CSHB 75(FIN) AM(BRF SUP MAJ PFLD): "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; making an appropriation under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 75(FIN) am(brf sup maj pfld) 01 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of 02 state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; making an 03 appropriation under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from 04 the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. ALASKA CLEAN WATER FUND. The sum of $8,815,400 is appropriated 07 to the Alaska clean water fund (AS 46.03.032) for the Alaska clean water loan program from 08 the following sources: 09 General fund $1,469,200 10 Federal receipts 7,346,200 11 * Sec. 2. ALASKA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. (a) The sum of $77,600,000 12 from the available unrestricted cash in the general account of the Alaska housing finance 13 revolving fund (AS 18.56.082) is anticipated to be transferred to the general fund during the 14 fiscal year 1998 by the direction of the board of directors of the Alaska Housing Finance
01 Corporation. 02 (b) All unrestricted mortgage loan interest payments, mortgage loan commitment fees, 03 and all other unrestricted receipts received by or accrued to the Alaska Housing Finance 04 Corporation during fiscal year 1998 and all income earned on assets of the corporation during 05 that period are appropriated to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to hold as corporate 06 receipts for the purposes described in AS 18.56. The corporation shall allocate its corporate 07 receipts among the Alaska housing finance revolving fund (AS 18.56.082), housing assistance 08 loan fund (AS 18.56.420), and senior housing revolving fund (AS 18.56.710) in accordance 09 with procedures adopted by the board of directors. 10 (c) The following amounts are appropriated to the Alaska Housing Finance 11 Corporation (AHFC) from the sources indicated and for the following purposes: 12 PURPOSE AMOUNT SOURCE 13 Housing loan programs $350,000,000 AHFC corporate receipts 14 not subsidized by the Alaska 15 Housing Finance Corporation 16 Housing loan programs 50,000,000 AHFC corporate receipts 17 and projects subsidized derived from arbitrage 18 by the Alaska Housing earnings 19 Finance Corporation 20 * Sec. 3. ALASKA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT AUTHORITY. The 21 sum of $16,000,000 from the available unrestricted cash in the Alaska Industrial Development 22 and Export Authority revolving fund (AS 44.88.060) is anticipated to be transferred to the 23 general fund as directed by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. The 24 transferred money shall be deposited in the general fund when received during fiscal year 25 1998. 26 * Sec. 4. ALASKA PERMANENT FUND CORPORATION. (a) The amount authorized 27 for transfer by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation under AS 37.13.145(b) is appropriated 28 from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for 29 the payment of permanent fund dividends and administrative and associated costs. 30 (b) After money is transferred to the dividend fund under (a) of this section, the 31 amount calculated under AS 37.13.145 to offset the effect of inflation on the principal of the
01 Alaska permanent fund is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to 02 the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. 03 (c) The amount required to be deposited under AS 37.13.010(a)(1) and (2) during 04 fiscal year 1998 is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund in satisfaction 05 of that requirement. 06 (d) The interest earned during fiscal year 1998 on revenue from the sources set out 07 in AS 37.13.010 while the revenue is held in trust, escrow, or otherwise before receipt by the 08 state is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. 09 * Sec. 5. ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. The unexpended and 10 unobligated balance on June 30, 1997, of the Alaska Public Utilities Commission designated 11 program receipts account for regulatory cost charges under AS 42.05.254 and AS 42.06.286 12 for fiscal year 1997 is appropriated to the Alaska Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 13 1998 expenditures. 14 * Sec. 6. ALASKA SEAFOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE. An amount equal to the 15 unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 1997 of the fiscal year 1997 general fund 16 receipts from the salmon marketing tax (AS 43.76.110), from the seafood marketing 17 assessment (AS 16.51.120), and from the fisheries resource landing tax (AS 43.77.010) is 18 appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute for marketing 19 Alaska seafood products during fiscal year 1998. 20 * Sec. 7. DISASTER RELIEF AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. (a) Federal receipts received 21 for disaster relief are appropriated to the disaster relief fund (AS 26.23.300). 22 (b) It is the intent of the legislature that funding necessary to meet the disaster relief 23 responsibilities of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs and the fire suppression 24 responsibilities of the Department of Natural Resources will continue to be made available 25 through the disaster declaration process. If fiscal year 1998 disaster relief and fire suppression 26 costs are not adequately funded by this Act, the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs 27 or the Department of Natural Resources, respectively, shall submit a supplemental 28 appropriation request during the 1998 legislative session. 29 * Sec. 8. FEDERAL AND OTHER PROGRAM RECEIPTS. (a) Federal or other program 30 receipts as defined in AS 37.05.146 that exceed the amounts appropriated by this Act are 31 appropriated conditioned upon compliance with the program review provisions of
