Date: 04/07/2009

Final
Dept. of Public Health and Environment FY 2009-10 Cash Request

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Approve the request for cash funds spending authorPASS



08:09 AM -- Department of Public Health and Environment FY 2009-10 Cash-Funded Request

Mr. Gary Baughman, Director, Hazardous Materials Waste Management Division, Department of Public Health and Environment, presented a request for a FY 2009-10 cash-funded project, Cleanup Projects, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment C). Mr. Baughman addressed questions about the federal consent decree associated with superfund sites and available funds from the Hazardous Substance Response Fund for operating and maintenance expenses for hazardous waste cleanup sites in the state. Representative Riesberg addressed a concern about whether the project will be subject to a six-month or 18-month encumbrance deadline. He said the project will be treated as if it has a six-month deadline for encumbering funds, but that the committee will entertain a future request to waive this deadline if necessary.

090407AttachC.pdf
BILL:Department of Public Health and Environment FY 2009-10 Cash-Funded Request
TIME: 08:18:40 AM
MOVED:McFadyen
MOTION:Approve the request for cash funds spending authority for the Cleanup Projects, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 project ($22,550,000, including $20,500,00 FF and $2,050,000 CF). The motion carried on a vote of 5-0-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Kopp
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Bacon
Excused
Riesberg
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

Prior to the vote, Mr. Baughman addressed a question about whether state approval is required for the project. He explained that approval is needed for the cash funds component, but not necessarily for the federal funds.