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SCS CSHB 234(FIN): "An Act making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations; amending appropriations; capitalizing 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."

00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234(FIN) 01 "An Act making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations; amending 02 appropriations; capitalizing funds; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), 03 Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and 04 providing for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 (SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)

01 * Section 1. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the 02 general fund or other funds as set out in section 2 of this Act to the agencies named for the 03 purposes expressed for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020, 04 unless otherwise indicated. A department-wide, agency-wide, or branch-wide unallocated 05 reduction set out in this section may be allocated among the appropriations made in this 06 section to that department, agency, or branch. 07 Appropriation General Other 08 Allocations Items Funds Funds 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 * * * * * Department of Administration * * * * * 11 * * * * * * * * * * 12 Legal and Advocacy Services 1,700,000 1,700,000 13 Office of Public Advocacy 1,700,000 14 Motor Vehicles 550,000 550,000 15 Motor Vehicles 550,000 16 * * * * * * * * * * 17 * * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * * 18 * * * * * * * * * * 19 Education Support and Administrative 10,000,000 10,000,000 20 Services 21 Student and School 10,000,000 22 Achievement 23 Mt. Edgecumbe Boarding School 250,000 250,000 24 Mt. Edgecumbe Boarding 250,000 25 School Facilities 26 Maintenance 27 * * * * * * * * * * 28 * * * * * Department of Health and Social Services * * * * * 29 * * * * * * * * * * 30 Alaska Pioneer Homes 1,000,000 1,000,000 31 Alaska Pioneer Homes 1,000,000

01 Payment Assistance 02 Alaska Psychiatric Institute 6,000,000 6,000,000 03 Alaska Psychiatric 6,000,000 04 Institute 05 Public Assistance 8,600,000 8,600,000 06 Adult Public Assistance 8,600,000 07 Medicaid Services 302,673,600 142,273,600 160,400,000 08 Medicaid Services 294,400,000 09 Adult Preventative Dental 8,273,600 10 Medicaid Services 11 * * * * * * * * * * 12 * * * * * Department of Law * * * * * 13 * * * * * * * * * * 14 Criminal Division 400,000 400,000 15 Second Judicial District 150,000 16 Criminal Appeals/Special 250,000 17 Litigation 18 * * * * * * * * * * 19 * * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * * 20 * * * * * * * * * * 21 Fire Suppression, Land & Water 110,576,100 110,576,100 22 Resources 23 Mining, Land & Water 76,100 24 Fire Suppression Activity 110,500,000 25 * * * * * * * * * * 26 * * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * * 27 * * * * * * * * * * 28 Alaska State Troopers 6,743,400 6,743,400 29 Alaska State Trooper 4,318,400 30 Detachments 31 Alaska Wildlife Troopers 1,725,000

01 Alaska Wildlife Troopers 700,000 02 Aircraft Section 03 * * * * * * * * * * 04 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 05 * * * * * * * * * * 06 Taxation and Treasury 0 400,000 -400,000 07 Tax Division 0 08 * * * * * * * * * * 09 * * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * * 10 * * * * * * * * * * 11 Highways, Aviation and Facilities 158,100 158,100 12 Northern Region Highways 158,100 13 and Aviation 14 Marine Highway System 7,050,000 7,050,000 15 Marine Vessel Operations 7,050,000 16 * * * * * * * * * * 17 * * * * * Judiciary * * * * * 18 * * * * * * * * * * 19 Alaska Court System 479,100 479,100 20 Appellate Courts 29,600 21 Trial Courts 407,300 22 Administration and Support 42,200 23 Therapeutic Courts 5,300 5,300 24 Therapeutic Courts 5,300 25 Commission on Judicial Conduct 1,300 1,300 26 Commission on Judicial 1,300 27 Conduct 28 Judicial Council 4,200 4,200 29 Judicial Council 4,200 30 (SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

01 * Sec. 2. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of 02 this Act. 03 Funding Source Amount 04 Department of Administration 05 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 1,700,000 06 1005 General Fund/Program Receipts 550,000 07 *** Total Agency Funding *** 2,250,000 08 Department of Education and Early Development 09 1002 Federal Receipts 10,000,000 10 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 100,000 11 1005 General Fund/Program Receipts 150,000 12 *** Total Agency Funding *** 10,250,000 13 Department of Health and Social Services 14 1002 Federal Receipts 160,400,000 15 1003 General Fund Match 150,873,600 16 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 7,000,000 17 *** Total Agency Funding *** 318,273,600 18 Department of Law 19 1002 Federal Receipts 250,000 20 1108 Statutory Designated Program Receipts 150,000 21 *** Total Agency Funding *** 400,000 22 Department of Natural Resources 23 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 110,500,000 24 1005 General Fund/Program Receipts 76,100 25 *** Total Agency Funding *** 110,576,100 26 Department of Public Safety 27 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 6,743,400 28 *** Total Agency Funding *** 6,743,400 29 Department of Revenue 30 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 400,000 31 1061 Capital Improvement Project Receipts -400,000

