Secretary of Administration says Vermont’s Act 27 monitoring found no triggered federal‑fund cuts through December

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Sarah Clark told the House Appropriations Committee that monthly reporting under Act 27 found roughly $12 million in quantified federal reductions through December but did not meet the statute’s thresholds that would trigger formal reduction plans; she flagged close calls and ongoing monitoring as federal appropriations move in January.

Secretary of Administration Sarah Clark told members of the Vermont House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13 that a new tracking mechanism created in Act 27 found no functional‑area reductions large enough to trigger the statute’s formal response process through December.

Clark described a two‑tier threshold established by Act 27: a lower trigger of 0.5% of federal appropriations or $2,000,000 (whichever is greater) that requires notification to the Joint Fiscal Committee and preparation of a plan, and a higher threshold between that lower trigger and 25% or $50,000,000 (whichever is lower) that would require Joint Fiscal review and an Emergency Board recommendation. "We did not trigger that at all," Clark said, summarizing the initial reports.

Agency Finance & Management collected monthly submissions from state departments (July–December) on actual federal adjustments rather than projected threats. Clark walked the committee through…

Secretary of Administration says Vermont’s Act 27 monitoring found no triggered federal‑fund cuts through December

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