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(a) The department of veterans affairs shall not initiate any 1 services that will require expenditure of state general fund moneys 2 unless expressly authorized in this act or other law. The department 3 may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, 4 federal moneys that are unrelated to the coronavirus response and not 5 anticipated in this act as long as the federal funding does not 6 require expenditure of state moneys for the program in excess of 7 amounts anticipated in this act. If the department receives 8 unanticipated unrestricted federal moneys that are unrelated to the 9 coronavirus response, those moneys must be spent for services 10 authorized in this act or in any other legislation that provides 11 appropriation authority, and an equal amount of appropriated state 12 moneys shall lapse. Upon the lapsing of any moneys under this 13 subsection, the office of financial management shall notify the 14 legislative fiscal committees. As used in this subsection, 15 "unrestricted federal moneys" includes block grants and other funds 16 that federal law does not require to be spent on specifically defined 17 projects or matched on a formula basis by state funds. 18 (b) Each year, there is fluctuation in the revenue collected to 19 support the operation of the state veteran homes. When the department 20 has foreknowledge that revenue will decrease, such as from a loss of 21 census or from the elimination of a program, the legislature expects 22 the department to make reasonable efforts to reduce expenditures in a 23 commensurate manner and to demonstrate that it has made such efforts. 24 In response to any request by the department for general fund—state 25 appropriation to backfill a loss of revenue, the legislature shall 26 consider the department's efforts in reducing its expenditures in 27 light of known or anticipated decreases to revenues. 28 (2) HEADQUARTERS 29 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . $4,932,000 30 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . $4,978,000 31 Charitable, Educational, Penal, and Reformatory 32 Institutions Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $10,000 33 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,920,000 34 (3) FIELD SERVICES 35 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . $10,998,000 36 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . $10,860,000 37 General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $10,323,000 38 General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $6,538,000 39 p. 316 ESSB 5187.SL