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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 216
(5) No expenditure or contractual obligation of funds authorized by a proposed
budget amendment may be made prior to approval of that amendment by
the Governor.
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any federal, special, or
higher education fund appropriation may be increased by budget
amendment upon a declaration by the Board of Public Works that the
amendment, is essential to maintaining public safety, health or welfare,
including protecting the environment or economic welfare of the State.
(7) Further provided that the fiscal 2007 appropriation detail as shown in the
Governor's budget books submitted to the General Assembly in January
2007 and the supporting electronic detail, shall not include appropriations
for budget amendments that have not been signed by the Governor.
exclusive of the Maryland Department of Transportation PAYGO capital
program.
(8) Further provided that it is the policy of the State to recognize and
appropriate additional special, higher education, and federal revenues in
the budget bill as approved by the General Assembly.
(a) To implement this policy the following restrictions shall apply:
(i) no amendment may be processed to appropriate revenues.
grants, balances, or funding sources if the availability of those
funds was known to the administering agency on or before
March 15, 2006, except with approval of the Board of Public
Works after review and comment as provided under this
section:
(ii) no amendment may be processed from special funds or current
unrestricted revenues for State supported activities with the
effect of increasing the total appropriation for a program
receiving the funds by more than 2.5 percent;
(iii) the Governor may request a deficiency appropriation in the
budget submitted to the 2007 General Assembly for any item barred under this
paragraph.(b) This paragraph shall not apply to:
(i) the appropriation of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families dollars by the Department of Human Resources:
(ii) the appropriation of federal funds to backfill for general or
special funds reduced by the General Assembly due to the availability of
unappropriated federal funds; or
(iii) budget amendments expressly authorized by the General
Assembly or necessary to implement legislation enacted from the 2006 session.
Further provided that it is the policy of the State to recognize and
appropriate additional special, higher education, and federal revenues in
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