House Journal: Page 1398: Monday, April 19, 1999

31     Sec. 2.  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - ENVIRONMENTAL

32   CRIMES INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION - FUNDING.
33   There is appropriated from the environmental crime
34   fund of the department of justice, consisting of
35   court-ordered fines and penalties awarded to the
36   department arising out of the prosecution of
37   environmental crimes, to the department of justice for
38   the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending
39   June 30, 2000, an amount not exceeding $20,000 to be
40   used by the department, at the discretion of the
41   attorney general, for the investigation and
42   prosecution of environmental crimes, including the
43   reimbursement of expenses incurred by county,
44   municipal, and other local governmental agencies
45   cooperating with the department in the investigation
46   and prosecution of environmental crimes.
47     The funds appropriated in this section are
48   contingent upon receipt by the environmental crime
49   fund of the department of justice of an amount at
50   least equal to the appropriations made in this section
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 1   and received from contributions, court-ordered
 2   restitution as part of judgments in criminal cases,
 3   and consent decrees entered into as part of civil or
 4   regulatory enforcement actions.  However, if the funds
 5   received during the fiscal year are in excess of
 6   $20,000, the excess funds shall be deposited in the
 7   general fund of the state.
 8     Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
 9   in this section that remain unexpended or unobligated
10   at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to
11   the environmental crime fund but shall remain
12   available for expenditure for the purpose designated
13   until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
14     Sec. 3.  OFFICE OF CONSUMER ADVOCATE.  There is
15   appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
16   office of consumer advocate of the department of
17   justice for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999,
18   and ending June 30, 2000, the following amount, or so
19   much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
20   purposes designated:
21     For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
22   purposes, and for not more than the following full-
23   time equivalent positions:
24   	 $  2,623,170
25   	 FTEs        32.00
26     Sec. 4.  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - FACILITIES.
27   There is appropriated from the general fund of the
28   state to the department of corrections for the fiscal
29   year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000,

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