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Corrections & Institutions committee resists broadening BGS authority to move capital funds across sections
Summary
Committee members debated and ultimately moved to keep current statutory limits on Buildings & General Services (BGS) transfers rather than allow cross‑section reallocations, citing risks to project specificity and oversight; chair offered a motion to leave the language unchanged and members agreed informally.
The Corrections & Institutions committee debated a request to let the Department of Buildings & General Services move appropriated capital funds across different sections of the capital bill, but members said the current statutory limits should remain.
The Chair opened the review on March 24, saying staff had worked with the legislative council and joint fiscal office on language for the capital bill. A staff member summarized the proposal as a request to allow BGS to transfer funds across sections that currently are limited to intra‑section transfers only.
"As you know, multiple sections appropriate funds to BGS," the staff member said, and proponents urged…
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