SB 1472

Abstract

Amends the State Finance Act. Decreases the total amount of Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State for Fiscal Years 2004 through 2008. Beginning with fiscal year 2005, prohibits Road Fund moneys from being appropriated to the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Employment Security, the Department of Revenue, the Court of Claims, or any other State agency (other than the Department of State Police and the Department of Transportation and, until fiscal year 2008, the Secretary of State) for the purposes of the provisions concerning appropriations from the Road Fund. Provides that beginning with fiscal year 2008, no Road Fund moneys may be appropriated to the Secretary of State. Provides that appropriations to those entities for those purposes shall be made from the General Revenue Fund. Provides that the Department of State Police may continue to receive appropriations from the Road Fund for the highway patrol budget or the Court of Claims for any claims made against any activities that are funded by the Road Fund. Provides that it is unlawful to circumvent this limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or other methods.