Senate Study Bill 3264
SENATE/HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY JOINT
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON
ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to and making appropriations to certain state
2 departments, agencies, funds, and certain other entities,
3 providing for regulatory authority, and other properly related
4 matters and providing an effective date.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
1 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 3 state to the department of administrative services for the
1 4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009,
1 5 the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
1 6 be used for the purposes designated:
1 7 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
1 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
1 9 equivalent positions:
1 10 .................................................. $ 6,389,186
1 11 ............................................... FTEs 457.33
1 12 b. For the payment of utility costs:
1 13 .................................................. $ 3,704,800
1 14 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any excess funds appropriated
1 15 for utility costs in this lettered paragraph shall not revert
1 16 to the general fund of the state at the end of the fiscal year
1 17 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes of
1 18 this lettered paragraph during the succeeding fiscal year.
1 19 It is the intent of the general assembly that the
1 20 department shall reduce utility costs through energy
1 21 conservation practices. The goal of the general assembly is
1 22 to reduce energy use by 10 percent to save money, conserve
1 23 energy resources, and reduce pollution.
1 24 2. Members of the general assembly serving as members of
1 25 the deferred compensation advisory board shall be entitled to
1 26 receive per diem and necessary travel and actual expenses
1 27 pursuant to section 2.10, subsection 5, while carrying out
1 28 their official duties as members of the board.
1 29 3. Any funds and premiums collected by the department for
1 30 workers' compensation shall be segregated into a separate
1 31 workers' compensation fund in the state treasury to be used
1 32 for payment of state employees' workers' compensation claims
1 33 and administrative costs. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
1 34 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining in this workers'
1 35 compensation fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not
2 1 revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of
2 2 the fund for subsequent fiscal years.
2 3 Sec. 2. REVOLVING FUNDS. There is appropriated to the
2 4 department of administrative services for the fiscal year
2 5 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, from the
2 6 revolving funds designated in chapter 8A and from internal
2 7 service funds created by the department such amounts as the
2 8 department deems necessary for the operation of the department
2 9 consistent with the requirements of chapter 8A.
2 10 Sec. 3. FUNDING FOR IOWACCESS.
2 11 1. Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1, for the
2 12 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009,
2 13 the first $1,000,000 collected and transferred by the
2 14 department of transportation to the treasurer of state with
2 15 respect to the fees for transactions involving the furnishing
2 16 of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating record under
2 17 section 321A.3, subsection 1, shall be transferred to the
2 18 IowAccess revolving fund established by section 8A.224 and
2 19 administered by the department of administrative services for
2 20 the purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and
2 21 expanding electronic access to government records as provided
2 22 by law.
2 23 2. All fees collected with respect to transactions
2 24 involving IowAccess shall be deposited in the IowAccess
2 25 revolving fund and shall be used only for the support of
2 26 IowAccess projects.
2 27 Sec. 4. STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
2 28 CHARGE. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
2 29 ending June 30, 2009, the monthly per contract administrative
2 30 charge which may be assessed by the department of
2 31 administrative services shall be $2 per contract on all health
2 32 insurance plans administered by the department.
2 33 Sec. 5. AUDITOR OF STATE. There is appropriated from the
2 34 general fund of the state to the office of the auditor of
2 35 state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending
3 1 June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
3 2 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
3 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
3 5 equivalent positions:
3 6 .................................................. $ 1,249,178
3 7 ............................................... FTEs 103.00
3 8 The auditor of state may retain additional full=time
3 9 equivalent positions as is reasonable and necessary to perform
3 10 governmental subdivision audits which are reimbursable
3 11 pursuant to section 11.20 or 11.21, to perform audits which
3 12 are requested by and reimbursable from the federal government,
3 13 and to perform work requested by and reimbursable from
3 14 departments or agencies pursuant to section 11.5A or 11.5B.
3 15 The auditor of state shall notify the department of
3 16 management, the legislative fiscal committee, and the
3 17 legislative services agency of the additional full=time
3 18 equivalent positions retained.
