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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS
AUSTIN
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Lanr Sir!
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By your letter of ,Eep
departsent whether, nnde
civil ststuter, the !?tat
titled to rooolre all of oB8es incurrob ia
the perlorcmncs of hlo dut dlreatloa of the
~igbrsg Car.~iSSlO he lixfiltatloa a8 to
tha amount to be Out iB tb@ ~~ROkl.
rtnental Appropria-
ay xn&msr and akter
tual trsro&g end other
rtlotlon of the Cspartfaent,
dsr to the 3epartmntal Appropriation
4btb Legislature provides in part ar
ploysss traveling et the rrpen50 of
e henby llmltsd to the amount oi
Tour (04.C.O) iiellars per day arpeaser ior nsrlr
8ml lodging; . ..a
This protialon of the rider to the hpmtaentd A+
propriation Bill does not abrqpte the rlebt of the Btete
Xi&way lSn&mm to b ralmhuraad for all actual tnrellng
empanser, but merely oonstitutsr an lrsroiae of the t&r-
latlra prerogative to determine the reaeonablsnras OS
Ron. Julidn ?xont@xssry,
Tags 2.
traveling expenses to bo inourrod by Stats emplo~eaa La
proourlng meals ond lodging. It usa olearly rlthln h8
prorinos of the Legfalature, in prorldlng, br appr rla-
tlon, Sunda for certain purpoaba, t,oattaoh auoh d nd1t1ona
to their expendltura. These rastriation8 up othe n lsp p ndi-
ture or funds provided for traveling axpenrsr ah appll-
cable to the State Yi&hnay 112)&1naer, lnb youan therefore
advised he mill not be entitled to rsoeire traveling lox-
&WBSeS l~oatred in the perfozaianoo of hla 4utie8 wider the
dfireot.ion of the Righway Commission beyond and above thr
llmltstlon plaoed upon the expenditure of Sunds for srrah
purpowr by the rider appended to the Departmental Appro-
priation Bill of the 46th Leglalaturo.
Youra very traly
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