Enrolled Act No.: SEA0090

Chapter No.: 191

Prime Sponsor: Joint Appropriations Interim Committee

Catch Title: General government appropriations.

Subject: Budget bill – appropriations for the remainder of the biennium ending June 30, 2006.

Summary/Major Elements:

Department of Education/K-12: Authorizes leasing of current facility in Fremont county until a study of available facilities is conducted.

Department of A&I: Provides $1.7M GF for IT for coalbed methane permitting.

Department of Agriculture: Provides $1.5M GF for emergency insect management.

Attorney General: Adds $500K GF for state hospital and DD litigation.

DEQ: Appropriates $1.1M for funding the fee system for specified water point source discharge permits required due to legislation passed last session and $1.856M GF for funding the first phase of the electronic permitting project.

Department of Audit: Adds $285K GF for funding 2 FT auditors for school finance audits and 2 FT auditors for auditing local governments.

Parks and Cultural Resources: Appropriates $5M GF for the cultural trust fund.

Game and Fish: Provides $500K GF for sage grouse management and $2M GF and 9 Full time positions for brucellosis and chronic wasting disease management.

Geological Survey: Adds 9 FT positions and funding to expand the Survey’s scope and involvement in mineral development.

Department of Transportation: Appropriates $7.2M GF for WyoLink and $4.1M GF for multi-lane highways.

Department of Health:

1. Adds $22.6M GF and $28.5M FF to Medicaid mandatory services, $5.6M GF and $6.7M FF for community mental health, $3.8M in tobacco funds for drug courts and tobacco cessation programs, $1.1M for preschool DD, $2.4M GF and $3.1M FF for adult DD and approved a footnote prohibiting the transfer of funding out of the DD program, authorizing addressing new clients on waiting lists and eliminating the cap on number of clients eligible for the adult brain injury program, $279K GF for the division of aging's project OUT and $163K GF for additional 25 slots for assisted living for the elderly.

2. Set aside $5.5M for Medicaid state match increases to be available only if necessary.

3. Required a report on the effectiveness of cost containment procedures for Medicaid mandatory services.

Livestock Board: Approved $922K GF for continuing testing for brucellosis.

Community College Commission: Approved $8.1M to state aid for internal equity and added $1.7M for public TV digitalization project.

State Loan and Investment Board:

1. Approved $28M GF to the mineral royalty grant program – requires $10M of the $28M to be used for communities impacted by natural resource development.

2. Authorized $4M from common school land funds to be used to purchase land.

3. Approved $80K GF for weed control on state trust lands.

University: Approved $3.5M GF for medical contracts, Casper family practice center and KUWR, Added $413K GF for Cheyenne family practice center and $309K GF for family practice compensation package.

Department of Corrections: Approved $6M GF in various operating budgets.

Business Council: Approved $3M GF for air enhancement program reduced by amounts appropriated for the air enhancement program in HB 53, $1.6M GF for broadband initiative and $11.7M GF for business ready communities program.

School Foundation Program:

1. Approved ECA of 2.3% = $13.5M for school year 2005-2006.

2. Adjusted SFP appropriation to newly revised estimates of expenditures.

3. Approved a one-time bonus of $1,600.00 per employee salary increase for all K-12 employees. Total appropriation of $22.7M from the SFP account.

Capital Construction

A&I: Approved $7.8M GF for A&I contingency and $15M GF for Supreme Court building renovation.

Military Department: Approved $2.7M GF and $5.1M Federal monies for armory projects.

State Fair: Approved $2.3M GF for 2 projects approved last session.

State Parks: Approved $1.6M for health and safety issues (water) at state parks and additional $300K GF for historic governor’s mansion.

Community Colleges: Approved $10.4M non-GF for LCCC residence hall, $1.5M non-GF for addition to WCC Technology and Industry building, $650K GF for public TV facility and $2.9M GF for fire suppression systems in residential facilities.

University:

1. Approved $16M GF for classroom building renovations, $45M GF for the Information Library and Learning Center, $16M bonding for Archeology and Anthropology Facility and $2M GF for fire suppression systems in residential facilities.

2. Switched funding for Business Technology Center to $5M GF instead of bonding.

Corrections: Approved $76M GF for new prison.

Other – Section 300’s

1. Transferred $53.1M from BRA to PWMTF.

2. Provides for transfer of funds from school capital construction account (which were previously appropriated from the BRA), one-half to newly created legislative stabilization reserve account (amounts over $85M to the PWMTF); one-half to BRA. Funds will be replaced dollar for dollar by new coal lease bonus revenues received.

3. Appropriates $250K and requires the division of tourism and the division of cultural resources to evaluate the Bill Grunkemeyer film collection for possible State purchase.

4. Added $767K GF to the nursing salary appropriation made last session. Requires a report on the implementation of the salary increases.

6. Approved $100K GF for LSO moving expenses, $400K SFP account for teacher recruiting assistance program, $600K GF for WICHE Native American Development Center if federal matching funds become available, $35K GF for a fire training study, $16K GF to staff a hunting segment of the tourism industry task force, a de-appropriation of $11.7M from a $13.2M BRA appropriation from the 2004 special session for tail insurance coverage, $170K GF for the old pen rehab. Project at Rawlins, GF appropriations on June 30, 2006 of $6.1M to county roads, $15.325M to cities and towns, $11.975M to counties, and $4.1M to the highway fund for multi-lane highways and $1.6M GF loan for operations and $5M GF loan for infrastructure authority transmission development projects.