Bill > LB1209

This bill provides and changes appropriations for various state agencies and programs for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, and makes changes to existing appropriation provisions. * **Department of Labor, Division of Employment:** $6,500,000 from the Cash Fund for state aid for workforce development in FY2026-27. * **Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health Aid:** $470,000 from the Cash Fund for state aid in FY2026-27. * **Nebraska State Patrol, Public Protection:** $199,206 from the General Fund and Cash Fund for operations in FY2026-27. * **Public Employees Retirement Board, Administration of Retirement Systems and Deferred Compensation:** $7,500 from the Cash Fund in FY2026-27. * **Department of Labor, Division for Protection of People and Property:** Appropriations totaling $2,274,819 for FY2025-26 and $2,538,384 for FY2026-27 from the General Fund, Cash Fund, and Federal Funds. * **Department of Revenue, Revenue Administration:** Appropriations totaling $31,852,573 for FY2025-26 and $33,873,258 for FY2026-27 from the General Fund and Cash Fund, including specific allocations for tobacco Master Settlement Agreement enforcement. * **Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Assistance:** Appropriations totaling $5,754,394,182 for FY2025-26 and $5,186,374,376 for FY2026-27 from the General Fund, Cash Fund, and Federal Funds, with specific provisions for nursing facility rates and assisted-living facility rates. * **Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, Licensing and Regulation:** Appropriations totaling $3,485,293 for FY2025-26 and $3,114,207 for FY2026-27 from the General Fund and Cash Fund. * **Department of Economic Development, Industrial Recruitment:** Appropriations totaling $125,263,933 for FY2025-26 and $99,909,619 for FY2026-27 from the General Fund, Cash Fund, and Federal Funds, including significant funding from the Nebraska Transformational Project Fund and the Site and Building Development Fund. * **Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, Soil and Water Conservation:** Appropriations totaling $21,426,915 for FY2025-26 and $22,058,920 for FY2026-27 from the General Fund, Cash Fund, and Federal Funds, with specific allocations for riparian vegetation removal. * **Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, Environmental Quality:** Appropriations totaling $93,864,792 for FY2025-26 and $94,433,647 for FY2026-27 from the General Fund, Cash Fund, and Federal Funds, including grants from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for wastewater treatment facilities. * **Public Employees Retirement Board, Public Employees Retirement:** Appropriations totaling $36,444,018 for FY2025-26 and $20,998,604 for FY2026-27 from the General Fund, with specific allocations for additional funding to various retirement systems. * **Transfer from Nebraska Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund:** $45,000,000 is transferred to the General Fund in FY2026-27. The bill also includes provisions for the reappropriation of unexpended balances, definitions for fiscal years, and limitations on salaries and wages.