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,s4 ,,res4 #de  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,box]1 f ! ,committee on          
,environm5t & ,public ,works1 report$ ! 
foll[+ orig9al resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,rules &             
,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution  ,au?oriz+  
exp5ditures by ! ,committee on          
,environm5t & ,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate4
  #a4 ,9 c>ry+ out its p[]s1 duties1 &  
functions "u ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 9
 accordance ) its jurisdiction "u rule  
,,xxv ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1       
includ+ hold+ he>+s1 report+ su* he>+s1 
& mak+ inve/igations z au?oriz$ by      
p>agraphs #a & #h ( rule ,,xxvi ( ! ,/&+
 ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on     
,environm5t & ,public ,works 79 ?is     
resolution ref]r$ to z ! committee7 is  
au?oriz$ f ,m>* #a1 #bjac1 ?r\gh        
,septemb] #cj1 #bjac1 9 its discretion--
  7#a7 to make exp5ditures f ! cont+5t  
fund ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 to employ        
p]sonnel2 &  7#c7 ) ! prior cons5t ( !  

,gov]nm5t dep>tm5t or ag5cy conc]n$ & ! 
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration1 to
 use on a reimbursable or               
nonreimbursable basis ! s]vices (       
p]sonnel ( any su* dep>tm5t or ag5cy4   
#b4 ,! exp5ses ( ! committee = ! p]iod  
,m>* #a1 #bjac1 ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1    
#bjac1 "u ?is resolution %all n exce$   
#c1agh1ijd1 ( :i* am\nt--  7#a7 n to    
exce$ #d1fff4fg may be exp5d$ = !       
procurem5t ( ! s]vices ( individual     
consultants1 or organizations !re( 7z   
au?oriz$ by section #bjb7;i7 ( !        
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #gb;a7i7772 &  7#b7 
n to exce$ #a1aff4fg may be exp5d$ = !  
tra9+ ( ! pr(essional /aff ( ! committee
 7"u proc$ures specifi$ by section      
#bjb7;j7 ( ! ,legislative               
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf74  #c4 7a7 
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71     
exp5ses ( ! committee "u ?is resolution 
%all be paid f ! cont+5t fund ( ! ,s5ate
 ^u v\*]s approv$ by ! *airman ( !      
committee4  7b7 ,v\*]s %all n be        

requir$--  7#a7 = ! disbursem5t (       
sal>ies ( employees paid at an annual   
rate2  7#b7 = ! paym5t (                
telecommunications provid$ by ! ,(fice (
 ! ,s]geant at ,arms & ,doorkeep]2  7#c7
 = ! paym5t ( /ation]y supplies pur*as$ 
?r\gh ! ,keep] ( ! ,/ation]y2  7#d7 =   
paym5ts to ! ,po/ma/] ( ! ,s5ate2  7#e7 
= ! paym5t ( met]$ *>ges on copy+       
equipm5t provid$ by ! ,(fice ( !        
,s]geant at ,arms & ,doorkeep]2  7#f7 = 
! paym5t ( ,s5ate ,record+ &            
,photographic ,s]vices2 or  7#g7 =      
paym5t ( frank$ & mass mail co/s by !   
,s]geant at ,arms & ,doorkeep]1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,s5ate4  #d4 ,!re are au?oriz$   
su* sums z may be necess>y = ag5cy      
contributions relat$ to ! comp5sation ( 
employees ( ! committee f ,m>* #a1      
#bjac1 ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 #bjac1 to be
 paid f ! appropriations acc\nt =       
,exp5ses ( ,inquiries & ,inve/igations4