05/18/1999 10:20 AM House C50

HB 50 and HB 51 were Moved from Committee                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder noted that the Legislative                                                                          
Finance Division detected a couple of technical errors,                                                                         
which were corrected. He reviewed the corrections.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder noted that the appropriation for                                                                    
item 5, Division of Occupational Licensing was moved from                                                                       
the back section to the front section. The Committee deleted                                                                    
$5,053.2 million general fund program receipts (GFPR) from                                                                      
the back section, which reduced GFPR funding to less than                                                                       
zero. The Legislative Finance Division revised the action to                                                                    
delete $5,001.6 million dollars, which removed all GFPR                                                                         
spending from the component. The corresponding front section                                                                    
language, which limits GFPR expenditures, remains at the                                                                        
$5,053.2 million dollar amount approved by the Committee.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
FISCAL NOTE                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Mulder referred to the fiscal note for HB 40. He                                                                       
observed that the Conference Committee approved the                                                                             
following items in the fiscal note for HB 40:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Department of Community and Regional Affairs                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Delete                                                                                                                          
Office of Commission                                                                                                            
2 positions and $158.6 thousand general funds                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Delete                                                                                                                          
Administrative Services component                                                                                               
3 positions and $196.9 thousand general fund dollars                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Energy Operations component                                                                                                     
Replace $200 general funds with $200 federal receipts                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Department of Commerce and Economic Development                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
 ADD                                                                                                                            
 Unallocated component in Executive Administration Dev.                                                                         
 $175.0 thousand capital funds contractual                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Chair Representative Mulder noted that the $175 thousand                                                                        
dollars in contractual were identified as capital funds for                                                                     
moving related costs. There was no specific fund source. The                                                                    
expenditures identified as capital could be classified as                                                                       
operating general funds. Capital expenditures may not be                                                                        
appropriated under the bill title or section 44 of HB 40.                                                                       
This appropriation was reclassified from capital to general                                                                     
funds. The reclassification of the contractual line is a                                                                        
technical change, consistent with the intent of the                                                                             
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
In response to a question by Representative Grussendorf,                                                                        
Representative Therriault noted funding for additional                                                                          
fiscal notes has been added to the capital budget. An                                                                           
additional $56 thousand dollars was added for HB 199 to                                                                         
cover the first year costs of the court system.  Additional                                                                     
funding was added for PCE legislation.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Mulder noted that there are no further items before                                                                    
the Conference Committee.