Supplemental budget requests-limitations.

2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0443
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0176

Supplemental budget requests-limitations.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Jaggi, Allen, Edmonds, Kroeker, Loucks and Reeder

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to state budgets; limiting supplemental budget requests as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
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2
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1013(
d) by creating a new paragraph (v) and by renumbering (v) as (vi) is amended to read:

9
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2
‑
1013
.

State budget; distribution of copies to legislators; copies and reports of authorizations.

(d)

In addition to the items contained in subsection (a) of this section and notwithstanding any other
recommendations made by the governor, the state budget shall also include the governor's recommendations for appropriations for the ensuing two (2) years, or if a supplemental budget request, the remainder of the budget period, subject to the following:

(v)

Any recommendations in a supplemental budget request from the governor or state agencies shall be limited to amendments to the budget as follows:

(A)

Necessary reductions occasioned by state revenue forecast shortfalls;

(B)

Unforeseen allocations necessitated by human or natural disasters that exceed funds available in the governor’s contingency
and emergency
accounts;

(
C
)

Recommendations regarding increases or decreases to savings; and

(
D
)

Necessary personnel adjustments that cannot be
approved by the governor pursuant to W.S.
9
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2
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1005(
b
)
.

(v)
(vi)

Nothing
in this subsection prevents the governor from recommending an additional, alternative budget without the limitations specified in this subsection.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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