SCS CSHB 75(FIN): "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government, for certain programs, 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."
00SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 75(FIN) 01 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of 02 state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; making 03 appropriations 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 $15,706,600 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 match $ 2,617,800 10 Federal receipts 13,088,800 11 * Sec. 2. ALASKA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. (a) The sum of $70,000,000 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) The sum of $27,600,000 from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation mortgage 03 insurance fund (AS 18.56.095) which is no longer needed as a result of bond refinancing is 04 appropriated to the general fund. 05 (c) All unrestricted mortgage loan interest payments, mortgage loan commitment fees, 06 and all other unrestricted receipts received by or accrued to the Alaska Housing Finance 07 Corporation during fiscal year 1998 and all income earned on assets of the corporation during 08 that period are appropriated to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to hold as corporate 09 receipts for the purposes described in AS 18.56. The corporation shall allocate its corporate 10 receipts among the Alaska housing finance revolving fund (AS 18.56.082), housing assistance 11 loan fund (AS 18.56.420), and senior housing revolving fund (AS 18.56.710) in accordance 12 with procedures adopted by the board of directors. 13 (d) The following amounts are appropriated to the Alaska Housing Finance 14 Corporation (AHFC) from the sources indicated and for the following purposes: 15 PURPOSE AMOUNT SOURCE 16 Housing loan programs $350,000,000 AHFC corporate receipts 17 not subsidized by the Alaska 18 Housing Finance Corporation 19 Housing loan programs 50,000,000 AHFC corporate receipts 20 and projects subsidized derived from arbitrage 21 by the Alaska Housing earnings 22 Finance Corporation 23 * Sec. 3. ALASKA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT AUTHORITY. The 24 sum of $16,000,000 from the available unrestricted cash in the Alaska Industrial Development 25 and Export Authority revolving fund (AS 44.88.060) is anticipated to be transferred to the 26 general fund as directed by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. The 27 transferred money shall be deposited in the general fund when received during fiscal year 28 1998. 29 * Sec. 4. ALASKA PERMANENT FUND CORPORATION. (a) The amount authorized 30 for transfer by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation under AS 37.13.145(b) is appropriated 31 from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for
01 the payment of permanent fund dividends and administrative and associated costs. 02 (b) After money is transferred to the dividend fund under (a) of this section, the 03 amount calculated under AS 37.13.145 to offset the effect of inflation on the principal of the 04 Alaska permanent fund is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to 05 the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. 06 (c) The amount required to be deposited under AS 37.13.010(a)(1) and (2) during 07 fiscal year 1998 is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund in satisfaction 08 of that requirement. 09 (d) The interest earned during fiscal year 1998 on revenue from the sources set out 10 in AS 37.13.010 while the revenue is held in trust, escrow, or otherwise before receipt by the 11 state is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. 12 * Sec. 5. ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. The unexpended and 13 unobligated balance on June 30, 1997, of the Alaska Public Utilities Commission designated 14 program receipts account for regulatory cost charges under AS 42.05.254 and AS 42.06.286 15 for fiscal year 1997 is appropriated to the Alaska Public Utilities Commission for fiscal year 16 1998 expenditures. 17 * Sec. 6. ALASKA SEAFOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE. (a) Subject to the conditions 18 set out in (b) - (d) of this section, the amount of the seafood marketing assessment paid during 19 fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 by persons subject to the fishery resource landing tax under 20 AS 43.77.010 and held by the Department of Revenue pending resolution of litigation 21 challenging the fishery resource landing tax is appropriated from the general fund to the 22 Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute for marketing Alaska seafood products during fiscal years 23 1998, 1999, and 2000. 24 (b) Of the amount appropriated in (a) of this section, the Alaska Seafood Marketing 25 Institute may spend no more than $561,200 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 26 (c) Of the amount appropriated in (a) of this section, the Alaska Seafood Marketing 27 Institute may spend no more than $561,200 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. 28 (d) Of the amount appropriated in (a) of this section, the Alaska Seafood Marketing 29 Institute may spend no more than $561,200 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000. 30 (e) If the revenues representing the amount appropriated in (a) of this section are 31 greater or lesser than $1,683,600, the amounts in (b) - (d) of this section are changed
