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HB 100: "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and to capitalize funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."

00HOUSE BILL NO. 100 01 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of 02 state government and to capitalize funds; making appropriations under art. IX, 03 sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget 04 reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. Included within the general fund amounts appropriated in this Act, the 07 following amounts are from the unreserved special accounts in the general fund: 08 Highway fuel tax account (AS 43.40.010(g)) $25,500,000 09 Aviation fuel tax account (AS 43.40.010(e)) 7,000,000 10 * Sec. 2. Federal or other program receipts as defined under AS 37.05.146 that exceed the 11 amounts appropriated in this Act are appropriated conditioned upon compliance with the 12 program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 13 * Sec. 3. If federal or other program receipts as defined under AS 37.05.146 exceed the 14 estimates appropriated by this Act, the appropriation from state funds for the affected program

01 may be reduced by the amount of the excess if the reductions are consistent with applicable 02 federal statutes. 03 * Sec. 4. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, if federal or other program receipts as 04 defined under AS 37.05.146 fall short of the estimates appropriated by this Act, the affected 05 appropriation is reduced by the amount of the shortfall in receipts. 06 * Sec. 5. If the federal receipts under 42 U.S.C. 1397 - 1397f (Title XX of the Social 07 Security Act) fall short of the estimate, the amount of the shortfall is appropriated from the 08 general fund. 09 * Sec. 6. (a) Amounts necessary to fund the uses of the state insurance catastrophe reserve 10 account described in AS 37.05.289(a) are appropriated from that account to the Department 11 of Administration. 12 (b) Amounts equivalent to the amounts to be received in settlement of insurance 13 claims for losses and the amounts to be received as recovery for losses are appropriated from 14 the general fund to the state insurance catastrophe reserve account established by 15 AS 37.05.289. 16 (c) Amounts equivalent to the amounts to be received in settlement of claims against 17 bonds guaranteeing the reclamation of state land are appropriated from the general fund to the 18 agency secured by the bond. This appropriation is made for the purpose of reclaiming state 19 land affected by a use covered by the bond. 20 (d) The appropriations made in (b) and (c) of this section are contingent upon 21 compliance with the program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 22 * Sec. 7. The amount required to pay interest on revenue anticipation notes issued by the 23 commissioner of revenue under AS 43.08 is appropriated from the general fund to the 24 Department of Revenue for payment of interest on revenue anticipation notes issued by the 25 commissioner of revenue under AS 43.08. 26 * Sec. 8. The amount required to be paid by the state for the principal of and interest on 27 all issued and outstanding state-guaranteed bonds is appropriated from the general fund to the 28 state bond committee to make all payments by the state required under its guarantee for 29 principal and interest. 30 * Sec. 9. The sum of $5,793,767 is appropriated from the international airports revenue 31 fund (AS 37.15.430) to the state bond committee for payment of debt service and trustee fees

01 on outstanding international airports revenue bonds. 02 * Sec. 10. (a) The sum of $9,628,221 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska 03 debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 04 (b) The sum of $9,628,221 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 05 (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for lease payments to the Alaska Housing Finance 06 Corporation, City of Seward, City of Kenai, the Department of Natural Resources, and the 07 Alaska court system. 08 * Sec. 11. (a) The sum of $21,337,283 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska 09 debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 10 (b) The sum of $21,337,283 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 11 (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for payment of debt service and trustee fees on 12 state general obligation bonds. 13 * Sec. 12. The amount authorized for transfer by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation 14 under AS 37.13.145(b) is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to 15 the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for the payment of permanent fund dividends and 16 administrative and associated costs. 17 * Sec. 13. The amount calculated under AS 37.13.145 to offset the effect of inflation on 18 the principal of the Alaska permanent fund is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska 19 permanent fund from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) of the Alaska permanent 20 fund that remains after money is transferred to the dividend fund under sec. 12 of this Act. 21 * Sec. 14. The interest earned during fiscal year 1996 on revenue from the sources set out 22 in AS 37.13.010 while the revenue is held in trust, escrow, or otherwise before receipt of the 23 revenue by the state is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. 24 * Sec. 15. The amount required to be deposited under AS 37.13.010(a)(1) and (2) during 25 fiscal year 1996 is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund in satisfaction 26 of that requirement. 27 * Sec. 16. The lapsing balance of the employment assistance and training program fund 28 (sec. 3, ch. 95, SLA 1989, as amended by sec. 33, ch. 2, FSSSLA 1992) on June 30, 1995, 29 is appropriated to the unemployment compensation fund (AS 23.20.130) on July 1, 1995. 30 * Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, all unrestricted mortgage 31 loan interest payments and all other unrestricted receipts, including, without limitation,

