Border Security Council Report - Office of the Governor - Rick Perry

Appendix B: Line-Item Budget of Homeland Security Funds
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Appendix B: Line-Item budget of Homeland Security Funds
Funding for Border Security Operations
Fiscal Year 2008 and 2009
Surge Operation Overtime for Local Law Enforcement - $20,000,000
Governor’s Division of Emergency Management
Appropriated $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 from General Revenue Funds to provide additional manpower
by local law enforcement agencies for state surge operations for improved border security. These funds
shall be used to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for payment of overtime and per diem
for local law enforcement officers.
Border Security-Governor’s Division of Emergency Management $4 ,704,714
Appropriated $4 ,704,714 for the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2007 from the General Revenue
Fund for the following border security expenditures:
a. $6,500,000 may only be used to equip and operate Joint Operation and Intelligence Centers and the
Border Security Operation Center.
b. $20,000,000 may only be expended for payment of overtime, per diem and related travel expenses
for commissioned peace officers or National Guard cooperating in a surge operation by working in a
county other than the county of their employment or assigned duty station.
c. $17,204,714 may only be used to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for overtime
and per diem when cooperating in a surge operation, or for training, equipment, and technology
acquisition.
Border Security-Texas Department of Public Safety $44,444,865
Appropriated $ 4,77 ,666 in fiscal year 2008 and $9,671,199 in fiscal year 2009 from State Highway Fund
6 for enhanced border security operations that includes:
a. Highway Patrol: $6,517,794 in fiscal year 2008 and $ ,8 5,802 in fiscal year 2009 for salaries, training,
operating costs, and equipment for 61 additional staff including 56 commissioned officers.
b. Narcotics Enforcement: $1,874,829 in fiscal year 2008 and $974,697 in fiscal year 2009 for salaries,
training, operating costs, and equipment for 15 additional staff including nine commissioned
officers.
c. Vehicle Theft Enforcement: $1,1 2,196 in fiscal year 2008 and $726, 92 in fiscal year 2009 for
salaries, training, operating costs, and equipment for ten additional staff including nine commissioned
officers.
d. Special Crimes: $1,177,975 in fiscal year 2008 and $727,992 in fiscal year 2009 for salaries, training,
operating costs, and equipment for ten additional staff including nine commissioned officers.
e. Texas Rangers: $606,707 in fiscal year 2008 and $ 75,888 in 2009 for salaries, training, operating
costs, and equipment for five commissioned officers.
f. Recruit Schools: $2,546,5 2 in fiscal year 2008 for training new commissioned officers.
g. Aircraft Operations: $20,917,6 in fiscal year 2008 and $ ,0 0,428 in fiscal year 2009 for the purchase
of four helicopters and 19 additional staff including 18 commissioned officers.