01 proportionately. 02 (f) An amount equal to the unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 1997 of 03 the fiscal year 1997 general fund receipts from the salmon marketing tax (AS 43.76.110), from 04 the seafood marketing assessment (AS 16.51.120), and from the fisheries resource landing tax 05 (AS 43.77.010) is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska Seafood Marketing 06 Institute for marketing Alaska seafood products during fiscal year 1998. 07 * Sec. 7. DISASTER RELIEF AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. (a) Federal receipts received 08 for disaster relief are appropriated to the disaster relief fund (AS 26.23.300). 09 (b) It is the intent of the legislature that funding necessary to meet the disaster relief 10 responsibilities of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs and the fire suppression 11 responsibilities of the Department of Natural Resources will continue to be made available 12 through the disaster declaration process. If fiscal year 1998 disaster relief and fire suppression 13 costs are not adequately funded by this Act, the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs 14 or the Department of Natural Resources, respectively, shall submit a supplemental 15 appropriation request during the 1998 legislative session. 16 * Sec. 8. FEDERAL AND OTHER PROGRAM RECEIPTS. (a) Federal receipts that 17 exceed the amounts appropriated by this Act are appropriated conditioned on compliance with 18 the program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 19 (b) Contingent on the passage by the First Regular Session of the Twentieth Alaska 20 State Legislature and enactment into law of a bill defining "designated program receipts," 21 designated program receipts as defined by law that exceed the amounts appropriated by this 22 Act are appropriated conditioned on compliance with the program review provisions of 23 AS 37.07.080(h). 24 (c) It is the intent of the legislature that requests for approval of revised programs may 25 be submitted to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee through the program review 26 process established under AS 37.07.080(h), and that the revised programs be limited to only 27 those items of an emergency nature, such as the loss of funds if action is not taken until the 28 next session of the legislature. Unless the legislature has expressly provided through 29 legislative intent that a revised program be submitted to the Legislative Budget and Audit 30 Committee for a particular agency or program, the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee 31 program review process should not be used to restore funding for budget reductions made by
01 the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature or for program enhancements that must be considered 02 by the full legislature at the next session of the legislature. Requests for capital budget items 03 should be limited to requests for review of emergency items, such as flood damage repair 04 from new federal funds. The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee program review 05 process should not be used to establish new capital projects or to change funding sources for 06 existing capital projects; such requests should be held for consideration by the full legislature 07 during the regular capital appropriation process. 08 (d) If federal or other program receipts as defined in AS 37.05.146 exceed the 09 estimates appropriated by this Act, the appropriations from state funds for the affected 10 program may be reduced by the excess if the reductions are consistent with applicable federal 11 statutes. 12 (e) If federal or other program receipts as defined in AS 37.05.146 fall short of the 13 estimates appropriated by this Act, the affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the 14 shortfall in receipts. 15 * Sec. 9. FISH AND GAME ENFORCEMENT. (a) To increase enforcement of the fish 16 and game laws of the state, the amount deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year 17 ending June 30, 1997, from criminal fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed for violation of 18 AS 16 and its implementing regulations and from the sale of forfeited property or alternative 19 damages collected under AS 16.05.195 is appropriated to the fish and game fund 20 (AS 16.05.100). 21 (b) Appropriations totaling the estimated amount of the deposits described in (a) of 22 this section are made in sec. 39 of this Act to the Departments of Public Safety and Law for 23 increased enforcement, investigation, and prosecution of state fish and game laws. If the 24 receipts appropriated to the fish and game fund (AS 16.05.100) from the sources described in 25 (a) of this section during fiscal year 1998 fall short of the estimates appropriated by this Act, 26 each department's appropriation set out in sec. 39 of this Act is reduced proportionately. 27 * Sec. 10. FOUR DAM POOL TRANSFER FUND. The amount available in the four dam 28 pool transfer fund (AS 42.45.050) during fiscal year 1998 is appropriated to the following 29 funds in the following percentages for the purposes set out in AS 42.45.050: 30 Power cost equalization and rural electric 40 percent 31 capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100)
