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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Martinez DATE TYPED: 02/17/99 HB 408
SHORT TITLE: Supreme Court Facilities Improvements SB
ANALYST: O'Connell


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY99 FY2000 FY99 FY2000
$ 14.0 Recurring OSF



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) analysis



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



House Bill 408 appropriates $14.0 from the supreme court building addition reserve fund and the supreme court building addition interest and retirement fund to the supreme court building commission construction fund for use in FY99 to pay for capital improvements of supreme court facilities. Unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert.



Significant Issues



House Bill 408 contains an emergency clause.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



As written, HB 408 appropriates $14.0 in other state funds. According to the supreme Court building commission, the bill simply cleans up language regarding restrictions on the years during which the funds may be expended.



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