Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1976 )

90HN x., EmEl.
AUSTIN.TEXAR 78711
January 2, 1976
p. 3200
IheHonorebleBobBullock- page 2 (H-757)
pmvided,kwever,thatallmxhbquestsand
giftsof mxeys, exceptthoseto the hpartmnt
of&ntalnealthendMsntal~tionarld
institutionsunderitajurb3dicticmreceived
franprivatescurces,a&toagenciesand
instituticnsnamdinArticleIVofthisAct,
shallbs~itedinibJthestateTmasuryand
&allbeexpendedinaccon%um with * prQv.isims
f5his Act. Acts 1975,64thleg.,ch. 743,at
.
Ithaebsen~~thatsalary~l~~rradewithgift~
aremtaNemdbyseckbll(q)sincethcsefLmdsareaFpmpriatedby
sectFon190farticleVofthsAdandthuearenotn~than~i-
ated fuds."
..
~thezquimmntsofastatutetkintentofthe
rJ@szture rmst bs tb
Y~E%$ZkiEZFi9%-
s.w.zd112 (!lkx. Sup. 1971). VihereTGC
bytkeechazgedwithitsafhinistration
dhaskeen- by tb Legisleture withoutchangeit is pesuned
thatttnzfsgislaturewasawsreofanda&p+xdthatconsixucti~.Humble
8. v. Calve&, 414 S.W.Zd172 (Tex.Sup. 1967);SB
i?+3ie-- s.w.2azTwK. sup. 1944);Railxoadcuanission v.
-- Texas
&taworleansR. co., 42 S.W.2d1091 (Tex.civ. - Austin1931,
ii%E-ZTNti identicalto articleV, section.9 l(q)and 18 of
~thecurrentAppropriatimsIkctamalsofamdinthe 1973GeneralAppmpri-
ationsAct, Acts 1973,63rdIeg., .A 659,p. 1786 [secticn l(q) at
2195;secticn18 at 22091. A searchof the salarysupplaaent files
intboffice of the hcmtaryof Stateremals thatstateagencieshave
constrmd this lsnguAga; to rowire ?xporeg of gift funds. Ilhed, to
amstrm the provish aa not applybg to gift fur& wxld give 8ectim
l(q) little,if any,meaning. sincethsLe&slatureispresmsdtohave
usedevexywxdandsectionforapurpoee,'wecannotadcptacmstzuction
thetwmldmake this seckionnwningless.Perkinsv. State,367 S.W.2d
140 (lbx.Sup. 196311Mdins-walcbr Bum-m- 296 S.W.2d
93 (lkx.sup. 1957). lbcarcllng1y it ieourxziziIegislatLue
used tb? term %Qzpm@ated" in diffemrlt calte?cts in eections l(q)and 19,
~clearlyintepldedthat~eupplanente~fmngiftfundebe
reprtedtothe se4uwaq of state.
p. 3201
Ihemle BobBullock- page 3 (H-757)
SUMMARY
-w~~eJPeIedtopay~salar~
of Stateenplayeesandofficersuntil*
-ofanyeabryfq@ms?n% including
srplglenents
made with gift fur&, is reported
tothe secremyof state.
Attorneywel of !&arm
pa 3202