01 Southeast energy fund (AS 42.45.040) 40 percent 02 Power project fund (AS 42.45.010) 20 percent 03 * Sec. 11. INFORMATION SERVICES FUND. The sum of $55,000 is appropriated to 04 the information services fund (AS 44.21.045) for the Department of Administration, division 05 of information services programs, from designated program receipts. 06 * Sec. 12. INSURANCE AND BOND CLAIMS. (a) The amount necessary to fund the 07 uses of the state insurance catastrophe reserve account described in AS 37.05.289(a) is 08 appropriated from that account to the Department of Administration for those uses. 09 (b) Amounts received in settlement of insurance claims for losses and recovery for 10 losses are appropriated from the general fund to the state insurance catastrophe reserve account 11 (AS 37.05.289). 12 (c) Amounts received in settlement of claims against bonds guaranteeing the 13 reclamation of state land are appropriated from the general fund to the agency secured by the 14 bond for the purpose covered by the bond. 15 (d) The appropriations made by (b) and (c) of this section are contingent upon 16 compliance with the program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h). 17 * Sec. 13. MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FUND. The sum of $26,426,900 is 18 appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska marine highway system fund (AS 19.65.060). 19 * Sec. 14. MOTOR FUEL TAX. The following estimated amounts from the unreserved 20 special accounts in the general fund are included within the general fund amounts appropriated 21 by this Act: 22 Highway fuel tax account (AS 43.40.010(g)) $21,300,000 23 Aviation fuel tax account (AS 43.40.010(e)) 8,200,000 24 * Sec. 15. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING. The unexpended and unobligated balance on 25 June 30, 1997, of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, division of 26 occupational licensing, designated program receipts from occupational licensing fees under 27 AS 08.01.065 is appropriated to the division of occupational licensing for operating costs for 28 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 29 * Sec. 16. OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASE PREVENTION 30 ACCOUNT. The following amounts are appropriated to the oil and hazardous substance 31 release prevention account (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) in the oil and hazardous substance release
01 prevention and response fund (AS 46.08.010) from the sources indicated: 02 (1) the balance of the oil and hazardous substance release prevention mitigation 03 account (AS 46.08.020(b)) in the general fund on July 1, 1997, not otherwise appropriated by 04 this Act; 05 (2) the amount collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, estimated 06 to be $13,300,000, from the surcharge levied under AS 43.55.300. 07 * Sec. 17. OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASE RESPONSE ACCOUNT. 08 The following amounts are appropriated to the oil and hazardous substance release response 09 account (AS 46.08.010(a)(2)) in the oil and hazardous substance release prevention and 10 response fund (AS 46.08.010) from the following sources: 11 (1) the balance of the oil and hazardous substance release response mitigation 12 account (AS 46.08.025(b)) in the general fund on July 1, 1997, not otherwise appropriated by 13 this Act; 14 (2) the amount collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, from the 15 surcharge levied under AS 43.55.201. 16 * Sec. 18. RETAINED FEES. The amount retained to compensate the collector or trustee 17 of fees, licenses, taxes, or other money belonging to the state during the fiscal year ending 18 June 30, 1998, is appropriated for that purpose to the agency authorized by law to generate 19 the revenue. 20 * Sec. 19. SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL. The amount appropriated for the 1997 21 annual governor's safety conference (sec. 21, ch. 117, SLA 1996), plus the fiscal year 1997 22 program receipts of the Alaska Safety Advisory Council (AS 18.60.830), less the amount 23 expended or obligated for the 1997 annual governor's safety conference, is appropriated from 24 the designated program receipts to the Alaska Safety Advisory Council for costs of the 1998 25 annual governor's safety conference. 26 * Sec. 20. SALMON ENHANCEMENT TAX. The salmon enhancement tax collected 27 under AS 43.76.010 - 43.76.030 in calendar year 1996 and deposited in the general fund under 28 AS 43.76.025(c) is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Commerce and 29 Economic Development for payment in fiscal year 1998 to qualified regional associations 30 operating within a region designated under AS 16.10.375. 31 * Sec. 21. SHARED TAXES AND FEES. The amount necessary to refund to local
