HB 134: "An Act making supplemental, capital, and other appropriations, and reappropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations 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."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 134 01 "An Act making supplemental, capital, and other appropriations, and reappropriations; 02 amending appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; making an 03 appropriation under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the 04 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. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION. (a) The sum of $76,100 is 07 appropriated from statutory designated program receipts to the Department of Administration, 08 division of finance, for operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 09 (b) The sum of $125,000 is appropriated from receipt supported services to the 10 Department of Administration, division of motor vehicles, for increased operating costs for 11 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 12 (c) The sum of $600,000 is appropriated to the Department of Administration, office 13 of public advocacy, for the operating costs of the agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 14 2005, from the following sources in the amounts stated:
01 General fund $575,000 02 General fund/program receipts 25,000 03 (d) The sum of $907,200 is appropriated to the Department of Administration, Public 04 Defender Agency, for the operating costs of the agency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 05 2005, from the following sources in the amounts stated: 06 General fund $862,300 07 General fund/program receipts 24,900 08 Statutory designated program receipts 20,000 09 (e) The sum of $1,350,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 10 Administration, division of risk management, for extraordinary losses incurred at the 11 Fairbanks Correctional Center and for hull damage to the M/V Fairweather for the fiscal year 12 ending June 30, 2005. 13 (f) Section 1, ch. 158, SLA 2004, page 5, lines 21 - 26, is amended to read: 14 APPROPRIATION GENERAL OTHER 15 ALLOCATIONS ITEMS FUND FUNDS 16 Public Communications Services 5,184,400 3,960,700 1,223,700 17 [5,684,400] [4,460,700] 18 Public Broadcasting 54,200 19 Commission 20 Public Broadcasting - Radio 2,469,900 21 Public Broadcasting - T.V. 754,300 22 Satellite Infrastructure 1,906,000 23 [2,406,000] 24 * Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC 25 DEVELOPMENT. Section 1, ch. 83, SLA 2003, page 5, line 31, through page 6, line 3, as 26 amended by sec. 47(b), ch. 159, SLA 2004, is amended to read: 27 APPROPRIATION GENERAL OTHER 28 ALLOCATIONS ITEMS FUND FUNDS 29 Qualified Trade Association 3,463,300 3,463,300 30 Contract [3,305,100] [3,305,100] 31 Qualified Trade Association 3,463,300
01 Contract [3,305,100] 02 * Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. (a) The sum of $350,000 is appropriated 03 from the general fund to the Department of Corrections, institutional facilities, for increased 04 operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 05 (b) The sum of $75,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 06 Corrections, institutional facilities, for increased fuel costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 07 2005. 08 * Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT. (a) The 09 sum of $265,000 is appropriated from Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education 10 receipts to the Department of Education and Early Development, Alaska Commission on 11 Postsecondary Education, for increased operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 12 2005. 13 (b) Section 58(a), ch. 159, SLA 2004, is amended to read: 14 (a) The sum of $740,467,700 [$754,613,200] is appropriated to the 15 Department of Education and Early Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 16 2005, for the purposes described and allocated in the amounts listed from the general 17 fund and from other sources in the amounts set out: 18 PURPOSE ALLOCATION 19 Foundation program $679,199,400 [$693,344,900] 20 Boarding home grants 185,900 21 Youth in Detention 1,100,000 22 Special schools 6,425,200 23 Pupil transportation 53,557,200 24 FUND SOURCE AMOUNT 25 General fund receipts $707,729,400 [$721,874,900] 26 Federal impact aid for K-12 schools 20,791,000 27 Public school trust fund 11,947,300 28 (c) The sum of $30,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 29 Education and Early Development, library operations, for increased operating costs for the 30 fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 31 * Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME. Section 1, ch. 158, SLA 2004, page 14,
