SB 190: "An Act making and amending 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 BILL NO. 190 01 "An Act making and amending appropriations for the operating and loan program 02 expenses of state government, for certain programs, and to capitalize funds; 03 making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of 04 Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective 05 date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. ALASKA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. (a) The board of 08 directors of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation has estimated that $103,000,000 will be 09 available in each of the seven fiscal years 1999 through 2006, for the repayment of bonds 10 authorized under sec. 2(c), ch. 129, SLA 1998, for expenditures on corporate funded capital 11 projects, and for transfer to the general fund. 12 (b) The money described in (a) of this section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001 13 is used for the following purposes in the following estimated amounts in the operating, capital, 14 and mental health budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001:
01 (1) $52,000,000 for capital projects; 02 (2) $34,992,474 for debt service on the bonds authorized under sec. 2(c), 03 ch. 129, SLA 1998; and 04 (3) $1,000,000 for debt service on University of Alaska, Anchorage dormitory 05 construction authorized under ch. 26, SLA 1996. 06 (c) After deductions for the items set out in (b) of this section are made, any 07 remaining balance of the amount under (a) of this section determined by the Alaska Housing 08 Finance Corporation board of directors to be available in fiscal year 2001 is appropriated to 09 the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 10 (d) All unrestricted mortgage loan interest payments, mortgage loan commitment fees, 11 and all other unrestricted receipts received by or accrued to the Alaska Housing Finance 12 Corporation during fiscal year 2001 and all income earned on assets of the corporation during 13 that period are appropriated to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to hold as corporate 14 receipts for the purposes described in AS 18.55 and 18.56. The corporation shall allocate its 15 corporate receipts among the Alaska housing finance revolving fund (AS 18.56.082), housing 16 assistance loan fund (AS 18.56.420), and senior housing revolving fund (AS 18.56.710) in 17 accordance with procedures adopted by the board of directors. 18 (e) The following amounts are appropriated to the Alaska Housing Finance 19 Corporation (AHFC) from the sources indicated and for the following purposes: 20 PURPOSE AMOUNT SOURCE 21 Housing loan programs $798,000,000 AHFC corporate receipts 22 not subsidized by AHFC 23 Housing loan programs 70,000,000 AHFC corporate receipts 24 and projects subsidized derived from arbitrage 25 by AHFC earnings 26 Housing assistance payments 25,000,000 Federal receipts 27 Section 8 program 28 * Sec. 2. ALASKA PERMANENT FUND CORPORATION. (a) The amount authorized 29 for transfer by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation under AS 37.13.145(b) is appropriated 30 from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the dividend fund (AS 43.23.045(a)) for 31 the payment of permanent fund dividends and administrative and associated costs.
01 (b) After money is transferred to the dividend fund under (a) of this section, the 02 amount calculated under AS 37.13.145 to offset the effect of inflation on the principal of the 03 Alaska permanent fund is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to 04 the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. 05 (c) The amount required to be deposited under AS 37.13.010(a)(1) and (2) during 06 fiscal year 2001 is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund in satisfaction 07 of that requirement. 08 (d) The interest earned during fiscal year 2001 on revenue from the sources set out 09 in AS 37.13.010 while the revenue is held in trust, escrow, or otherwise before receipt by the 10 state is appropriated to the principal of the Alaska permanent fund. 11 * Sec. 3. ALASKA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION. The unexpended 12 and unobligated balance in the Alaska science and technology endowment earnings reserve 13 on June 30, 2000, is appropriated to the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation to award 14 as grants under AS 37.17.030(d) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 15 * Sec. 4. ALASKA SEAFOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE. An amount equal to the 16 unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2000, of the fiscal year 2000 general fund 17 receipts from the salmon marketing tax (AS 43.76.110) and from the seafood marketing 18 assessment (AS 16.51.120) is appropriated to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute for 19 marketing Alaska seafood products during fiscal year 2001. 20 * Sec. 5. