H.J.R. 23

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JOINT RULES RESOLUTION - EXECUTIVE
2 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
3 2009 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Ben C. Ferry
6 Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This joint rules resolution provides for the Legislature's Executive Appropriations
11 Committee to review the expenditure of certain appropriations.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 . allows the Executive Appropriations Committee to consider legislator and citizen
15 complaints concerning the expenditure of appropriated monies in a manner
16 consistent with expressed legislative intent.
17 Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Legislative Rules Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 JR3-2-501
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23 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. JR3-2-501 is amended to read:
25 JR3-2-501. Meetings -- Appropriation reviews.
26 (1) (a) During the interim, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet at least
27 every other month on the day before interim meetings.

28 (b) The appropriations subcommittee chairs may attend these meetings and provide
29 input regarding their budget.
30 (2) Appropriation subcommittees shall meet at least once during the interim and may
31 also hold additional meetings if authorized by the Legislative Management Committee.
32 (3) (a) The Executive Appropriations Committee may, based on a legislator's or
33 citizen's complaint, review any appropriation, whether in an appropriations bill or otherwise, to
34 ensure that the entity to which the funds were appropriated complies with any legislative intent
35 expressed in the legislation appropriating the funds.
36 (b) If the Executive Appropriations Committee finds that an entity has not complied
37 with any legislative intent concerning an appropriation expressed in the legislation
38 appropriating the fund, the committee may make a recommendation concerning the
39 appropriation to the entity receiving the funds and the Legislative Management Committee.




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