Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 264

FORMERLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 673

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 240, VOLUME 59, LAWS OF DELAWARE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF REVENUE REFUNDS FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1973 AND PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION THEREFOR" TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR PAYMENT OF REVENUE REFUNDS AND OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS HERETOFORE TREATED AS AUTOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE TREASURER TO FILE REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES MADE PURSUANT TO SUCH APPROPRIATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1. Amend Section 2 of Chapter 240, Volume 59, Laws of Delaware by striking said section in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

"Section 2. The amount of 171/2 million dollars ($17,500,000) is hereby appropriated to the Department of Finance (25-00-000) from the General Fund of the State of Delaware for the following purposes :

(a) payments of revenue refunds; and

(b) payments of obligations authorized under provisions of the Delaware Code but not specifically appropriated in the fiscal 1974 General Budget Act or in any Supplemental Appropriation Act and which would have been treated as an automatic appropriation under the administrative system in effect prior to January 10, 1974.

The funds hereby appropriated are to be used only for the purposes specified and any unexpended funds shall revert to the General Fund of the State of Delaware on June 30, 1974."

Section 2. The State Treasurer shall, at least once each month through the period ending June 30, 1974, furnish to each member of the General Assembly a report indicating by category each expenditure made from the appropriation authorized by this Act and the amount thereof.

Approved March 14, 1974.