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63A-3-104. Appropriation for contingency purposes -- Procedure for allotment --Legislative intent.
(1) (a) The Legislature shall determine the amount to be appropriated for contingencypurposes, as well as the limits on the amount of any one allotment or total allotments to any onedepartment or agency.
(b) In advance of making any such allotment, the governor shall notify the Legislaturethrough the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, of his or her intent to do so, of the amount tobe allotted, and the justification for the allotment.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that such transfers be made only for unforeseeableemergencies, and allotments shall not be made to correct poor budgetary practices or for purposeshaving no existing appropriation or authorization.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 1993 General Session