By Request of the Revenue Interim Committee
A joint resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the state of montana establishing an official estimate of the state's general fund revenue for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year of the 2022-2023 biennium for the purpose of achieving a balanced budget as required by article viii, section 9, of the montana constitution; accepting a preliminary unassigned general fund balance; establishing official estimates of certain nongeneral fund revenue; and requesting that the governor's office of budget and program planning use the revenue estimates contained in this resolution as official estimates for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.
WHEREAS, Article VI, section 9, of the Montana Constitution requires the Governor to submit to the Legislature a budget for the ensuing fiscal period, containing in detail for all operating funds the proposed expenditures and estimated revenue of the state; and
WHEREAS, Article VIII, section 9, of the Montana Constitution prohibits the Legislature from appropriating funds in excess of the anticipated revenue of the state; and
WHEREAS, section 5-5-227(2), MCA, requires the Revenue Interim Committee to estimate the amount of revenue projected to be available for legislative appropriation and to introduce a resolution setting forth the Committee's current revenue estimate; and
WHEREAS, section 5-5-227(3), MCA, expresses the Legislature's intent that its revenue estimates and the underlying assumptions used to derive those estimates be used by all agencies in the development of fiscal notes; and
WHEREAS, the Revenue Interim Committee obtained the assistance of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst in the development of the revenue estimates; and
WHEREAS, the Revenue Interim Committee also obtained the assistance of Executive Branch agencies in the development of the revenue estimates; and
WHEREAS, the Revenue Interim Committee has adopted revenue estimates and the underlying assumptions used to derive those estimates for the general fund and for specific nongeneral fund sources that are significant in the development of the state budget for fiscal year 2021 and the 2022-2023 biennium; and
WHEREAS, section 5-5-227(3), MCA, provides that the Revenue Interim Committee's estimate, as introduced in the Legislature, constitutes the Legislature's current revenue estimate until amended or until final adoption of the estimate by both houses; and
WHEREAS, the amount of estimated revenue and the general fund balance affects policy decisions of the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch; and
WHEREAS, the revenue estimates and the underlying assumptions contained in this resolution provide the basis for a comprehensive analysis of the state's revenue condition.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
That the state general fund revenue for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 be estimated to be $2,469,233,000, $2,537,695,000, and$2,647,666,000 $2,567,639,173, $2,644,010,520, and $2,748,873,668, respectively.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature accept for budget purposes the preliminary unassigned fiscal year 2020 fund balance of $452,411,472 for the general fund, prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Governor's Office of Budget and Program Planning use the revenue estimates and the underlying assumptions contained in this resolution as the official revenue estimates for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.
The projections for general fund revenue for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023 are based on the assumptions of the continuation of Montana and federal law as it existed on January 1, 2021. The revenue estimates contained in the following tables are based on the assumptions listed in the tables that follow the general fund estimates and the assumptions for each general fund revenue source (as adopted by the Revenue Interim Committee) contained in the "Legislative Budget Analysis, 2023 Biennium, Volume 2 -- Revenue Estimates" prepared by the Legislative Fiscal Division.
General Fund Revenue Estimates
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SIGNIFICANT ASSUMPTIONS FOR GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATES
Year Assumption 2020 2021 2022 2023
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Impacts of federal CARES Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act (Millions) |
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Montana population (Thousands) |
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WTI price ($/bbl) |
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SELECTED NONGENERAL FUND REVENUE
The estimates for selected nongeneral fund revenue for fiscal year 2021 and the 2022-2023 biennium are based on the assumptions of a continuation of Montana law as it existed on January 1, 2021. The revenue estimates contained in the following tables are based on the assumptions listed in the tables that follow the nongeneral fund estimates and the assumptions for each nongeneral fund revenue source contained in the "Legislative Budget Analysis, 2023 Biennium, Volume 2 -- Revenue Estimates" prepared by the Legislative Fiscal Division.
Selected Nongeneral Fund Revenue Estimates
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SELECTED ASSUMPTIONS FOR NONGENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATES
Year Assumption 2021 2022 2023
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Capital Land Grant Interest and Income |
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TFBP Long Term Interest Rate |
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