Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

78 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN xon. JUli8BY0ntgc4wry ’ stat* Slgtwagfnglneer /: \ Auotln, Taas Lanr Sir! OplBlOfi 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 * . m - R.ii. Yatrehild Aas%dent Rwpr:pbp