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. The minimum amount of 21 program receipts received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, by the Department of 22 Revenue, child support enforcement division, that is necessary to secure federal funding 23 appropriated for the child support enforcement program in sec. 39 of this Act is appropriated 24 to the Department of Revenue, child support enforcement division, for the fiscal year ending 25 June 30, 2001. 26 * Sec. 6. CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE FUND. (a) Amounts equal to the 27 deposits in the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska) for 28 fiscal year 2000 that were made from subfunds and accounts other than the operating general 29 fund (state accounting system fund number 11100) by operation of art. IX, sec. 17(d), 30 Constitution of the State of Alaska, to repay appropriations from the budget reserve fund are 31 appropriated from the budget reserve fund to the subfunds and accounts from which they were
01 transferred. 02 (b) If the unrestricted state revenue available for appropriation in fiscal year 2001 is 03 insufficient to cover the general fund appropriations made for fiscal year 2001, the amount 04 necessary to balance revenue and general fund appropriations is appropriated to the general 05 fund from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska). 06 (c) The appropriations in (a) and (b) of this section are made under art. IX, sec. 17(c), 07 Constitution of the State of Alaska. 08 * Sec. 7. DISASTER RELIEF. Federal receipts received for disaster relief are appropriated 09 to the disaster relief fund (AS 26.23.300). 10 * Sec. 8. FEDERAL AND OTHER PROGRAM RECEIPTS. (a) Federal or other program 11 receipts as defined under AS 37.05.146 that exceed the amounts appropriated by this Act are 12 appropriated conditioned on compliance with the program review provisions of 13 AS 37.07.080(h). 14 (b) If federal or other program receipts as defined in AS 37.05.146 exceed the 15 estimates appropriated by this Act, the appropriations from state funds for the affected 16 program may be reduced by the excess if the reductions are consistent with applicable federal 17 statutes. 18 (c) If federal or other program receipts as defined in AS 37.05.146 fall short of the 19 estimates appropriated by this Act, the affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the 20 shortfall in receipts. 21 * Sec. 9. FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE FUNDS. (a) The United States Congress 22 appropriated $11,000,000 to the United States Department of Interior and the United States 23 Department of Agriculture to manage subsistence fisheries on federal public lands and waters 24 in this state under the provisions of Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands 25 Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 - 3126). The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is 26 working with the respective federal agencies to coordinate management of subsistence 27 resources on state and federal lands and waters. 28 (b) The sum of $3,000,000 is appropriated from federal receipts to the Department of 29 Fish and Game for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001 for contracts with the federal 30 government related to biological research, monitoring, training, and technical services, to 31 ensure sustained yield and to improve utilization of fish and game for subsistence, commercial,
01 and sport purposes, and to support coordination among the Alaska Board of Fisheries, the 02 Alaska Board of Game, regional advisory councils, and local advisory committees. 03 * Sec. 10. FISH AND GAME ENFORCEMENT. (a) To increase enforcement of the fish 04 and game laws of the state, the amount deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year 05 ending June 30, 2000, from criminal fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed for violation of 06 AS 16 and its implementing regulations and from the sale of forfeited property or alternative 07 damages collected under AS 16.05.195 is appropriated to the fish and game fund 08 (AS 16.05.100). 09 (b) Appropriations totaling the estimated amount of the deposits described in (a) of 10 this section are made in sec. 39 of this Act to the Department of Public Safety and the 11 Department of Law for increased enforcement, investigation, and prosecution of state fish and 12 game laws. If the receipts appropriated to the fish and game fund (AS 16.05.100) from the 13 sources described in (a) of this section during fiscal year 2001 fall short of the estimates 14 appropriated by this Act, each department's appropriation set out in sec. 39 of this Act is 15 reduced proportionately. 16 * Sec. 11. FISH AND GAME FUND. (a) The amount of revenue received from the sale 17 of crewmember fishing licenses (AS 16.05.480(a)) during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001 18 that is not deposited into the fishermen's fund under AS 23.35.060 is appropriated to the fish 19 and game fund (AS 16.05.100). 20 (b) The amount of range fees collected at shooting ranges operated by the Department 21 of Fish and Game (AS 16.05.050(16)) during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001 is 22 appropriated to the fish and game fund (AS 16.05.100). 23 (c) The amount of fees collected during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001 at 24 boating and angling access sites described in AS 16.05.050(7) and managed by the Department 25 of Natural Resources, division of parks and outdoor recreation, under a cooperative agreement 26 is appropriated to the fish and game fund (AS 16.05.100). 27 * Sec. 12. FOUR DAM POOL TRANSFER FUND. The amount available in the four dam 28 pool transfer fund (AS 42.45.050) during fiscal year 2001 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 60 percent 31 capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100)
