Health Dept. Move Costs Limited

Item 305 #1c

Language
Page 290, line 49, strike "$10,850,674" and insert "$10,725,674".
Page 291, after line 16, insert:
"Out of this appropriation, $912,609 from the general fund the second year is provided toward the costs of the required relocation of the agency's central office staff to the James Madison Building.  General and special fund appropriations in this item that are unexpended at the end of the first year shall be reappropriated to offset the impact of second year funding reductions in this item."

Explanation
(This amendment reduces the amount of general funds appropriated in fiscal year 2004 on a one-time basis for the Department of Health's required move to the James Madison Building. The savings are based on assumptions regarding the timing of equipment lease payments. Language is added to reappropriate any fiscal year 2003 unexpended balances to offset the impact of this one-time reduction if assumptions regarding the lease payments do not materialize. In addition, unexpended balances could be used to mitigate fiscal year 2004 reductions of $3.3 million associated with estimated information technology savings, should the actual savings be delayed until fiscal year 2005.)