FIFTY-EIGHTH WYOMING LEGISLATURE
APPROVED INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES
2005 INTERIM
JOINT APPROPRIATIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE
Initial Budget Approved: $28,000
Topic #1: Budget topics.
(a) The Committee plans to work on a number of budget and budget process issues including:
Topic #2: Retiree insurance.
The Committee will be receiving the retiree insurance report and possibly making recommendations to the legislature. The committee intends to discuss with the Council the issue of expanding that report beyond state employees and what the expansion would entail in terms of budget needs.
Topic #3: Trust funds.
(a) The Committee will have discussions with the LSO legal staff and the Attorney General regarding the ad hoc appropriations into the PMTF and the option of transferring those funds out of the PMTF with the goal of sponsoring a Constitutional amendment if necessary to clarify that issue.
(b) The Committee will discuss the issue of establishing and investing trust funds created by the Legislature with the goal of sponsoring legislation or setting policy that would be followed when creating trust funds and provide direction to the State Treasurer when investing those funds.
Topic #4: Off-budget appropriations.
The Committee was overwhelmed with the number of off-budget bills with appropriations this session and will explore with the Council the possibility of establishing policy or rules regarding bills with appropriations outside of the budget bill.
Topic #5: Additional studies assigned by Management Council.
(a) Monitor the impact of federal budget actions on the State of Wyoming, especially those related to health care funding.
(b) Review funding alternatives for game and fish operations and capital construction budgets.