Sec. C-10. Payment for merit increases; institutional services employees. Notwithstanding Public Law 2003, chapter 20, Part D, section 22, or any other provision of law, those institutional services employees who would have been eligible to receive a step increase from Step 6 to Step 7 during the period July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 as a merit increase bargained for as a result of a market pay study must be paid those merit increases if provided for in an agreement between the State and the bargaining agent for the institutional services employees. The General Fund share of the payments must be made from the General Fund Salary Plan account. All other payments must be made from the appropriate account for each affected employee.

Sec. C-11. Calculation and transfer; health insurance cost savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the amount of savings in Part A, section 1 that applies against each General Fund account for all departments and agencies from savings in the cost of health insurance and shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon the approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2004-05. The State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a report of the transferred amounts no later than January 15, 2005.

Sec. C-12. Alcoholic beverages; allotment of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the allotment of funds in the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and the Alcoholic Beverage Freight accounts in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services may be increased by financial order during fiscal year 2004-05 upon the request of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.