01 AS 37.07.080(h). 02 (b) If federal or other program receipts as defined in AS 37.05.146 exceed the 03 estimates appropriated by this Act, the appropriations from state funds for the affected 04 program may be reduced by the excess if the reductions are consistent with applicable federal 05 statutes. 06 (c) If federal or other program receipts as defined in AS 37.05.146 fall short of the 07 estimates appropriated by this Act, the affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the 08 shortfall in receipts. 09 * Sec. 9. FISH AND GAME ENFORCEMENT. (a) To increase enforcement of the fish 10 and game laws of the state, the amount deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year 11 ending June 30, 1997, from criminal fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed for violation of 12 AS 16 and its implementing regulations and from the sale of forfeited property or alternative 13 damages collected under AS 16.05.195 is appropriated to the fish and game fund 14 (AS 16.05.100). 15 (b) Appropriations totaling the estimated amount of the deposits described in (a) of 16 this section are made in sec. 36 of this Act to the Departments of Public Safety and Law for 17 increased enforcement, investigation, and prosecution of state fish and game laws. If the 18 receipts appropriated to the fish and game fund (AS 16.05.100) from the sources described in 19 (a) of this section during fiscal year 1998 fall short of the estimates appropriated by this Act, 20 each department's appropriation set out in sec. 36 of this Act is reduced proportionately. 21 * Sec. 10. FOUR DAM POOL TRANSFER FUND. The amount available in the four dam 22 pool transfer fund (AS 42.45.050) during fiscal year 1998 is appropriated to the following 23 funds in the following percentages for the purposes set out in AS 42.45.050: 24 Power cost equalization and rural electric 40 percent 25 capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100) 26 Southeast energy fund (AS 42.45.040) 40 percent 27 Power project fund (AS 42.45.010) 20 percent 28 * Sec. 11. INFORMATION SERVICES FUND. The sum of $55,000 is appropriated to 29 the information services fund (AS 44.21.045) for the Department of Administration, division 30 of information services programs, from designated program receipts. 31 * Sec. 12. INSURANCE AND BOND CLAIMS. (a) The amount necessary to fund the
01 uses of the state insurance catastrophe reserve account described in AS 37.05.289(a) is 02 appropriated from that account to the Department of Administration for those uses. 03 (b) Amounts received in settlement of insurance claims for losses and recovery for 04 losses are appropriated from the general fund to the state insurance catastrophe reserve account 05 (AS 37.05.289). 06 (c) Amounts received in settlement of claims against bonds guaranteeing the 07 reclamation of state land are appropriated from the general fund to the agency secured by the 08 bond for the purpose covered by the bond. 09 (d) The appropriations made by (b) and (c) of this section are contingent upon 10 compliance with the program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 11 * Sec. 13. MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FUND. The sum of $28,010,200 is 12 appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska marine highway system fund (AS 19.65.060). 13 * Sec. 14. MOTOR FUEL TAX. The following estimated amounts from the unreserved 14 special accounts in the general fund are included within the general fund amounts appropriated 15 by this Act: 16 Highway fuel tax account (AS 43.40.010(g)) $21,300,000 17 Aviation fuel tax account (AS 43.40.010(e)) 8,200,000 18 * Sec. 15. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING. The unexpended and unobligated balance on 19 June 30, 1997, of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, division of 20 occupational licensing, designated program receipts from occupational licensing fees under 21 AS 08.01.065 is appropriated to the division of occupational licensing for operating costs for 22 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 23 * Sec. 16. OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASE PREVENTION 24 ACCOUNT. The following amounts are appropriated to the oil and hazardous substance 25 release prevention account (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) in the oil and hazardous substance release 26 prevention and response fund (AS 46.08.010) from the sources indicated: 27 (1) the balance of the oil and hazardous substance release prevention mitigation 28 account (AS 46.08.020(b)) in the general fund on July 1, 1997, not otherwise appropriated by 29 this Act; 30 (2) the amount collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, estimated 31 to be $13,300,000, from the surcharge levied under AS 43.55.300.
