Bill > LB662

This bill introduces new requirements for state agencies in Nebraska regarding federal funding, focusing on transparency and legislative oversight. It defines "federal receipts" as any financial assistance received from the U.S. Government that must be reported to the Department of Administrative Services. The bill prohibits state employees, agencies, or agents from entering into agreements with maintenance-of-effort requirements (which include state fund expenditures or regulatory actions) without prior legislative consent. Moreover, all state agencies receiving legislative appropriations must submit a comprehensive federal funding inventory to the Director of Administrative Services by September 15 of each even-numbered year. This inventory must include detailed information such as the aggregate value of federal receipts, the percentage of the agency's budget from federal funds, specific match requirements, copies of federal agreements, an operating plan for potential funding reductions, descriptions of promised actions or results, the state statutory objectives being met, and a list of federal receipts with potential end dates. The goal appears to be increasing transparency and legislative control over federal funding agreements and their potential long-term implications for state agencies.

Military Affairs and Security

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