Wis. Stat. § 16.515
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Supplementation of program revenue and program revenue-service appropriations.
Official statutory text
(1) The secretary may supplement any sum certain program revenue or program revenue-service appropriation which the secretary determines is insufficient because of unforeseen emergencies or insufficient to accomplish the purpose for which made, if the secretary finds that an emergency exists, no funds are available for such purposes and the purposes for which a supplemental appropriation is requested have been authorized or directed by the legislature. If the secretary proposes to supplement such an appropriation, the secretary shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposed action. The secretary may proceed with the proposed action if within 14 working days of the notification the committee does not schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the secretary’s proposed action. If the committee schedules a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the action shall not take effect unless the committee approves the action.
(2) All supplements proposed under this section which are not acted upon by the committee shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (8) (g) .
(3) This section does not apply to supplementation of the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (co) or (8) (mg) .
History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2017 a. 59 .
(2) All supplements proposed under this section which are not acted upon by the committee shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (8) (g) .
(3) This section does not apply to supplementation of the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (co) or (8) (mg) .
History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2017 a. 59 .
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