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Appropriations staff outlines one-time appropriations and $20 million shortfall
Summary
Staff reviewed one-time appropriations in the Vermont package — from homelessness and recovery centers to Meals on Wheels and a $104.9 million transfer for property-tax relief — and warned the current construct is roughly $20 million off-balance, requiring cuts or additional revenue before Friday.
Staff member said the meeting reviewed the omnibus one-time appropriations sheet line by line, identifying reversions from prior-year appropriations, new onetime grants, and alterations to 2026 base appropriations.
“The top line…this is the reversions from prior year appropriations,” Staff member said, explaining the construct now reduces 2026 appropriations rather than strictly reverting them and calls out a $30 million set-aside from last year intended for property-tax relief that could be used onetime. The presentation also noted a plan to use half of the technology modernization fund transfer that had previously been contemplated.
Why it matters: the package mixes base restorations and one-time adds across many human-services, housing and…
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