SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 2500
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JUNE 23, 1997
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2500.
Senate Bill No. 2500 appropriates $16,790,152,000 in State funds and $6,041,554,000 in federal funds for the State budget for Fiscal Year 1998. In accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution, the Fiscal Year 1998 appropriations bill identifies anticipated resources sufficient to meet projected appropriations.
The following summary compares the overall budget recommendations of the Governor's Fiscal Year 1998 budget recommendation with the appropriations bill as reported by the committee:
THE FY 1998 APPROPRIATIONS BILL IN BRIEF
($ millions)
Appropriations |
Governor's Budget Recommendations |
S-2500 Bill |
Non-Federal Resources Available, All Funds |
|
|
Undesignated Fund Balances July 1, 1996 |
$907.0 |
$1,078.3 |
Non-Federal Revenues Anticipated |
$16,063.8 |
$16,261.8 |
Total Non-Federal Resources Available |
$16,970.9 |
$17,340.1 |
Non-Federal Appropriations, All Funds |
||
Direct State Services |
$5,061.4 |
$5,107.7 |
Grants-in-Aid |
$3,828.2 |
$3,853.3 |
State Aid |
$6,534.1 |
$6,829.4 |
Debt Service |
$491.2 |
$483.7 |
Capital Construction |
$505.9 |
$516.0 |
Total |
$16,420.9 |
$16,790.2 |
Undesignated Fund Balances, All Funds, June 30, 1997 |
$550.0 |
$550.0 |
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS BY DEPARTMENTS, ALL FUNDS |
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Appropriations |
Governor's Budget Recommendations |
S-2500 Bill |
Legislature |
$52.8 |
$52.8 |
Chief Executive |
$5.1 |
$5.1 |
Agriculture |
$10.2 |
$10.7 |
Banking and Insurance |
$39.6 |
$39.6 |
Commerce |
$40.8 |
$41.0 |
Community Affairs |
$892.3 |
$903.7 |
Corrections |
$728.5 |
$752.1 |
Education |
$5,078.0 |
$5,354.9 |
Environmental Prot. & Energy |
$338.8 |
$349.4 |
Health and Senior Services |
$1,006.3 |
$1,009.1 |
Human Services |
$2,959.1 |
$2,967.4 |
Labor |
$59.8 |
$75.8 |
Law and Public Safety |
$357.4 |
$362.6 |
Military & Veteran's Affairs |
$54.4 |
$56.3 |
Personnel |
$25.4 |
$25.4 |
State |
$871.6 |
$898.9 |
Transportation |
$730.5 |
$717.7 |
Treasury |
$1,336.0 |
$1,346.6 |
Misc. Executive Commissions |
$2.3 |
$2.8 |
Interdepartmental |
$1,484.4 |
$1,466.4 |
Judiciary |
$347.5 |
$351.9 |
TOTAL |
16,420.9 |
16,790.2 |
(Note: Totals may not agree due to rounding)