House
File
148
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Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
148
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
1)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
8,
2011
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
state
expenditure
requirements
involving
the
1
revenue
estimating
conference
and
appropriation
transfers
2
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
8.22A,
subsection
2,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
The
conference
shall
meet
as
often
as
deemed
necessary,
3
but
shall
meet
at
least
quarterly.
The
conference
may
use
4
sources
of
information
deemed
appropriate.
At
each
meeting,
5
the
conference
shall
agree
to
estimates
for
the
current
and
the
6
next
two
succeeding
fiscal
years
for
the
general
fund
of
the
7
state,
lottery
revenues
to
be
available
for
disbursement,
and
8
from
gambling
revenues
and
from
interest
earned
on
the
cash
9
reserve
fund
and
the
economic
emergency
fund
to
be
deposited
in
10
the
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
8.39,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2011,
are
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
1.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
by
law,
an
appropriation
or
14
any
part
of
it
shall
not
be
used
for
any
other
purpose
than
that
15
for
which
it
was
made.
However,
with
the
prior
written
consent
16
and
approval
of
the
governor
and
the
director
of
the
department
17
of
management,
the
governing
board
or
head
of
any
state
18
department,
institution,
or
agency
may,
at
any
time
during
the
19
fiscal
year,
make
a
whole
or
partial
intradepartmental
transfer
20
of
its
unexpended
appropriations
for
purposes
within
the
scope
21
of
such
department,
institution,
or
agency.
Such
transfer
22
shall
be
to
an
appropriation
made
from
the
same
funding
source
23
and
within
the
same
fiscal
year.
The
amount
of
a
transfer
made
24
from
an
appropriation
under
this
subsection
shall
be
limited
25
to
not
more
than
one-tenth
of
one
percent
of
the
total
of
all
26
appropriations
made
from
the
funding
source
of
the
transferred
27
appropriation
for
the
fiscal
year
in
which
the
transfer
is
28
made.
29
2.
If
the
appropriation
of
a
department,
institution,
or
30
agency
is
insufficient
to
properly
meet
the
legitimate
expenses
31
of
the
department,
institution,
or
agency,
the
director,
with
32
the
approval
of
the
governor,
may
make
an
interdepartmental
33
transfer
from
any
other
department,
institution,
or
agency
of
34
the
state
having
an
appropriation
in
excess
of
its
needs,
of
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sufficient
funds
to
meet
that
deficiency.
Such
transfer
shall
1
be
to
an
appropriation
made
from
the
same
funding
source
and
2
within
the
same
fiscal
year.
The
amount
of
a
transfer
made
3
from
an
appropriation
under
this
subsection
shall
be
limited
4
to
not
more
than
one-tenth
of
one
percent
of
the
total
of
all
5
appropriations
made
from
the
funding
source
of
the
transferred
6
appropriation
for
the
fiscal
year
in
which
the
transfer
is
7
made.
An
interdepartmental
transfer
to
an
appropriation
which
8
is
not
an
entitlement
appropriation
is
not
authorized
when
9
the
general
assembly
is
in
regular
session
and,
in
addition,
10
the
sum
of
interdepartmental
transfers
in
a
fiscal
year
to
an
11
appropriation
which
is
not
an
entitlement
appropriation
shall
12
not
exceed
fifty
percent
of
the
amount
of
the
appropriation
13
as
enacted
by
the
general
assembly.
For
the
purposes
of
14
this
subsection
,
an
entitlement
appropriation
is
a
line
item
15
appropriation
to
the
state
public
defender
for
indigent
defense
16
or
to
the
department
of
human
services
for
foster
care,
state
17
supplementary
assistance,
or
medical
assistance,
or
for
the
18
family
investment
program.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
8.39,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
The
aggregate
amount
of
22
intradepartmental
and
interdepartmental
transfers
made
23
from
all
appropriations
for
a
fiscal
year
pursuant
to
this
24
section
is
limited
to
not
more
than
five-tenths
of
one
percent
25
of
the
total
amount
of
the
appropriations
made
from
the
general
26
fund
of
the
state
for
the
fiscal
year.
27
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
28
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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