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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 426B.1, subsections 2 and 3, Code 1999, 1 2 are amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. There is appropriated to the property tax relief fund 1 4 for the indicated fiscal years from the general fund of the 1 5 state the following amounts: 1 6a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, sixty-one1 7million dollars.1 8b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, seventy-1 9eight million dollars.1 10c.a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19971998,and1 11succeeding fiscal years,ninety-five million dollars. 1 12 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, one hundred 1 13 fifteen million dollars. 1 14 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, one hundred 1 15 thirty-five million dollars. 1 16 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, one hundred 1 17 forty-five million dollars. 1 18 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, one hundred 1 19 fifty-five million dollars. 1 20 f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and 1 21 succeeding fiscal years, one hundred sixty-five million 1 22 dollars. 1 23 3. There is annually appropriated from the property tax 1 24 relief fund to the department of human services to supplement 1 25 the medical assistance appropriation for the fiscal year 1 26 beginning July 1,19971999, and for succeeding fiscal years, 1 27 six million six hundred thousand dollars to be used for the 1 28 nonfederal share of the costs of services provided to minors 1 29 with mental retardation under the medical assistance program 1 30 to meet the requirements of section 249A.12, subsection 4. 1 31 The appropriation in this subsection shall be charged to the 1 32 property tax relief fund prior to the distribution of moneys 1 33 from the fund under section 426B.2 and the amount of moneys 1 34 available for distribution shall be reduced accordingly.1 35However, the appropriation in this subsection shall be2 1considered to be a property tax relief payment for purposes of2 2the combined amount of payments required to achieve fifty2 3percent of the counties' base year expenditures as provided in2 4section 426B.2, subsection 2.2 5 Sec. 2. Section 426B.2, subsections 2 and 3, Code 1999, 2 6 are amended to read as follows: 2 7 2.The distributions under subsection 1 shall continue to2 8be made until the combined amount of the distributions made2 9under subsection 1 are equal to fifty percent of the total of2 10all counties' base year expenditures as defined in section2 11331.438.The amount of payment to a county from the property 2 12 tax relief fund for a fiscal year shall not exceed the amount 2 13 the county has proposed to levy for the county mental health, 2 14 mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services 2 15 fund under section 331.424A, prior to adjustment pursuant to 2 16 section 426B.3 for the property tax relief payment. If as a 2 17 result of this limitation, moneys remain in the property tax 2 18 relief fund at the close of the fiscal year, these moneys 2 19 shall remain available for distribution in the succeeding 2 20 fiscal year under subsection 1. 2 21 3. The director of human services shall draw warrants on 2 22 the property tax relief fund, payable to the county treasurer 2 23 in the amount due to a county in accordance withsubsection2 24 subsections 1 and 2 and mail the warrants to the county 2 25 auditors in September and March of each year. 2 26 Sec. 3. FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 ADJUSTMENT FOR RELIEF FUND 2 27 PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding section 426B.3, for the fiscal year 2 28 beginning July 1, 1999, the department of management shall 2 29 reduce each county's certified property tax levy for the 2 30 county's mental health, mental retardation, and developmental 2 31 disabilities services fund by the increased amount of payment 2 32 from the property tax relief fund which the county is to 2 33 receive as a result of the enactment of this Act. In 2 34 addition, the department of management shall revise each 2 35 county's rate of taxation necessary to raise the reduced levy 3 1 amount. 3 2 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY. This Act, being 3 3 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment 3 4 and is first applicable to county budgets for the fiscal year 3 5 beginning July 1, 1999. 3 6 EXPLANATION 3 7 This bill relates to and makes appropriations to the 3 8 property tax relief fund for county mental health, mental 3 9 retardation, and developmental disability (MH/MR/DD) 3 10 expenditures. 3 11 The bill amends Code section 426B.1, which creates the fund 3 12 and provides the standing limited appropriation to the fund. 3 13 The amendment incrementally increases the standing limited 3 14 appropriation of $95 million in current law to $165 million 3 15 over a five-year period beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000. 3 16 In addition, language is stricken in the standing limited 3 17 appropriation from the fund for purposes of medical assistance 3 18 (Medicaid) that refers to a 50 percent appropriation target 3 19 that is repealed by the bill. 3 20 Code section 426B.2 is amended to strike a provision which 3 21 requires the property tax relief fund distributions to 3 22 continue until distributions are equal to 50 percent of the 3 23 combined county base year expenditures for MH/MR/DD services. 3 24 New language is inserted providing that a county's property 3 25 tax relief payment cannot exceed the amount the county 3 26 proposed to levy for the county's MH/MR/DD services fund prior 3 27 to adjustment for the relief payment. Any moneys remaining in 3 28 the property tax relief fund because of payment reductions is 3 29 to be distributed as part of the overall distribution to 3 30 counties in the succeeding fiscal year. 3 31 For fiscal year 1999-2000, the requirement for the county 3 32 auditor to adjust the county certified levy amount and 3 33 taxation rate due to the property tax relief fund payment is 3 34 suspended and will instead be performed by the department of 3 35 management for the increased amount of property tax relief to 4 1 be received as a result of the bill. 4 2 The bill takes effect upon enactment and is first 4 3 applicable to county budgets developed for the fiscal year 4 4 beginning July 1, 1999. 4 5 LSB 1523XS 78 4 6 jp/cf/24
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