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:
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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.
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