01 lines 18 - 23, is amended to read: 02 APPROPRIATION GENERAL OTHER 03 ALLOCATIONS ITEMS FUND FUNDS 04 Commercial Fisheries 48,980,200 22,281,500 26,698,700 05 The amount appropriated for Commercial Fisheries includes the unexpended and 06 unobligated balance on June 30, 2004, of the Department of Fish and Game receipts 07 from commercial fisheries test fishing operations receipts under AS 16.05.050(a)(15). 08 Southeast Region Fisheries 5,504,600 09 Management 10 [THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR SOUTHEAST REGION FISHERIES 11 MANAGEMENT INCLUDES THE UNEXPENDED AND UNOBLIGATED BALANCE 12 ON JUNE 30, 2004, OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME RECEIPTS FROM 13 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES TEST FISHING OPERATIONS RECEIPTS UNDER 14 AS 16.05.050(a)(15).] 15 * Sec. 6. FISH AND GAME ENFORCEMENT. Section 19, ch. 158, SLA 2004, is 16 amended to read: 17 Sec. 19. FISH AND GAME ENFORCEMENT. (a) To increase enforcement of the 18 fish and game laws of the state, the amount deposited in the general fund during the 19 fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, from criminal fines, penalties, and forfeitures 20 imposed for violation of AS 16 and its implementing regulations and from the sale of 21 forfeited property or alternative damages collected under AS 16.05.195, including 22 interest earned, is appropriated to the fish and game fund (AS 16.05.100). 23 (b) Appropriations totaling the estimated amount of the deposits described in 24 (a) of this section and the remaining unexpended and unobligated balances from prior 25 year transfers for these purposes, including interest earned by those prior year 26 transfers, are made in sec. 1 of this Act to the Department of Public Safety and the 27 Department of Law for increased enforcement, investigation, and prosecution of state 28 fish and game laws. If the amounts of the deposits and unexpended and unobligated 29 balances, including interest, fall short of the estimates appropriated in sec. 1 of this 30 Act, the amounts appropriated to the Department of Public Safety and the Department 31 of Law from the fish and game fund as set out in sec. 1 of this Act are reduced
01 proportionately. 02 * Sec. 7. FUND TRANSFERS. (a) The sum of $800,000 is appropriated to the Alaska debt 03 retirement fund (AS 37.15.011(a)) from the following sources in the amounts stated: 04 Federal unrestricted receipts $ 3,500 05 General fund 551,100 06 DEED CIP Equity Account 245,400 07 (b) The unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2005, of appropriations 08 made from federal unrestricted receipts is appropriated to the Alaska debt retirement fund 09 (AS 37.15.011(a)). 10 (c) The sum of $6,243,400 is appropriated from the general fund to the information 11 services fund (AS 44.21.045(a)). 12 * Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. (a) The sum of 13 $4,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Health and Social 14 Services, behavioral health grants, for substance abuse prevention and intervention costs for 15 the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006. 16 (b) The sum of $75,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 17 Health and Social Services, behavioral health administration, for substance abuse prevention 18 and intervention costs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006. 19 (c) The sum of $425,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 20 Health and Social Services, community action prevention and intervention grants, for 21 substance abuse prevention and intervention costs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, 22 and June 30, 2006. 23 (d) The sum of $194,100 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 24 Health and Social Services, probation services, for court-ordered operating costs for the fiscal 25 year ending June 30, 2005. 26 (e) Section 1, ch. 158, SLA 2004, page 20, lines 5 - 10, is amended to read: 27 APPROPRIATION GENERAL OTHER 28 ALLOCATIONS ITEMS FUND FUNDS 29 Public Assistance 229,683,600 108,074,500 121,609,100 30 [231,907,400] [110,298,300] 31 Alaska Temporary 44,796,900
01 Assistance Program 02 Adult Public Assistance 55,122,600 03 [57,161,400] 04 Child Care Benefits 46,015,100 05 General Relief Assistance 1,314,000 06 [1,499,000] 07 (f) The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 08 Health and Social Services, departmental support services, BASIC grants, for program costs 09 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006. 10 (g) The sum of $122,100 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 11 Health and Social Services, boards and commissions, Governor's advisory council on faith- 12 based and community initiatives, for operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 13 (h) The sum of $150,000 is appropriated from receipt supported services to the 14 Department of Health and Social Services, bureau of vital statistics, for increased operating 15 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 16 * Sec. 9. JUDGMENTS AND CLAIMS. The sum of $1,108,900 is appropriated from the 17 general fund to the Department of Law, civil division, deputy attorney general, to pay 18 judgments and claims against the state for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 19 * Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. (a) The 20 amount allocated to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, management 21 services, in sec. 1, ch. 158, SLA 2004, page 23, line 23, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 22 2005, includes the unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2004 of receipts for all 23 prior fiscal years collected under the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's 24 federal indirect cost plan for expenditures incurred by the Department of Labor and 25 Workforce Development. 