SB81 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023: from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the amount of $10,000,000, and from the State General Fund to various agencies and entities a total amount of $188,573,865.

Summary

SB81 would provide one-time supplemental appropriations for FY2023 totaling $198,573,865, including $10 million to the Department of Veterans' Affairs and $188,573,865 to various state agencies for projects and services.

What This Bill Does

The bill allocates funds from the Veterans' Assistance Fund and the State General Fund to a wide range of state agencies for specific capital projects, repairs, equipment, and program needs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. It covers building repairs, debt service, health and mental health initiatives, public safety infrastructure, and operational costs. It also allows necessary fund transfers per certain executive orders and becomes effective immediately upon passage.

Who It Affects

• State agencies and their employees who receive funding to carry out projects, repairs, equipment purchases, and program operations.
• Alabama residents and communities who will benefit from improved veterans services, mental health facilities, hospital reopenings and renovations, public safety enhancements, and other funded infrastructure and services.

Key Provisions

• Section 1 – $10,000,000 from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for FY ending September 30, 2023.
• Section 2 – $188,573,865 from the State General Fund to various agencies for specified purposes in FY2023.
• Department of Economic and Community Affairs receives $5,000,000 for structural repairs and maintenance at the Montgomery Surplus Warehouse.
• Supreme Court receives $1,935,000 for one-time repairs and maintenance of the Heflin-Tolbert building.
• Debt Service receives $39,911,517, including $485,556 for GO Bond Series 2022-A and $39,425,961 for GO Bonds Series 2013-A/B.
• Department of Geological Survey receives $1,057,696 (including $57,696 for viewing rooms conversion and $1,000,000 to move rock cores and related materials).
• Department of Senior Services receives $1,052,652 for meals through the end of the current emergency contract.
• Department of Mental Health receives $43,000,000 (including $23,000,000 for Taylor Hardin construction, $10,000,000 to aid reopening/renovating Pickens County Hospital for psych/child services, and $10,000,000 for East Alabama Medical Center for psych/child services).
• Department of Forensic Sciences receives $4,800,000 (including $4,000,000 for Huntsville Lab equipment and $800,000 for Dothan Lab equipment).
• Military Department receives $5,667,000 for Huntsville Armory construction.
• Bureau of Pardons and Paroles receives $650,000 for moving expenses.
• Department of Corrections receives $5,500,000 for the Offender Management Program.
• General Fund Budget Reserve Fund receives $50,000,000.
• State Law Enforcement Agency receives $8,000,000 for the Computerized Criminal History System.
• Department of Finance receives $8,000,000 for elevator upgrades at the State Capitol.
• Governor's Mansion Authority receives $2,000,000 for roof and repairs at the Hill House.
• Alabama Forestry Commission receives $12,000,000 (including $2,000,000 for replacement firefighting equipment and $10,000,000 for grants to volunteer fire departments and rescue squads).
• Section 3 authorizes public fund transfers into the State Treasury as required by Executive Orders 57-84-? (listed in the bill).
• Section 4 makes the act effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

FY23 General Fund Supplemental Appropriations Bill