01 * Sec. 17. OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASE RESPONSE ACCOUNT. 02 The following amounts are appropriated to the oil and hazardous substance release response 03 account (AS 46.08.010(a)(2)) in the oil and hazardous substance release prevention and 04 response fund (AS 46.08.010) from the following sources: 05 (1) the balance of the oil and hazardous substance release response mitigation 06 account (AS 46.08.025(b)) in the general fund on July 1, 1997, not otherwise appropriated by 07 this Act; 08 (2) the amount collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, from the 09 surcharge levied under AS 43.55.201. 10 * Sec. 18. RETAINED FEES. The amount retained to compensate the collector or trustee 11 of fees, licenses, taxes, or other money belonging to the state during the fiscal year ending 12 June 30, 1998, is appropriated for that purpose to the agency authorized by law to generate 13 the revenue. 14 * Sec. 19. SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL. The amount appropriated for the 1997 15 annual governor's safety conference (sec. 21, ch. 117, SLA 1996), plus the fiscal year 1997 16 program receipts of the Alaska Safety Advisory Council (AS 18.60.830), less the amount 17 expended or obligated for the 1997 annual governor's safety conference, is appropriated from 18 the designated program receipts to the Alaska Safety Advisory Council for costs of the 1998 19 annual governor's safety conference. 20 * Sec. 20. SALMON ENHANCEMENT TAX. The salmon enhancement tax collected 21 under AS 43.76.010 - 43.76.030 in calendar year 1996 and deposited in the general fund under 22 AS 43.76.025(c) is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Commerce and 23 Economic Development for payment in fiscal year 1998 to qualified regional associations 24 operating within a region designated under AS 16.10.375. 25 * Sec. 21. SHARED TAXES AND FEES. The amount necessary to refund to local 26 governments their share of taxes and fees collected in the listed fiscal years under the 27 following programs is appropriated to the Department of Revenue from the general fund for 28 payment in fiscal year 1998: 29 REVENUE SOURCE FISCAL YEAR COLLECTED 30 fisheries taxes (AS 43.75) 1997 31 fishery resource landing tax (AS 43.77) 1997
01 amusement and gaming taxes (AS 43.35) 1998 02 aviation fuel tax (AS 43.40.010) 1998 03 electric and telephone cooperative tax (AS 10.25.570) 1998 04 liquor license fee (AS 04.11) 1998 05 * Sec. 22. STATE DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The amount required to pay 06 interest on revenue anticipation notes issued by the commissioner of revenue under AS 43.08 07 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Revenue for payment of the 08 interest on those notes. 09 (b) The amount required to be paid by the state for principal and interest on all issued 10 and outstanding state-guaranteed bonds is appropriated from the general fund to the state bond 11 committee for payment of principal and interest on those bonds. 12 (c) The sum of $73,270,700 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska debt 13 retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 14 (d) The sum of $10,342,390 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 15 (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for trustee fees and lease payments to the City 16 of Seward, the City of Kenai, the City of Palmer, the Department of Natural Resources, and 17 the Alaska Court System. 18 (e) The sum of $14,251,658 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 19 (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for payment of debt service and trustee fees on 20 state general obligation bonds. 21 (f) The sum of $5,837,534 is appropriated from the International Airports Revenue 22 Fund (AS 37.15.430) to the state bond committee for payment of debt service and trustee fees 23 on outstanding international airports revenue bonds. 24 (g) The sum of $62,288,400 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 25 (AS 37.15.011) to the Department of Education for state aid for costs of school construction 26 under AS 14.11.100. 27 * Sec. 23. STATE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. The lapsing balance 28 of the employment assistance and training program account (AS 23.15.625) on June 30, 1997, 29 is appropriated to the unemployment compensation fund (AS 23.20.130). 30 * Sec. 24. STATUTORY BUDGET RESERVE FUND. If the unrestricted state revenue 31 available for appropriation in fiscal year 1998 is insufficient to cover the general fund
01 appropriations made for fiscal year 1998, the amount necessary to balance revenue and general 02 fund appropriations is appropriated to the general fund from the budget reserve fund 03 (AS 37.05.540). 04 * Sec. 25. STORAGE TANK ASSISTANCE FUND. (a) The fiscal year 1998 general 05 fund receipts of the tank registration fee program under AS 46.03.385 are appropriated to the 06 storage tank assistance fund (AS 46.03.410). 07 (b) The sum of $2,910,600 is appropriated from the oil and hazardous substance 08 release prevention account (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) to the storage tank assistance fund 09 (AS 46.03.410) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 10 * Sec. 26. STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM. The amount from student loan borrowers of 11 the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education that is assessed for loan origination fees 12 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, is appropriated to the origination fee account 13 (AS 14.43.120(u)) within the student loan fund of the Alaska Student Loan Corporation for 14 the purposes specified in AS 14.43.120(u). 