By: Nelson S.R. No. 94       SENATE RESOLUTION          BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE Senate of the State of Texas, That   Senate Rule 12.03 and 12.04, be suspended in part as provided by   Senate Rule 12.08 to enable consideration of, and action on, the   following specific matters which may be contained in the   Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 8.          A. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 4.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:   COVID-19 SERVICES. (a) The amount of $2,000,000,000 is   appropriated to the Department of State Health Services from   money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal   Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and   deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325   during the period beginning on the effective date of this Act and   ending January 1, 2023, for the following purposes related to   costs incurred during the period beginning March 3, 2021, and   ending January 1, 2023, due to the coronavirus disease pandemic:                (1)  providing funding for surge staffing at state   and local hospitals, long-term care facilities, psychiatric   hospitals, and nursing facilities;                (2)  purchasing therapeutic drugs, including drugs   for monoclonal antibody treatments; and                (3)  providing funding for the operation of regional   infusion centers.          (b)  Notwithstanding Section 13.05, page IX-64, Chapter   1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session,   2021 (the General Appropriations Act), the Department of State   Health Services shall expend any Coronavirus State Fiscal   Recovery Funds freed-up as a result of reimbursements received by   the Department of State Health Services from the Federal   Emergency Management Agency related to expenditures paid from   money appropriated under Subsection (a) of this section only   after prior approval of the Legislative Budget Board.          B. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 6.  DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE:   COMPENSATION. (a) The amount of $359,673,191 is appropriated to   the Department of Criminal Justice from money received by this   state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.   Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of   2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the   Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing   compensation for agency employees for the state fiscal year   beginning September 1, 2021.          (b)  The Department of Criminal Justice shall:                (1)  in consultation with the comptroller of public   accounts and the Legislative Budget Board, determine the proper   allocation of benefits included in the appropriations made under   Subsection (a) of this section; and                (2)  identify the strategies and objectives for   which the appropriations made under Subsection (a) of this   section are directed.          (c)  It is the intent of the legislature that the   Department of Criminal Justice consider the appropriations as a   change in the method of finance of the compensation to be paid to   agency employees and not as an increase in total appropriations   to the agency.          C. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 8.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: TEXAS   CHILD MENTAL HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM. (a)  The amount of   $113,082,887 is appropriated to the Higher Education   Coordinating Board from money received by this state from the   Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)   established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.   No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief   Fund No. 325 for the purpose of supporting the operations and   expansion of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium to   expand mental health initiatives for children, pregnant women,   and women who are up to one year postpartum during the two-year   period beginning on the effective date of this Act. At the   direction of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium, the   Higher Education Coordinating Board shall transfer   appropriations through interagency contracts with   health-related institutions of higher education for the   following purposes:                (1)  $20,578,442 for enhancements and expansion of   the Child Psychiatry Access Network;                (2)  $56,218,976 for enhancements and expansion of   the Texas Child Access Through Telemedicine program;                (3)  $32,991,791 for expansion of the child and   adolescent mental health workforce; and                (4)  $3,293,676 for administrative expenses.          (b)  Not later than December 1, 2021, out of money   appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section, the Higher   Education Coordinating Board shall transfer $3,293,676 to an   institution of higher education designated by the Texas Child   Mental Health Care Consortium for oversight and evaluation of the   outlined initiatives by means of interagency agreements or any   other necessary contracts.          (c)  The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may   transfer up to 10 percent of money appropriated for the purposes   described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section to   any of the other purposes described by those provisions. The   Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may transfer more than   10 percent of funds for those purposes only with the prior   approval for the transfer and expenditure from the Legislative   Budget Board. A request for approval of the transfer and   expenditure by the consortium is considered approved unless the   Legislative Budget Board issues a written disapproval within 10   business days of the receipt and review of the request by the   Legislative Budget Board.          (d)  Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this   section, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may   enhance the Child Psychiatry Access Network to improve perinatal   mental health services.          D. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 10.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD:   UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION. (a) Contingent on legislation by the   87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021, relating to the   issuance of tuition revenue bonds, becoming law, the amount of   $325,000,000 is appropriated to the Higher Education   Coordinating Board from money received by this state from the   Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)   established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.   No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief   Fund No. 325 for the purpose of university construction during   the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act.          (b)  If an appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this   section for any reason is determined by the United States   Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or   federal authority to have been made for an improper use:                (1)  the appropriated money may not be spent and   shall be retained in the treasury and available for later   legislative appropriation; and                (2)  an amount equal to the amount of the   appropriation that was determined to have been made for an   improper use is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the   Higher Education Coordinating Board for the purpose and period   described by Subsection (a) of this section.          E. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 16.