01 Southeast energy fund (AS 42.45.040) 40 percent 02 * Sec. 13. INFORMATION SERVICES FUND. The sum of $55,000 is appropriated to 03 the information services fund (AS 44.21.045) for the Department of Administration, 04 information technology group programs, from designated program receipts of the information 05 technology group. 06 * Sec. 14. INSURANCE. The unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2000, of 07 the Department of Community and Economic Development, division of insurance, general 08 fund program receipts from insurance fees under AS 21.06.250 is appropriated to the 09 Department of Community and Economic Development, division of insurance, for operating 10 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 11 * Sec. 15. INSURANCE AND BOND CLAIMS. (a) The amount necessary to fund the 12 uses of the state insurance catastrophe reserve account described in AS 37.05.289(a) is 13 appropriated from that account to the Department of Administration for those uses. 14 (b) Amounts received in settlement of claims against bonds guaranteeing the 15 reclamation of state land are appropriated from the general fund to the agency secured by the 16 bond for the purpose of reclaiming state land affected by a use covered by the bond. 17 * Sec. 16. MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FUND. The sum of $27,129,500 is 18 appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska marine highway system fund (AS 19.65.060). 19 * Sec. 17. MEDICAID SCHOOL BASED CLAIM. If the federal receipts for the School 20 Based Services Administrative Claim under 42 U.S.C. 1396a (Sec. 1902(a)(4), Title XIX of 21 the Social Security Act) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, fall short of the estimate in 22 sec. 39 of this Act, the amount of the shortfall is appropriated from the general fund. 23 * Sec. 18. MOTOR FUEL TAX. The following estimated amounts from the unreserved 24 special accounts in the general fund are included within the general fund amounts appropriated 25 by this Act: 26 Special highway fuel tax account (AS 43.40.010(g)) $25,338,300 27 Special aviation fuel tax account (AS 43.40.010(e)) 5,600,000 28 * Sec. 19. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING. The unexpended and unobligated balance on 29 June 30, 2000, of the Department of Community and Economic Development, division of 30 occupational licensing, general fund program receipts from occupational licensing fees under 31 AS 08.01.065 is appropriated to the Department of Community and Economic Development,
01 division of occupational licensing, for operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 02 * Sec. 20. OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASE PREVENTION 03 ACCOUNT. The following amounts are appropriated to the oil and hazardous substance 04 release prevention account (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) in the oil and hazardous substance release 05 prevention and response fund (AS 46.08.010) from the sources indicated: 06 (1) the balance of the oil and hazardous substance release prevention mitigation 07 account (AS 46.08.020(b)) in the general fund on July 1, 2000, not otherwise appropriated by 08 this Act; 09 (2) the amount collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, estimated 10 to be $9,800,000 from the surcharge levied under AS 43.55.300. 11 * Sec. 21. OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASE RESPONSE ACCOUNT. 12 The following amounts are appropriated to the oil and hazardous substance release response 13 account (AS 46.08.010(a)(2)) in the oil and hazardous substance release prevention and 14 response fund (AS 46.08.010) from the following sources: 15 (1) the balance of the oil and hazardous substance release response mitigation 16 account (AS 46.08.025(b)) in the general fund on July 1, 2000, not otherwise appropriated by 17 this Act; 18 (2) the amount collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, from the 19 surcharge levied under AS 43.55.201. 20 * Sec. 22. REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA. The unexpended and 21 unobligated balance on June 30, 2000, of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska receipts 22 account for regulatory cost charges under AS 42.05.254 and AS 42.06.286 for fiscal year 2000 23 is appropriated to the Regulatory Commission of Alaska for fiscal year 2001 expenditures. 24 * Sec. 23. RETAINED FEES. The amount retained to compensate the collector or trustee 25 of fees, licenses, taxes, or other money belonging to the state during the fiscal year ending 26 June 30, 2001, is appropriated for that purpose to the agency authorized by law to generate 27 the revenue. 28 * Sec. 24. SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL. The amount appropriated for the 2000 29 annual governor's safety conference (sec. 23, ch. 84, SLA 1999), plus the fiscal year 2000 30 program receipts of the Alaska Safety Advisory Council (AS 18.60.830), less the amount 31 expended or obligated for the 2000 annual governor's safety conference, is appropriated from
