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An Act

SENATE BILL 98­161

BY SENATORS Wells, Norton, and Feeley;

also REPRESENTATIVES Anderson, C. Berry, and Snyder.

CONCERNING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.  Appropriation.  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, to the legislative department of the state of Colorado, the sum of twenty­one million nine hundred twenty­seven thousand six hundred thirty­one dollars ($21,927,631), or so much thereof as may be necessary, of which amount twenty­one million eight hundred twenty­seven thousand six hundred thirty­one dollars ($21,827,631) shall be out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be from cash funds, for payment of the expenses of the legislative department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, to be allocated as follows:

House of representatives and senate $ 8,780,950 1/

(67.9 FTE)

State auditor 5,407,437

(74.2 FTE)

Joint budget committee 924,707

(16.0 FTE)

Legislative council 3,421,846

(49.1 FTE)

Committee on legal services 3,392,691 2/

(48.0 FTE)

Total legislative department $21,927,631

1/ Of this amount, $100,000 is appropriated out of cash funds generated by the joint bill room, and $8,680,950 is appropriated out of the general fund. It is the intent of the General Assembly that $100,000 of any unspent moneys appropriated for special sessions during the 1998 interim be added to the line item for legislative aides.

2/ It is anticipated that, during the 1998­99 fiscal year, the tax levy on civil actions provided for in section 2­5­119, Colorado Revised Statutes, will return approximately $200,000 to the general fund to offset expenses of the revision of statutes by the office of legislative legal services.

SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.



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Tom Norton Charles E. Berry

PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES





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Patricia K. Dicks Judith M. Rodrigue

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE

THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES



APPROVED________________________________________




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Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO


Created: 4/21/98 Updated: 4/21/98