SF0026 • 2016

Lapsing of appropriated funds-amendments.

AN ACT relating to administration of government; amending provisions governing timelines for the disposition of unexpended appropriations; amending reporting requirements; and providing for an effective date.

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Sponsor: Mgt Audit
Last action: 2016-03-02
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2016

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SF0026HS001

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Bill History

2016-03-02 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-02-29 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0007
2016-02-25 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0007
2016-02-25 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0007
2016-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0007
2016-02-24 Senate
S Concur:Passed 29-0-1-0-0
2016-02-24 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2016-02-24 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2016-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-22 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-22 House
Amendment Adopted
2016-02-18 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-18 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2016-02-16 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
2016-02-15 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-15 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2016-02-12 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-11 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-11 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-11 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2016-02-08 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 30-0-0-0-0
2016-02-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-01-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0026
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0226

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0007

Chapter No.:
8

Prime Sponsor:
Management Audit Committee

Catch Title:
Lapsing of appropriated funds-amendments.

Subject:
Modifies
the
reversion and reporting of
unexpended
appropriations

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, in even numbered years, the State Auditor provides agencies a list of unexpended appropriations
after the end of the fiscal year
and agencies report
back to the State Auditor by September 15
information
on these
appropriation
s
. The State Auditor then reverts
any unjustified
,

unexpended appropriations by October 1 and reports to the
Governor and the
Joint Appropriations
Committee unexpended appropriations that remain after October 1.

This act separates the reporting and reversion requirements for unexpended appropriations and
further specifies

new

timelines
as follows:

In even numbered years, for the purpose of reverting unexpended appropriations, the State Auditor provides a list of unexpended appropriations to agencies by July 15.
By August 15, a
gencies report back to the State Auditor amounts
that
can be reverted
, for which there are
no obligations or encumbrances
. The State Auditor then reverts all unexpended appropriations for which there is no legal authority to carry forward the appropriation by October 1.

Also
in even numbered year
s
, for the purposes of reporting
after the October 1 reversions
, the
S
tate
A
uditor provides a list of
remaining
unexpended appropriations
to agencies
by October 15
.
By November 15, a
gencies provide the
State Auditor information about each unexpended appropriation and a timeline for expenditure to meet outstanding obligations
. T
he State Auditor
, by December 1,
report
s
to the Governor and the Joint Appropriations Committee
all
unexpended appropriations
.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0026

ENROLLED ACT NO.
7,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOUR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to administration of government; amending provisions governing timelines for the disposition of unexpended appropriations; amending reporting requirements; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
‑
4
‑
207(
e)(i),

(ii),
(iii)
(intro)
, (B)(intro) and (III)
is
amended to read:

9
‑
4
‑
207
.

Disposition of unexpended appropriations.

(e)

In each even numbered year:

(i)

Not later than July 15, the state auditor shall provide to each affected agency a list of existing

For
purposes of reverting

unexpended appropriations
:
or authorizations from all prior fiscal periods;

(A)

Not later than July 15, the state auditor shall provide to each affected agency a list of existing unexpended appropriations or authorizations from all prior fiscal periods;

(B)

Not later than August 15, each agency shall provide to the auditor a list of existing unexpended appropriations or authorizations for all prior fiscal periods and amounts which can be reverted;

(C)

Not later than October 1, the auditor shall revert any unexpended appropriation for which there is no legal authority to carry forward the appropriation into the next fiscal period.

(ii)

Not later than September 15, each agency shall provide to the auditor the nature of each outstanding obligation, the authority to maintain any
For purposes of reporting

unexpended
appropriation, and a timeline for expenditure of funds to meet any outstanding obligation legally incurred
;

appropriations:

(A)

Not later than October 15, the state auditor shall provide to each affected agency a list of existing unexpended appropriations or authorizations from all prior fiscal periods;

(B)

Not later than
November 15
, each agency shall provide to the state auditor the nature of each outstanding obligation, the authority to maintain any unexpended appropriation and a timeline for expenditure of funds to meet any outstand
ing obligation legally incurred.

(iii)

Not later than
October 1

December 1
, the auditor shall:

(B)

In consultation with the department of administration

and information
, report to the governor and joint appropriations interim committee on all unexpended appropriations or authorizations
,
remaining after
October 1

September 30
. The state chief information officer shall be consulted for purposes of information technology projects within the report. The report shall include:

(III)

An explanation of why each
fund
amount did not revert and
additionally
for each capital outlay or information technology project for which funds

did not revert
,
a description of the project;

Section
2
.

W.S. 9
‑
4
‑
207(
e)
(iii)
(A
)
is repealed.

Section 3
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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