"In oritsf to meet Fu~deml regulation for oon~rolling stantls in Federal bul~diags, the Stats Gomnlasicm for ti+e'Blind '#LS fur- nished by the Department of the Interior, Of- Sloe of Hdwatlon, whapt they deaignats aa the aentral uontrol Plarr-Rulis an4 Regulation8 tar Proo6dure in #a Addnbtratiqn of the con- ama8lon atarrd Serlr~oe by tha Tsune Gtate owl- mimslon for the Bliab and the Leaal vending StaIid GOtitw8, 0apy of ~hicrh w ~SnOlosO f0r your oonsi6eratlon. 'Pha Stat. Bonri;sdon fir the Bllad reapdfuliy reqm3t8 pr oplnlti as to whether or not the State Ga~&sai~ for f&e Blind hqths authority to enter into a eon- tract auoh as the.+ttaahsb, .hsaded Geatral Con- trol Plan, with LL ohoesn aipnay in a’tbrritory where vending atax& for a .blFnd pereon Wght be #istabliehed in a PedereL Building, thbis agenay aat as the a6n.lnlstrativ~‘ar~ for the.Stat6 Oon;nisaloll sol! the Rluld in suprvi&lg autah vending otauda, in maklne;~aolleations of ra- oaipts end Gbhiraewente Sor mob staac%s, tar turnlrhir~ stook for such st;a@a, where the ea_tipment for such stewie would be mm&l by the State mmnission Sor the BILld.a

The mmorandun h6aded pG+mtrki.l Qontrot PLIuF evi- dsncq (I aontriiat betwaeu~ ih3 stud aocaraieah r02 the Bl5,md and a ohose& ~doal agtmmay tar the oupesvioien aS vend&g State Commission for the Blind, Page 8

damLs Sor the blind established ln federal buildfogr. This agreement aonteaplatea that the looalqpnofwill fl.rmAOe the ori,giual &ook, aanatrwt and inrrtall the iui- tial acuipmant, provide work%nfg oapitml, oorrdition yureeent standa, nt&kar aoll6H&n8 irm m&i l tand8, keep an l o ourato aoaouut of all actrmya handled by such danda, pertora the minlat%riel duty OS payiny the blind apes&or8 and aullat- ants amploped In suoh atand. The main duty of the stat0 Comlasion purauant to authority beatwmd upan it by PubUs So. 732 rrnd rules and ragulatlons prcmaLgated by tha United States Cotnmlsi1fc5er of lSd;leatfon, DepaFtmrnt 0r faterlor, is to detcralne to whom lioenseo shall be gmuted to oprato aiioh stmde. Being in olom tomoh with hundre& of me&y blind, it ia to aens as IO pemwuml dlreetor ia the relee- tion of auoh blind oparatora. It w3.llalao provide fer ,initlaI equipwnt for new stand& &ay the State Gom&wfon 80 oontraot?

The State Uommisafm irsr the Blind la a 8tataboz-y wmmlsaion oreate&by the &8gislatura in 1939 (A&6 1933,. 4%nQ Lq@latum, p. Ii%% ah. 8Q)i Sootlone 8 and Z6 of tha Artiela of it8 araatian [Artlele a%U7a, Vomwn*s &a. G&v. ,St.) am pertinent to yew In~t&yamI read 4s follemet

the objmt of whioh dall be to the Audi-

expenditurea m@Whly sttaa c~;rialsefon ror t;ha ali~4.. Page 5

A sscnnd baalo and more speoirla inquiry ia w~etL.aer or not the state Ckamlosion ror the BllnlZ--$pentrd that it mny cooperate to some extent witki the raderal governmnt in plaoln~ bUtad operators in armnds in federal building%--may contraot with~tooal oo;;iaittsea in various seationa or the state under the ~Dentral cantrolPlan*. we bold that it my. fihlls at riret blush it ml@ appsti that 4 oon-

txaot with a looal oomaittee in the nature &the! -0eatra1 i%pt+Wl PlCn* WOldd UOll8titUt6 Wl WMXUlf4tittltiicji~ d616@- tlbn of legislative authority, we do not believe that. auoh Is the oaw. or oourse it la ari.~rnatio that lwismiv* authority ozm delegated aannot bo further delegated bytho rim m.Jipient of the power. Stated sore aoourot6ly, aots OX rURCtiOAS iAVOtVill5 OrriCi3i diSCl%tiOIl IMy AOt be .d616- gated while purely $&lsterlel sots or a~ orriser OT board la that sag be delegated a subordinate or to anditmr. what has aotually wauxred bare?

