E L~TNDRNEU GENERAL
OF-XAS
Auwrrlv. TEXAS 78711
February 28, 1972
Honorable James U. Cross Opinion No. M- 1084
Executive Director, Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department Re: Purchase of white-
John H., Reagan Building winged dove habitat.
Austin, Texas 78701
Dear Mr. Cross:
You aek whether Article 87ga-6, Sec. 4(c), Vernon'E!
Penal Code, and the current ffeneralAppropriation Act,*
authorize@ your Department to expend any moniee for the
acquisition of a white-winged dove habitat.
Our anewer is!that the authority contained in thle
Article of the Penal Code is sufficient pre-existing law
under Article III, Section 44 of our Constitution to
support an appropriation for this purpoee.
However, neither your Department, nor our office,
find any appropriation of monie& in the current General
Appropriation Act for this purpose.
Therefore your Department ie not authorized to expend
any monies for this purpose. Tex.Con&t., Art.VIII, Sec. 6.
-SUMMARY-
No appropriation of funds exists for acqui-
&ition of a white-winged dove habitat authorized
by Article 87ga-6, Sec. 4(c), V.P.C.
*S.B. 11, Acts 62nd Leg., 1971, R.S., aL!amended by
S.B. 7, Acts 62nd Leg., 1971, 1st C.S.
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Honorable James U. Crose, page 2 (M-1084)
Prepared by Dunklln Sullivan
Assistant Attorney General
APPROVED:
OPINION COMMITTEE
Kerna Taylor, Chairman
Bill Allen, Co-Chairman
John Reeves
Llnward Shivers
Bob Flowere
Rex H. White, Jr.
SAMUEL D. MCDANIEL
Staff Legal Assistant.
ALFRED WALKER
Executive Assistant
NOLA WHITE
First Aeelstant
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