01 governments their share of taxes and fees collected in the listed fiscal years under the 02 following programs is appropriated to the Department of Revenue from the general fund for 03 payment in fiscal year 1998: 04 REVENUE SOURCE FISCAL YEAR COLLECTED 05 fisheries taxes (AS 43.75) 1997 06 fishery resource landing tax (AS 43.77) 1997 07 amusement and gaming taxes (AS 43.35) 1998 08 aviation fuel tax (AS 43.40.010) 1998 09 electric and telephone cooperative tax (AS 10.25.570) 1998 10 liquor license fee (AS 04.11) 1998 11 * Sec. 22. STATE DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The amount required to pay 12 interest on revenue anticipation notes issued by the commissioner of revenue under AS 43.08 13 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Revenue for payment of the 14 interest on those notes. 15 (b) The amount required to be paid by the state for principal and interest on all issued 16 and outstanding state-guaranteed bonds is appropriated from the general fund to the state bond 17 committee for payment of principal and interest on those bonds. 18 (c) The sum of $73,270,700 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska debt 19 retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 20 (d) The sum of $10,342,390 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 21 (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for trustee fees and lease payments to the City 22 of Seward, the City of Kenai, the City of Palmer, the Department of Natural Resources, and 23 the Alaska Court System. 24 (e) The sum of $14,251,658 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 25 (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for payment of debt service and trustee fees on 26 state general obligation bonds. 27 (f) The sum of $5,837,534 is appropriated from the International Airports Revenue 28 Fund (AS 37.15.430) to the state bond committee for payment of debt service and trustee fees 29 on outstanding international airports revenue bonds. 30 (g) The sum of $62,288,400 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 31 (AS 37.15.011) to the Department of Education for state aid for costs of school construction
01 under AS 14.11.100. 02 * Sec. 23. STATE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. The lapsing balance 03 of the employment assistance and training program account (AS 23.15.625) on June 30, 1997, 04 is appropriated to the unemployment compensation fund (AS 23.20.130). 05 * Sec. 24. STATUTORY BUDGET RESERVE FUND. If the unrestricted state revenue 06 available for appropriation in fiscal year 1998 is insufficient to cover the general fund 07 appropriations made for fiscal year 1998, the amount necessary to balance revenue and general 08 fund appropriations is appropriated to the general fund from the budget reserve fund 09 (AS 37.05.540). 10 * Sec. 25. STORAGE TANK ASSISTANCE FUND. (a) The fiscal year 1998 general 11 fund receipts of the tank registration fee program under AS 46.03.385 are appropriated to the 12 storage tank assistance fund (AS 46.03.410). 13 (b) The sum of $2,910,600 is appropriated from the oil and hazardous substance 14 release prevention account (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) to the storage tank assistance fund 15 (AS 46.03.410) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 16 * Sec. 26. STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM. The amount from student loan borrowers of 17 the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education that is assessed for loan origination fees 18 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, is appropriated to the origination fee account 19 (AS 14.43.120(u)) within the student loan fund of the Alaska Student Loan Corporation for 20 the purposes specified in AS 14.43.120(u). 21 * Sec. 27. DIVISION OF INSURANCE. The unexpended and unobligated balance on 22 June 30, 1997, of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, division of 23 insurance, designated program receipts from insurance fees under AS 21.06.250 is appropriated 24 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, division of insurance, for 25 operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 26 * Sec. 28. ALASKA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION. The unexpended 27 and unobligated balance in the Alaska science and technology endowment earnings reserve 28 on June 30, 1997, is appropriated to the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation to award 29 as grants under AS 37.17.030(d) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 30 * Sec. 29. (a) Subject to (b) of this section, the sum of $30,000,000 is appropriated from 31 the general fund to the Department of Health and Social Services for medical assistance and
01 allocated equally for Medicaid non-facility and Medicaid facilities components, and the 02 appropriation from federal receipts made by sec. 39 of this Act to the Department of Health 03 and Social Services for medical assistance and allocated for the Medicaid non-facility and 04 Medicaid facilities components is reduced by a total of $30,000,000. 05 (b) The appropriation made by (a) of this section takes effect only if the federal 06 medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid program in effect on January 31, 1998, is 07 the same as the percentage in effect on March 15, 1997. 08 * Sec. 30. Revenues generated or retained by the Alaska Railroad Corporation before or 09 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and income earned on revenues generated or 10 retained by the Alaska Railroad Corporation before or during the fiscal year ending 11 June 30, 1998, are appropriated to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for railroad and related 12 purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. This appropriation does not authorize the 13 expenditure of funds appropriated by sec. 145, ch. 208, SLA 1990 (Locomotives, rolling stock 14 - $9,000,000) or the expenditure of interest earned on those funds. 