B-143573: Dec 27, 1962

TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT: AS YOU ARE DOUBTLESS AWARE. HAVE DETERMINED THE STATE TO BE INDEBTED TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE AMOUNT OF $92. THE AMOUNT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS WAS WITHHELD FROM CERTAIN HIGHWAY FUNDS OTHERWISE DUE THE STATE. WE HAVE SOUGHT TO EFFECT ACTUAL SET-OFF OF THE STATE'S INDEBTEDNESS AGAINST FUNDS OTHER THAN THOSE OWING TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. WE FIND THAT SUCH ACTION IS NOT FEASIBLE...

B-143573: May 07, 1962

TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT: THIS IS A RESPONSE TO YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 12. 768.77 DETERMINED TO BE DUE IN CONNECTION WITH THE 1953 PROGRAM IS TO BE DEDUCTED FROM FUTURE PAYMENTS UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS. YOU STATE THAT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONTRACTS INVOLVED WERE ENTERED INTO TO REPAY THE STATE FOR DAMAGES TO ITS HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND CONSTITUTE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOV...

B-143573: Sep 20, 1962

THE CLAIM WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1958 AS UNCOLLECTIBLE BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. UPON FURTHER REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE MAKE SET- OFF AGAINST THE FUNDS THAT WE WERE WITHHOLDING. THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THIS OFFICE TO ADJUDICATE THE CLAIM AND DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH SET-OFF IS WARRANTED. THAT THERE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT POINTS AT IS...