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Ch. 216 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(1) This section shall not apply to budget amendments for the sole purpose of:
(a) appropriating funds available as a result of the award of federal
disaster assistance:
(b) transferring funds from the State Reserve Fund - Economic
Development Opportunities Fund for projects approved by the
Legislative Policy Committee: and
(c) appropriating funds for Major Information Technology Development
Project Fund projects approved by the budget committees.
(2) Budget amendments increasing total appropriations in any fund account
by $100,000 or more may not be approved by the Governor until (i) that
amendment has been submitted to the Department of Legislative Services
and (ii) the budget committees or the Legislative Policy Committee have
considered the amendment or 45 days have elapsed from the date of
submission of the amendment. Each amendment submitted to the
Department of Legislative Services shall include a statement of the
amount, sources of funds and purposes of the amendment, and a summary
of impact on budgeted or contractual position and payroll requirements.
(3) Unless permitted by the budget bill or the accompanying supporting
documentation or by other authorizing legislation, and notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 3-216 of the Transportation Article, a budget
amendment may not:
(a) restore funds for items or purposes specifically denied by the General
Assembly;
(b) fund a capital project not authorized by the General Assembly
provided, however, that subject to provisions of the Transportation
Article, projects of the Maryland Department of Transportation shall
be restricted as provided in Section 1 of this Act:
(c) increase the scope of a capital project by an amount 7.5 percent or
more over the approved estimate or 5 percent or more over the net
square footage of the approved project until the amendment has been
submitted to the Department of Legislative Services and the budget
committees have considered and offered comment to the Governor or
45 days have elapsed from the date of submission of the amendment.
This provision does not apply to the Maryland Department of
Transportation: and
(d) provide for the additional appropriation of special, federal, or higher
education funds of more than $100,000 for the reclassification of a
position or positions.
(4) A budget may not be amended to increase a federal fund appropriation by
$100,000 or more unless documentation evidencing the increase in funds is
provided with the amendment and fund availability is certified by the
Secretary of Budget and Management.
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