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HB 52 Engrossed 2016 Second Extraordinary Session Abramson
Abstract: Provides for procedures, exceptions, requirements, and limitations necessary for the
execution, implementation, and administration of capital outlay appropriations for FY 2016-
2017.
Proposed law provides generally with respect to execution, implementation, and administration of
capital outlay appropriations for FY 2016-2017.
Proposed law, notwithstanding any provision of present law or the 2016-2017 Capital Outlay Act
to the contrary, requires that all projects for which a line of credit has been approved in Fiscal Year
2015-2016, shall submit a new capital outlay request to the office of facility planning, which shall
be received by the office of facility planning on or before November 1, 2016. All new capital outlay
requests submitted by non-state projects for which a line of credit has been approved in Fiscal Year
2015-2016, shall submit a new capital outlay request which shall include a letter of support from a
legislator in whose district the project is located, in order to be eligible to receive capital outlay
funding for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. The non-state project application shall not be deemed complete
unless the project has either a fully executed cooperative endeavor agreement or proof of the
applicable local match, if required, submitted to and received by the division of administration,
office of facility planning and the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay on or before
February 1, 2017.
Proposed law provides specific exemptions from present law for the management and execution of
specific capital outlay projects or the projects of specific recipient entities.
Proposed law establishes general requirements relating to cooperative endeavor agreements.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.