H.J.R. 11
         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 :    

             18          .    provides that when deciding whether to set aside special allocations for the end of
             19      the session, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall
{   consider   }        hear a report on       the historical,

             20      current, and anticipated status of debt, long-term liabilities, General Fund
             21      borrowing, reserves, fund balances, nonlapsing appropriation balances, cash funded
             22      infrastructure investment and federal funds paid to the state; and

2.    Page 2, Line 43 through Page 3, Line 65 :    

             43          (2) (a) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall meet no later than the third
             44      Wednesday in December to:
             45          (i) direct staff as to what revenue estimate to use in preparing budget
             46      recommendations, to include a forecast for federal fund receipts[;]
{   , and to   }       

    (ii)  
consider treating

             47      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
 

             48          
{   (ii)   }        (iv)            {   [   } decide      {   ]   }      {   consider, when deciding   } whether to set aside special allocations for the

             49      end of the session, [including any special allocations resulting from an anticipated reduction in
             50      the amount of federal funds paid to the state;]
{   the historical, current, and anticipated status of

             51      the following:


             52          (A) debt;
             53          (B) long-term liabilities;
             54          (C) General Fund borrowing;
             55          (D) reserves;
             56          (E) fund balances;
             57          (F) nonlapsing appropriation balances;
             58          (G) cash funded infrastructure investment; and
             59          (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;
 

             60          
{   (iii)   }        (v)       approve the appropriate amount for each subcommittee to use in preparing its

             61      budget;
             62          
{   (iv)   }        (vi)       set a budget figure; and

             63          
{   (v)   }        (vii)       adopt a base budget in accordance with Subsection (2)(b) and direct the legislative

             64      fiscal analyst to prepare one or more appropriations acts appropriating one or more base
             65      budgets for the next fiscal year.


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