H.J.R.
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JOINT RULES RESOLUTION ON EXECUTIVE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 19, 2014 8:34 AM
Representative Brad R. Wilson
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
1, Lines 18 through 22
:
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. provides that when deciding whether to set aside special allocations for the end of
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the session, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall
{
consider
}
hear a report on
the
historical,
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current, and anticipated status of debt, long-term liabilities, General Fund
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borrowing, reserves, fund balances, nonlapsing appropriation balances, cash funded
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infrastructure investment and federal funds paid to the state; and
2. Page
2, Line 43 through Page 3, Line 65
:
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(2) (a) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet no later than the third
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Wednesday in December to:
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(i) direct staff as to what revenue estimate to use in preparing budget
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recommendations, to include a forecast for federal fund receipts[;]
{
, and to
}
(ii)
consider treating
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above-trend revenue growth as one-time revenue for major tax types;
{
and
}
(iii) hear a report on the historical, current, and anticipated status of the following:
(A) debt;
(B) long-term liabilities;
(C) contingent liabilities';
(D) General Fund borrowing;
(E) reserves;
(F) fund balances;
(G) nonlapsing appropriation balances;
(H) cash funded infrastructure investment; and
(G) changes in federal funds paid to the state; and
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{
(ii)
}
(iv)
{
[
}
decide
{
]
}
{
consider, when deciding
}
whether to set aside
special allocations for the
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end of the session, [including any special allocations resulting from an anticipated reduction in
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the amount of federal funds paid to the state;]
{
the historical, current, and anticipated status of
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the following:
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(A) debt;
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(B) long-term liabilities;
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(C) General Fund borrowing;
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(D) reserves;
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(E) fund balances;
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(F) nonlapsing appropriation balances;
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(G) cash funded infrastructure investment; and
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(H) changes in federal funds paid to the state;
}
including:
(A) allocations to address any anticipated reduction in the amount of federal funds paid to the
state; and
(B) allocations of one-time revenue to pay down debt and other liabilities;
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{
(iii)
}
(v)
approve the appropriate amount for each subcommittee to use in preparing its
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budget;
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{
(iv)
}
(vi)
set a budget figure; and
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{
(v)
}
(vii)
adopt a base budget in accordance with Subsection (2)(b) and direct the legislative
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fiscal analyst to prepare one or more appropriations acts appropriating one or more base
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budgets for the next fiscal year.
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