HB 25-1019

House Bill 25-1019, which has been signed into law,撤销了之前赋予州长办公室使用“基础设施投资和就业法案”现金基金来支持州政府应对联邦不利行动的权限。这项法律取消了州长为保护州主权或联邦资金流而进行相关支出、雇佣人员或聘请法律顾问等方面的权力，并要求将400万美元从该现金基金转移到一般基金中。这意味着州政府不能再使用这笔钱来对抗可能来自联邦层面的挑战，从而影响到州财政预算和相关项目的资金分配。

Official Summary

The bill repeals the authority granted to the office of the governor by House Bill 25-1321 to expend money in the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" cash fund (cash fund) to support the state in defending against adverse federal action, which includes specific authority to:Accept gifts, grants, and donations for that purpose;Hire and employ personnel or retain contractors for purposes related to federal government actions that impact federal disbursements, grants, contracts, or money received by or transferred to the state;Reimburse the department of law for costs associated with special assistant attorneys general contracted with for the purposes of:Providing legal services to state officers or employees related to legal actions initiated, pursued, or threatened by the federal government; orProviding legal services for the criminal defense of state officers or employees in legal actions arising out of official acts or decisions; orMake other expenditures consistent with the purpose of supporting the state in defending against adverse federal action, as determined by the governor, including expenditures to preserve and protect state sovereignty or federal funding streams that benefit the state.The bill also eliminates the funding and spending authority provided to support the state in defending against adverse federal action by requiring the state treasurer to transfer $4 million from the cash fund to the general fund and repealing a state fiscal year 2025-26 appropriation, with rollover authority through state fiscal year 2026-27, of $4 million from the cash fund to the office of the governor.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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