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Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Division of Forest Protection Z232
 
Initiative: Provides funding for firearms, vests and other related equipment in fiscal year 2014-15.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$0	$60,861	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$60,861	

Division of Forest Protection Z232
 
Initiative: Provides funding in fiscal year 2014-15 for training and overtime incurred while the forest rangers are training.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$0	$18,909	
All Other	$0	$7,049	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$25,958	

Division of Forest Protection Z232
 
Initiative: Recognizes Personal Services savings from managing vacancies and salary savings.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$0	($86,819)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($86,819)	

AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$0	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$0	
 
’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment deappropriates from Personal Services in the Division of Forest Protection account within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to recognize salary savings from managing vacancies. This offsets the General Fund appropriations still in the bill.
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