PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Nerve’s editor is on vacation over the next week. In lieu of the normal story lineup, The Nerve is featuring a series of “Top 25” lists, based on state records. Below is a list of the 25-highest general-fund reserves among state agencies and main state budget categories as of July 1, as compiled by the S.C. Comptroller General’s Office. The list does not include “other” or federal funds carried over by agencies from one fiscal year to the next.
1. Heath ad Human Services: $174,310,340
2. Education: $32,024,384
3. Transportation: $30,930,691
4. Commerce: $28,748,837
5. House of Representatives: $23,282,545
6 Debt Service: $17,201,319
7. Aid to Local Governments: $10,025,313
8. Social Services: $9,033,364
9. Corrections: $8,203,019
10. Health and Environmental Control: $8,088,512
11. Governor’s Office: $7,254,273
12. Budget and Control Board (restructured as of July 1 under new agencies): $7,202,045
13. Senate: $6,576,110
14. Natural Resources: $6,238,657
15. Higher Education: $5,291,283
16. Parks, Recreation and Tourism: $4,375,077
17. Lt. Governor’s Office: $4,280,246
18. Juvenile Justice: $3,964,999
19. Judicial Department: $3,389,560
20. Public Safety: $2,943,137
21. Ports Authority: $2,750,000
22. Legislative Support Agencies: $2,528,220
23. Revenue: $2,478,993
24. Stand-Alone Schools: $2,338,039
25. Adjutant General: $2,236,902
Reach Brundrett at (803) 254-4411 or rick@thenerve.org. Follow him on Twitter @thenerve_rick. Follow The Nerve on Facebook and Twitter @thenervesc.