01 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 02 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 158,100 03 1061 Capital Improvement Project Receipts -90,000 04 1076 Alaska Marine Highway System Fund 7,050,000 05 1215 Unified Carrier Registration Receipts 90,000 06 *** Total Agency Funding *** 7,208,100 07 Judiciary 08 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 489,900 09 *** Total Agency Funding *** 489,900 10 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 456,191,100 11 (SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

01 * Sec. 3. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of 02 this Act. 03 Funding Source Amount 04 Unrestricted General 05 1003 General Fund Match 150,873,600 06 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 127,091,400 07 *** Total Unrestricted General *** 277,965,000 08 Designated General 09 1005 General Fund/Program Receipts 776,100 10 1076 Alaska Marine Highway System Fund 7,050,000 11 *** Total Designated General *** 7,826,100 12 Other Non-Duplicated 13 1108 Statutory Designated Program Receipts 150,000 14 1215 Unified Carrier Registration Receipts 90,000 15 *** Total Other Non-Duplicated *** 240,000 16 Federal Receipts 17 1002 Federal Receipts 170,650,000 18 *** Total Federal Receipts *** 170,650,000 19 Other Duplicated 20 1061 Capital Improvement Project Receipts -490,000 21 *** Total Other Duplicated *** -490,000 22 (SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

01 * Sec. 4. The following appropriation items are for capital projects and grants from the 02 general fund or other funds as set out in section 5 of this Act by funding source to the 03 agencies named for the purposes expressed and lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise 04 noted. 05 Appropriation General Other 06 Allocations Items Funds Funds 07 * * * * * * * * * * 08 * * * * * Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development * * * * * 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 HUD Community Development Block Grant 35,856,000 35,856,000 11 - Disaster Recovery Program (HD 1-40) 12 Grants to Named Recipients (AS 13 37.05.316) 14 Alaska Municipal League - Rural Real 150,000 150,000 15 ID Implementation (HD 1-40) 16 * * * * * * * * * * 17 * * * * * Office of the Governor * * * * * 18 * * * * * * * * * * 19 Help America Vote Act (HD 1-40) 3,700,000 3,700,000 20 * * * * * * * * * * 21 * * * * * Department of Military and Veterans Affairs * * * * * 22 * * * * * * * * * * 23 Mass Notification System - Joint Base 900,000 450,000 450,000 24 Elmendorf Richardson (HD 15) 25 Alaska Land Mobile Radio Site Refresh 24,000,000 24,000,000 26 (HD 1-40) 27 * * * * * * * * * * 28 * * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * * 29 * * * * * * * * * * 30 Automatic Dependent Surveillance 398,400 398,400 31 Broadcast System for DPS Aircraft (HD

01 1-40) 02 Radio Replacement (HD 1-40) 500,000 500,000 03 * * * * * * * * * * 04 * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * * 05 * * * * * * * * * * 06 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation 07 AHFC Cold Climate Housing Research 520,285 520,285 08 Center (CCHRC) (HD 1-40) 09 * * * * * * * * * * 10 * * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * * 11 * * * * * * * * * * 12 Alaska Marine Highway System Vessel 5,000,000 5,000,000 13 Overhaul, Annual Certification and 14 Shoreside Facilities Rehabilitation 15 (HD 1-40) 16 State Equipment Fleet Replacement (HD 3,155,000 3,155,000 17 1-40) 18 Earthquake Relief - Federally 3,000,000 3,000,000 19 Ineligible Costs (HD 1-40) 20 (SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

01 * Sec. 5. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 4 of 02 this Act. 03 Funding Source Amount 04 Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development 05 1002 Federal Receipts 35,856,000 06 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 150,000 07 *** Total Agency Funding *** 36,006,000 08 Office of the Governor 09 1185 Election Fund 3,700,000 10 *** Total Agency Funding *** 3,700,000 11 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs 12 1002 Federal Receipts 450,000 13 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 24,450,000 14 *** Total Agency Funding *** 24,900,000 15 Department of Public Safety 16 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 898,400 17 *** Total Agency Funding *** 898,400 18 Department of Revenue 19 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 520,285 20 *** Total Agency Funding *** 520,285 21 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 22 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 3,000,000 23 1026 Highways Equipment Working Capital Fund 3,155,000 24 1076 Alaska Marine Highway System Fund 5,000,000 25 *** Total Agency Funding *** 11,155,000 26 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 77,179,685 27 (SECTION 6 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

