The bill amends the Management and Budget Act of 1984, specifically section 451a, to clarify the conditions under which work project appropriations are available and the process for their designation and lapse. It establishes that work project appropriations will remain available until the completion of the project or for a maximum of 48 months after the fiscal year in which the appropriation was made, whichever occurs first. The bill also modifies the criteria for designating a work project, changing the language from "shall" to "must" and "be" to "contain," among other adjustments.

Additionally, the bill introduces a requirement that both appropriations committees must disapprove any directives or designations for them to be invalid. It mandates that the director must notify the appropriations committees and fiscal agencies of proposed work projects within 45 days after the fiscal year ends and prepare a report summarizing current work project accounts within 120 days after the fiscal year concludes. The report must include a list of all work project accounts, their balances, the amount of funds that lapsed from previously designated projects, and the funds that received these lapses.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 18.1451