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Committee hears overview of deficiency warrants and supplemental requests; governor's recommended supplementals top $604 million
Summary
Legislative staff explained deficiency warrants, how they differ from supplemental appropriations, and provided totals in the governor's recommended supplemental package, including a proposed $60 million transfer to the fire deficiency fund.
Kellen McGurkin, a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, briefed the Joint Finance and Appropriation Committee on Jan. 7 on three current‑year appropriation mechanisms: deficiency warrants, supplementals and rescissions.
McGurkin defined deficiency warrants as a statutory authority that allows select agencies to spend general‑fund monies for certain emergencies without a prior appropriation; agencies later come to the committee to appropriate general fund money to the accounts where the expenditures occurred and thus clear the outstanding balance. The analyst said typical authorized uses include dam safety, fire suppression…
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