3 19 As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in this
3 20 section, the auditor shall not be authorized to seek
3 21 reimbursement from a department or agency specified in section
3 22 11.5B in an amount that exceeds the amount reimbursed to the
3 23 auditor by that department or agency for the fiscal year
3 24 beginning July 1, 2007.
3 25 Sec. 6. IOWA ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE BOARD. There
3 26 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Iowa
3 27 ethics and campaign disclosure board for the fiscal year
3 28 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
3 29 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the
3 30 purposes designated:
3 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3 32 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
3 33 equivalent positions:
3 34 .................................................. $ 527,122
3 35 ............................................... FTEs 6.00
4 1 Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. There is appropriated
4 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of
4 3 commerce for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
4 4 ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much
4 5 thereof as is necessary, for the purposes designated:
4 6 1. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
4 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
4 9 equivalent positions:
4 10 .................................................. $ 2,079,509
4 11 ............................................... FTEs 37.00
4 12 2. BANKING DIVISION
4 13 a. Banking. For salaries, support, maintenance, and
4 14 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
4 15 full=time equivalent positions:
4 16 .................................................. $ 8,200,316
4 17 ............................................... FTEs 73.00
4 18 b. Professional licensing and regulation. For salaries,
4 19 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
4 20 more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
4 21 .................................................. $ 945,982
4 22 ............................................... FTEs 16.00
4 23 3. CREDIT UNION DIVISION
4 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 25 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
4 26 equivalent positions:
4 27 .................................................. $ 1,631,740
4 28 ............................................... FTEs 19.00
4 29 4. INSURANCE DIVISION
4 30 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 31 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
4 32 equivalent positions:
4 33 .................................................. $ 4,857,123
4 34 ............................................... FTEs 100.50
4 35 b. The insurance division may reallocate authorized full=
5 1 time equivalent positions as necessary to respond to
5 2 accreditation recommendations or requirements. The insurance
5 3 division expenditures for examination purposes may exceed the
5 4 projected receipts, refunds, and reimbursements, estimated
5 5 pursuant to section 505.7, subsection 7, including the
5 6 expenditures for retention of additional personnel, if the
5 7 expenditures are fully reimbursable and the division first
5 8 does both of the following:
5 9 (1) Notifies the department of management, the legislative
5 10 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
5 11 need for the expenditures.
5 12 (2) Files with each of the entities named in subparagraph
5 13 (1) the legislative and regulatory justification for the
5 14 expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
5 15 c. The insurance division shall allocate $10,000 from the
5 16 examination receipts for the payment of its fees to the
5 17 national conference of insurance legislators.
5 18 5. UTILITIES DIVISION
5 19 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
5 20 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
5 21 equivalent positions:
5 22 .................................................. $ 7,573,402
5 23 ............................................... FTEs 79.00
5 24 b. The utilities division may expend additional funds,
5 25 including funds for additional personnel, if those additional
5 26 expenditures are actual expenses which exceed the funds
5 27 budgeted for utility regulation and the expenditures are fully
5 28 reimbursable. Before the division expends or encumbers an
5 29 amount in excess of the funds budgeted for regulation, the
5 30 division shall first do both of the following:
5 31 (1) Notify the department of management, the legislative
5 32 services agency, and the legislative fiscal committee of the
5 33 need for the expenditures.
5 34 (2) File with each of the entities named in subparagraph
5 35 (1) the legislative and regulatory justification for the
6 1 expenditures, along with an estimate of the expenditures.
6 2 c. Notwithstanding sections 8.33 and 476.10 or any other
6 3 provision to the contrary, any balance of the appropriation
6 4 made in this subsection for the utilities division or any
6 5 other operational appropriation made for the fiscal year
6 6 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, that remains
6 7 unused, unencumbered, or unobligated at the close of the
6 8 fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available to be
6 9 used for purposes of the energy=efficient building project
6 10 authorized under section 476.10B, or for relocation costs in
6 11 succeeding fiscal years.