01 * Sec. 6. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 4 of 02 this Act. 03 Funding Source Amount 04 Unrestricted General 05 1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 28,498,400 06 1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 520,285 07 *** Total Unrestricted General *** 29,018,685 08 Designated General 09 1076 Alaska Marine Highway System Fund 5,000,000 10 *** Total Designated General *** 5,000,000 11 Federal Receipts 12 1002 Federal Receipts 36,306,000 13 *** Total Federal Receipts *** 36,306,000 14 Other Duplicated 15 1026 Highways Equipment Working Capital Fund 3,155,000 16 1185 Election Fund 3,700,000 17 *** Total Other Duplicated *** 6,855,000 18 (SECTION 7 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)

01 * Sec. 7. ALASKA PERMANENT FUND. Section 19(j), ch. 1, FSSLA 2019, is amended to 02 read: 03 (j) After the appropriations made in (a) - (i) of this section, the remaining 04 balance of the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145), not to exceed $4,000,000,000, 05 is appropriated from the earnings reserve account (AS 37.13.145) to the principal of 06 the Alaska permanent fund. It is the intent of the legislature that the amount 07 appropriated in this subsection 08 (1) not include associated unrealized gains; and 09 (2) be used to satisfy the inflation proofing requirement under 10 AS 37.13.145(c) for the next four [EIGHT] fiscal years. 11 * Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC 12 DEVELOPMENT. The sum of $8,500,000 is appropriated to the Department of Commerce, 13 Community, and Economic Development for payment as grants under AS 37.05.315 to 14 municipalities impacted by commercial passenger vessel operations for responding to and 15 mitigating the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak in the state for the fiscal years ending June 30, 16 2020, and June 30, 2021, from the following sources: 17 (1) $4,500,000 from the commercial passenger vessel environmental 18 compliance fund (AS 46.03.482); 19 (2) $4,000,000 from the commercial vessel passenger tax account 20 (AS 43.52.230(a)). 21 * Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. (a) Section 14(a), ch. 3, FSSLA 2019, is 22 amended to read: 23 (a) The sum of $6,000,000 is appropriated from the power cost equalization 24 endowment fund (AS 42.45.070(a)) to the Department of Corrections for the costs of 25 reopening the Palmer Correctional Center for the fiscal years [YEAR] ending June 30, 26 2020, and June 30, 2021. 27 (b) Section 14(b), ch. 3, FSSLA 2019, is amended to read: 28 (b) The sum of $10,669,100 is appropriated from the power cost equalization 29 endowment fund (AS 42.45.070(a)) to the Department of Corrections for the costs of 30 reopening the Palmer Correctional Center for the fiscal years [YEAR] ending June 30, 31 2020, and June 30, 2021.

01 (c) The unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2019, of federal receipts 02 received by the Department of Corrections through man-day billings, estimated to be 03 $8,025,700, is appropriated to the Department of Corrections, population management, for the 04 fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. 05 * Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. (a) The amount 06 necessary to cover the cost of responding to and mitigating the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak 07 in the state, not to exceed $15,000,000, is appropriated from the general fund to the 08 Department of Health and Social Services, division of public health, emergency programs, for 09 the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021. 10 (b) The amount of federal receipts received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 11 2020, for Medicaid services, estimated to be $0, is appropriated to the Department of Health 12 and Social Services, Medicaid services, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. 13 * Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF LAW. The sum of $7,046,865 is appropriated from the 14 general fund to the Department of Law, civil division, deputy attorney general's office, for the 15 purpose of paying judgments and settlements against the state for the fiscal year ending 16 June 30, 2020. 17 * Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. (a) Section 28, ch. 1, FSSLA 2019, is amended 18 to read: 19 Sec. 28. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. The amount determined to be 20 available in the Alaska Tax Credit Certificate Bond Corporation reserve fund 21 (AS 37.18.040) for purchases, refunds, or payments under AS 43.55.028, estimated to 22 be $700,000,000, is appropriated from the Alaska Tax Credit Certificate Bond 23 Corporation reserve fund (AS 37.18.040) to the Department of Revenue, office of the 24 commissioner, for the purpose of making purchases, refunds, or payments under 25 AS 43.55.028 for the fiscal years [YEAR] ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021. 26 * Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. Section 27 14, ch. 19, SLA 2018, is amended to read: 28 Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC 29 FACILITIES. The sum of $2,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 30 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for the Knik-Goose Bay Road 31 reconstruction [, VINE ROAD TO SETTLERS BAY DRIVE PROJECT].

