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FILLYQB-198221 DATEi July 19, 1982
MATTER OFi Obligation Availability o~ Fimds Authrize4 for
Ban Luis Unit, CVP, Distri-ution Systemrs and Drains
MIOEST Fiscal year 1978 appropraticn act, Public law 95-96,
contaiwod hlwlp-sum acunt, avai'&ble until oxpr.'mied,
for authorized reclarntion projects an authorized by
law, Latter hr.se lim.ited use yf funds so Unat for
any project, fulds may only ix obligated in accord
with authorltation for that project. Pablic Lrw 95-46
authorizc6 approariatiorQ, to be otg-'attd only in
fical year 1978, to conitinue flan Lui Unit, Centrnl
Valay Project, Californii, distriuLticn urystemn and
drains constructior pending conjyrensiomnlreconsider-
ation jf prwnent authorization increasi. In accord
with authorhzation limitation, elrprcprlation other-
wise available until expenS.cd, was pronarly obligated
only In fiscal year 1978 for distribution systers and
drains construction.
We have received a comtrer ionl rcqject for our opinion a4 to
whethe0r th l]egislativo itent of Public Law 95-46 has bxe nccrlied
with in relation to the authoriatlon of epprcprlations for the San
li s Unit, Cenral Valley Project, California, for fiucal year 19'.
io rrqueot indicates tht th act vian intcnded to provide fcndU
only durinj ficcal year 1978 to rurrrit work to continue witlhctt in-
terruption while tho' San Lois Teak rorcm, which wun crented by, tin.
act, conducted Its investigation. The rm.quest states a4 folo.vi
It now appears that funds have been appropriated
and egpcnduJ long after ficcal yeac 1918 which, * * * is
ontrary to the letter and the clear legislative intent
of P.L. 95-4d. The interim funding hau, by virtue of
contiinuing C.propriations, beccrn3 a longtern authorlLa-
tin, circumvint.nq the reauthorization procenu during
which, it was ant.cipted in 1977, tha rec=nmndatlors
of thn Task Force would be considered.
In our opinion, for the re-non 'stated below, the fiscal vear
1970 ordropriation applicable to te construction ot the'Jdistritution
syat. and drains in the San Woi Unit wts availblo for obliyation
only in fiscal year 1970. Obligations incurred in cubscquent fisal
years, .nconsistent wit'h Public IMw 95.-46, were unatuUoribed.
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