)  In making appointments under Subsection (b)(1), the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall appoint members from a list of two qualified candidates provided by the governing bodies of counties and municipalities that:(1)  brought a civil action for an opioid-related harm against a released entity;(2)  released an opioid-related harm claim in a statewide opioid settlement agreement; and(3)  are located within the regions for which the member is being appointed.(d)  In making appointments under Subsection (b), the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and attorney general shall coordinate to ensure that the membership of the council reflects, to the extent possible, the ethnic and geographic diversity of this state.(e)  The council is administratively attached to the comptroller.  The comptroller shall provide the staff and facilities necessary to assist the council in performing its duties.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.504. Council Operation

Sec. 403.504.  COUNCIL OPERATION.  (a)  A council member is not entitled to compensation for council service but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing council duties.(b)  The council may hold public meetings as necessary to fulfill its duties under this subchapter.(c)  The council is subject to Chapters 551 and 552.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.506. Opioid Abatement Trust Fund

Sec. 403.506.  OPIOID ABATEMENT TRUST FUND.  (a)  The opioid abatement trust fund is a trust fund established outside of the state treasury for the purposes of this subchapter that is administered by the trust company.  The trust company may authorize money from the fund to be invested with money from the state treasury.(b)  The fund consists of:(1)  money obtained under a statewide opioid settlement agreement and deposited in the fund under Section 403.507; and(2)  interest, dividends, and other income of the fund.(c)  The trust company shall:(1)  distribute to counties and municipalities to address opioid-related harms in those communities an amount equal to 15 percent of the total amount of money obtained under a statewide opioid settlement agreement and distributed to the fund and the account under Section 403.507; and(2)  allocate an amount equal to 70 percent of the total amount of money obtained under a statewide opioid settlement agreement and distributed to the fund and the account under Section 403.507 as follows:(A)  $5 million of the amount distributed to the fund to the Texas Access to Justice Foundation to be expended only on the order of the Supreme Court of Texas for the purpose of providing basic civil legal services to indigent persons directly impacted by opioid-use disorders, including children who need basic civil legal services as a result of opioid-use disorders by a parent, legal guardian or caretaker; and(B)  the remainder of that 70 percent to the council.(d)  The trust company shall distribute money allocated under Subsection (c)(2) at the direction of the council.(e)  The council shall provide to the trust company an annual forecast of money deposited and withdrawn from the fund and provide updates to the forecast as appropriate to ensure the trust company is able to achieve the council's directives.(f)  In investing money from the fund and subject to the council's direction, the trust company has the same investment authority with respect to the fund as the comptroller has under Sections 404.0241(a) and (c) with respect to the economic stabilization fund.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.507. Deposit and Allocation of Settlement Money; Effect of Bankruptcy

Sec. 403.507.  DEPOSIT AND ALLOCATION OF SETTLEMENT MONEY; EFFECT OF BANKRUPTCY.  (a)  Money obtained under a statewide opioid settlement agreement must be deposited as provided by this section and further allocated in accordance with the settlement agreement.(b)  Of money obtained under a statewide opioid settlement agreement:(1)  15 percent shall be deposited into the account; and(2)  85 percent shall be deposited into the fund.(c)  For the purposes of a statewide opioid settlement agreement in relation to a bankruptcy plan for a released entity, money is distributed in accordance with the bankruptcy plan.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.508. Council Allocation of Money

Sec. 403.508.  COUNCIL ALLOCATION OF MONEY.  (a)  Of the money allocated to the council under Section 403.506(c)(2), the council shall allocate:(1)  one percent to the comptroller for the administration of the council and this subchapter;(2)  15 percent to hospital districts; and(3)  the remaining money based on the opioid abatement strategy developed by the council under Section 403.509.(b)  The comptroller may spend money from the fund for purposes of Subsection (a)(1).  If the comptroller determines that the allocation under that subdivision exceeds the amount that is reasonable and necessary for the comptroller to administer the council and this subchapter, the comptroller may reallocate the excess money in accordance with Subsection (a)(3).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.509 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.509. Council Powers and Duties and Council-Approved Opioid Abatement Strategy

Sec. 403.509.  COUNCIL POWERS AND DUTIES AND COUNCIL-APPROVED OPIOID ABATEMENT STRATEGY.  (a)  The council shall:(1)  determine and approve one or more evidence-based opioid abatement strategies that include:(A)  an annual regional allocation methodology to distribute 75 percent of money distributed under Section 403.508(a)(3) based on population health information and prevalence of opioid incidences as provided by law; and(B)  an annual targeted allocation to distribute 25 percent of money distributed under Section 403.508(a)(3) for targeted interventions as identified by opioid incidence information;(2)  wholly or partly reallocate the targeted money between regions if a region for which targeted money is allocated is unable to use all of the targeted money;(3)  develop an application and award process for funding;(4)  review grant funding applications and provide grant awards and funding allocations;(5)  monitor grant agreements authorized by this subchapter and require each grant recipient to comply with the terms of the grant agreement or reimburse the grant to the council; and(6)  determine the percentage of money that may be used for development of education and outreach programs to provide materials on the consequences of opioid drug use and prevention and intervention, including online resources and toolkits.(b)  The council may reallocate money between regions based on the funding needs of all regions if money allocated to a region lapses or is not used in the year that the money is allocated for use in the region.(c)  To approve any decision or strategy, at least four of the members appointed under Section 403.503(b)(1) and four of the members appointed under Sections 403.503(b)(2)-(5) must approve the decision or strategy.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.510 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.510. Report

