Ley 126 del 2001
Resumen
Esta ley transfiere el superávit de fondos bajo la custodia de la Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto, originalmente asignados para aumentos salariales a empleados públicos del Gobierno Central, al Fondo Presupuestario. El propósito es utilizar estos fondos para cubrir otras necesidades presupuestarias urgentes y contrarrestar deficiencias proyectadas en otros renglones.
Contenido
(No. 126)
(Approved August 17, 2001)
AN ACT
To transfer to the Budgetary Fund the surplus of the funds under the custody of the Office of Management and Budget originally appropriated for granting raises in the salaries of the public employees of the Central Government.
STATEMENT OF MOTIVES
Act No. 410 of October, 2000, appropriated under the custody of the Office of Management and Budget the sum of one hundred thirty-three million, eight hundred ninety-seven thousand dollars $($ 133,897,000)$ to grant a raise of one hundred (100) dollars a month to the public employees of the Central Government.
The Office of Management and Budget has reimbursed to the agencies the cost of these raises, which has left an undistributed balance of forty-eight million, nine hundred eighty-seven thousand, six hundred and eighty-four (49,987,684) dollars. Therefore, in attention to the efficient use of public funds, it is appropriate to transfer them to cover other pressing budgetary needs existing at present.
According to the deficit projected for the close of fiscal year 20002001, a number of measures have been taken, which alter adjustments in expenses as well as the identification of alternate sources of available funds. This legislation serves as a tool and as an alternate source of funds, while
also allowing the reappropriation of available resources to counterbalance the deficiencies projected in other items.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF PUERTO RICO:
Section 1.-The sum of forty-eight million, nine hundred eighty-seven thousand, six hundred and eighty-four (48,987,684) dollars, or the exact amount existing at the time of approval of this Act, of the surplus funds under the custody of the Office of Management and Budget, previously appropriated by Act No. 410 of October 8, 2000, for salary raises to public employees of the Central Government, is hereby transferred to the Budgetary Fund.
Section 2.—This Act shall take effect immediately after its approval.
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify to the Secretary of State that the following Act No. 126 (H.B. 1329) of the $1^{ ext {st }}$ Session of the $14^{ ext {th }}$ Legislature of Puerto Rico:
AN ACT to transfer to the Budgetary Fund the surplus of the funds under the custody of the Office of Management and Budget originally appropriated for granting raises in the salaries of the public employees of the Central Government, has been translated from Spanish to English and that the English version is correct.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, today $23^{ ext {rd }}$ of November of 2004.
Elba Rosa Rodríguez-Fuentes Director