15 * Sec. 27. DIVISION OF INSURANCE. The unexpended and unobligated balance on 16 June 30, 1997, of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, division of 17 insurance, designated program receipts from insurance fees under AS 21.06.250 is appropriated 18 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, division of insurance, for 19 operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 20 * Sec. 28. ALASKA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION. The unexpended 21 and unobligated balance in the Alaska science and technology endowment earnings reserve 22 on June 30, 1997, is appropriated to the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation to award 23 as grants under AS 37.17.030(d) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 24 * Sec. 29. (a) Subject to (b) of this section, the sum of $30,000,000 is appropriated from 25 the general fund to the Department of Health and Social Services for medical assistance and 26 allocated equally for Medicaid non-facility and Medicaid facilities components, and the 27 appropriation from federal receipts made by sec. 36 of this Act to the Department of Health 28 and Social Services for medical assistance and allocated for the Medicaid non-facility and 29 Medicaid facilities components is reduced by a total of $30,000,000. 30 (b) The appropriation made by (a) of this section takes effect only if the federal 31 medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid program in effect on January 31, 1998, is
01 the same as the percentage in effect on March 15, 1997. 02 * Sec. 30. Revenues generated or retained by the Alaska Railroad Corporation before or 03 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and income earned on revenues generated or 04 retained by the Alaska Railroad Corporation before or during the fiscal year ending 05 June 30, 1998, are appropriated to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for railroad and related 06 purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. This appropriation does not authorize the 07 expenditure of funds appropriated by sec. 145, ch. 208, SLA 1990 (Locomotives, rolling stock 08 - $9,000,000) or the expenditure of interest earned on those funds. 09 * Sec. 31. (a) Federal funds received by the Alaska Railroad Corporation before or during 10 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, are appropriated to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for 11 the purposes for which the funds were received by the corporation. 12 (b) Federal funds received by the Alaska Railroad Corporation during the fiscal year 13 ending June 30, 1998, are appropriated to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for the purposes 14 for which the funds are received by the corporation, subject to the program review provisions 15 of AS 37.07.080(h). 16 * Sec. 32. DENIAL OF GENERAL SALARY INCREASES. (a) Failure of the legislature 17 to adopt a separate appropriation item for cost-of-living adjustments negotiated between the 18 state and bargaining organizations representing state employees constitutes rejection of the 19 monetary terms of those collective bargaining agreements in accordance with AS 23.40.215. 20 Money appropriated by this Act may not be used to implement a negotiated pay raise. 21 (b) Unless otherwise required by law, money appropriated by this Act may not be 22 used to implement an adjustment to the compensation of state employees that is based on an 23 increase in the cost of living and is not determined by the employee's job performance or 24 longevity in state service. 25 (c) This section does not apply to the compensation of officers or employees of the 26 University of Alaska or to collective bargaining units negotiated between the University of 27 Alaska and bargaining organizations representing employees of the university. 28 * Sec. 33. DENIAL OF UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SALARY INCREASES. (a) Failure 29 of the legislature to adopt a separate appropriate item for pay increases negotiated between 30 the University of Alaska and bargaining organizations representing university employees 31 constitutes rejection of the monetary terms of those collective bargaining agreements in
01 accordance with AS 23.40.215. Money appropriated by this Act may not be used to 02 implement a negotiated pay raise. 03 (b) Unless otherwise required by law, money appropriated by this Act may not be 04 used to implement a pay increase for employees of the University of Alaska except as the 05 Board of Regents or their designee consider necessary to retain an essential employee. 06 * Sec. 34. NONLAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. The appropriations made by secs. 1, 2, 07 7, 9, 10, 11, 12(b), 13, 16, 17, 23, 25(a), and 26 of this Act are for the capitalization of funds 08 and do not lapse under AS 37.25.010. 09 * Sec. 35. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SECTION 29. If sec. 29(a) of this Act takes effect 10 under sec. 29(b) of this Act, it takes effect on February 1, 1998. 11 (SECTION 36 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 14)