6 12 6. CHARGES == TRAVEL
6 13 Each division and the office of consumer advocate shall
6 14 include in its charges assessed or revenues generated an
6 15 amount sufficient to cover the amount stated in its
6 16 appropriation and any state=assessed indirect costs determined
6 17 by the department of administrative services. The director of
6 18 the department of commerce shall review on a quarterly basis
6 19 all out=of=state travel for the previous quarter for officers
6 20 and employees of each division of the department if the travel
6 21 is not already authorized by the executive council.
6 22 Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE == PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
6 23 AND REGULATION BUREAU. There is appropriated from the housing
6 24 improvement fund of the department of economic development to
6 25 the bureau of professional licensing and regulation of the
6 26 banking division of the department of commerce for the fiscal
6 27 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
6 28 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
6 29 used for the purposes designated:
6 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6 31 purposes:
6 32 .................................................. $ 62,317
6 33 Sec. 9. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. There is
6 34 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the offices
6 35 of the governor and the lieutenant governor for the fiscal
7 1 year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
7 2 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
7 3 used for the purposes designated:
7 4 1. GENERAL OFFICE
7 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7 6 purposes for the general office of the governor and the
7 7 general office of the lieutenant governor, and for not more
7 8 than the following full=time equivalent positions:
7 9 .................................................. $ 2,224,462
7 10 ............................................... FTEs 23.25
7 11 2. TERRACE HILL QUARTERS
7 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7 13 purposes for the governor's quarters at Terrace Hill, and for
7 14 not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
7 15 .................................................. $ 452,593
7 16 ............................................... FTEs 10.00
7 17 3. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES COORDINATOR
7 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7 19 purposes for the office of administrative rules coordinator,
7 20 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
7 21 positions:
7 22 .................................................. $ 158,873
7 23 ............................................... FTEs 3.00
7 24 4. NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
7 25 For payment of Iowa's membership in the national governors
7 26 association:
7 27 .................................................. $ 80,600
7 28 5. STATE=FEDERAL RELATIONS
7 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
7 31 equivalent positions:
7 32 .................................................. $ 131,222
7 33 ............................................... FTEs 2.00
7 34 Sec. 10. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY.
7 35 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
8 1 state to the governor's office of drug control policy for the
8 2 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009,
8 3 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
8 4 be used for the purposes designated:
8 5 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8 6 purposes, including statewide coordination of the drug abuse
8 7 resistance education (D.A.R.E.) programs or similar programs,
8 8 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
8 9 positions:
8 10 .................................................. $ 346,731
8 11 ............................................... FTEs 8.00
8 12 b. For support of multijurisdictional drug enforcement
8 13 programs:
8 14 .................................................. $ 1,760,000
8 15 The programs shall provide for at least a 25 percent local
8 16 match.
8 17 2. The governor's office of drug control policy, in
8 18 consultation with the department of public health, and after
8 19 discussion and collaboration with all interested agencies,
8 20 shall coordinate substance abuse treatment and prevention
8 21 efforts in order to avoid duplication of services.
8 22 Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. There is
8 23 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
8 24 department of human rights for the fiscal year beginning July
8 25 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or
8 26 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
8 27 designated:
8 28 1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
8 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
8 31 equivalent positions:
8 32 .................................................. $ 341,535
8 33 ............................................... FTEs 7.00
8 34 2. DEAF SERVICES DIVISION
8 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
9 2 equivalent positions:
9 3 .................................................. $ 413,700
9 4 ............................................... FTEs 6.00
9 5 3. STATUS OF IOWANS OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE
9 6 DIVISION
9 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
9 9 equivalent positions:
9 10 .................................................. $ 127,093
9 11 ............................................... FTEs 1.00
9 12 4. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DIVISION
9 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
9 15 equivalent positions:
9 16 .................................................. $ 206,221
9 17 ............................................... FTEs 3.20
9 18 5. LATINO AFFAIRS DIVISION
9 19 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9 20 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
9 21 equivalent positions:
9 22 .................................................. $ 191,035
9 23 ............................................... FTEs 3.00
9 24 6. STATUS OF WOMEN DIVISION
9 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9 26 purposes, including the Iowans in transition program and the
9 27 domestic violence and sexual assault=related grants, and for
9 28 not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
9 29 .................................................. $ 353,203
9 30 ............................................... FTEs 3.00
9 31 7. STATUS OF AFRICAN=AMERICANS DIVISION
9 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
9 34 equivalent positions:
9 35 .................................................. $ 187,066
10 1 ............................................... FTEs 2.00
10 2 8. CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE PLANNING DIVISION
10 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
10 5 equivalent positions:
10 6 .................................................. $ 1,587,333
10 7 ............................................... FTEs 11.18
10 8 The criminal and juvenile justice planning advisory council
10 9 and the juvenile justice advisory council shall coordinate
10 10 their efforts in carrying out their respective duties relative
10 11 to juvenile justice.
