Menu
2023 Session

Budget Amendments - SB800 (Member Request)

View Budget Item
View Budget Item amendments

Chief Patron: McClellan
Tribal Nations Ombudsman

Item 67 #1s

Item 67 #1s

First Year - FY2023 Second Year - FY2024
Executive Offices
Secretary of the Commonwealth FY2023 $0 FY2024 $170,250 GF
FY2023 0.00 FY2024 1.00 FTE

Language
Page 47, line 23, strike "$2,823,218" and insert "$2,993,468".

Page 47, after line 35, insert:

"C. Out of the amounts in this item, $170,250 in the second year is provided for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to designate an Ombudsman for Tribal Consultation, in consultation with and upon the advice of federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth. The Ombudsman shall facilitate communication between federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth and relevant state agencies and local governments for consultation on environmental, cultural and historical permits and reviews."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $170,250 GF and 1.0 position the second year for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to designate an Ombudsman for Tribal Consultation, in consultation with and upon the advice of federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth, consistent with the provisions of Senate Bill 1332 of the 2023 General Assembly.)