Budgeting for Emergencies: State Practices and Federal Implications
AIMD-99-250
Published: Sep 30, 1999. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on state experiences with reserve funds for emergencies or other unpredictable funding needs and state practices that could be instructive in the emergency spending debate, particularly regarding how the federal government might budget for emergencies with surplus funds.
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Balanced budgetsBudgetary reservesDisaster relief aidEmergency managementEmergency preparednessState budgetsSupplemental appropriationsBudget authorityBudgetingPrison costs