01 general fund program receipts to the Alaska Safety Advisory Council for costs of the 2001 02 annual governor's safety conference. 03 * Sec. 25. SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. (a) The operating budget 04 appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec. 39 of this Act include amounts to 05 implement the monetary terms of the collective bargaining agreements listed in (b) of this 06 section and for salary and benefit adjustments for university employees who are not members 07 of a collective bargaining unit. 08 (b) Funding for the terms of the following collective bargaining agreements is 09 included in the appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec. 39 of this Act: 10 (1) University of Alaska Classified Employees Association; 11 (2) Alaska Community College Federation of Teachers; 12 (3) United Academics; 13 (4) United Academics-Adjuncts. 14 (c) The operating budget appropriations made in sec. 39 of this Act to the University 15 of Alaska include any increase or decrease caused by changes to the Public Employees' 16 Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System contribution rates. 17 * Sec. 26. SALMON ENHANCEMENT TAX. The salmon enhancement tax collected 18 under AS 43.76.010 - 43.76.030 in calendar year 1999 and deposited in the general fund under 19 AS 43.76.025(c) is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Community and 20 Economic Development for payment in fiscal year 2001 to qualified regional associations 21 operating within a region designated under AS 16.10.375. 22 * Sec. 27. SHARED TAXES AND FEES. The amount necessary to refund to local 23 governments their share of taxes and fees collected in the listed fiscal years under the 24 following programs is appropriated to the Department of Revenue from the general fund for 25 payment in fiscal year 2001: 26 REVENUE SOURCE FISCAL YEAR COLLECTED 27 fisheries taxes (AS 43.75) 2000 28 fishery resource landing tax (AS 43.77) 2000 29 aviation fuel tax (AS 43.40.010) 2001 30 electric and telephone cooperative tax (AS 10.25.570) 2001 31 liquor license fee (AS 04.11) 2001
01 * Sec. 28. SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT. If the federal receipts under 42 U.S.C. 02 1397 - 1397f (Title XX of the Social Security Act) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, 03 fall short of the estimate in sec. 39 of this Act, the amount of the shortfall, not to exceed 04 $4,474,500, is appropriated from the general fund. 05 * Sec. 29. STATE DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The amount required to pay 06 interest on any revenue anticipation notes issued by the commissioner of revenue under 07 AS 43.08 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Revenue for payment 08 of the 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 $15,793,430 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska debt 13 retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 14 (d) The sum of $12,857,805 is appropriated from the Alaska debt retirement fund 15 (AS 37.15.011) to the state bond committee for trustee fees and lease payments relating to 16 certificates of participation issued for real property. 17 (e) The sum of $7,906,977 is appropriated from the International Airports Revenue 18 Fund (AS 37.15.430) to the state bond committee for payment of debt service and trustee fees 19 on outstanding international airports revenue bonds. 20 (f) The sum of $52,818,852 is appropriated to the Department of Education and Early 21 Development for state aid for costs of school construction under AS 14.11.100 from the 22 following sources: 23 Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) $23,481,517 24 School fund (AS 43.50.140) 29,337,335 25 (g) The sum of $3,541,385 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department 26 of Administration for payment of obligations to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for 27 the Robert B. Atwood Building in Anchorage. 28 (h) The sum of $1,680,000 is appropriated from interest earnings of the Alaska clean 29 water fund (AS 46.03.032) to the Alaska clean water fund revenue bond redemption fund 30 (AS 37.15.560) for payment of principal of and interest, redemption premium, and trustee fees, 31 if any, on bonds issued by the Alaska clean water fund under AS 37.15.560.