01 mortgage loan commitment fees, received by or accrued to the Alaska Housing Finance 02 Corporation during the fiscal year 1996, and all income earned on assets of the corporation 03 during that period, are appropriated to the Alaska housing finance revolving fund 04 (AS 18.56.082) for the purposes described in AS 18.56. 05 (b) All unrestricted mortgage loan interest payments and all other unrestricted receipts, 06 including, without limitation, mortgage loan commitment fees, received by or accrued to the 07 housing assistance loan fund (AS 18.56.420) in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 08 during the fiscal year 1996, and all income earned on assets of that fund during that period, 09 are appropriated to the housing assistance loan fund in the Alaska Housing Finance 10 Corporation for the purposes of that fund. 11 (c) All unrestricted mortgage loan interest payments and all other unrestricted receipts, 12 including, without limitation, mortgage loan commitment fees, received by or accrued to the 13 senior housing revolving fund (AS 18.56.710) in the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 14 during the fiscal year 1996, and all income earned on assets of that fund during that period, 15 are appropriated to the senior housing revolving fund in the Alaska Housing Finance 16 Corporation for the purposes of that fund. 17 * Sec. 18. The sum of $12,000,000 is appropriated to the disaster relief fund 18 (AS 26.23.300) from the following sources: 19 Federal receipts $9,000,000 20 General fund 3,000,000 21 * Sec. 19. The fiscal year 1996 general fund receipts of the tank registration fee program 22 under AS 46.03.385 are appropriated to the storage tank assistance fund (AS 46.03.410). 23 * Sec. 20. (a) The balance of the oil and hazardous substance release prevention mitigation 24 account (AS 46.08.020(b)) in the general fund on July 1, 1995, not otherwise appropriated by 25 (b) of this section, is appropriated to the oil and hazardous substance release prevention 26 account (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) in the oil and hazardous substance release prevention and 27 response fund (AS 46.08.010). 28 (b) The sum of $3,591,300 is appropriated from the oil and hazardous substance 29 release prevention mitigation account (AS 46.08.020(b)) on July 1, 1995, to the storage tank 30 assistance fund (AS 46.03.410) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996. 31 * Sec. 21. The balance in the oil and hazardous substance release response mitigation

01 account (AS 46.08.025(b)) in the general fund on July 1, 1995, is appropriated to the oil and 02 hazardous substance release response account (AS 46.08.010(a)(2)) in the oil and hazardous 03 substance release prevention and response fund (AS 46.08.010). 04 * Sec. 22. (a) The sum of $7,260,000, derived from the surcharge collected under 05 AS 43.55.201 during fiscal year 1995, is appropriated from the general fund to the oil and 06 hazardous substance release response account (AS 46.08.010(a)(2)) in the oil and hazardous 07 substance release prevention and response fund (AS 46.08.010). 08 (b) The appropriation made by (a) of this section is based on revenue estimates. If 09 the amount in the general fund that is derived from the surcharge collected under 10 AS 43.55.201 during fiscal year 1995 is greater than the appropriation made by (a) of this 11 section, that appropriation is increased to that greater amount. 12 * Sec. 23. (a) The sum of $14,820,000, derived from the surcharge collected under 13 AS 43.55.300 during fiscal year 1995, is appropriated from the general fund to the oil and 14 hazardous substance release prevention account (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) in the oil and hazardous 15 substance release prevention and response fund (AS 46.08.010). 16 (b) The appropriation made by (a) of this section is based on revenue estimates. If 17 the amount in the general fund that is derived from the surcharge collected under 18 AS 43.55.300 during fiscal year 1995 is greater than the appropriation made by (a) of this 19 section, that appropriation is increased to that greater amount. 20 * Sec. 24. The sum of $22,125,400 is appropriated to the information services fund 21 (AS 44.21.045) for the Department of Administration, division of information services 22 programs from the following sources: 23 General fund program receipts $ 355,000 24 Inter-agency receipts 21,725,400 25 Inter-agency receipts/oil and hazardous 26 substance release prevention and response fund 45,000 27 * Sec. 25. (a) The sum of $36,765,000 is appropriated to the following departments, from 28 the following sources, for costs relating to legal proceedings and audit activity involving oil 29 and gas revenue due or paid to the state or state title to oil and gas land, for the fiscal year 30 ending June 30, 1996: 31 Department of Law

