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ID S1031

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2021

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a disaster emergency account administered by the governor to pay obligations and expenses arising from declared state disasters.

  • Authorizes the governor to direct transfer of funds to the disaster emergency account in a tiered approach: first from the account itself, then from the general account fund, then from any eligible state accounts if insufficient funds exist.

  • Caps emergency fund transfers from subsection 46-1005A (2)(b) and (c) at one percent (1%) of annual general account fund appropriations per fiscal year, unless the legislature approves an exceedance by concurrent resolution.

  • Permits the governor to use restitution funds from non-state sources to reimburse accounts from which emergency response funds were drawn.

  • Declares the act severable and effective immediately upon passage and approval.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Disaster Emergency Account.

STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY ACCOUNT

Last Action

Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs

1/25/2021

Committee Referrals

State Affairs1/25/2021
Judiciary and Rules1/22/2021

Full Bill Text

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