§ 12 — Authorization of expenditures

§ 12. Authorization of expenditures. 1. Notwithstanding any provision\nof law to the contrary, expenditures from appropriations made for the\nlegislature for services and expenses of the senate and the assembly may\ninclude provision for district offices for members, acquisition and\noperation of electronic data processing and telecommunications\nequipment, rentals and leases, materials, supplies and equipment,\nrepairs, furniture and furnishings, postage and shipping, printing,\nutilities, travel expenses of officers and employees and the lease,\npurchase or exchange of automobiles and utility vehicles, personal\nservice and salary adjustments for the officers and employees, fixed\ncharges, engineering, architectural and other professional services,\nalterations, restoration, rehabilitation and repairs or any incidental\nwork to premises and facilities occupied or utilized by the senate or\nassembly notwithstanding the provisions of the public buildings law.\n 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, expenditures\nfrom appropriations made for the legislature for services and expenses\nof the office of lieutenant governor may include provision for\nmaterials, office supplies, equipment, furniture, furnishings,\ncontingencies, printing, purchasing of books and travel expenses.\n 3. The senate and the assembly may each accept gifts and grants from\nthe federal government and from public or private organizations and\nindividuals for the purposes specified in subdivisions one and two of\nthis section and hold and administer them in accordance with the terms\nthereof.\n 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,\nappropriations made for the legislature for services and expenses of the\nsenate shall be paid upon approval of the temporary president of the\nsenate or his or her designee and all services and expenses of the\nassembly shall be paid upon approval of the speaker of the assembly or\nhis or her designee.\n 5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, services and\nexpenses of the legislative health service, legislative library, legis-\nlative messenger service, legislative ethics committee, joint operations\nof the legislative task force on demographic research and\nreapportionment, and contributions to the national conference of state\nlegislatures shall be payable after audit by and on the warrant of the\ncomptroller upon vouchers certified by the temporary president of the\nsenate or his or her designee and the speaker of the assembly or his or\nher designee.\n 6. Expenditures from all appropriations and reappropriations made for\nthe support of senate purposes in whole or in allocable part shall be\npayable after audit by and on the warrant of the comptroller upon\nvouchers certified by the temporary president of the senate or his or\nher designee.\n 7. Expenditures from all appropriations and reappropriations made for\nthe support of assembly purposes in whole or in allocable part shall be\npayable after audit by and on the warrant of the comptroller upon\nvouchers certified by the speaker of the assembly or his or her\ndesignee.\n