Subject: RE: Request for written clarification of legislative intent regarding S.B. 2 lapse provision and GOEO authority
From: Steven Allred [(Deputy Fiscal Analyst)]
Date: March 12, 2026 at 11:01:29 AM MDT
To: [Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson (Executive Appropriations Chair), Rep. Val L. Peterson (Executive Appropriations Chair)]
Cc: [Christine R. Gilbert (Drafting Attorney/Deputy General Counsel),(State Auditor),(State Agency Counsel Division, Utah Attorney General's Office)]
Mr. Puente,
The Legislature rescinded funding for the Sundance Film Festival in "Current Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations" (Senate Bill 3, 2026 General Session), items 27 and 194.
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“...this item takes back the appropriated funds.”
Just to be clear, the funds did not “come back,” as was stated on January 8, but the legislature has decided to take them back.