(2)__Unfunded or underfunded state or federal mandates;

(3)__Citizens' initiatives or other referenda;

(4)__Court orders or decrees; or

(5)__Loss of federal funding.

Extraordinary circumstances do not include changes in economic conditions, revenue shortfalls, increases in salaries or benefits, new programs or program expansions that go beyond existing program criteria and operation.

B.__The appropriation limitation in subsection 1 may be exceeded only by a vote of both Houses of the Legislature in a separate measure that identifies the extraordinary circumstance and the intent of the Legislature to exceed the appropriation limitation.

C.__Exceeding the appropriation limitation established in subsection 1__permits appropriations to exceed the appropriation limitation only for the period necessary to address the extraordinary circumstance and does not increase the base for purposes of calculating the appropriation limitation for future years.

4.__Increase in appropriation limitation.__The appropriation limitation established in subsection 1 may be increased for other purposes only by a vote of both Houses of the Legislature in a separate measure that identifies the intent of the Legislature to exceed the appropriation limitation.

§1535.__General Fund transfers to stabilization fund

Baseline General Fund revenue, as recommended by the Revenue Forecasting Commission and authorized in accordance with chapter 151-B, and other available budgeted General Fund resources that exceed the General Fund appropriation limitation established by section 1534 must be transferred to the stabilization fund.__The State Controller, at the close of each fiscal year, shall transfer the available balance remaining in the General Fund to the stabilization fund after all required deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and other adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller.

§1536.__Excess General Fund revenues