26 (b) The amount allocated to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, 27 vocational rehabilitation administration, in sec. 1, ch. 158, SLA 2004, page 24, line 23, for the 28 fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, includes the unexpended and unobligated balance on 29 June 30, 2004 of receipts for all prior fiscal years collected under the Department of Labor 30 and Workforce Development's federal indirect cost plan for expenditures incurred by the 31 Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
01 * Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF LAW. (a) The sum of $19,100 is appropriated from the 02 general fund to the Department of Law, opinions, appeals and ethics, for outside counsel costs 03 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006. 04 (b) Section 62(b), ch. 82, SLA 2003, is amended to read: 05 (b) The unexpended and unobligated balance, remaining after the 06 appropriation made by (a) of this section, of the appropriation made in sec. 131, ch. 07 139, SLA 1998, page 88, lines 26 - 27 (Legislature, Year 2000 compliance and 08 ALECSYS conversion - $1,493,800) is reappropriated to the Department of Law for 09 the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, [AND] June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006, for 10 work on statehood defense issues. 11 (c) Section 16(b), ch. 159, SLA 2004, is amended to read: 12 (b) The sum of $100,000 of the unappropriated and unobligated balance of 13 income accrued on or before June 30, 2004, in the fund described in (a)(2) of this 14 section is appropriated to the Department of Law for the fiscal years ending June 30, 15 2004, [AND] June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006, for the purposes of restoring, 16 replacing, or enhancing resources or services injured or lost as a result of the Exxon 17 Valdez oil spill through analysis of continuing injury from the oil spill and 18 development of restoration options. 19 (d) Section 22(c), ch. 159, SLA 2004, is amended to read: 20 (c) The sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated from receipts from the Exxon 21 Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to the Department of Law, environmental law, for 22 studies and analyses related to oil remaining in the environment from the Exxon 23 Valdez oil spill and to injury resulting from that spill for the fiscal years ending June 24 30, 2004, [AND] June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2006. 25 * Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS. (a) The 26 federal receipts authorized by RPL 09-5-0001 are appropriated to the Department of Military 27 and Veterans' Affairs for the Alaska aviation safety project. 28 (b) The unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2005, estimated to be 29 $48,500, of the appropriation made in sec. 1, ch. 135, SLA 2000, page 15, lines 29 - 31 30 (Tudor road combined support maintenance site clean-up - $200,000), is reappropriated to the 31 Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for statewide emergency communications.
01 (c) The sum of $57,200 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 02 Military and Veterans' Affairs, national guard military headquarters, for increased operating 03 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 04 (d) The sum of $30,900 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 05 Military and Veterans' Affairs, air guard facilities maintenance, for increased operating costs 06 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 07 (e) The sum of $52,600 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 08 Military and Veterans' Affairs, Alaska military youth academy, for increased operating costs 09 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 10 * Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. (a) The sum of $36,902,700 is 11 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Natural Resources, fire suppression 12 activity, for operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 13 (b) Section 1, ch. 159, SLA 2004, page 31, lines 24 - 29, is amended to read: 14 APPROPRIATION GENERAL OTHER 15 ITEMS FUND FUNDS 16 [GRANTS TO NAMED RECIPIENTS 17 (AS 37.05.316)] 18 Ketchikan Area State Parks 25,000 25,000 19 [ADVISORY BOARD - AREAWIDE] 20 Health, Safety and Maintenance 21 Upgrades (ED 1) 22 (c) Section 1, ch. 158, SLA 2004, page 27, line 14, is amended to read: 23 APPROPRIATION GENERAL OTHER 24 ITEMS FUND FUNDS 25 Resource Development 68,229,200 26,798,800 41,430,400 26 [26,698,800] [41,530,400] 27 * Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) Section 1, ch. 159, SLA 2004, 28 page 32, lines 17 - 18, is amended to read: 29 APPROPRIATION GENERAL OTHER 30 ITEMS FUND FUNDS 31 Marine Fisheries Patrol 1,250,000 1,250,000
