17-1-508. Review of statutory appropriations. (1) Each interim, the legislative finance committee shall review the criteria set forth in subsection (4) to ensure that legislative policy is clearly stated concerning the use of statutory appropriations.
     (2) Each biennium, the office of budget and program planning and the legislative fiscal analyst shall, in development and analysis of the executive budget, identify instances in which statutory appropriations in current law do not appear consistent with the criteria set forth in subsection (4).
     (3) As part of each agency audit, the legislative auditor shall review statutory appropriations to the agency and report instances in which they do not appear consistent with the criteria set forth in subsection (4).
     (4) The review of statutory appropriations must determine whether a statutory appropriation meets the requirements of 17-1-505. A statutory appropriation from a continuing and reliable source of revenue may not be used to fund administrative costs.
     (5) The office of budget and program planning shall, consistent with the review provisions in this section, review each piece of legislation that proposes to create or amend a statutory appropriation. Its findings concerning the statutory appropriation must be contained in the fiscal note accompanying that legislation.

     History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 509, L. 1995.