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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 465 2022 Regular Session Zeringue
APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY: Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Increase interagency transfer budget authority for the office of technology
services from the Dept. of Education by $24 M for purchase of IT equipment
and software.
2.Increase federal funds authority in the Environmental State Revolving Loan
Funds program by $1,169,000 for municipalities to improve storm water
management to address sewer overflows and reduce pollution.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Proposed law appropriates funds and provides for ancillary expenses of state government,
including internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, and enterprise funds. Provides
$989,727,795 of interagency transfers, $1,883,923,053 of fees and self-generated revenues,
and $182,288,058 of statutory dedications to provide for the ancillary expenses of state
government.
Proposed law provides for the establishment and reestablishment of agency ancillary funds,
to be specifically known as internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, or enterprise funds for
certain state institutions, officials, and agencies. Requires the appropriated funds, to the
extent deposited, unless otherwise specified, to be used for working capital in the conduct
of business enterprises rendering public, auxiliary, and interagency services. Requires
receipts from the conduct of such businesses to be deposited to the credit of each ancillary
fund for FY 2022-2023. Requires all funds to be expended in accordance with public bid
laws.
Proposed law requires, except as otherwise provided, any fund equity resulting from prior
year operations to be included as a resource of the fund from which it is derived. Provides
that all funds on deposit with the state treasury at the close of the fiscal year are authorized
to be transferred to each fund as equity for FY 2023-2024. Further provides that all
unexpended cash balances as of June 30, 2023, shall be remitted to the state treasurer on or
before Aug. 14, 2023. Further provides that if not reestablished in the subsequent year's act,
the agency must liquidate all assets and return all advances no later than Aug. 14, 2023.
Proposed law provides that the program descriptions contained in the Act are not enacted
into law by virtue of their inclusion in the Act.
Proposed law provides that all money from federal, interagency, statutory dedications, or
self-generated revenues of an agency be deemed available for expenditures in the amounts
appropriated, and any increase in such revenues over the amounts appropriated shall only be
available for expenditure by the agency with approval of the division of administration and
the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (JLCB).
Proposed law provides that the number of employees approved for each agency may be
increased by the commissioner of administration, subject to JLCB approval, when
appropriate documentation is deemed valid.
Proposed law requires any agency with an appropriation level of $30 million or more to
include positions within its table of organization which perform internal auditing services,
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including the position of a chief audit executive responsible for adhering to the Institute of
Internal Auditors, International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
Proposed law directs the commissioner of administration to adjust performance objectives
and indicators contained in the Executive Budget Supporting Document to reflect the funds
appropriated and to report such adjustments to JLCB by Aug. 15, 2022.
Proposed law provides that the treasurer shall invest excess cash funds, excluding those
arising from working capital advances, with the interest earned being credited to the account.
Proposed law authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer functions, positions,
assets, and funds between and within departments in conjunction with the continuing
assessment of the existing staff, assets, contracts, and facilities of each department, agency,
program, or budget unit's information technology resources, and procurement resources, in
order to optimize resources and provide cost savings. Proposed law does not apply to the
Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, or any agency contained in Schedule 04, Elected
Officials, of the General Appropriation Act.
Proposed law provides allocations for the Office of Technology Services for informational
purposes only and are not construed to limit the expenditures or means of financing of the
office.
Proposed law provides additional funding to the Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund and the
Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund out of the Matching Funds Fund.
Proposed law provides additional funding for the Office of Technology Services for the
purchase of IT equipment and software on behalf of the Dept. of Education.
Proposed law provides additional federal funding for the Environmental State Revolving
Loan Funds program for municipalities to improve storm water management to address
sewer overflows and reduce pollution.
Effective July 1, 2022.
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