01 Improvements (ED 99) [1,080,300] [1,080,300] 02 (b) The sum of $225,000 is appropriated from federal receipts to the Department of 03 Public Safety for a crime scene examination enhancement project. 04 * Sec. 15. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. (a) The sum of $1,100,000 is appropriated to 05 the Department of Revenue, Alaska State Pension Investment Board, for increased operating 06 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, from the following sources: 07 Public employees retirement trust fund $704,000 08 Teachers retirement system fund 374,000 09 Judicial retirement system 15,000 10 National Guard retirement system 7,000 11 (b) The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from federal receipts to the Department of 12 Revenue, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, for mobility coalition grants. 13 (c) The sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated from Permanent Fund Corporation receipts 14 to the Department of Revenue, APFC custody and management fees, for increased operating 15 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 16 * Sec. 16. STATE DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) Section 33(b), ch. 158, SLA 17 2004, is amended to read: 18 (b) The sum of $81,870,084 is appropriated to the Department of Education 19 and Early Development for state aid for costs of school construction under 20 AS 14.11.100 from the following sources: 21 Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011) $52,470,084 22 [$51,670,084] 23 School fund (AS 43.50.140) 29,400,000 24 [30,200,000] 25 (b) Notwithstanding sec. 33(f), ch. 158, SLA 2004, the appropriation made in sec. 26 33(f)(3), ch. 158, SLA 2004 (Department of Community and Economic Development, 27 Metlakatla Power and Light (utility plant and capital additions) - $1,191,964), lapses June 30, 28 2006. 29 * Sec. 17. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. (a) 30 The sum of $930,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 31 Transportation and Public Facilities for construction of the Chandalar maintenance station.
01 (b) The sum of $3,400,000 is appropriated from Adak airport operations, federal 02 receipts, to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to repair and replace 03 buildings, air field lighting, and dewatering systems at the Adak airport. 04 (c) The sum of $573,400 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 05 Transportation and Public Facilities for emergency and non-routine maintenance. 06 (d) The sum of $1,001,400 is appropriated from the International Airports Revenue 07 Fund (AS 37.15.430(a)) to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Anchorage 08 airport facilities, for increased utilities costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 09 (e) The sum of $274,800 is appropriated from the International Airports Revenue 10 Fund (AS 37.15.430(a)) to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Anchorage 11 airport field and equipment maintenance, for increased utilities costs for the fiscal year ending 12 June 30, 2005. 13 (f) The unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2005, estimated to be 14 $9,000,000, of the appropriation made in sec. 29(c), ch. 159, SLA 2004 (Department of 15 Transportation and Public Facilities for Adak air field - $10,000,000) is reappropriated to the 16 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for a multi-year contract for building, 17 runway, and system improvements and to provide immediate and long-term operation and 18 maintenance of the Adak air field. 19 (g) The sum of $249,900 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 20 Transportation and Public Facilities, central region facilities, for increased fuel and other 21 operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 22 (h) The sum of $465,500 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 23 Transportation and Public Facilities, northern region facilities, for increased fuel and utilities 24 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 25 (i) The sum of $1,374,400 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 26 Transportation and Public Facilities, central region highways and aviation, for increased fuel, 27 utilities, commodities, and other operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 28 (j) The sum of $1,399,500 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 29 Transportation and Public Facilities, northern region highways and aviation, for increased 30 fuel, utilities, commodities, and other operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 31 (k) The sum of $263,400 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of