01 State corporation receipts $ 9,100,000 02 Budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, 03 Constitution of the State of Alaska) 27,400,000 04 Department of Revenue 05 General fund 265,000 06 (b) The appropriation made by (a) of this section from the budget reserve fund 07 (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska) is made under art. IX, sec. 17(c), 08 Constitution of the State of Alaska. 09 * Sec. 26. (a) The sum of $80,322,400 is appropriated from the general fund to the 10 Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 11 (b) The sum of $80,322,400 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 12 (AS 37.15.011) to the Department of Education for state aid for costs of school construction 13 under AS 14.11.100. 14 * Sec. 27. An amount equal to the amount appropriated for the costs of the 1995 annual 15 governor's safety conference (sec. 42, ch. 3, FSSLA 1994), plus the fiscal year 1995 program 16 receipts of the Safety Advisory Council (AS 18.60.830), less the amount expended or 17 obligated for expenditure for the costs of the 1995 annual governor's safety conference, is 18 appropriated from the general fund to the Safety Advisory Council for costs of the 1996 19 annual governor's safety conference. 20 * Sec. 28. The amount required to pay claims awarded under AS 08.88.470 is appropriated 21 from the real estate surety fund (AS 08.88.450) to the Department of Commerce and 22 Economic Development, division of occupational licensing, to pay claims awarded under 23 AS 08.88.470. 24 * Sec. 29. The balance on June 30, 1995, of the Alaska Public Utilities Commission 25 program receipts account for regulatory cost charges under AS 42.05.253 for fiscal year 1995 26 is appropriated to the Alaska Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 1996 expenditures. 27 * Sec. 30. An amount equal to the fiscal year 1995 general fund receipts from the salmon 28 marketing tax under AS 43.76.110 and from the seafood marketing assessment under 29 AS 16.51.120, less the amount of those receipts that was expended or obligated for 30 expenditure during fiscal year 1995, is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska 31 Seafood Marketing Institute for marketing Alaska seafood products during fiscal year 1996.

01 * Sec. 31. The sum of $3,865,300 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department 02 of Natural Resources for costs associated with fire suppression for the fiscal year ending 03 June 30, 1996. 04 * Sec. 32. The sum of $28,444,600 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska 05 marine highway system fund (AS 19.65.060) to continue to provide stable services to the 06 public. 07 * Sec. 33. The amount available in the four dam pool transfer fund (AS 42.45.050) during 08 fiscal year 1996 is appropriated to the following funds in the following percentages for the 09 purposes set out in AS 42.45.050: 10 Power cost equalization and rural electric 11 capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100) 40 percent 12 Southeast energy fund (AS 42.45.040) 40 percent 13 Power project fund (AS 42.45.010) 20 percent 14 * Sec. 34. If the unrestricted state revenue available for appropriation in fiscal year 1996 15 is insufficient to cover the general fund appropriations made for fiscal year 1996, the amount 16 necessary to balance revenue and general fund appropriations is appropriated to the general 17 fund from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska). The 18 appropriation made by this subsection is made under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the 19 State of Alaska.. 20 * Sec. 35. The appropriations made by secs. 17 - 24, 32, and 33 of this Act are for 21 capitalization of funds and do not lapse under AS 37.25.010. 22 (SECTION 36 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 8)