01 * Sec. 14. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. (a) The sum of $18,000 is appropriated from the 02 general fund to the Office of the Governor, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, for the purpose 03 of complying with AS 15.45.195 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021. 04 (b) The sum of $215,400 is appropriated from the general fund to the Office of the 05 Governor, division of elections, for the purpose of providing voter initiative review, 06 certification, and language translation for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 07 2021. 08 * Sec. 15. NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE - ALASKA IMPACT GRANT 09 PROGRAM. (a) The unexpended and unobligated balance of the National Petroleum Reserve 10 - Alaska special revenue fund (AS 37.05.530(a)) under 42 U.S.C. 6506a(l) or former 42 11 U.S.C. 6508 on June 30, 2020, estimated to be $6,670,177, is appropriated to the Department 12 of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for capital project grants under the 13 National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska impact grant program. 14 (b) The portion of the amount appropriated by sec. 12(b), ch. 3, FSSLA 2019, and (a) 15 of this section that is not subject to a signed grant agreement between the Department of 16 Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and an impacted municipality on or 17 before August 31, 2020, lapses into the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue 18 fund (AS 37.05.530(a)) on September 1, 2020. 19 * Sec. 16. FUND CAPITALIZATION. (a) The sum of $600,000 is appropriated from the 20 general fund to the election fund to serve as matching funds for federal election security 21 grants. 22 (b) The amount of federal receipts received for federal election security grants during 23 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, is appropriated to the election fund. 24 (c) The sum of $30,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the community 25 assistance fund (AS 29.60.850). 26 * Sec. 17. RATIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES. The following 27 departmental expenditures made in fiscal years 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017 28 are ratified to reverse the negative account balances in the Alaska state accounting system in 29 the amount listed for the AR number. The appropriations from which those expenditures were 30 actually paid are amended by increasing those appropriations for the fiscal year ending 31 June 30, 2020, by the amount listed, as follows:

01 AGENCY FISCAL YEAR AMOUNT 02 Department of Health and Social Services 03 (1) AR H308 Medicaid Management 2007 $ 211,444.27 04 System Completion 05 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 06 (2) AR TYDE Federal Emergency Projects 2010 21,581.99 07 (3) AR TYUY Federal Emergency Projects 2012 57,837.47 08 (4) AR TZ2W Federal Emergency Projects 2013 99,679.25 09 (5) AR TA1Z Federal Emergency Projects 2014 396,982.74 10 (6) AR TB47 Federal Emergency Projects 2016 1,290,967.82 11 (7) AR TBM7 Federal Emergency Projects 2017 325,070.13. 12 * Sec. 18. SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. Section 36(b), ch. 1, FSSLA 2019, 13 is amended to read: 14 (b) The operating budget appropriations made to the University of Alaska in 15 sec. 1 of this Act include amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for the fiscal year 16 ending June 30, 2020, for university employees who are not members of a collective 17 bargaining unit and to implement the monetary terms for the fiscal year ending 18 June 30, 2020, of the following collective bargaining agreements: 19 (1) Fairbanks Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1324; 20 (2) United Academics - Adjuncts - American Association of 21 University Professors, American Federation of Teachers; 22 (3) United Academics - American Association of University 23 Professors, American Federation of Teachers; 24 (4) Alaska Higher Education Crafts and Trades Employees, Local 25 6070. 26 * Sec. 19. CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE FUND. (a) Deposits in the budget 27 reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska) for fiscal year 2020 that are 28 made from subfunds and accounts of the operating general fund by operation of art. IX, sec. 29 17(d), Constitution of the State of Alaska, to repay appropriations from the budget reserve 30 fund are appropriated from the budget reserve fund to the subfunds and accounts from which 31 those funds were transferred.

01 (b) If, after the appropriations made in secs. 17(b) and (c), ch. 1, SSSLA 2019, the 02 unrestricted state revenue available for appropriation in fiscal year 2020 is insufficient to 03 cover the general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2020 that are made in this 04 Act, as passed by the Thirty-First Alaska State Legislature in the Second Regular Session and 05 enacted into law, the amount necessary to balance revenue and general fund appropriations 06 that take effect in fiscal year 2020 that are made in this Act, as passed by the Thirty-First 07 Alaska State Legislature in the Second Regular Session and enacted into law, is appropriated 08 to the general fund from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of 09 Alaska). 10 (c) The appropriations made in (a) and (b) of this section are made under art. IX, sec. 11 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska. 12 * Sec. 20. LAPSE. (a) Sections 4 and 15(a) of this Act are for capital projects and lapse 13 under AS 37.25.020. 14 (b) The appropriations made in secs. 15(b) and 16 of this Act are for the capitalization 15 of funds and do not lapse. 16 * Sec. 21. CONTINGENCY. The appropriation made from the constitutional budget reserve 17 fund in sec. 19(b) of this Act is contingent on passage by the Thirty-First Alaska State 18 Legislature in the Second Regular Session and enactment into law of the appropriation made 19 in sec. 19(a) of this Act. 20 * Sec. 22. Section 19(a) of this Act takes effect July 1, 2020. 21 * Sec. 23. Except as provided in sec. 22 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under 22 AS 01.10.070(c).