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GENERAL                 Approp.    Governor Legislature     Percent
REVNEUE                 FY 1996  Recommends      Passed    Increase
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Transportation              6.7         7.9        16.1      138.9%
Agriculture                11.7        15.3        16.2       38.3%
Building Rent              14.1        19.9        19.2       36.2%
Natural Resources          10.2        13.4        13.0       28.2%
Economic Development       40.2        49.4        50.9       26.5%
Public Safety              34.7        41.6        43.7       26.0%
Labor                       3.3         4.0         4.1       23.7%
Revenue                   565.0       562.7       681.4       20.6%
Corrections               261.9       313.8       314.4       20.0%
Legislature                25.3        27.7        29.0       14.7%
Higher Education          651.0       720.3       724.4       11.3%
Health                     44.8        47.7        49.1        9.6%
Social Services           799.9       876.0       867.9        8.5%
Courts                    103.2       111.8       111.9        8.4%
Mental Health             422.5       453.8       454.1        7.5%
Primary Education       2,039.0     2,166.8     2,157.7        5.8%
Debt                      101.1       105.1       105.1        3.9%
Elected Officals           35.7        36.8        36.7        2.7%
Administration Office     340.7       339.8       331.8       -2.6%
Insurance                   0.0         0.0         0.0         NA
Conservation                0.0         0.0         0.0         NA
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TOTAL                   5,511.1     5,913.7     6,026.6        9.4%

TOTAL                   Approp.    Governor Legislature     Percent
FUNDS                   FY 1996  Recommends      Passed    Increase
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Corrections               295.7       348.0       348.6       17.9%
Revenue                 1,098.1     1,119.8     1,263.6       15.1%
Legislature                25.9        28.4        29.7       14.5%
Conservation               91.1       102.1       102.1       12.1%
Building Rent              34.1        39.3        38.2       12.0%
Agriculture                37.3        47.6        41.7       11.6%
Public Safety             209.3       227.2       230.4       10.1%
Transportation            994.2     1,082.5     1,088.4        9.5%
Higher Education          763.2       824.0       829.6        8.7%
Social Services         3,740.9     3,903.8     4,063.0        8.6%
Courts                    112.8       122.1       122.2        8.3%
Natural Resources         247.1       260.1       261.8        5.9%
Debt                      190.2       199.5       199.5        4.9%
Primary Education       3,245.8     3,505.7     3,388.1        4.4%
Mental Health             595.5       616.1       617.7        3.7%
Economic Development      219.8       235.0       226.4        3.0%
Administration Office     535.5       544.1       542.0        1.2%
Insurance                   9.9        10.0        10.0        1.0%
Labor                     168.4       167.9       168.0       -0.3%
Elected Officals           60.4        60.2        60.0       -0.6%
Health                    263.7       253.8       256.5       -2.7%
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TOTAL                  12,938.8    13,697.0    13,887.2        7.3%

• ALL FUNDS includes state taxes, federal funds, gambling revenue, ear-marked taxes and fees.
• GENERAL REVENUE covers only those funds which the legislature is free to appropriate as it wishes. Some agencies (such as the departments of Transportation, Conservation and Insurance) receive little or no General Revenue. These agencies are funded totally or almost totally from ear-marked taxes and fees.
• For Higher Education, the total funds revenue does not include outside funds the universities raise from fees, federal funds, tuition, etc.
• A significant portion of the Revenue Department's budget is money to pay tax refunds.
• A significant portion of the Office of Administration's budget is money to pay employee benefits for state workers in various departments.
• FY 1996 appropriation does not include emergency/supplemental funding approved in the 1996 session for the remainder of the fiscal year.