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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 10, 2009

Mr. Speaker:

    The Government Operations Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 297, BUDGETARY PROCEDURES ACT RECODIFICATION, by Representative R. Bigelow, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 316, Line 9791 through Page 317, Line 9813 :    

             9791          63J-1-102. Definitions.
             9792          (1)

{   (a)   } "Dedicated credits" means collections by an agency that are deposited directly

             9793      into an account for expenditure on a separate line item and program.
             9794          
{   (b) "Dedicated credits" includes federal revenues that are deposited into an agency

             9795      account for expenditure on a separate line item and program.   }
 

    (2) "Federal revenues" means collections by an agency from a federal source that are deposited directly into an account for expenditure on a separate line item and program.  

             9796          
{   (2)   }        (3)       "Fixed collections" means collections that are:

             9797          (a) fixed at a specific amount by law or by an appropriation act; and
             9798          (b) required to be deposited into a separate line item and program.
             9799          
{   (3)   }        (4)       "Free revenue" includes:

             9800          (a) collections that are required by law to be deposited in:
             9801          (i) the General Fund;
 

    (ii) the Education Fund;  

             9802          
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       the Uniform School Fund; or

             9803          
{   (iii)   }        (iv)       the Transportation Fund;

             9804          (b) collections that are not otherwise designated by law;
             9805          (c) collections that are not externally restricted; and
             9806          (d) collections that are not included in an approved work program.
             9807          
{   (4)   }        (5)       "Major revenue types" means:

             9808          (a) free revenue;
             9809          (b) restricted revenue;
             9810          (c) dedicated credits; and

             9811          (d) fixed collections.
             9812          
{   (5) "Restricted fund" means a fund or subfund that contains monies that are set aside

             9813      for a specific program or purpose.
  }
2.    Page 319, Lines 9878 through 9880 :    

             9878          [(iii)] (B) The Division of Finance and the director of the Governor's Office of
             9879      Planning and Budget shall review the work program
{   and written justification   } and submit their

             9880      findings and recommendations to the governor.

    Respectfully,

    Craig A. Frank
    Committee Chair
Voting: 7-0-3
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