01 (i) Section 69, ch. 2, FSSLA 1999 is amended to read: 02 Sec. 69. The [IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE PAID 03 BY THE STATE FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON ALL ISSUED AND 04 OUTSTANDING STATE-GUARANTEED BONDS, THE] sum of $2,450,000 is 05 appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska debt retirement fund 06 (AS 37.15.011) [STATE BOND COMMITTEE FOR PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL 07 PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THOSE BONDS]. 08 * Sec. 30. STATE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. The lapsing balance 09 of the employment assistance and training program account (AS 23.15.625) on June 30, 2000, 10 is appropriated to the employment assistance and training program account for the fiscal year 11 ending June 30, 2001. 12 * Sec. 31. STATEWIDE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION YEAR COSTS. (a) 13 The sum of $1,629,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Office of the Governor, 14 division of elections, for costs associated with conducting the statewide primary and general 15 elections in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 16 (b) The sum of $70,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 17 Administration, Alaska Public Offices Commission, for costs associated with the statewide 18 primary and general elections in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 19 * Sec. 32. STATUTORY BUDGET RESERVE FUND. If the unrestricted state revenue 20 available for appropriation in fiscal year 2001 is insufficient to cover the general fund 21 appropriations made for fiscal year 2001, the amount necessary to balance revenue and general 22 fund appropriations is appropriated to the general fund from the budget reserve fund 23 (AS 37.05.540). 24 * Sec. 33. STORAGE TANK ASSISTANCE FUND. The sum of $1,090,612 is 25 appropriated from the oil and hazardous substance release prevention account 26 (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) to the storage tank assistance fund (AS 46.03.410) for the fiscal year 27 ending June 30, 2001. 28 * Sec. 34. STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM. The amount from student loan borrowers of 29 the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education that is assessed for loan origination fees 30 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, is appropriated to the origination fee account 31 (AS 14.43.120(u)) within the student loan fund of the Alaska Student Loan Corporation for
01 the purposes specified in AS 14.43.120(u). 02 * Sec. 35. TEACHER CERTIFICATION. The unexpended and unobligated balance on 03 June 30, 2000, of the Department of Education and Early Development, teacher certification 04 general fund program receipts from certification fees under AS 14.20.020(c), is appropriated 05 to the Department of Education and Early Development, teacher certification, for operating 06 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 07 * Sec. 36. TEST FISHERY RECEIPTS. The unexpended and unobligated amount of 08 commercial fisheries test fishing operations receipts (AS 37.05.146(b)(4)(U)) from the harvest 09 and sale of crab in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, is appropriated to the Department of 10 Fish and Game for operations of the shellfish onboard observer program in the division of 11 commercial fisheries management and development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 12 * Sec. 37. NONLAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. The appropriations made by secs. 1, 13 2(b), (c), and (d), 7, 10(a), 11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 29(c), (h), and (i), and 34 of this Act are 14 for the capitalization of funds and do not lapse. 15 (SECTION 38 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 12)