House Journal: Page 1396: Monday, April 19, 1999

33   subdivision of the state by a civil judgment under

34   chapter 553, if the judgment authorizes the use of the
35   award for enforcement purposes or costs or attorneys
36   fees awarded the state in state or federal antitrust
37   actions.  However, if the amounts received as a result
38   of these judgments are in excess of $200,000, the
39   excess amounts shall not be appropriated to the
40   department of justice pursuant to this subsection.
41     4.  In addition to the funds appropriated in
42   subsection 1, there is appropriated from the general
43   fund of the state to the department of justice for the
44   fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June
45   30, 2000, an amount not exceeding $150,000 to be used
46   for public education relating to consumer fraud and
47   for enforcement of section 714.16, and an amount not
48   exceeding $75,000 for investigation, prosecution, and
49   consumer education relating to consumer and criminal
50   fraud against older Iowans.  The funds appropriated in
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 1   this subsection are contingent upon receipt by the
 2   general fund of the state of an amount at least equal
 3   to the expenditure amount from damages awarded to the
 4   state or a political subdivision of the state by a
 5   civil consumer fraud judgment or settlement, if the
 6   judgment or settlement authorizes the use of the award
 7   for public education on consumer fraud.  However, if
 8   the funds received as a result of these judgments and
 9   settlements are in excess of $225,000, the excess
10   funds shall not be appropriated to the department of
11   justice pursuant to this subsection.
12     5.  For victim assistance grants:
13   	$  1,935,806
14     a.  The funds appropriated in this subsection shall
15   be used to provide grants to care providers providing
16   services to crime victims of domestic abuse or to
17   crime victims of rape and sexual assault.
18     b.  Notwithstanding sections 8.33 and 8.39, moneys
19   appropriated in this subsection that remain
20   unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal
21   year shall not revert but shall remain available for
22   expenditure during the subsequent fiscal year for the
23   same purpose, and shall not be transferred to any
24   other program.
25     6.  For the GASA prosecuting attorney program and
26   for not more than the following full-time equivalent
27   positions:
28   	$    128,302
29   	 FTEs          2.00
30     7.  The balance of the victim compensation fund
31   established in section 915.94 may be used to provide

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