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OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
EIonorable T. X, Trlmblo
Tll;et Aas1rrtant
Dmartment OS 8duoatlon aboto rubjeot-
matter in your
n aa to rhather th Legirlature, Orfloe 0r Ebaoatloa, to them sondr ln a request rental of a rpsoiiiod build-, giving prior, eta. Upon approval ot thin requwt, thr fundr ootorl~ on. year’8 rrntal are drporit.6 in the Stato TToawry, and drp+rtmont lr billed monthly tar 8un0, tbre blllr hate bera horrtofore sent to the aomptrollrr payment Speolal Fund mar- rant4
Honorable T. k’. Trlmble, par,0 2 al’ha Soq&rol:.or’a De~artr:ent tslcns t!ae
poslti-,n tkin sat in np!Qfaab?e ts thr, tlbom aitsa:im, a;d oitea for ezuz~plo Opinion xo. O-5299, fmnlnhed the Stata Board of Zo@lth rd.%!1 ~OfQl’f.vi~W t.6 the 64.00 pW da: li:$.ttntiOtl on trigs to :"arkinc;totk aad &htOCl 'diet t&e Ii&d- door ep,4 ever; though tto oxpenso ia to tnt.lcm be pelfi ?ror= Federal Fun:‘e.*
Seoete RI11 Ho. 266, lnaotar as ;ertinsnt, ia as iomnm:
*Sea. 3. %IQ 3tate 3okrd 3: Stxitrcl, ui;oii of c,zoh r,qusst, W&L. if tllc .zcllrJj' :-is reao1.t boo:: rinds rmU.ablz to -;ay ths reutrl t.kreon, ami it, in the diaorotlon of the RoarP. such is needed shall forthwith edwrtiae 1.1 ~pnoo 8 new6paper, whioh ha0 ?aeer ree.rr1arl.J ?ubllah&d olroulatod in the oity, or trw, t.hxe zwl. razWd sgaca for bids 3~ 6ilcL reztal is ,oou@t, spati, Scr taa UDCS iodlo5ted srl: for 8 ;erlcd '013s iuve ot'.aot to erim34 s;lch tea pears. After beer, racsivsd by the Stets BosrC .>I :~~tr~l at it6 prlnaipal offioe ii4 k2stin, Tsx;i;, r,:-.d ;lbllOlJ Opeuedi tit f;*cit,~ siko?i rantal ;:~~irz';i will be saE.e to t&o lcwst ad beat bidfler, pc;A won atjoh yhQ tdras or” the other torts a8 ~3 bo agreed uwns taeatf;w wltn ths notiae olc li hs aaard of the oo~~treot, state Board of Gontrol will bs subnitted to tha .lttOraW *3 c
Honorable ‘2. ::. Trlr!blo, pwe 3
Sanoral of Texan, rho will oaueo to be prepared and l x eouted ln l ooordanor with the term8 ot the agreement, itl quadruplicnte; One Or whioh Will be 6UOh Oontraot kept by eroh party thereto, one by the BOard or Control, and one by thr nttornejr General of Texar.
The parties to rueh oontraot will be the depart:nent or agenry or tit0 gorrrn.rmnt onlag the spa00 ee lessee and ths party renting the mpaoe a8 loseor.
Y3eo. 3. Prlthln th:rty days after the eifeotive date of this Aot, all departments and agenoies or the State Government at thle tMe lea8ing or renting opaoe rro3 any person, firm, or corporation whomsoever, will oause to be prepared and delivered the State Board to in Austln, Texaa, a oopy of any written of Catml rental or lease agreemnt now in roroe and current, or any rtatemnt or any oral undoretanding upon whloh any lease or rental publio fundr being expanded, ii euoh eotion has :lot already been taken.”
It la our opinion that the provlelone or the bill just quoted do not apply to the oituatlon presented by you.
The raot in plain the rentala involved will be paid by the Federal Covmn.amt through thr United states orri06 0r %uoation. the law pplioable In our opinion to the matter inquired aborlt ie found in Seotion 10 of Chapter 400, kcts or the 48th Regular Seseion of Legirleture or Temr, whioh 1s aa rollowe:
Waited State8 Fuudr and Aid. The proser orfioer or any State 3epartmtmts, or divi- or ofiioere bureaus, elonr or State agonoica are hereby authorlzrd to make appl.ioation ror md aoorpt any girt8, grante, or allot- ments or funde Onitod State8 Government to be iron used on Sate oooperative and other Federal projeote and proSram in Texas, inoludlng oonrtruotion of aubllo buildin@, repairs, and imprcvementr. Any or euch Fodoral funds as may be deposited in the State Treasury are hereby appropriated to the speoifio purpose author- ized the Federal Cover’awnt, and subfeot to the liaitation plaoed on this Mt.*
Honorable T. X. Triable, page b
The funds inqolrsd about by vou appear to be Fodiral Funds and oone into htmds of the Vooatlonal Divlslon of the Departcant or Zduoatlon already
raramrked United Stater Oftloe of Eduoation for the rsntal or a 8peOified buildlne at a spssifled prioe.
You therefore advised the Vooetional Dlvision or the State Department or Eduoation may, inds- pendsnt or the Texas State Board or Control expend sald tunds ror the rental or the speolried build& at the speoirled prior as was agree4 upon by said Division while aotlng as an agent the United States Offioe of Z4uoation.
Very truly yours