Budget Amendment ID: FY2026-S3-339

ENV 339

Department of Fish and Game Federal Pass-Through Fund

Mr. Rush moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section__ the following section:-

"SECTION XX. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund known as the DFG Federal Pass-Through Fund, which shall be administered by the department of fish and game. The fund shall be credited with federal reimbursements from grants administered by public, quasi-public, and non-public entities on behalf of the federal government, including but not limited to the National Fisheries and Wildlife Foundation. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, proceeds credited to the fund may be invested and any income derived from said investment shall be credited to the fund.

Amounts credited to the fund shall be expended, without further appropriation, for research, programs, and projects approved in executed grant agreements.

The unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.  For the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the department of fish and game may incur expenses, and the comptroller shall certify for payment, amounts not to exceed the most recent revenue estimate as certified by the department of fish and game, as reported in the state accounting system.”