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Executive Branch would have under its disposal, which the
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Constitution provided for, contingency funds to the
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Governor and he reports to the legislature as to its ex-
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penditure?
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MR. LAUBER: I see nothing wrong with that. I
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think an appropriation is authority to spend money and if
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the legislature wanted to pass an appropriation saying, we
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hereby appropriate $10,000,000 to the Governor to spend as
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he wishes and account to us next year, I think this would be
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perfectly legal under such a provision.
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I am more concerned with income and expenditures
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which flow outside the State Treasury, and almost every
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unit of government has these. I think it's very difficult
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to get them under control, unless you have a constitutional
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provision that just freezes everything in; but you've got
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to provide flexibility for this.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Any other questions?
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MR. SACHS: Mr. Lauber, on your recommendation
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that the legislature be free to amend the budget in any way
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it desires, I think you mentioned you did not mean by that
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necessarily to suggest the repeal of the present provision
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