In 2015, the legislature passed a measure to divert fifty percent of recording fee revenue from reaching the CIA accounts, an action that, per formula, resulted in a seventy percent cut in funding in the four core program areas. 

In 2016, the final budget agreement swept unallocated funds from the CIA accounts to remedy general revenue shortfalls. Agencies were forced to work with reduced fund balances that restricted the timing and volume of program activity, resulting in a growing list of unfunded needs and projects across the state. 

In 2017, although full funding was restored July 1st, the CIA account once again suffered a $5 million cut in each year of the biennium as part of deficit mitigation adjustments at the end of the special session.

We understand the difficult cuts and decisions that the General Assembly must make this year in an effort to balance the state budget. However, as outlined above, the CIA has already paid a steep price with significant consequences these past several years. 

We thank you in advance for protecting the CIA from further diversions and sweeps so it can continue to play a vital role in underwriting the state’s economic well-being and overall quality of life in our communities.