Mr. Chairman:

I move to amend House Bill 2 (second reading copy -- yellow).

Signed: ____________________________

Representative Jim Hamilton


And, that such amendments to House Bill 2 (second reading copy -- yellow) read as follows:


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Insert: "The Legislative Services Division general fund is reduced by $101,376 in FY 2024 and $116,322 in FY 2025 and the Audit and Examination state special revenue is reduced by $2,394 in FY 2024 and $2,689 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Administration Program state special revenue is reduced by $34,975 in FY 2024 and $46,065 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year."



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Insert: "The Executive Office Program general fund is reduced by $23,472 in FY 2024 and $25,766 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Administration Program general fund is reduced by $8,063 in FY 2024 and $9,166 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year."



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Insert: "The Insurance Program state special revenue is reduced by $56,668 in FY 2024 and $69,075 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Technology Services Division general fund is reduced by $636,929 in FY 2024 and $760,868 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $10,608 in FY 2024 and $11,803 in FY 2025, and proprietary fund is reduced by $30,904 in FY 2024 and $33,696 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The State Financial Services Division general fund is reduced by $67,164 in FY 2024 and $79,521 in FY 2025 and state special revenue is reduced by $40,621 in FY 2024 and $47,528 in FY 2025. The Montana State Lottery proprietary fund is reduced by $80,499 in FY 2024 and $89,347 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Business Montana Division general fund is reduced by $42,779 in FY 2024 and $47,241 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $69,572 in FY 2024 and $85,577 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $12,946 in FY 2024 and $14,221 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Employment Standards Division general fund is reduced by $5,859 in FY 2024 and $7,150 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $327,076 in FY 2024 and $393,144 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $61,670 in FY 2024 and $74,640 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Army National Guard Program general fund is reduced by $154,001 in FY 2024 and $170,123 in FY 2025 and federal special revenue is reduced by $720,981 in FY 2024 and $890,521 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Health Resources Division general fund is reduced by $2,045,610 in FY 2024 and $2,545,814 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $979,141 in FY 2024 and $1,144,612 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $2,872,403 in FY 2024 and $3,652,355 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



12. Page C-2: .

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Insert: "The Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division state special revenue is reduced by $1,390,598 in FY 2024 and $1,664,278 in FY 2025 and federal special revenue is reduced by $379,450 in FY 2024 and $445,708 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Water Quality Division general fund is reduced by $99,553 in FY 2024 and $123,382 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $207,333 in FY 2024 and $267,585 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $357,228 in FY 2024 and $458,107 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Highways and Engineering Program state special revenue is reduced by $5,759,372 in FY 2024 and $7,202,132 in FY 2025 and federal special revenue is reduced by $15,509,943 in FY 2024 and $20,533,870 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Animal Health Division general fund is reduced by $50,080 in FY 2024 and $64,069 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $60,300 in FY 2024 and $70,114 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $15,900 in FY 2024 and $20,745 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Forestry and Trust Lands Divisions general fund is reduced by $358,803 in FY 2024 and $419,632 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $484,396 in FY 2024 and $592,358 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $30,391 in FY 2024 and $32,132 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Agricultural Development Division general fund is reduced by $9,707 in FY 2024 and $10,291 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $98,472 in FY 2024 and $108,684 in FY 2025, federal special revenue is reduced by $10,864 in FY 2024 and $11,787 in FY 2025, and proprietary fund is reduced by $2,155 in FY 2024 and $2,535 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Supreme Court Operations general fund is reduced by $361,188 in FY 2024 and $414,201 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $9,695 in FY 2024 and $11,475 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $1,763 in FY 2024 and $2,220 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Division of Criminal Investigation general fund is reduced by $763,985 in FY 2024 and $829,469 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $1,187,647 in FY 2024 and $1,274,530 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $22,879 in FY 2024 and $26,258 in FY 2025. The Gambling Control Division proprietary fund is reduced by $5,614 in FY 2024 and $6,376 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Public Service Regulation Program state special revenue is reduced by $10,724 in FY 2024 and $11,267 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year."



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Insert: "The Public Defender Division general fund is reduced by $350,814 in FY 2024 and $443,602 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Rehabilitations and Programs Division general fund is reduced by $5,359,370 in FY 2024 and $6,619,910 in FY 2025 and state special revenue is reduced by $40,495 in FY 2024 and $40,454 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The OPI Administration Program general fund is reduced by $151,486 in FY 2024 and $196,553 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $3,197 in FY 2024 and $4,203 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $290,240 in FY 2024 and $376,360 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Administration Program general fund is reduced by $1,413 in FY 2024 and $1,633 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year."



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Insert: "The Education Program general fund is reduced by $32,093 in FY 2024 and $37,051 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year."



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Insert: "The Promotion of the Arts Program general fund is reduced by $3,115 in FY 2024 and $3,698 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $926 in FY 2024 and $1,100 in FY 2025, and federal special revenue is reduced by $4,379 in FY 2024 and $5,197 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year."



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Insert: "The Statewide Library Resources Program general fund is reduced by $121,749 in FY 2024 and $162,409 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year."



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Insert: "The Administration Program general fund is reduced by $17,468 in FY 2024 and $19,341 in FY 2025, state special revenue is reduced by $14,219 in FY 2024 and $15,930 in FY 2025, federal special revenue is reduced by $6,070 in FY 2024 and $6,395 in FY 2025, and proprietary fund is reduced by $7,316 in FY 2024 and $7,719 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."



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Insert: "The Student Assistance Program general fund is reduced by $21,224 in FY 2024 and $26,469 in FY 2025 and state special revenue is reduced by $10,417 in FY 2024 and $13,836 in FY 2025. The Educational Outreach and Diversity Program federal special revenue is reduced by $101,911 in FY 2024 and $129,791 in FY 2025. One-time-only appropriations are established for the same amounts for each fund type in each fiscal year. The agency may allocate this reduction and the corresponding one-time-only appropriations among programs when developing 2025 biennium operating plans."


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Explanation - This amendment adds language to HB 2 that changes the adjustment for inflation from ongoing to one-time-only. The amendment designates the following amounts as one-time-only: (1) general fund appropriations of approximately $10.8 million in FY 2024 and $13.1 million in FY 2025, (2) state special revenue appropriations of approximately $10.8 million in FY 2024 and $13.1 million in FY 2025, (3) federal special revenue appropriations of approximately $20.4 million in FY 2024 and $26.7 million in FY 2025, and (4) proprietary fund appropriations of approximately $126,000 in FY 2024 and $140,000 in FY 2025. The net change in appropriations is zero.