Bill > HB268

This bill makes appropriations for the operating and loan program expenses of state government and for certain programs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, with some appropriations extending into the calendar year 2025 and some covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. * **Department of Administration:** Receives appropriations totaling $327,165,400 from various funds, including the Unrestricted General Fund ($90,351,000), General Fund/Program Receipts ($33,764,100), and Interagency Receipts ($80,547,700), for general administrative services, leases, retirement and benefits, health plans, procurement, information technology, and legal services. * **Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development:** Appropriated $212,265,800 from funds including Federal Receipts ($43,034,500), Unrestricted General Fund ($30,234,700), and Interagency Receipts ($25,681,400) for executive administration, community and regional affairs, licensing, tourism marketing, energy programs, and industrial development. * **Department of Corrections:** Receives $438,809,800 from sources like Unrestricted General Fund ($406,727,500) and Federal Receipts ($16,249,700) for administration, population management, probation, parole, and rehabilitation services. * **Department of Education and Early Development:** Appropriated $451,274,800 from Federal Receipts ($249,264,800), Unrestricted General Fund ($112,337,000), and other funds for K-12 aid, school support, early learning, and specialized schools. * **Department of Environmental Conservation:** Appropriated $109,941,300 from Federal Receipts ($42,403,200), Unrestricted General Fund ($16,432,000), and other funds for environmental health, air quality, and spill prevention. * **Department of Family and Community Services:** Receives $452,430,200 from Federal Receipts ($85,774,600), General Fund Match ($90,192,900), and Unrestricted General Fund ($140,250,000) for pioneer homes, psychiatric services, children's services, and juvenile justice programs. * **Department of Fish and Game:** Appropriated $253,526,400 from Federal Receipts ($91,290,400), Unrestricted General Fund ($69,885,200), and Fish and Game Fund ($41,273,300) for commercial and sport fisheries, wildlife conservation, and hatchery operations. * **Office of the Governor:** Appropriated $30,762,700 from Unrestricted General Fund ($30,200,300) and Federal Receipts ($145,800) for executive operations and special offices. * **Department of Health:** Receives the largest appropriation of $3,371,317,300, with significant funding from Federal Receipts ($2,348,456,900), General Fund Match ($800,646,500), and Unrestricted General Fund ($101,402,400) for public health, behavioral health, medical assistance, and public assistance programs. * **Department of Labor and Workforce Development:** Appropriated $184,777,000 from Federal Receipts ($93,747,500) and Unrestricted General Fund ($13,853,500) for workforce services, unemployment insurance, and vocational rehabilitation. * **Department of Law:** Receives $121,325,900 from Unrestricted General Fund ($78,505,200) and Interagency Receipts ($30,678,900) for criminal and civil litigation. * **Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs:** Appropriated $65,676,800 from Federal Receipts ($35,092,900) and Unrestricted General Fund ($8,719,900) for homeland security, emergency management, and veterans' services. * **Department of Natural Resources:** Appropriated $167,811,900 from Unrestricted General Fund ($66,364,700) and General Fund/Program Receipts ($34,749,800) for administration, oil and gas, fire suppression, forest management, and parks. * **Department of Public Safety:** Receives $325,179,500 from Unrestricted General Fund ($262,453,900) and Federal Receipts ($40,974,100) for state troopers, highway safety, and victim services. * **Department of Revenue:** Appropriated $484,602,800 from Federal Receipts ($108,209,800), Unrestricted General Fund ($24,328,600), and Permanent Fund Corporation Gross ($226,664,200) for taxation, treasury, and child support enforcement. * **Department of Transportation and Public Facilities:** Appropriated $642,617,000 from Unrestricted General Fund ($123,827,100), International Airports Revenue ($124,806,700), and Capital Improvement Project Receipts ($197,883,300) for facilities, highways, aviation, and airports. * **University of Alaska:** Receives $917,015,500 from Unrestricted General Fund ($325,721,600), Federal Receipts ($191,837,000), and University of Alaska Restricted ($314,055,100) for systemwide operations and campus support. * **Judiciary:** Appropriated $148,633,100 from Unrestricted General Fund ($133,889,800) for court system operations and judicial conduct. * **Legislature:** Appropriated $88,989,600 from Unrestricted General Fund ($88,017,300) for legislative operations and audit. * **Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (Marine Highway System):** Appropriated $158,999,600 for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025, from Federal Receipts ($76,050,400), Unrestricted General Fund Receipts ($61,244,100), and Alaska Marine Highway System Fund ($20,754,300). * **Supplemental Appropriations:** The bill also includes numerous supplemental appropriations and reappropriations for various departments and programs, often extending existing funding or addressing specific needs, with many of these retroactively effective. * **Fund Capitalization and Transfers:** Various sections detail appropriations for the capitalization of funds, such as the disaster relief fund, election fund, and water/drinking water funds, and include transfers between funds. * **Retirement System Funding:** Significant appropriations are made from the General Fund to the Department of Administration for additional state contributions to the public employees' and teachers' retirement systems, as well as for elected public officers' retirement system benefit payments. * **Salary and Benefit Adjustments:** The appropriations include funds for salary and benefit adjustments for state employees, university employees, and legislators, reflecting collective bargaining agreements. * **Shared Taxes and Fees:** Provisions outline the distribution of various taxes and fees, including fisheries taxes, commercial vessel passenger taxes, and aviation fuel taxes, to local governments and specific entities. * **Contingencies:** Several appropriations are contingent upon the passage of other legislation or specific actions.