LAWS OF ALASKA
2023
Source Chapter No.
CSHB 79(FIN) _______
AN ACT
Making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations; making appropriations under
art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve
fund; and providing for an effective date.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
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1 Making supplemental appropriations and other appropriations; making appropriations under
2 art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve
3 fund; and providing for an effective date.
4 _______________
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 1 * Section 1. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the
2 general fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2023 budget summary for the
3 operating budget by funding source to the agencies named for the purposes expressed for the
4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.
5 Appropriation General Other
6 Allocations Items Funds Funds
7 ***** *****
8 * * * * * Department of Health * * * * *
9 ***** *****
10 Public Assistance 6,821,700 3,088,700 3,733,000
11 Public Assistance Field 6,821,700
12 Services
13 Medicaid Services -3,088,700 -3,088,700
14 Medicaid Services -3,088,700
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1 * Sec. 2. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of
2 this Act.
3 Funding Source Amount
4 Department of Health
5 1002 Federal Receipts 3,733,000
6 *** Total Agency Funding *** 3,733,000
7 * * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 3,733,000
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1 * Sec. 3. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of
2 this Act.
3 Funding Source Amount
4 Federal Receipts
5 1002 Federal Receipts 3,733,000
6 *** Total Federal Receipts *** 3,733,000
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 1 * Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION. (a) The sum of $2,285,200 is
2 appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Administration, legal and advocacy
3 services, office of public advocacy, for the cost of implementing ch. 44, SLA 2022, for the
4 fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
5 (b) The sum of $825,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of
6 Administration, legal and advocacy services, office of public advocacy, to address case
7 backlogs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
8 (c) The sum of $833,800 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of
9 Administration, legal and advocacy services, public defender agency, for the cost of
10 implementing ch. 44, SLA 2022, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
11 (d) The sum of $750,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of
12 Administration, legal and advocacy services, public defender agency, to address case
13 backlogs for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
14 * Sec. 5. CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE FUND. (a) If, after the appropriation
15 made in sec. 85(b), ch. 11, SLA 2022, the unrestricted state revenue available for
16 appropriation in fiscal year 2023 is insufficient to cover the general fund appropriations that
17 take effect in fiscal year 2023 that are made in ch. 12, SLA 2022, and the general fund
18 appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023 that are made in ch. 11, SLA 2022, not
19 including the appropriation made in sec. 78(u), ch. 11, SLA 2022, the amount necessary to
20 balance revenue and general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023 that are
21 made in ch. 12, SLA 2022, and the general fund appropriations that take effect in fiscal year
22 2023 that are made in ch. 11, SLA 2022, not including the appropriation made in sec. 78(u),
23 ch. 11, SLA 2022, is appropriated to the general fund from the budget reserve fund (art. IX,
24 sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska).
25 (b) If, after the appropriation made in (a) of this section, the unrestricted state revenue
26 available for appropriation in fiscal year 2023 is insufficient to cover the general fund
27 appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023, not including the appropriation made in sec.
28 78(u), ch. 11, SLA 2022, the amount necessary to balance revenue and general fund
29 appropriations that take effect in fiscal year 2023, not including the appropriation made in sec.
30 78(u), ch. 11, SLA 2022, and not to exceed $115,000,000, is appropriated to the general fund
31 from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska).
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1 (c) The appropriations made from the budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17,
2 Constitution of the State of Alaska) in (a) and (b) of this section are made under art. IX, sec.
3 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska.
4 * Sec. 6. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
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