we are bpreoaed with the fa6t and after tutmh thou&t and study ttla 00~01uaioA ~JB inenaawbfe t&at AO Prior trj those Gigotiatlona, lt had no j*is-= gwerAwnt. diotioz ox aontrol whatwe~ IWBC stands Ior bllntl people 2x1 redera tm.ilalne8. It. reeaired t3at irpant 0r paw&r (puP9 6tatUkWr StAttAt t0 its the authOrltlct# fOr blind) 6e vOaatiOAeJ. guPdanasw of the 8AWthOtity ^[60] OthW l 'QOQ&V626t6 With ditiwed upon ita etanpliswr with the reasonable mle~ &ad rsguiations 0r usitcd Statsa Orri86 Of Eduaati0n 0s th6 &-pXI?t8if3At Or the %Iit~iO~. me rueh P6&LhttiOA WW that State Go~~~Iesion ao~@ly with what 2.8 kinawn an tha G8n- tral OontrolPlan. IA ~606lving thiv oanditiolull grunt 6f authority-rzamifesttily rw the purpom or pzmbllw ad&i- tiunal oppartuniti8r ior th6 56mis8ic~ to aid in tba se- habllitatien and voOatiaaa1 &aidmaa of t&S J3eh&y ~bld--ivrO rhI A0 ViOi&iOB Or 6OA&itUtiOAi%x gUmAt% 62 WI or iegid,ative autbarity. %6 hC-&b that th6 Z%At* o=%ii r0r the lW.nd suky anter into a contrcct mm& as the Warrtral oontrotrol zQ.aA* wltft a ahosan l06al aeenoy ror the euprni8ion or t3tan4s rw the bliad in Svt66ral balldkqa.

xOur next inqdry seater8 upam the qtmetioa of wkiether or not the Mats 06a&.as1on ror t&a, Blind f&&y 3%- celve iron the leaal. agenoy *e paroentago emwsni6at iot the

pr~ose of taking oare 08 de~eolation of equiment fur- for suoh stands by the State Colrrlaisslon Sor the gr6t and also whetb?.r or rot the State Ccsmlsaion imy reaslv~ certain addition61 f?mCs Srom loaal agencies *r0r the purpose of building B rerolvirg. n&rid for the expan- &an of a s%ind pm2#gtu*. These funCs a-e pmvltled for un- d5r Artiales III-A, "Levy sot Equipmulti and service Costs*, and Artiale 111-A-4, "i2esbrre and Stabilization Fund* ahioh read as followsr

"Art. xxx. Tho venaitlg stand OQR- mittee ahell aolleot froarah end every 8taml under the jurtadlotion of the Texas Conrrai~ion ror'the Blind all zoneys derived fron the sale ofmerahanbis8, and eheill apply and aaaount ra! moneya thus aolleated as tollow~r *7 State Comisaion for tha Blind, Page 7

the Taxas cOrmnSss1cm for the FQ.5.nd. Yhe residue oceor&$~ the Vending Stand Comfaxttee ehall-Er-- aredited to the Baserva sne Stabilfza- t1on Fund. The izsssrve and Stabillza- tlon Pued shall ba used prl.mwlly ior establishing new stands.* The GopIplissl~n baa bean given speatfla statutory authority to 'reedYe &ftO, beqwEts, or devisesa trolp in- di~iduals, assoolations or aorporations, and say expend them in aaoordanoe with the provisions oi tbla aat*. And we hold that under that authority it my recefva these moneys from the 1oaal~andfnS stand eomalttee. Xn thla 6oMmtiCI1, howersr, we should like to point out that the agraaasnt allttt1esd *cantral Control Pl.av doss not provide ror the Co5drtaion to provide th% lnttlal squlpwnt r0r the atancls nor dose it provid6 for the aolleation of a par- oar&age aB~ewlaeut by the State Caiml#eion or tba levy oolleated by tile lwal agenay undsr Artlola III-A. we SUg- gwt that new agreemats b8 idiried ~t0 this eaemt if thla is what 18 dssirsd to be aaoomplishsdi,

Your riDal queati~~~ Is, Wmt procedure shauld state 00itd~i0n r0r ths Bu~4 r0tlm ia rsoeivbg suah

hrrrds and in proparly reoard~ the S~UW?~ Ws belisvo tint f&tie is a questlcm whiah fa largely ufthia t&i wiminietra- tlva blscretioa of the State Oolpaiosion for Buad. and its Jksoutlva Ssaretary-Bbwtor to be d&ter&ned ,by oorreot mlaa .of aaaotmtiag proaeduw. Fha statute (Artfals Seola, Yernoa*o Annotated Civil Statutes) is silent oa the nubjeat with the araegtla.n that it pravldes t&at "a d&aired &ate- mut of reaeipta or wniugs an8 expeudit ures 6hel.l be mda nonthly to the Auditor or the Statea.