10 12 9. SHARED STAFF
10 13 The divisions of the department of human rights shall
10 14 retain their individual administrators, but shall share staff
10 15 to the greatest extent possible.
10 16 Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS. There is
10 17 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
10 18 department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year
10 19 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
10 20 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, for the
10 21 purposes designated:
10 22 1. ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
10 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
10 25 equivalent positions:
10 26 .................................................. $ 2,209,075
10 27 ............................................... FTEs 39.25
10 28 As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in this
10 29 subsection, the department shall maintain the targeted small
10 30 business certification employee position within the division.
10 31 2. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DIVISION
10 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
10 34 equivalent positions:
10 35 .................................................. $ 708,962
11 1 ............................................... FTEs 24.00
11 2 3. INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
11 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
11 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
11 5 equivalent positions:
11 6 .................................................. $ 1,599,591
11 7 ............................................... FTEs 49.00
11 8 4. HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION
11 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
11 10 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
11 11 equivalent positions:
11 12 .................................................. $ 2,498,437
11 13 ............................................... FTEs 142.75
11 14 5. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD
11 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
11 16 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
11 17 equivalent positions:
11 18 .................................................. $ 58,117
11 19 ............................................... FTEs 15.00
11 20 The employment appeal board shall be reimbursed by the
11 21 labor services division of the department of workforce
11 22 development for all costs associated with hearings conducted
11 23 under chapter 91C, related to contractor registration. The
11 24 board may expend, in addition to the amount appropriated under
11 25 this subsection, additional amounts as are directly billable
11 26 to the labor services division under this subsection and to
11 27 retain the additional full=time equivalent positions as needed
11 28 to conduct hearings required pursuant to chapter 91C.
11 29 6. CHILD ADVOCACY BOARD
11 30 For foster care review and the court appointed special
11 31 advocate program, including salaries, support, maintenance,
11 32 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
11 33 following full=time equivalent positions:
11 34 .................................................. $ 2,751,058
11 35 ............................................... FTEs 45.12
12 1 a. The department of human services, in coordination with
12 2 the child advocacy board and the department of inspections and
12 3 appeals, shall submit an application for funding available
12 4 pursuant to Title IV=E of the federal Social Security Act for
12 5 claims for child advocacy board administrative review costs.
12 6 b. The court appointed special advocate program shall
12 7 investigate and develop opportunities for expanding fund=
12 8 raising for the program.
12 9 c. Administrative costs charged by the department of
12 10 inspections and appeals for items funded under this subsection
12 11 shall not exceed 4 percent of the amount appropriated in this
12 12 subsection.
12 13 Sec. 13. RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION.
