Utah Code 63J-5-201. Legislative appropriation subcommittees to review certain federal funds reauthorizations — Executive appropriations review — Legislative approval
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
(1) The Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget shall annually prepare and submit a federal funds request summary for each agency to the Legislative Fiscal Analyst at the same time the governor submits the confidential draft budget under Section 63J-1-201.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63J-5-201
- Agency: includes :(1)(a)(ii)(A) executive branch entities;(1)(a)(ii)(B) judicial branch entities; and(1)(a)(ii)(C) the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
- Federal funds: includes federal assistance and federal assistance programs, however described. See Utah Code 63J-5-102
- Federal funds request summary: includes , if available:
(1)(e)(ii)(A) the letter awarding an agency a grant of federal funds or other official documentation awarding an agency a grant of federal funds; and(1)(e)(ii)(B) a document detailing federal maintenance of effort requirements. See Utah Code 63J-5-102- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(2)(2)(a) The Legislative Fiscal Analyst, as directed by the Executive Appropriations Committee, may include federal funds in the base budget appropriations act or acts, when those acts are prepared as provided inJR3-2-402 .(2)(b) The Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall submit a federal funds request summary for each agency to the legislative appropriations subcommittee responsible for that agency’s budget for review during each annual general session.(3) Each legislative appropriations subcommittee shall review the federal funds request summary and may:(3)(a) recommend that the agency accept the federal funds or participate in the federal program for the fiscal year under consideration; or(3)(b) recommend that the agency not accept the federal funds or not participate in the federal program for the fiscal year under consideration.(4) The Legislative Executive Appropriations Committee shall:(4)(a) review each subcommittee’s recommendation;(4)(b) determine whether or not the agency should be authorized to accept the federal funds or participate in the federal program; and(4)(c) direct the Legislative Fiscal Analyst to include or exclude those federal funds and federal programs in an annual appropriations act for approval by the Legislature.(5) Legislative approval of an appropriations act containing federal funds constitutes legislative approval of the federal grants or awards associated with the federal funds for the purposes of compliance with the requirements of this chapter.