Language Page 498, after line 36, insert: "C-34.30 - - $0$0 "A. The Department of General Services (DGS) and the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), in consultation with the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB), shall study and identify issues related to the DMA's ability to enter into contracts using federal funding and adhering to the Commonwealth's capital outlay Code requirements, and DGS' policy and procedures for capital outlay projects. DGS and DMA will give priority to evaluating and developing, if possible, options to leverage federal dollars for capital projects that become available and must be obligated within 90 days of the end of a federal fiscal year. DGS and DMA shall submit recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees and the Secretaries of Administration and Finance no later than November 1, 2017."
"A. The Department of General Services (DGS) and the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), in consultation with the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB), shall study and identify issues related to the DMA's ability to enter into contracts using federal funding and adhering to the Commonwealth's capital outlay Code requirements, and DGS' policy and procedures for capital outlay projects. DGS and DMA will give priority to evaluating and developing, if possible, options to leverage federal dollars for capital projects that become available and must be obligated within 90 days of the end of a federal fiscal year. DGS and DMA shall submit recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees and the Secretaries of Administration and Finance no later than November 1, 2017."
Explanation
(This amendment is self-explanatory.)