COMMITTEE
HB 369 -- APPROPRIATIONS
SPONSOR: Murray
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on Fiscal Review by a vote of 10 to 0.
This bill allows the General Assembly to appropriate funds to
departments as grants to advance any specifically designated
public purpose.
FISCAL NOTE: Cost to General Revenue Fund is $0 to Unknown for
FY 2000, FY 2001, and FY 2002.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that the Office of Administration
and other state agencies are occasionally required by
legislation to make grants to non-profits or local governments
but do not have legal authority to do so procedurally. This
bill gives the Office of Administration and other agencies the
legal authority to make such grants if authorizing legislation
is approved by the General Assembly. The Department of Natural
Resources currently has this authority.
Testifying for the bill were Representative Murray; and Office
of Administration.
OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.
Roland Tackett, Legislative Analyst