15 * Sec. 31. (a) Federal funds received by the Alaska Railroad Corporation before or during 16 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, are appropriated to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for 17 the purposes for which the funds were received by the corporation. 18 (b) Federal funds received by the Alaska Railroad Corporation during the fiscal year 19 ending June 30, 1998, are appropriated to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for the purposes 20 for which the funds are received by the corporation, subject to the program review provisions 21 of AS 37.07.080(h). 22 * Sec. 32. The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department 23 of Administration for purchase of information technologies and distributed environment for 24 state executive branch agencies, including the University of Alaska, for the fiscal year ending 25 June 30, 1998. It is the intent of the legislature that the commissioner of administration shall 26 follow the advice and recommendations of the Telecommunications Information Council in 27 expending the funds authorized by this appropriation and that the commissioner (1) direct 28 expenditure of the funds authorized by this appropriation to those agencies that cannot meet 29 the minimum information technology standards adopted by the Telecommunications 30 Information Council; and (2) expend funds authorized by this appropriation for information 31 technology for an agency when technology is nonexistent and necessary or where full use of
01 existing information technology has been achieved in accord with the recommendations of 02 Compass America, Inc. 03 * Sec. 33. INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS ENDOWMENT. (a) The 04 unexpended and unobligated balance of the appropriation made by sec. 25, ch. 95, SLA 1987, 05 page 129, lines 21 - 22 (SB 219 - Alaska Center for International Business - $2,500,000) is 06 reappropriated to the international trade and business endowment (AS 37.17.440). 07 (b) Notwithstanding sec. 101(a)(13), ch. 103, SLA 1995, the unexpended and 08 unobligated balance of the appropriation made by sec. 141(b), ch. 173, SLA 1988 (Alaska 09 Center for International Business endowment - $2,450,000) is reappropriated to the 10 international trade and business endowment (AS 37.17.440). 11 (c) The appropriations made by this section are contingent upon the passage by the 12 First Regular Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature and the enactment into law 13 of a bill that creates the international trade and business endowment. 14 * Sec. 34. DESIGNATED PROGRAM RECEIPTS. (a) If legislation defining "designated 15 program receipts" is passed by the First Regular Session of the Twentieth Alaska State 16 Legislature and enacted into law, the funds described as designated program receipts in this 17 Act that are not consistent with the definition of "designated program receipts" established by 18 law are general fund program receipts. The legislative fiscal analyst shall revise the funding 19 source information for the appropriations made by this Act in accordance with this subsection 20 and provide the revised funding information to the office of management and budget. 21 (b) If legislation defining "designated program receipts" is not passed by the First 22 Regular Session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature, the funds appropriated by this Act 23 that are described in this Act as "designated program receipts" are general fund program 24 receipts. The legislative fiscal analyst shall revise the funding source information for the 25 appropriations made by this Act in accordance with this subsection and provide the revised 26 funding information to the office of management and budget. 27 * Sec. 35. CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE FUND. (a) Amounts equal to the 28 deposits in the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska) for 29 fiscal year 1997 that were made by operation of art. IX, sec. 17(d) to repay appropriations 30 from the budget reserve fund are appropriated from the budget reserve fund to the funds and 31 accounts from which they were transferred.
01 (b) If the unrestricted state revenue available for appropriation in fiscal year 1998 is 02 insufficient to cover the general fund appropriations made for fiscal year 1998, the amount 03 necessary to balance revenue and general fund appropriations is appropriated to the general 04 fund from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska). 05 (c) The appropriations in (a) and (b) of this section are made under art. IX, sec. 17(c), 06 Constitution of the State of Alaska. 07 * Sec. 36. NONLAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. The appropriations made by secs. 1, 2, 08 7, 9, 10, 11, 12(b), 13, 16, 17, 23, 25(a), 26, and 33 of this Act are for the capitalization of 09 funds and do not lapse under AS 37.25.010. 10 * Sec. 37. CAPITAL LAPSE. The appropriation made by sec. 32 of this Act is for a 11 capital project and lapses under AS 37.25.020. 12 * Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE DATES FOR SECTIONS 29(a) AND 33. (a) If sec. 29(a) of this 13 Act takes effect under sec. 29(b) of this Act, it takes effect on February 1, 1998. 14 (b) Section 33 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 15 (SECTION 39 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 16)