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Senate approves short-term transfer to fund Operation Rio Grande
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a first-substitute bill transferring unused corrections funds to the General Fund to support Operation Rio Grande and authorized the Department of Workforce Services to administer funding through January 2018; fiscal reporting to analysts and the governor's budget office is required one week before transfers.
Senate President Scott K. Niederhauser announced that the Senate passed first substitute House Bill 1001, a short-term funding measure to support Operation Rio Grande.
The bill, presented in the Senate by Senator Andrig, authorizes the transfer of unused, nonlapsing balances from the corrections jail contracting account into the General Fund and permits the Department of Workforce Services to fund Operation Rio Grande through January 2018. "It authorizes division Department of Workforce Services to fund…
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