Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-451-R1

Redraft EPS 451

Off-Peak Elevator Inspections

Mr. Rosenberg moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item XXXX-XXXX, by striking out item 8315-1020 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

“8315-1020  For the department of public safety which may expend not more than $7,996,573 in revenues collected from fees for annual elevator inspections, amusement park ride inspections and overtime elevator inspections; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the department and to address the existing elevator inspection backlog and to defray the costs associated with performing overtime elevator inspections; provided further, that funds shall be expended for escalator inspections; provided further, that the department shall provide a full waiver of the inspection fee for an individual who requires a wheelchair lift as a medical necessity and whose annual income does not exceed the maximum allowable federal Supplemental Security Income benefit, or $7,236 a year, whichever is greater; provided further, that the department shall retain and deposit 40 per cent of the fees collected in excess of $15,436,198; provided further, that if the department projects that total revenues from the fees identified in this item will exceed $15,436,198 the department shall notify the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system……………….$7,996,573”