Capital Budget Subcommittee adopts PAYGO/PECO report, approves DGS transfers and restricts $3.5 million for Hyattsville park

The Capital Budget Subcommittee reviewed the governor's allowance and adopted a series of PAYGO/PECO recommendations, including two transfers from the Department of General Services and a $3.5 million restriction of Program Open Space Green Space Equity Program funds for a park purchase in the city of Hyattsville.

The panel convened with DLS (Department of Legislative Services) staff presenting a white decision document and a yellow additional-page packet and walking members through items in budget code order. DLS staff, identified in the transcript as Laura Hyde and other DLS readers, presented a recommendation to “concur with the governor’s allowance” for several agencies, including the Interagency Commission on School Construction, the Department of Planning and the Military Department. DLS staff read the items aloud and noted when agencies “concurred.”

On the Department of General Services pages, DLS read two recommended actions that would permit transfers from DGS to the Maryland Cannabis Administration to provide a grant to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation: one transfer of $2,000,000 and a second transfer of $5,000,000. DLS staff said both recommended actions were contained in Supplemental Budget No. 1. Vice Chair Lewis moved to reject the DLS recommendation “due to the action also being included in supplemental budget number 1.” The motion to reject the DLS recommendation and adopt the supplemental action was put on the record during the discussion.

On the Department of Natural Resources pages, DLS recommended concurring with the governor’s allowance, but also pointed to an additional color page that would restrict $3.5 million of Program Open Space Green Space Equity Program funding for the purchase of a park in the city of Hyattsville. A motion was made to reject the DLS recommendation and adopt the additional page restricting the $3.5 million.

DLS also presented pages for the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Environment with recommendations to concur with the governor’s allowance; the transcript records motions to adopt those concurrences.

Vice Chair Lewis opened the meeting remarks by thanking the chair and the public and saying, “we're just doing PEGO, so there's more to do, but I really appreciate … this whole team we have and of course the public for bearing with us, during this tough session.” The chair then called for a motion to adopt the PECO Capital report; the transcript records the chair asking, “All in favor, say aye,” and members saying “Aye.” The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or any recorded “no” votes.

The meeting record shows the subcommittee took three distinct procedural actions: (1) concurred with the governor’s allowance on multiple agency items presented by DLS; (2) moved to reject DLS recommendations and adopt supplemental actions that effect transfers from DGS (two transfers: $2 million and $5 million) tied to Supplemental Budget No. 1; and (3) moved to reject DLS recommendation and adopt an additional page restricting $3.5 million in Program Open Space Green Space Equity Program funds for a Hyattsville park purchase. The transcript does not include detailed vote tallies for each motion.

Documents and pages cited during the meeting included the white decision document and a yellow additional-page packet; DLS presented materials “beginning with Laura Hyde” and reviewed items in budget code order. The transcript does not provide further administrative or statutory citations for the funding authorities cited in the packet.

Follow-up: the transcript does not record implementation steps, reporting deadlines, or detailed conditions tied to the transfers or the restricted Program Open Space funds. No specific second or named vote tallies were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.