Sec. 403.510.  REPORT.  Not later than October 1 of each year, the council shall submit a written report to the legislature detailing all expenditures made by the council during the preceding state fiscal year.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement|Section 403.511. Rulemaking

Sec. 403.511.  RULEMAKING.  The council may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021.|Subchapter R, consisting of Secs. 403.501 to 403.503, was added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (H.B. 1505), Sec. 1.For another Subchapter R, consisting of Secs. 403.501 to 403.511, added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, see Sec. 403.501 et seq., post.
TX Govt Code § 403.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Infrastructure and Broadband Funding|Section 403.501. Definitions

Sec. 403.501.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Pole replacement fund" means the broadband pole replacement fund established under Section 403.502.(2)  "Pole replacement program" means the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program established under Section 403.503.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (H.B. 1505), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 403.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 403 - Comptroller of Public Accounts|Subchapter R. Infrastructure and Broadband Funding|Section 403.502. Broadband Pole Replacement Fund

Sec. 403.502.  BROADBAND POLE REPLACEMENT FUND.  (a)  The broadband pole replacement fund is created as a fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by federal law, the comptroller shall make a one-time transfer from money received by this state from the federal government from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund established under Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) to the credit of the pole replacement fund. The comptroller shall make the transfer described by this subsection as soon as practicable following receipt by this state of money from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund.(c)  Money deposited to the credit of the pole replacement fund may be used only for the purpose of supporting the pole replacement program under Section 403.503, including the costs of program administration and operation. Money in the pole replacement fund must be used in a manner consistent with federal law.(d)  Interest earned on money deposited to the credit of the pole replacement fund is exempt from Section 404.071. Interest earned on money in the fund shall be retained in the pole replacement fund.(e)  The comptroller may issue guidelines for state agencies regarding the implementation of this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (H.B. 1505), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 404.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 404 - State Treasury Operations of Comptroller|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 404.001. Definitions

Sec. 404.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 3.22(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.(2)  "Demand deposit" means a deposit that is payable on demand.(3)  "Direct security repurchase agreement" means an agreement under which the state buys, holds for a specified time, and then sells back any of the following securities, obligations, or participation certificates:(A)  United States government securities;(B)  direct obligations of or obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States;  or(C)  direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the United States government.(4)  "Market value" means the fair and reasonable prevailing price at which a security is being sold on the open market at the time of the appraisement of the security by the comptroller.(5)  "Reverse security repurchase agreement" means an agreement under which the state sells and after a specified time buys back any of the securities, obligations, or participation certificates listed in Paragraphs (A) through (C), Subdivision (3).(6)  "State depository" means an institution designated as a state depository under Subchapter C.(7)  "Time deposit" means a deposit for which there is in force a contract providing that neither the whole nor a part of the deposit may be withdrawn by check or otherwise before the expiration of the period of notice that must be given in writing in advance of a withdrawal.(8)  "Treasury" means state funds subject to the custody and control of the comptroller and available for appropriation by the legislature.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 4, Sec. 2.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 78, Sec. 1, eff. May 11, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 3.22(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.27, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 404.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 404 - State Treasury Operations of Comptroller|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 404.0011. Transfer of Treasurer's Powers and Duties

Sec. 404.0011.  TRANSFER OF TREASURER'S POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The powers and duties of the state treasurer under this chapter or other law are transferred to the comptroller.(b)  A reference in law to the state treasurer is a reference to the comptroller.(c)  If the state treasurer and the comptroller or their respective designees are both ex officio members of a committee or governing body under law, the transfer of the powers and duties under this section does not give the comptroller more than one vote or position on the committee or governing body.  If the state treasurer and the comptroller both have the power to appoint members to a committee under law, the transfer of the powers and duties under this section does not allow the comptroller to exercise the power of appointment given to the treasurer under law in addition to the power of appointment given to the comptroller under law.  If the state treasurer and the comptroller both have the power to appoint members to a governing body under law, the comptroller may exercise the power of appointment given to the treasurer under law in addition to the power of appointment given to the comptroller under law only if the members of the governing body serve six-year terms and the composition of the governing body is subject to Section 30a, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(d)  The comptroller may contract with a private entity to perform an activity transferred under this section as long as the activity is not solely a sovereign function of the state.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 992, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1996.|
TX Govt Code § 404.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 404 - State Treasury Operations of Comptroller|Subchapter B. State Depository Board|Section 404.013. Rules

Sec. 404.013.  RULES.  The comptroller may adopt and enforce rules governing the establishment and conduct of state depositories and the investment of state funds in the depositories that the public interest requires and that are not inconsistent with the law governing the depositories. |Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 939, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 404.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle A - Executive Officers|Chapter 404 - State Treasury Operations of Comptroller|Subchapter C. State Depositories and Investment of State Funds|Section 404.021. Eligible Institutions

Sec. 404.021.  ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  Any state or national bank doing business in the state may be designated by the comptroller as a state depository.  Designation of a bank as a depository includes all of the bank's branches within the state.(b)  Any savings and loan association doing business in the state may be designated by the comptroller as a state depository.(c)  Any state or federal credit union doing business in the state may be designated by the comptroller as a state depository.(d)  Deposits of eligible institutions designated as state depositories must be covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 78, Sec. 2, eff. May 11, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 3.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|