(a) The attorney general may certify to the comptroller and the Legislative Budget Board that money awarded to the state in settlement of a claim is money to be credited to the account for a particular appropriation under § 403.036 if it is not clear under applicable law to which account the money should be credited.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the comptroller shall act in accordance with the certification received under Subsection (a):
(1) on the 31st day after the date the comptroller receives it; or
(2) on the day following the date the comptroller receives the written prior approval of the Legislative Budget Board to act in accordance with the certification.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 403.037

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) If, before the 31st day after the date the comptroller receives the certification under Subsection (a), the comptroller receives from the Legislative Budget Board a certification that the money is to be credited to a different account for a particular appropriation under § 403.036 or that the money should not be credited to any account for a particular appropriation under § 403.036, the comptroller shall act in accordance with the board’s certification as soon as is practicable.

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