Senate approves $30 million reallocation and additional restricted funds for flood response
May 17, 2023 | 2023 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
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The Utah Senate on May 17 passed House Bill 1,001 to reallocate existing state funds and provide additional restricted-account dollars for flood response, snow and mudslide removal, and related infrastructure repairs.
Senator Stevenson, outlining the measure, said the bill moves $30,000,000 from other budget areas to flood response and adds $3,000,000 in restricted funds. "In total, that's potentially 40,000,000 in resources," he said, while noting only $3,000,000 is new one-time money and that transfers from certain accounts require reporting to the Executive Appropriations Committee before funds are committed.
Key provisions listed by Stevenson included moving one-time general fund appropriations from wildfire suppression to emergency management for state and local improvements, transferring transportation fund appropriations from highway construction to maintenance for costs tied to snow and mudslide removal, and adding $3,000,000 to existing disaster recovery restricted-account allocations for emergency management.
The Senate passed the bill under suspension of the rules by roll call; the chamber reported 24 "yay" votes, 0 "nay" votes and five absent. The measure will be signed by the President and returned to the House.
Why it matters: The reallocations provide immediate funding authority to respond to recent weather-related impacts. Sponsors stressed most of the funding is existing balances; agencies must report planned spending to oversight committees before distribution.
Next steps: The bill goes back to the House for the Speaker's signature and agencies will follow the reporting steps required in the bill before spending certain transfers.
Senator Stevenson, outlining the measure, said the bill moves $30,000,000 from other budget areas to flood response and adds $3,000,000 in restricted funds. "In total, that's potentially 40,000,000 in resources," he said, while noting only $3,000,000 is new one-time money and that transfers from certain accounts require reporting to the Executive Appropriations Committee before funds are committed.
Key provisions listed by Stevenson included moving one-time general fund appropriations from wildfire suppression to emergency management for state and local improvements, transferring transportation fund appropriations from highway construction to maintenance for costs tied to snow and mudslide removal, and adding $3,000,000 to existing disaster recovery restricted-account allocations for emergency management.
The Senate passed the bill under suspension of the rules by roll call; the chamber reported 24 "yay" votes, 0 "nay" votes and five absent. The measure will be signed by the President and returned to the House.
Why it matters: The reallocations provide immediate funding authority to respond to recent weather-related impacts. Sponsors stressed most of the funding is existing balances; agencies must report planned spending to oversight committees before distribution.
Next steps: The bill goes back to the House for the Speaker's signature and agencies will follow the reporting steps required in the bill before spending certain transfers.
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