on official legislative business, official postage, staff and all other expenses incidental to legislative duties. State appropriation-$2,030,000 I withhold my approval from this entire item. Members' home office expenses. State appropriation-$1,624,000 I withhold my approval from this entire item. Attending national legislative conference and council of State governments-expenses. State appropriation-$82,000 I withhold my approval from this entire item. The Governor's veto message was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee where it remained. Items approved by the Governor went into effect and items reduced by the Governor were available only in the amount approved. The Pennsylvania General Assembly shortly thereafter took up another budget bill 58 to settle the issue on taxes and to supplement amounts reduced by the Governor. That bill was approved by the Governor. Amounts approved for the Senate and House are shown below. Section 251. Senate-The following amounts are appropriated to the Senate: Salaries of employees of the President of the Senate. State appropriation— $130,000 Salaries and wages of employees of the Chief Clerk and all necessary expenses to be allocated and disbursed at the direction of the President pro tempore. State appropriation-$1,705,000 Salaries and wages for employees of the Senate to be disbursed at the direction of the President pro tempore. State appropriation-$2,170,000 Incidental expenses for payment of maintenance, chairpersons and other expenses of the Senate. State appropriation-$550,000 For payment of postage for the Chief Clerk and legislative journal. State appropriation-$80,000 The above appropriations for postage and for incidental expenses shall be paid prior to the payment of such expenses on warrant of the State Treasurer in favor of the Chief Clerk upon the presentation of requisitions for the same: Provided, That the total amount of requisitions for advancements less the total amount of expenditures made as certified by such officer to the State Treasurer shall not exceed the amount of the bond of the officer having control of the disbursement from the funds advanced. Contingent expenses: President. State appropriation-$5,000 President pro tempore. State appropriation-$20,000 Floor leader (R). State appropriation-$6,000 Floor leader (D). State appropriation-$6,000 Section 252. House of Representatives the following amounts are appropriated to the House of Representatives: For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses for the following purposes: Salaries of Representatives and extra compensation to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. State appropriation-$7,475,000 Salaries: House employees (D). State appropriation-$2,940,000 Bipartisan Management Committee: Chief Clerk and Comptroller. State appropriation-$3,650,000 Mileage: Representatives, officers and employees. State appropriation-$470,000 Postage: Chief Clerk and legislative journal. State appropriation—$343,000 Contingent expenses: 58 Pennsylvania Senate Bill 827, adopted, July 1983. Speaker. State appropriation-$20,000 Chairman of the Appropriations Committee (D). State appropriation-$6,000 * Expenses-Representatives: in addition to annual reimbursement for expenses heretofore authorized by law for each member of the House of Representatives, each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses, not exceeding the sum of $2,500 annually, incurred for lodging and meals while away from home on official legislative business, official postage, staff and all other expenses incidental to legislative duties. State appropriation-$2,030,000 Members' home office expenses. State appropriation-$1,624,000 Attending national legislative conference and council of State governments-expenses. State appropriation-$82,000 Federal appropriations allocated in committee report Congress traditionally provides one sum to be available for several projects or activities. The lump sum is not allocated in the legislation, but the committee reports and the joint explanatory statements accompanying a conference report, by long-standing practice, allocate the lump sum, itemizing distinct projects and activities. Lump-sum appropriations allocated in committee reports in three areas of the federal budget (energy and water development, military construction, and defense procurement) are illustrated below. The fiscal year 1985 appropriations for energy and water development includes funds for the Civil Corps of Engineers.59 One paragraph in title I provides $1.3 billion for general operation and maintenance. The only restriction in the law is that $15 million of the $1.3 billion is to be derived from a special account and is to be used for construction, operation and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related works, including such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality or other public agency, outside of harbor lines, and serving essential needs of general commerce and navigation; administration of laws pertaining to preservation of navigable waters; surveys and charting of northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removal of obstructions to navigation, $1,305,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000, shall be for construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recrea 59 98 Stat. 403-406. tion facilities, to be derived from the special account established by the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601). Individual projects are not mentioned in the legislation. The joint explanatory statement, however, allocates the $1.3 billion by state and by project within each state. 60 The funds appropriated are to be allocated as shown in the following table: |