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: RIO   GRANDE VALLEY. The amount of $16,700,000 is appropriated to the   Department of State Health Services from money received by this   state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.   Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of   2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the   Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of upgrading   existing laboratory facilities associated with a level 1 trauma   facility in Hidalgo County and new laboratory infrastructure in   Starr County during the two-year period beginning on the   effective date of this Act.          F. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 25.  DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:   CYBERSECURITY PROJECTS. (a) The amount of $200,000,000 is   appropriated to the Department of Information Resources for   deposit into the Technology Improvement and Modernization Fund   No. 187 and for use during the two-year period beginning on the   effective date of this Act for the purpose of cybersecurity   projects from money received by this state from the Coronavirus   State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established   under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2)   and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund   No. 325. Before spending money appropriated under this   subsection, the department must receive approval for the   proposed cybersecurity projects from the Joint Oversight   Committee on Investment in Information Technology Improvement   and Modernization Projects established under Section 2054.578,   Government Code.          (b)  The capital budget authority of the Department of   Information Resources in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th   Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations   Act), is increased by $200,000,000 for the appropriation made   under Subsection (a) of this section.          G. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to exceed the amount of an item of appropriation   contained in one version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 31.  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: PRESIDIO   CUSTOMS INSPECTION STATION. The amount of $15,500,000 is   appropriated to the Department of Transportation from money   received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery   Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American   Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the   credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of   providing funding for a customs inspection station on the South   Orient Rail Line in Presidio, Texas, during the two-year period   beginning on the effective date of this Act.          H. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 32.  TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: TRS-CARE AND   TRS-ACTIVECARE. (a) The amount of $286,337,761 is appropriated   to the Teacher Retirement System from money received by this   state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.   Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of   2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the   Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing   funding during the two-year period beginning on the effective   date of this Act for coronavirus-related claims in TRS-Care and   TRS-ActiveCare.          (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that premiums for   TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare insurance policies not increase as a   result of coronavirus-related claims.          (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b) of this section, it is   the intent of the legislature that the premiums for TRS-Care and   TRS-ActiveCare programs be calculated and adjusted taking into   consideration the money appropriated under this section.          I. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 33.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION:   STAFFING NEEDS. (a) The amount of $378,300,000 is appropriated   to the Health and Human Services Commission from money received   by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42   U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan   Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the   Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing   funding during the two-year period beginning on the effective   date of this Act for the Health and Human Services Commission to   administer one-time grants related to providing critical   staffing needs resulting from frontline health care workers   affected by COVID-19, including recruitment and retention   bonuses for staff:                (1)  of nursing facilities, assisted living   facilities, home health agencies, and facilities that serve   persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities in an   intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual   disabilities or related conditions (ICF/IID); or                (2)  who provide community attendant services.          (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that the Health   and Human Services Commission prioritize grants to grantees that   comply with the reporting requirements prescribed by Rider 143   (Health and Human Services Commission), Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1),   Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General   Appropriations Act), the reporting requirements established by   Chapter 588 (S.B. 809), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2021, or equivalent reporting requirements established   by the Health and Human Services Commission.          (c)  Annually, the Health and Human Services Commission   shall report to the Legislative Budget Board the grants awarded   under this section. The report must include, for the year   covered by the report, the amount of grants awarded, the award   recipients, and the total amount of each grant used by the   recipient. The report must be submitted to the Legislative   Budget Board not later than December 1 of the year in which the   report is due.          (d)  Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (a) of   this section:                (1)  $200,000,000 shall be used only for grants for   nursing facilities; and                (2)  $178,300,000 shall be used only for grants for   assisted living facilities, home health agencies, community   attendants, and facilities that serve persons with intellectual   or developmental disabilities in an intermediate care facility   for individuals with intellectual disabilities or related   conditions (ICF/IID).          (e)  It is the intent of the legislature that the Health   and Human Services Commission consider federal COVID-19 relief   money received by providers when allocating the money described   by Subsection (d)(2) of this section.          J. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to exceed the amount of an item of appropriation   contained in one version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 34.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:   FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER INCUBATOR PROGRAM. The amount   of $20,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of State Health   Services from money received by this state from the Coronavirus   State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established   under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2)   and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund   No. 325 for use during the two-year period beginning on the   effective date of this Act for the Federally Qualified Health   Center Incubator Program.          K. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 35.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES:   EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. (a) The amount of $21,700,000 is   appropriated to the Department of State Health Services from   money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal   Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and   deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325   for the purpose of providing funding for emergency medical   response service staffing, including:                (1)  funding for programs to incentivize and   increase the number of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and   paramedics that provide care on an ambulance, including funding   for emergency medical services workforce development initiatives   at regional advisory councils; and                (2)  funding for Emergency Medical Services (EMS)   education programs, including distance learning programs, to   increase the number of EMTs and paramedics graduating from EMS   education programs.          (b)  It is the intent of the legislature that, consistent   with state law, the Department of State Health Services   prioritize funding appropriated under Subsection (a) of this   section for rural and underserved areas.          L. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 36.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION AND   OUTREACH GRANTS. The amount of $40,000,000 is appropriated to   the Parks and Wildlife Department from money received by this   state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.   Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of   2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the   Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 to be used during the two-year   period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the   purpose of providing funding for grants throughout this state as   authorized by other law and consistent with Strategy C.2.1.,   Outreach and Education, as listed in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts   of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General   Appropriations Act).          M. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 39.  TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTE FOR A   DISASTER RESILIENT TEXAS. (a) The amount of $1,150,000 is   appropriated to Texas A&M University - Galveston from money   received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery   Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American   Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the   credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of   providing funding to the Institute for a Disaster Resilient   Texas.          (b)  Out of amounts appropriated by Subsection (a) of this   section:                (1)  $1,000,000 may be used only for Digital Flood   Risk Infrastructure for Underserved Communities; and                (2)  $150,000 may be used only for office space in   Houston.          N. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 40.  TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF   HOUSTON: INSTITUTIONAL ENHANCEMENTS. The amount of $100,000,000   is appropriated from money received by this state from the   Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)   established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.   No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief   Fund No. 325 for institutional enhancement during the two-year   period beginning on the effective date of this Act to the   following entities and in the following amounts:                (1)  $50,000,000 to Texas Tech University; and                (2)  $50,000,000 to the University of Houston.          O. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 41.  COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS SAFE   KEEPING TRUST FUND. (a) The amount of $100,000,000 is   appropriated to the comptroller of public accounts from money   received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery   Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American   Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the   credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for immediate   deposit to an account or fund to be managed by the Texas Treasury   Safekeeping Trust Company as trustee for the benefit of the State   Preservation Board to maintain the Bob Bullock State History   Museum.          (b)  If an appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this   section for any reason is determined by the United States   Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or   federal authority to have been made for an improper use:                (1)  the appropriated money may not be spent and   shall be retained in the treasury and available for later   legislative appropriation; and                (2)  an amount equal to the amount of the   appropriation that was determined to have been made for an   improper use is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the   comptroller of public accounts for the purpose described by   Subsection (a) of this section.          P. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 42.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: TEXAS STATE   AQUARIUM CENTER. The amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the   Parks and Wildlife Department from money received by this state   from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.   Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of   2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the   Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing   funding to the Texas State Aquarium Center for wildlife research   during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of   this Act.          Q. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 43.  UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: MARINE   SCIENCE INSTITUTE HOUSING REPLACEMENT. The amount of $3,000,000   is appropriated to the University of Texas at Austin from money   received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery   Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American   Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the   credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of   providing funding for the Marine Science Institute student   housing replacement for the two-year period beginning on the   effective date of this Act.          R. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 44.  TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: PROGRAM   ENHANCEMENTS. The amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the   Texas Education Agency from money received by this state from the   Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)   established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.   No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief   Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for the big   brothers and big sisters program technological staff   enhancements for the two-year period beginning on the effective   date of this Act.          S. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 45.  UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: BRISCOE   GARNER MUSEUM. The amount of $235,000 is appropriated to the   University of Texas at Austin from money received by this state   from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C.   Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of   2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the   Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 to the University of Texas at   Austin for the Briscoe Garner Museum for the two-year period   beginning on the effective date of this Act.          T. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 46.  HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: RURAL   VETERINARIANS GRANT PROGRAM. The amount of $1,000,000 is   appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Board from   money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal   Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and   deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325   for the purpose of providing funding for the rural veterinarians   grant program for the two-year period beginning on the effective   date of this Act.          U. Suspend Senate Rule 12.04 (5) to allow the Conference   Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either   version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend Senate Rule 12.03   (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any matter   which is not included in either the House or Senate version of the   bill to read as follows:          SECTION 47.  STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: MAINTENANCE AND   CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) The amount of $25,000,000 is   appropriated to the State Preservation Board from money received   by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42   U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan   Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the   Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of maintenance   and capital improvement projects during the state fiscal   biennium beginning September 1, 2021.          (b)  The capital budget authority of the State   Preservation Board in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th   Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations   Act), is increased by $25,000,000 for the appropriation made   under Subsection (a) of this section.          V. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 48.  DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES AND   HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: FEDERAL FUNDS FOR   HOSPITALS. It is the intent of the Legislature that the   Department of State Health Services and the Health and Human   Services Commission, in distributing any money received from the   Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)   established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.   No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief   Fund No. 325 distribute the money appropriated by this Act to   entities that are subject to the hospital price transparency   public disclosure requirements required by 45 C.F.R. Sections   180.10 - 180.60 and, on implementation of rules adopted under the   chapter, by Chapter 327, Health and Safety Code.          W. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 49.  REPORT ON FEDERAL FUNDS BY LEGISLATIVE   BUDGET BOARD. (a) The Legislative Budget Board, in consultation   with the comptroller of public accounts, shall report on the   board's Internet website:                (1)  for each political subdivision in this state, an   informational listing of any money appropriated by this Act and   received by the subdivision; and                (2)  for each state agency and each institution of   higher education that receives money appropriated by this Act, an   informational listing of the following:                      (A)  the amount of money received by the agency   or institution;                      (B)  the federal legislation that authorized   distribution of the money to the state, agency, or institution   and the state legislation, if applicable, that appropriated the   money to the agency or institution;                      (C)  the amount of money spent by the agency or   institution;                      (D)  the allowable uses for which the agency or   institution may spend money received by the agency or institution   and the purposes for which the agency or institution has spent   the money;                      (E)  the amount of money received by the agency   or institution:                            (i)  that the agency or institution has   not spent; and                            (ii)  that the agency or institution may   spend without further appropriation; and                      (F)  the time during which money received by   the agency or institution was spent by the agency or institution,   including the remaining time in which the agency or institution   may spend the money without further appropriation.          (b)  This section does not apply to a hospital licensed   under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or a hospital owned   and operated by this state.          (c)  It is the intent of the legislature that information   required to be provided in a report on the Legislative Budget   Board's Internet website under Subsection (a) of this section   must be updated not less than once during each fiscal quarter and   once on the first day of each fiscal quarter that occurs on or   after December 1, 2021, until at least December 1, 2028.          X. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 50.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING   APPROPRIATIONS. (a) It is the intent of the legislature that the   appropriations made by this Act:                (1)  are one-time appropriations made for the   purpose of addressing the needs of this state for the two-year   period beginning on the effective date of this Act; and                (2)  be used:                      (A)  only for purposes authorized by state and   federal law, including guidance issued by the United States   Department of the Treasury in 86 Fed. Reg. 26786 (May 17, 2021);   and                      (B)  before all other methods of finance, if   more than one method of finance is available for the applicable   purpose.          (b)  Except as specifically provided otherwise by this   Act, it is the intent of the legislature that, if the United   States Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or   federal authority determines that an appropriation made by this   Act has been made for an improper use, the appropriated money not   be spent and shall be retained in the treasury and available for   later legislative appropriation.          Y. Suspend Senate Rule 12.03 (4) to allow the Conference   Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in   either the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows:          SECTION 51.  APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY UNDER FEDERAL LAW.   The appropriations made under Sections 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,   12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,   29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and   47 of this Act using money received by this state from the   Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802)   established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L.   No. 117-2) are made in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section   802(c)(1)(C), which allows money from the Coronavirus State   Fiscal Recovery Fund to be used to provide government services to   the extent of a reduction in the revenue of a state government   caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency relative to   revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the   state government that ended before that emergency.         _______________________________          President of the Senate                I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on October 18, 2021,     by the following vote:  Yeas 31,   Nays 0.             _______________________________          Secretary of the Senate