House Concurrent Resolution 107

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  1  1           HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                       BY  MILLER
  1  3 A Concurrent Resolution urging the Senate and the
  1  4    House of Representatives to consider the budget
  1  5    certification deadline for cities and counties
  1  6    when enacting legislation reducing standing
  1  7    appropriations of funds to local governments.
  1  8    WHEREAS, cities and counties are required by state
  1  9 statute to certify their budgets by March 15 of each
  1 10 year; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, a portion of revenues listed in a city or
  1 12 county budget each fiscal year are standing unlimited
  1 13 appropriations made to reimburse certain property tax
  1 14 credits required by state statute to be given to
  1 15 property taxpayers; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, a city or county does not have an
  1 17 opportunity to recertify the budget to make an
  1 18 adjustment for the loss of expected revenue from the
  1 19 state when a standing appropriation is reduced by
  1 20 action of the general assembly and the reduction takes
  1 21 place after certification of city or county budgets;
  1 22 and
  1 23    WHEREAS, a city or county is forced to give less
  1 24 property tax relief to taxpayers or to make cuts in
  1 25 spending when a standing appropriation is reduced by
  1 26 action of the general assembly and the reduction takes
  1 27 place after certification of city or county budgets;
  1 28 NOW THEREFORE,
  1 29    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
  1 30 SENATE CONCURRING, That both the Senate and the House
  2  1 of Representatives are urged to consider the budget
  2  2 certification deadline for cities and counties when
  2  3 considering and enacting legislation reducing standing
  2  4 appropriations of funds to local governments.
  2  5 LSB 6285HH 80
  2  6 sc/gg/14