12 14 1. RACETRACK REGULATION
12 15 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to
12 16 the racing and gaming commission of the department of
12 17 inspections and appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
12 18 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so
12 19 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
12 20 designated:
12 21 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12 22 purposes for the regulation of pari=mutuel racetracks, and for
12 23 not more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
12 24 .................................................. $ 2,827,266
12 25 ............................................... FTEs 28.53
12 26 2. EXCURSION BOAT AND GAMBLING STRUCTURE REGULATION
12 27 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to
12 28 the racing and gaming commission of the department of
12 29 inspections and appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
12 30 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so
12 31 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
12 32 designated:
12 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12 34 purposes for administration and enforcement of the excursion
12 35 boat gambling and gambling structure laws, and for not more
13 1 than the following full=time equivalent positions:
13 2 .................................................. $ 3,171,229
13 3 ............................................... FTEs 42.22
13 4 Sec. 14. USE TAX APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated
13 5 from the use tax receipts collected pursuant to sections
13 6 423.26 and 423.27 prior to their deposit in the road use tax
13 7 fund pursuant to section 423.43 to the administrative hearings
13 8 division of the department of inspections and appeals for the
13 9 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009,
13 10 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, for
13 11 the purposes designated:
13 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13 13 purposes:
13 14 .................................................. $ 1,623,897
13 15 Sec. 15. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated
13 16 from the general fund of the state to the department of
13 17 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
13 18 ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much
13 19 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
13 20 designated:
13 21 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13 22 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
13 23 equivalent positions:
13 24 .................................................. $ 3,178,337
13 25 ............................................... FTEs 37.50
13 26 Of the moneys appropriated in this section, the department
13 27 shall use a portion for enterprise resource planning,
13 28 providing for a salary model administrator, conducting
13 29 performance audits, and for the department's LEAN process.
13 30 As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in this
13 31 section, the department of management shall report to the
13 32 members and staff of the joint appropriations subcommittee on
13 33 administration and regulation by January 1, 2009, concerning
13 34 the feasibility and costs of creating and publishing on the
13 35 internet a publicly available, single state database providing
14 1 detailed information on state funding that is subject to state
14 2 budgeting and expenditure.
14 3 Sec. 16. ROAD USE TAX APPROPRIATION. There is
14 4 appropriated from the road use tax fund to the department of
14 5 management for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
14 6 ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof
14 7 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
14 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14 9 purposes:
14 10 .................................................. $ 56,000
14 11 Sec. 17. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. There is appropriated
14 12 from the general fund of the state to the department of
14 13 revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending
14 14 June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
14 15 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
14 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14 17 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
14 18 equivalent positions:
14 19 ................................................. $ 26,472,699
14 20 ............................................... FTEs 399.01
14 21 Of the funds appropriated pursuant to this section,
14 22 $400,000 shall be used to pay the direct costs of compliance
14 23 related to the collection and distribution of local sales and
14 24 services taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 423B and 423E.
14 25 The director of revenue shall prepare and issue a state
14 26 appraisal manual and the revisions to the state appraisal
14 27 manual as provided in section 421.17, subsection 17, without
14 28 cost to a city or county.
14 29 Sec. 18. MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX APPROPRIATION. There is
14 30 appropriated from the motor fuel tax fund created by section
14 31 452A.77 to the department of revenue for the fiscal year
14 32 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
14 33 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
14 34 used for the purposes designated:
14 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15 1 purposes for administration and enforcement of the provisions
15 2 of chapter 452A and the motor vehicle use tax program:
15 3 .................................................. $ 1,305,775
15 4 Sec. 19. SECRETARY OF STATE. There is appropriated from
15 5 the general fund of the state to the office of the secretary
15 6 of state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and
15 7 ending June 30, 2009, the following amounts, or so much
15 8 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
15 9 designated:
15 10 1. ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
15 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
15 13 equivalent positions:
15 14 .................................................. $ 1,370,063
15 15 ............................................... FTEs 17.00
15 16 The state department or state agency which provides data
15 17 processing services to support voter registration file
15 18 maintenance and storage shall provide those services without
15 19 charge.
15 20 2. BUSINESS SERVICES
15 21 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15 22 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
15 23 equivalent positions:
15 24 .................................................. $ 2,012,018
15 25 ............................................... FTEs 25.00
15 26 Sec. 20. SECRETARY OF STATE FILING FEES REFUND.
