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                                         HOUSE BILL NO. 181
                           IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
                           THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
     BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
     Introduced: 4/19/21
     Referred: Finance
                                                A BILL
                                      FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
 "An Act making special appropriations relating to the American Rescue Plan Act; and
 providing for an effective date."
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
   * Section 1. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT: CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL
 FISCAL RECOVERY FUND. (a) The sum of $74,000,000 in federal receipts received from
 the American Rescue Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus
 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Section 9901, is appropriated to the Department of
 Health and Social Services, public health, emergency programs for the purpose of health and
 individual security needs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30,
 2023, and June 30, 2024.
         (b) The sum of $6,000,000 in federal receipts received from the American Rescue
 Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
 Recovery Funds, Section 9901, is appropriated to the Department of Public Safety, domestic
 violence and sexual assault, for the purpose of sexual assault and domestic violence grants for
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 the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
          (c) The sum of $150,000,000 in federal receipts received from the American Rescue
 Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
 Recovery Funds, Section 9901, is appropriated to the Department of Commerce, Community,
 and Economic Development for the purpose of tourism industry revitalization.
          (d) The sum of $325,000,000 in federal receipts received from the American Rescue
 Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
 Recovery Funds, Section 9901, is appropriated to the Department of Commerce, Community,
 and Economic Development for the purpose of economic recovery and investment.
          (e) The sum of $325,000,000 in federal receipts received from the American Rescue
 Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
 Recovery Funds, Section 9901, is appropriated for the purpose of infrastructure investment.
          (f) The sum of $120,000,000 in federal receipts received from the American Rescue
 Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
 Recovery Funds, Section 9901, is appropriated to executive branch-wide appropriations for
 the purpose of replacing unrestricted general fund appropriations for the provision of
 government services under the guidance included in the American Rescue Plan Act for the
 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.
          (g) The sum of $19,259,405 in federal receipts received from the American Rescue
 Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
 Recovery Funds, Section 9901, is appropriated to executive branch-wide appropriations for
 the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in state restricted revenue
 related to the COVID-19 pandemic for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022,
 June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
          (h) The sum of $112,259,292 in federal receipts received for capital projects directly
 enabling work, education, and health monitoring from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title
 IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds,
 Section 9901, is appropriated for capital projects under the application guidelines to be
 established by the United States Department of Treasury.
          (i) Unrestricted general fund appropriations made in ch. 8, SLA 2020, are reduced by
 the amount listed in (f) of this section.
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  * Sec. 2.      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT. The amount of federal receipts received for nonentitlement units of local
 government and counties from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on
 Finance, Subtitle M, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Section 9901,
 estimated to be $185,395,702, is appropriated to the Department of Commerce, Community,
 and Economic Development, community and regional affairs, for grants to communities as
 required by the American Rescue Plan Act for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30,
 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
  * Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT. (a) The
 amount of federal receipts received from the National Endowment for the Arts from the
 American Rescue Plan Act: Title II, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions,
 Subtitle A, Education Matters, Section 2021, estimated to be $758,700, is appropriated to the
 Department of Education and Early Development, Alaska State Council on the Arts for the
 fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
        (b) The amount of federal receipts received from the Institute of Museum and Library
 Services from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title II, Committee on Health, Education,
 Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle A, Education Matters, Section 2023, estimated to be
 $2,159,300, is appropriated to the Department of Education and Early Development, Alaska
 state libraries, archives, and museums, library operations for the fiscal years ending June 30,
 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
  * Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. (a) The amount of
 federal receipts received in Mental Health Block Grants from the American Rescue Plan Act:
 Title II, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle H, Mental Health and
 Substance Use Disorder, Section 2701, estimated to be $3,038,000, is appropriated to the
 Department of Health and Social Services, behavioral health, behavioral health prevention
 and early intervention grants for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022,
 June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
        (b) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of substance abuse block
 grants from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title II, Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
 and Pensions, Subtitle H, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder, Section 2702, estimated
 to be $4,706,000, is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services, behavioral
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 health, behavioral health prevention and early intervention grants for the fiscal years ending
 June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
          (c) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of the Child Nutrition
 Pandemic EBT Program from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title I, Committee on
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Subtitle B, Nutrition, Section 1108, estimated to be
 $768,400, is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services, public assistance,
 public assistance administration for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
          (d) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of pandemic emergency
 assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title IX, Committee on Finance, Subtitle C,
 Emergency Assistance to Children and Families, Section 9201, estimated to be $3,363,500, is
 appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services, public assistance, Alaska
 temporary assistance program for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
          (e) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of child care stabilization
 grants from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title I, Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
 and Pensions, Subtitle C, Human Services and Community Supports, Section 2202, estimated
 to be $45,453,000, is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services, public
 assistance, child care benefits for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2022.
