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RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 1 (HB 3) 2017 First Extraordinary Session Henry
Increase (decrease) appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 as follows:
State General Fund (Direct) by ($149,079,062).
Statutory Dedications by ($12,395,276) to be transferred to the State General Fund (Direct).
Fees and Self-generated Revenues by ($10,828,575) to be transferred to the State General
Fund (Direct).
Directs the commissioner of administration to reduce the appropriations contained in Act 17
of the 2016 R.S. out of the State General Fund (Direct), Fees and Self-generated Revenues,
and Statutory Dedications by ($11,900,000) for vacancies in state government excluding
higher education. Additionally, if such savings cannot be realized from vacancies, the
commissioner of administration is authorized and directed to reduce appropriations.
Directs the legislative auditor to remit $2,000,000 from the Legislative Auditor Ancillary
Fund to be transferred to the state general fund.
Additional increase (decrease) in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 as follows:
Statutory Dedications by $58,272,501; Fees and Self-generated Revenues by $39,375,272;
Interagency Transfers by $1,585,468; and Federal Funds by ($22,210,104).
Effective upon signature of governor (March 3, 2017).
VETO MESSAGE:
"Pursuant to La. Const. Art. 4, Sec. 5(G), I have exercised my line veto item authority
with regard to House Bill 3 for the following item:
Veto No. 1:Delete Page 3 of 10, Lines 38-39: Public Service
Commission out of the Utility and Carrier
Inspection/Supervision Fund ($246,801)
This reduction, which was included in the House Appropriations Committee
amendments, was made without adequate consideration of whether the funds
were actually available. As of March 2, 2017, this fund had a balance of only
$520.01.
I have enclosed the final, signed version of House Bill 3. Please further note that I
have also signed House Bill 7, and thus have acted on all of the bills from the 2017 First
Extraordinary Session."