Bill > HB19

This bill appropriates funds for various state departments and programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, totaling $618,405,348. * **Department of Transportation:** $151,866,000 from the General Revenue Fund and the Budget Stabilization Fund for various road and infrastructure projects, including capacity improvements on Interstate 44, maintenance of minor and low-volume routes, bypass construction around Hannibal and Macon, and improvements to specific county roads and bridges. * **Department of Natural Resources:** $50,110,000 from various funds, including the State Park Earnings Fund, Department of Natural Resources Federal Fund, State Park Sales Tax Fund, and Budget Stabilization Fund, for state park and historic site capital improvements, Route 66 State Park Historic Bridge upgrades, Shepherd of the Hills State Park facility upgrades, Big Lake State Park facility upgrades, watershed and stormwater management, and drinking water infrastructure loans. * **Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development:** $126,300,000 from the General Revenue Fund and the Budget Stabilization Fund for various higher education initiatives, including the construction of a manufacturing innovation center, a medical school, upgrades to the University of Missouri Fischer Delta Research, Extension and Education Center, and significant funding for St. Louis Community College for its Nursing Allied Health building. * **Department of Corrections:** $24,488,290 from the Budget Stabilization Fund for planning, design, construction, and land acquisition for a new community supervisory center in the southwest region and for facility upgrades at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center. * **Department of Public Safety:** $73,500,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund for the construction of columbarium walls and infrastructure upgrades at Higginsville and Springfield Veterans Cemeteries, design and construction of National Guard facilities statewide, and construction of a new readiness center. * **Department of Social Services:** $18,726,945 from the General Revenue Fund and the Budget Stabilization Fund for the planning, design, construction, and land acquisition for a new youth center in the St. Louis region, renovation of an adult/child day care facility, and construction of a new oncology center. * **Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:** $14,650,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund for grants to a nonprofit organization for an educational supply store, an organization for educational enrichment, and a school district for roof maintenance and repairs. * **Office of Administration:** $2,750,000 from the Missouri State Capitol Commission Capitol Preservation Fund for the repair and restoration of bronze doors in the Capitol building. * **Department of Conservation:** $15,400,000 from the Conservation Commission Fund for stream and lake access acquisition and development, land acquisition for wildlife and natural areas, major improvements to departmental structures, and soil conservation activities. * **Department of Economic Development:** $36,500,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund and the General Revenue Fund for community development, industrialization, downtown revitalization, and support for nonprofit organizations and community centers. * **Department of Mental Health:** $11,500,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund and the General Revenue Fund for the planning, design, and construction of an inpatient children’s acute psychiatric hospital, construction of an adult daycare and administrative building, and renovations to community mental health centers. * **Department of Public Safety (additional appropriations):** $50,000,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund for various public safety initiatives, including a joint justice center, a veterans' memorial, a law enforcement training facility, a police center, and a public safety access point. * **Lieutenant Governor:** $4,000,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund for the restoration of a building into Missouri’s first gospel music hall of fame art museum and research center. * **Secretary of State:** $750,000 from the Budget Stabilization Fund for the planning, design, and construction of a new library.