(a) An obligation reported to the attorney general for collection under this chapter is subject to a collection fee for the use and benefit of the attorney general as provided by legislative appropriation.
(b) The attorney general may retain the amount of the collection fee from the amount of the obligation collected.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2107.007

  • 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
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

(c) A collection fee may not be retained from amounts collected for the unemployment compensation fund established under Subchapter B, Chapter 203, Labor Code.

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