Bill > LB818

This bill makes numerous changes to state funds, including transfers, creations, and modifications of provisions regarding their sources and uses, covering fiscal years 2023-2024 and beyond. * **Nebraska Cultural Preservation Endowment Fund:** $1,000,000 will be transferred from the General Fund to this fund on December 31, 2023, and another $1,000,000 on December 31, 2024. * **Vocational and Life Skills Programming Fund:** $5,000,000 will be transferred from the Prison Overcrowding Contingency Fund to this fund between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, and another $5,000,000 between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. * **General Fund:** The remaining balance of the Nebraska Competitive Telephone Marketplace Fund and the Nebraska Agricultural Products Research Fund will be transferred to the General Fund by June 30, 2024. * **Surface Water Irrigation Infrastructure Fund:** $50,000,000 will be transferred from the Cash Reserve Fund to this fund for grants to irrigation districts. * **Education Future Fund:** $1,000,000,000 will be transferred from the General Fund in fiscal year 2023-2024, and $250,000,000 will be transferred from the General Fund in fiscal year 2024-2025, with an intent for $250,000,000 annually thereafter. * **Cash Reserve Fund:** Significant transfers are directed from this fund to various other funds, including the Nebraska Capital Construction Fund ($216,158,080 for FY2022-23 and $182,623,825 for FY2023-24), Perkins County Canal Project Fund ($53,500,000 by June 30, 2023, and $574,500,000 by June 30, 2024), and the Economic Recovery Contingency Fund ($240,000,000 for FY2023-24). * **Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act:** This act will receive $70,000,000 from the Cash Reserve Fund for grants to qualified nonprofit organizations, with specific allocations for each congressional district and for certain types of organizations. * **Economic Development Cash Fund:** This fund will receive $20,000,000 from the Cash Reserve Fund for grants to community colleges and universities for microchip fabrication and microelectronics manufacturing initiatives. * **Panhandle Improvement Project Cash Fund:** $1,000,000 will be transferred from the Water Recreation Enhancement Fund to this fund on July 1, 2023. * **Nebraska Veterans' Aid Fund:** $4,000,000 will be transferred to the Veteran Cemetery Construction Fund on July 15, 2023, and another $4,000,000 on July 15, 2024. * **Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund:** Earnings from this fund will be used to transfer $1,275,000 to the 211 Cash Fund on July 1, 2023, and $1,455,000 on July 1, 2024. * **HCBS Enhanced FMAP Fund:** This new fund is created to enhance and expand home and community-based services spending. * **Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program:** The Department of Health and Human Services is directed to submit a state plan amendment to allow TANF funds to be used for child advocacy centers, coordination activities of child advocacy centers, domestic violence services, and grants to food distributing nonprofit organizations for FY2023-24. * **Lead Service Line Cash Fund:** This fund is created to provide grants to utility districts for lead service line replacement. * **Panhandle Improvement Project Cash Fund:** This fund is created for grants for renovation of county fairgrounds and community facilities. * **Youth Outdoor Education Innovation Fund:** This fund is created to support youth outdoor education camps, with a $10 million grant to an eligible grantee requiring a dollar-for-dollar match.