Senate File 2093 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  RAGAN

                                       (COMPANION TO LSB 5703HH BY SMITH)

    Passed Senate,  Date               Passed House, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning appropriations from the alcoholic beverages
  2    division to the department of public health for substance
  3    abuse and treatment programs.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5703XS 82
  6 ec/nh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 123.53, subsection 3, Code Supplement
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    3.  The treasurer of state shall transfer into a special
  1  4 revenue account in the general fund of the state from the beer
  1  5 and liquor control fund on a monthly basis, a sum of money at
  1  6 least equal to seven twenty=five and one=half percent of the
  1  7 gross amount of sales made by the division from the beer and
  1  8 liquor control fund on a monthly basis all revenues received
  1  9 by the division and deposited in the fund to the Iowa
  1 10 department of public health, but not less than nine
  1 11 twenty=five million dollars annually.  Of the The amounts
  1 12 transferred, two million dollars, plus an additional amount
  1 13 determined by the general assembly, shall be are appropriated
  1 14 to the Iowa department of public health for use by the staff
  1 15 who administer the comprehensive substance abuse program under
  1 16 chapter 125 to be used for substance abuse treatment and
  1 17 prevention programs.  Any amounts received in excess of the
  1 18 amounts appropriated to the Iowa department of public health
  1 19 for use by the staff who administer the comprehensive
  1 20 substance abuse program under chapter 125 shall be considered
  1 21 part of the general fund balance Notwithstanding section 8.33,
  1 22 moneys appropriated to the department of public health in this
  1 23 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
  1 24 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
  1 25 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until
  1 26 the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
  1 27                           EXPLANATION
  1 28    This bill concerns moneys appropriated to the Iowa
  1 29 department of public health from the beer and liquor control
  1 30 fund for substance abuse and treatment and prevention
  1 31 programs.
  1 32    The bill provides that 25.5 percent of revenue received by
  1 33 the alcoholic beverages division shall be transferred to the
  1 34 Iowa department of public health on a monthly basis for
  1 35 substance abuse treatment programs.  The bill provides that
  2  1 the minimum amount transferred to the department in a fiscal
  2  2 year is $25 million.  The bill provides that moneys
  2  3 transferred to the department shall not revert at the close of
  2  4 a fiscal year but shall remain available during the succeeding
  2  5 fiscal year.  Current law provides for the transfer of 7
  2  6 percent of gross sales made by the division to a special
  2  7 general fund account from which $2 million, plus such
  2  8 additional amount as determined by the general assembly, is
  2  9 appropriated to the Iowa department of public health for
  2 10 substance abuse and treatment programs.
  2 11 LSB 5703XS 82
  2 12 ec/nh/8