SCS CSHB 117(FIN): "An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 117(FIN) 01 "An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; and providing for an effective 02 date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION. The sum of $100,000 is 05 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, division of Alaska 06 longevity programs, pioneers homes, for increased costs for nurses and nurse's assistants for 07 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 08 * Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) 09 The sum of $1,600,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 10 Community and Economic Development for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and 11 June 30, 2002, for payment as a grant under AS 37.05.316 to Arctic Power for education 12 efforts to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas 13 exploration and development. The amount appropriated in this subsection includes $100,000 14 for the participation of the City of Kaktovik in support of the education efforts undertaken by
01 Arctic Power under this subsection. 02 (b) The sum of $250,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 03 Community and Economic Development for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and 04 June 30, 2002, for payment as a grant under AS 37.05.316 to Arctic Power for educational 05 media efforts for targeted Congressional districts to open the coastal plain of the Arctic 06 National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploration and development. 07 (c) The sum of $90,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 08 Community and Economic Development for payment as a grant under AS 37.05.316 to the 09 Northern Forum for operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 10 * Sec. 3. ALASKA COURT SYSTEM. The sum of $150,000 is appropriated from federal 11 receipts to the Alaska Court System, trial courts, for the drug court program for the fiscal year 12 ending June 30, 2001. 13 * Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. The sum of 14 $26,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Environmental 15 Conservation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, for temporary personnel, whose terms 16 of service are intended not to exceed two years, for the State Pipeline Coordinator's Office. 17 * Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME. (a) The sum of $898,700 is 18 appropriated from federal receipts to the Department of Fish and Game, division of sport fish, 19 for stock assessment and fisheries management projects for the fiscal year ending June 30, 20 2001. 21 (b) The sum of $20,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 22 Fish and Game for the expenses of Board of Fisheries meetings regarding halibut subsistence 23 regulations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 24 (c) The sum of $35,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 25 Fish and Game for the expenses of Cook Inlet/Northern Gulf of Alaska local area fisheries 26 management planning for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 27 (d) The sum of $43,900 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 28 Fish and Game for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, for temporary personnel, whose 29 terms of service are intended not to exceed two years, for the State Pipeline Coordinator's 30 Office. 31 * Sec. 6. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. The sum of $252,000 is appropriated from the
01 general fund to the Office of the Governor, division of elections, for costs of the statewide 02 primary election necessitated by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in California 03 Democratic Party v. Jones, 530 U.S. 567 (2000) and the decision of the Alaska Supreme 04 Court in O'Callaghan v. State, 6 P.3d 728 (Alaska 2000) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 05 2001. 06 * Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. (a) The sum of 07 $3,351,300 is appropriated from federal receipts to the Department of Health and Social 08 Services, energy assistance program, for low income emergency heating assistance for the 09 fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 10 (b) The sum of $15,000,100 is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social 11 Services, Medicaid services, to pay for fiscal year 2000 claims expenditures for the fiscal year 12 ending June 30, 2001, from the following sources: 13 Federal receipts $8,970,100 14 Statutory designated program receipts 6,030,000 15 (c) The sum of $325,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 16 Health and Social Services, office of the commissioner, for suicide prevention programs for 17 the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002. 18 * Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF LAW. (a) The sum of $10,000 is appropriated from the 19 general fund to the Department of Law for the costs associated with litigation regarding the 20 1997 tort reform legislation for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002. 21 (b) The sum of $150,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 22 Law for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, for legal services related to 23 development and transportation of Alaska North Slope natural gas. 24 * Sec. 9. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The sum of $608,396 is appropriated from the 25 general fund to the Legislative Council for the Redistricting Board for operations for the fiscal 26 year ending June 30, 2001. 27 * Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS. (a) The sum 28 of $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Military and Veterans' 29 Affairs, office of the commissioner, for a grant under AS 37.05.316 to 2001 Special Olympics 30 World Winter Games, Alaska for costs of housing and food expenses of those games for the 31 fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.
01 (b) The sum of $43,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 02 Military and Veterans' Affairs, Alaska Military Youth Academy, for the fiscal year ending 03 June 30, 2001, for the purchase of washers and dryers. 04 * Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. (a) The sum of $75,000 is 05 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Natural Resources, division of oil 06 and gas, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, for a study of royalty in 07 kind Alaska North Slope gas marketing strategy and in-state natural gas demand. The 08 department shall provide the study to the legislature. 09 (b) The sum of $30,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 10 Natural Resources, division of oil and gas, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and 11 June 30, 2002, for a gas pipeline supply-side study. The department shall provide the study to 12 the legislature. 13 (c) The sum of $50,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 14 Natural Resources, division of oil and gas, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and 15 June 30, 2002, for Alaska North Slope gas sales (reservoir studies). The department shall 16 provide the studies to the legislature. 17 (d) The sum of $140,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 18 Natural Resources, division of oil and gas, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, to fill 19 vacant positions and to purchase software. 20 (e) The sum of $192,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 21 Natural Resources, division of oil and gas, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, for 22 seismic data acquisition and interpretation. 23 (f) The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the Department 24 of Natural Resources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, for the purposes stated: 25 PURPOSE APPROPRIATION AMOUNT 26 Personnel for the State Pipeline Coordinator's Office $177,700 27 Contractual services 79,900 28 Equipment 36,000. 29 * Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. (a) The sum of $400,000 is appropriated to 30 the Department of Revenue, tax division, for a tax assessment challenge for the fiscal years 31 ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, from the following sources in the amounts set out:
01 FUNDING SOURCE AMOUNT 02 General fund $200,000 03 Statutory designated program receipts 200,000. 04 (b) The sum of $31,500 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 05 Revenue, administrative services division, for emergency replacement of a computer room air 06 conditioner for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 07 (c) The sum of $25,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 08 Revenue for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, for a study of the state's 09 fiscal regime for development of Alaska North Slope natural gas. The department shall 10 provide the study to the legislature. 11 * Sec. 13. STATE DEBT. (a) The unexpended and unobligated balance on the effective 12 date of this Act of the general obligation bond redemption fund, estimated to be $102,173.26, 13 is appropriated to the Alaska debt retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 14 (b) The sum of $639,800 is appropriated from the general fund to the Alaska debt 15 retirement fund (AS 37.15.011). 16 * Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. (a) 17 The sum of $905,000 is appropriated from the International Airports Revenue Fund 18 (AS 37.15.430) to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for construction of 19 the Fairbanks International Airport maintenance facility. 20 (b) The sum of $1,065,000 is appropriated from the International Airports Revenue 21 Fund (AS 37.15.430) to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for the 22 purchase of Fairbanks International Airport safety and maintenance equipment. 23 (c) The sum of $281,900 is appropriated from federal receipts to the Department of 24 Transportation and Public Facilities for the Delong Mountain airport access study. 25 (d) The sum of $53,600 is appropriated from federal receipts to the Department of 26 Transportation and Public Facilities, northern region facilities, for the Deadhorse combined 27 facility Federal Aviation Administration lease for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. 28 (e) The sum of $422,800 is appropriated from federal receipts to the Department of 29 Transportation and Public Facilities for Fairbanks downtown transit and cultural integration 30 planning. 31 * Sec. 15. LAPSE PROVISIONS. (a) The appropriations made by secs. 14(a), 14(b),
01 14(c), and 14(e) of this Act are for capital projects and lapse under AS 37.25.020. 02 (b) The appropriations made by sec. 13 of this Act are to capitalize a fund and do not 03 lapse. 04 * Sec. 16. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).