Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

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