          (f) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of child care development
 fund grants from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title I, Committee on Health, Education,
 Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle C, Human Services and Community Supports, Section 2201,
 estimated to be $28,410,000, is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services,
 public assistance, child care benefits for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, and June 30,
 2022.
          (g) The amount of federal receipts received for the Low Income Home Energy
 Assistance Program from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title I, Committee on Health,
 Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle K, Ratepayer Protection, Section 2911, estimated to
 be $23,701,000, is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services, public
 assistance, energy assistance program for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30,
 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
          (h)   The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of WIC benefit
 improvements from the American Rescue Plan: Title I, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
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 Subtitle B, Nutrition, Section 1105, estimated to be $1,160,000, is appropriated to the
 Department of Health and Social Services, public assistance, public assistance administration
 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
        (i) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of CDC funding for
 COVID-19 testing from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title I, Committee on Health,
 Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle E, Testing, Section 2401, estimated to be
 $22,033,800, is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services, public health,
 emergency programs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023,
 and June 30, 2024.
        (j) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of CDC funding for
 COVID-19 vaccinations from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title I, Committee on Health,
 Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle D, Public Health, Section 2301, estimated to be
 $32,376,600, is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services, public health,
 emergency programs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023,
 and June 30, 2024.
        (k) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of the Child Abuse
 Prevention Act from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title I, Committee on Health, Education,
 Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle C, Human Services and Community Supports, Section 2205,
 estimated to be $291,000, is appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services,
 public health, emergency programs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022,
 June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
        (l) The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of supporting older
 Americans and their families from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title I, Committee on
 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle L, Assistance for Older Americans,
 Grandfamilies, and Kinship Families, Section 2921, estimated to be $7,045,000, is
 appropriated to the Department of Health and Social Services, senior and disabilities services,
 senior and disabilities services community-based grants for the fiscal years ending June 30,
 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
  * Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. (a) The
 amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of higher education emergency relief
 funds to the Alaska Vocational Technical Center from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title II,
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 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle A, Education Matters, Section
 2003, estimated to be $441,000, is appropriated to the Department of Labor and Workforce
 Development, Alaska Vocational Technical Center for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021,
 June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
          (b)   The amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of unemployment
 insurance mainframe system support from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title IX,
 Committee on Finance, Subtitle A, Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers, Section 9032,
 estimated to be $6,000,000, is appropriated to the Department of Labor and Workforce
 Development.
  * Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS. The amount of
 federal receipts received for the purpose of emergency management grants from the
 American Rescue Plan Act: Title IV, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
 Affairs, Section 4014, estimated to be $882,300, is appropriated to the Department of Military
 and Veterans' Affairs, homeland security and emergency management for the fiscal years
 ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
  * Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. The
 amount of federal receipts received for the purpose of federal transit administration grants
 from the American Rescue Plan Act: Title III, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
 Affairs, Subtitle D, Public Transportation, Section 3401, estimated to be $6,625,503, is
 appropriated to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, administration and
 support, commissioner's office for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022,
 June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
  * Sec. 8. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA. The amount of federal receipts received for the
 purpose of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund from the American Rescue Plan
 Act: Title II, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subtitle A, Education
 Matters, Section 2003, estimated to be $30,800,000, is appropriated to University of Alaska,
 statewide services for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023,
 and June 30, 2024.
  * Sec. 9. COMPLIANCE; CONTINGENCIES. (a) All appropriations of federal receipts
 from the American Rescue Plan Act are subject to current and future American Rescue Plan
 Act guidelines issued by the United States Department of Treasury.
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        (b) If any appropriation or allocation specifically made in sec. 1 of this Act is
 determined by the office of management and budget to be noncompliant with federal guidance
                (1) the federal appropriation for the noncompliant purpose is reduced by the
 amount determined to be noncompliant;
                (2) the amount necessary for the noncompliant purpose is appropriated from
 the general fund; and
                (3) the appropriations made in sec. 1(f) and (i) of this Act are increased by an
 amount equal to the amount determined to be noncompliant under (1) of this subsection.
        (c) The office of management and budget will submit notification to the presiding
 officers of each house of the legislature before implementing (b) of this section.
  * Sec. 10. LAPSE. The appropriations made in secs. 1(c), 1(d), 1(e), 1(h), and 5(b) of this
 Act are for capital projects and lapse under AS 37.25.020.
  * Sec. 11. RETROACTIVITY. If this Act takes effect after June 30, 2021, this Act is
 retroactive to June 30, 2021.
  * Sec. 12. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
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