2002 House Bill 5642 ↩

House Roll Call 966: Passed

The House-Senate conference report for the FY 2002-2003 Department of Agriculture budget. This appropriates $85.5 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including special state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $88.8 million, which was the FY 2001-2002 amount enacted in 2001. Of this, $38.4 million will come from the general fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $43.7 million. Note: The FY 2001-2002 figures do not include supplemental appropriations, interdepartmental program shifts, funding source shifts, or cuts made by executive order later in the fiscal year, if any. These can be substantial, and will change the appearance of year-to-year comparisons. The conference report includes a number of specific line item cuts, but states that these would restored if a tobacco tax is approved. It also provides for a one percent department-wide operational expenses cut, with the specifics to be determined by the department, and reflects savings to come from a state employee early retirement pension enhancement program.