This bill modifies provisions related to public funds.
This bill:
- changes the name of:
the Agriculture Conservation Easement Account; andthe LeRay McAllister Working Farm and Ranch Fund;
- repeals the following accounts and funds, including related references:the Navajo Water Rights Negotiation Account;the Conversion to Alternative Fuel Grant Program Fund, including the Conversion to Alternative Fuel Grant Program;the Wildlife Resources Conservation Easement Account;the Wild Game Meat Donation Fund; andthe Colorado River Authority Restricted Account;
- modifies the permissible uses of funds in the Department of Public Safety Restricted Account;
- clarifies that an agency that administers a state grant on another agency's behalf shall comply with the applicable grant requirements;
- clarifies that the state auditor may audit grant funds in accordance with the state auditor's authority;
- for a direct award grant, prohibits an administering agency from using grant funds to administer the grant, unless otherwise provided in the grant appropriation's intent language;
- modifies certain reporting requirements for a competitive grant;
- provides that a member of the Board of Examiners is disqualified from reviewing a line item overexpenditure report if the line item is part of the member's office's budget;
- allows an agency to expend up to 100% of the dedicated credits revenue that the agency receives in excess of the amount appropriated, if the dedicated credits are appropriated to a specified type of fund;
- amends the administration of the Industrial Assistance Account (account) by:replacing the annual transfer to the account with an annual set aside; anddirecting the GOEO board to make recommendations to the administrator regarding applications for loans, grants, or other financial assistance from the account;
- addresses the state auditor's authority related to:expenses and personnel; andperforming audits of funds and accounts to determine compliance with the law;
- creates the Energy Development Infrastructure Fund to make loans to public entities to finance infrastructure development that supports nuclear power generation and transmission in the state;
- changes the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund from an expendable special revenue fund to a special revenue fund and makes appropriations from the fund nonlapsing;
- modifies the permissible uses of the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund;
- makes technical and conforming changes; and
- includes a coordination clause that makes technical changes if this bill and H.B. 473, Colorado River Authority Amendments, both pass and become law.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 4-46-102, 4-46-202, 4-46-301, 4-46-302, 4-46-303, 4-46-304, 4-46-401, 17-81-501, 39A-8-104, 63C-25-101, 63I-1-223, 63I-2-263, 63J-1-105, 63J-1-217, 63J-1-602.2, 63M-14-102, 63N-3-103, 63N-3-105, 63N-3-106, 67-3-1, 79-6-1105
Substitute #1: 4-46-102, 4-46-202, 4-46-301, 4-46-302, 4-46-303, 4-46-304, 4-46-401, 17-81-501, 39A-8-104, 63C-25-101, 63I-1-223, 63I-2-263, 63J-1-105, 63J-1-217, 63J-1-602.2, 63M-14-102, 63N-3-103, 63N-3-105, 63N-3-106, 67-3-1, 79-6-1105
Substitute #2: 4-46-102, 4-46-202, 4-46-301, 4-46-302, 4-46-303, 4-46-304, 4-46-401, 17-81-501, 39A-8-104, 63C-25-101, 63G-9-201, 63G-9-301, 63I-1-223, 63I-2-263, 63J-1-105, 63J-1-217, 63J-1-602.2, 63M-14-102, 63N-3-103, 63N-3-105, 63N-3-106, 67-3-1, 79-6-1105, 79-6-1106
Substitute #3: 4-46-102, 4-46-202, 4-46-301, 4-46-302, 4-46-303, 4-46-304, 4-46-401, 17-81-501, 39A-8-104, 63C-25-101, 63G-9-201, 63G-9-301, 63I-1-223, 63I-2-263, 63J-1-105, 63J-1-217, 63J-1-602.1, 63J-1-602.2, 63M-14-102, 63N-3-103, 63N-3-105, 63N-3-106, 67-3-1, 79-6-1105, 79-6-1106
Enrolled: 4-46-102, 4-46-202, 4-46-301, 4-46-302, 4-46-303, 4-46-304, 4-46-401, 17-81-501, 39A-8-104, 53-3-106, 63C-25-101, 63G-9-201, 63G-9-301, 63I-1-223, 63I-2-263, 63J-1-105, 63J-1-217, 63J-1-602.1, 63J-1-602.2, 63M-14-102, 63N-3-103, 63N-3-105, 63N-3-106, 67-3-1, 79-6-1105, 79-6-1106
Substitute #4: 4-46-102, 4-46-202, 4-46-301, 4-46-302, 4-46-303, 4-46-304, 4-46-401, 17-81-501, 39A-8-104, 53-3-106, 63C-25-101, 63G-9-201, 63G-9-301, 63I-1-223, 63I-2-263, 63J-1-105, 63J-1-217, 63J-1-602.1, 63J-1-602.2, 63M-14-102, 63N-3-103, 63N-3-105, 63N-3-106, 67-3-1, 79-6-1105, 79-6-1106