01 Transportation and Public Facilities, southeast region highways and aviation, for increased 02 fuel, commodities, and other operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 03 (l) The sum of $1,100,000 is appropriated from the highways equipment working 04 capital fund to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, state equipment fleet 05 administration, for increased fuel costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 06 (m) The sum of $659,600 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 07 Transportation and Public Facilities, statewide information systems, for increased operating 08 costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 09 (n) The sum of $68,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 10 Transportation and Public Facilities, central region highways and aviation, for increased 11 operating costs at the King Salmon airport for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 12 (o) The sum of $140,000 is appropriated to the Department of Transportation and 13 Public Facilities, human resources, for increased operating costs for the fiscal year ending 14 June 30, 2005, from the following sources in the amounts stated: 15 Highways equipment working capital fund $20,000 16 International Airports Revenue Fund 35,000 17 Capital improvement project receipts 55,000 18 Alaska marine highway system fund 30,000 19 * Sec. 18. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES 20 FEDERAL PROJECTS. (a) The appropriation to the Department of Transportation and 21 Public Facilities for the Airport Improvement Program made by sec. 1, ch. 159, SLA 2004, 22 page 35, line 22, is increased by appropriating from federal receipts an additional 23 $18,000,000, to be allocated as follows: 24 (1) Bethel: Airport Parallel Runway and Other 25 Improvements (HD 38) $16,000,000 26 (2) Hooper Bay: Airport and Access 27 Road Repairs (HD 39) 2,000,000 28 (b) The appropriation to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for 29 the Surface Transportation Program made by sec. 1, ch. 159, SLA 2004, page 40, line 12, is 30 increased by appropriating from federal receipts an additional $8,725,000, to be allocated as 31 follows:
01 (1) Southeast: Mid Region Access EIS (HD 91) $2,000,000 02 (2) Statewide: Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (HD 99) 500,000 03 (3) Statewide: Electronic Crash Web Enablement 04 Form 12-200 and Data Transfer (HD 99) 400,000 05 (4) Statewide: Emergency Bridge Replacement (HD 99) 800,000 06 (5) Statewide: Intelligent Transportation Systems 07 Implementation Plan (IWAYS) (HD 99) 1,350,000 08 (6) Statewide: Road/Highway Functional Classification 09 Review (HD 99) 400,000 10 (7) Statewide: Material Site Investigation (HD 99) 500,000 11 (8) Statewide: Milepost and Destination Signs (HD 99) 1,300,000 12 (9) Statewide: National Highway System and Non-National 13 Highway System Anti-icing Program (HD 99) 400,000 14 (10) Statewide: Traveler Information Signs (HD 99) 325,000 15 (11) Glenn Highway: Milepost 58, Milepost 60, and 16 Milepost 97 Slides Repair (HD 70) 750,000 17 * Sec. 19. RATIFICATIONS. (a) The following departmental expenditures made in fiscal 18 year 2003 are ratified to reverse the negative account balances in the Alaska state accounting 19 system in the amounts listed for the AR number. The appropriations from which these 20 expenditures were actually paid are amended by increasing those appropriations by the 21 amount listed as follows: 22 Department of Health and Social Services 23 AR22520-03 Medical Assistance $13,390,029.73 24 (b) The expenditures by the Department of Natural Resources for fire suppression for 25 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004 (AR37313-04 Fire General Fund), are ratified in the 26 amount of $2,010,200. 27 (c) The expenditures by the Department of Corrections cited in Recommendation No. 28 44 of the State of Alaska Single Audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002 (AR50566-02 29 Parole Board) are ratified in the amount of $62,129. 30 * Sec. 20. CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE FUND. (a) The sum of $25,000 is 31 appropriated from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of
01 Alaska) to the Department of Revenue, treasury division, for increased operating costs related 02 to management of the budget reserve fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. 03 (b) The appropriation made in (a) of this section is made under art. IX, sec. 17(c), 04 Constitution of the State of Alaska. 05 * Sec. 21. RETROACTIVITY. (a) The appropriation made by sec. 6 of this Act is 06 retroactive to July 1, 2004. 07 (b) The appropriation made by sec. 12(a) of this Act is retroactive to July 8, 2004. 08 * Sec. 22. LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The appropriations made by secs. 6 and 7 09 of this Act are to capitalize funds and do not lapse. 10 (b) The appropriations made by secs. 12(a), 12(b), 14(b), 15(b), 17(a), 17(b), 17(c), 11 17(f), and 18 of this Act are for capital projects and lapse under AS 37.25.020. 12 * Sec. 23. The appropriation made by sec. 17(f) of this Act takes effect June 30, 2005. 13 * Sec. 24. Except as provided by sec. 23 of this Act, this Act takes effect May 10, 2005.