OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
QROVER SELLERS
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nonoreble Jobn B. tinters,
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nor Authority of the
for Foetor II
Tour roquod for au opini
mbjOot-metter la 88 fOf1orsr
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o boparfiemtr would
IemIlY
looopt Doll07
orerJobaprogremln
leed et the next lmefon
omld it be neoemeery to mend the
state Constittatlon in order for tbe State
o fTo se~to looept umney from the Federal
tZwenment for Foster Beme Caret
“If an amendment to the Conutltutlon
1s not neoeesery, then under pre@nt leg-
leletlon, does the Mete hete implied pow-
er to aooept money from the Federal @orern-
ipmpreblo John n. Tinter8 - pago a
mttor tblm pnrp0eoMdW tbe prerlelaae
of oooparetln~ with tbo Csdenr;lBo+ewmnat~
Tltlle you ask ritb rospwf ta the euthorlt~ of
'$be of 'Paraeto eooopt mono7 fram the ~Fedssol~otom-
Rtetr
moat”, we tePe It te be 70~ moen the authorIt of tbo Meto
mpartwmt et Pablio Taltero to looept *an07 irem the Pmlor-
81 Oorernunt for Poetor Ilao 68re pF0gmm9
lTb op r o p oo r?tio w
o r o fF lo woe?ea 7
ttek
Depertaentar b8naa1~~ 0lr 421TldWr Q? Nate 8ga~-
olee ero berob 8~th0rfWd ta rka 8ppliOnfl@mie
ea alooept oay @ita, gmmtw Or 811*tuate or
f'amde!'Wa tbew8lte& at8t.a ewOmdr o&Iaetlom-
al or boeltb pja&e eatdpWgt%aer lt6.r to bo
mr+d OR lltotoooeporet1r0ana 0tb.r mwe1 pmjo@to
cud prOgiume in toXBe# %nelWdkPgOanrt?UOthn of @P
110 bull~ge~ repelrer wd ti?wWrrate. An7 of
aob?tanle8sacr7lmdepadtedlia tb* 8Wfe Weear
era bowby appropriated te tha epeeiitfe prpoee wtbor-
18.d by the ~tiw4 mQ mtbj.dt to tbs '1imlktion
pl*W em thle AOf*
It would net be me@eeeery to euend the hnst%tm-
1.
tlon in for the Ekbe of Taesr or for tbo Mpertaeut
ardor of
Fublio Selfare to looopt -07 frae tbe FeUerel Povammt ter
Voarter Uomeeera la wmnootiou ritb tba fe&eml proc;nr.
this Dewertment doolded tha qmmt-
la Opinion MO. fbSif#i!
tloa ander en identical prorlslan oentained In tbe them depert-
motel lppmprietion bill, -
a. Under the holding of our opiai5 imme~ietoly lb o r o
sited, the State Departwant of Rabl~ie ~elksrs doeu have pwor to
lssept mameyfrom the ?aQ*rel (Dorwmwmt tar 8 Foetsr &iIae eera
progrem.
It la lrpo~elbls far ono to knew the aonditfons upon
wbleb 8 great of Mona mef he me&e ?57the ?ederel @oTowmt to
tbs 8teto In 84tenOo of tbe @eowegebOi 8 bill bJ tbe fkmd;Feear
Iewrablo Jotm ?I.Vlatere - page t
kmt wo are rearing In our enewerm above givea that so roqulre-
mte ranld be imposed upas the Stete *hIoh would he ia rlole-
tlan of 8n7 oaaetitutlone~ llm*tetlon of tba loginlatlre pswor.
It ie, oi ooureo, poeeible that the C8~gmsm migbt ooupl,e tit&
the donetim dennndu upon the Ptate that would be forbidden ta
the La~laletww by the Coustitutlnn, but thin IS net et all
like17 to he the oese.
Vs are OC the opinion the eenasnt bf the Rtete t&u*
telooept donations or grate frw the Federal Qatemmmt ~7
be @ten by the l.o~lsletwre In en epyoprietinn act. Ordiaer
117, It lr not required that the oonsent of the 8tete to eowpt
donetiwe be ovldeaoed b7 8 bills but It -7 be dono b7 ether
lpproprhte eatlon af the Lefi;ileturs, etieano*n.nl?ewh Isgl818-
tlro ert2wwlt7 to looept, em by n resolnti5, ea oentradl&ln-
apiahod from l bill.
Very trul7 yours