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HB 222: "An Act relating to increases of appropriation items."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 222 01 "An Act relating to increases of appropriation items." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 37.07.080(h) is amended to read: 04 (h) Unless expressly prohibited by the language of the appropriation, the 05 [THE] increase of an appropriation item based on additional federal or other program 06 receipts not specifically appropriated by the full legislature may be expended in 07 accordance with the following procedures: 08 (1) the governor shall submit a revised program to the Legislative 09 Budget and Audit Committee for review; 10 (2) 45 days shall elapse before commencement of expenditures under 11 the revised program unless the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee earlier 12 recommends that the state take part in the federally or otherwise funded activity; 13 (3) should the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee recommend 14 within the 45-day period that the state not initiate the additional activity, the governor 15 shall again review the revised program and if the governor determines to authorize the

01 expenditure, the governor shall provide the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee 02 with a statement of the governor's reasons and may not commence [BEFORE 03 COMMENCEMENT OF] expenditures under the revised program until the 45-day 04 period has elapsed.