AGO Opinion Topics: INTERIM COMMITTEES

(1) The legislative budget committee may lawfully expend funds remaining from the appropriation for paying the expenses of the thirty-third legislature. (2) The legislative council may make available a portion of the funds appropriated to it for the expenses of the legislative budget committee.

Funds appropriated for the expenses of the legislative council may be made available to the interim committee on industrial insurance.  The Governor may make available money from his fund for investigations and emergency purposes to the interim committee on industrial insurance. The Governor may not make available money from the emergency fund for salaries, wages and expenses of state departments, offices, and institutions, to such committee.