Section 401.009 - Claims Filed After Dissolution(a) If after dissolution of the committee a person files with the secretary of state a verified claim for an amount claimed to be due to the claimant under a contract made under this subchapter by the committee before its dissolution, the secretary of state shall submit a copy of the claim to the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. If each of those officers files with the secretary of state a signed statement finding that the claim is valid, the secretary of state shall forward the original claim and the statements to the comptroller. If funds for the payment of expenses of the type covered by the claim have been appropriated and are available and if a legal reason does not exist for refusing payment, the comptroller shall pay the claim.(b) Appropriations for the payment of claims under this section must be from the inaugural fund.Tex. Gov't. Code § 401.009
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.