15 27 Notwithstanding the obligation to collect fees pursuant to the
15 28 provisions of section 490.122, subsection 1, paragraphs "a"
15 29 and "s", and section 504.113, subsection 1, paragraphs "a",
15 30 "c", "d", "j", "k", "l", and "m", for the fiscal year
15 31 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
15 32 secretary of state may refund these fees to the filer pursuant
15 33 to rules established by the secretary of state. The decision
15 34 of the secretary of state not to issue a refund under rules
15 35 established by the secretary of state is final and not subject
16 1 to review pursuant to the provisions of the Iowa
16 2 administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.
16 3 Sec. 21. TREASURER. There is appropriated from the
16 4 general fund of the state to the office of treasurer of state
16 5 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June
16 6 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
16 7 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
16 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
16 9 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
16 10 equivalent positions:
16 11 .................................................. $ 1,027,970
16 12 ............................................... FTEs 28.80
16 13 The office of treasurer of state shall supply clerical and
16 14 secretarial support for the executive council.
16 15 Sec. 22. ROAD USE TAX APPROPRIATION. There is
16 16 appropriated from the road use tax fund to the office of
16 17 treasurer of state for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008,
16 18 and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much
16 19 thereof as necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
16 20 For enterprise resource management costs related to the
16 21 distribution of road use tax funds:
16 22 .................................................. $ 93,148
16 23 Sec. 23. IPERS == GENERAL OFFICE. There is appropriated
16 24 from the Iowa public employees' retirement system fund to the
16 25 Iowa public employees' retirement system for the fiscal year
16 26 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the
16 27 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
16 28 used for the purposes designated:
16 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and other operational
16 30 purposes to pay the costs of the Iowa public employees'
16 31 retirement system, and for not more than the following full=
16 32 time equivalent positions:
16 33 .................................................. $ 17,313,766
16 34 ............................................... FTEs 95.13
16 35 Sec. 24. Section 469.10, subsection 2, Code Supplement
17 1 2007, is amended to read as follows:
17 2 2. Of the moneys appropriated to the office and deposited
17 3 in the fund, the office shall utilize up to one and
17 4 five=tenths five percent of the amount appropriated from the
17 5 fund for a fiscal year for administrative costs. From the
17 6 funds available for administrative costs, the office shall not
17 7 employ more than four full=time equivalent positions.
17 8 Sec. 25. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 217, section 7,
17 9 subsection 5, is amended by adding the following new
17 10 paragraph:
17 11 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Notwithstanding sections 8.33 and
17 12 476.10 or any other provision to the contrary, any balance of
17 13 the appropriation made in this subsection for the utilities
17 14 division or any other operational appropriation made for the
17 15 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008,
17 16 that remains unused, unencumbered, or unobligated at the close
17 17 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
17 18 to be used for purposes of the energy=efficient building
17 19 project authorized under section 476.10B, or for relocation
17 20 costs in succeeding fiscal years.
17 21 Sec. 26. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 217, section 10,
17 22 subsection 1, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows:
17 23 b. For support of multijurisdictional drug enforcement
17 24 programs:
17 25 .................................................. $ 1,400,000
17 26 If federal funding is received for multijurisdictional drug
17 27 enforcement programs during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
17 28 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, of the moneys appropriated in
17 29 this lettered paragraph an amount equal to the federal funding
17 30 received less $1,560,000 shall revert to the general fund of
17 31 the state at the end of the fiscal year. The programs shall
17 32 provide for at least a 25 percent local match.
17 33 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
17 34 lettered paragraph that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
17 35 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
18 1 available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the
18 2 close of the succeeding fiscal year.
18 3 Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATES.
18 4 1. The provision of this Act amending 2007 Iowa Acts,
18 5 chapter 217, section 7, relating to the expenditure authority
18 6 of the utilities board for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
18 7 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, for purposes of a building
18 8 project, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect
18 9 upon enactment.
18 10 2. The provision of this Act amending 2007 Iowa Acts,
18 11 chapter 217, section 10, relating to appropriations to the
18 12 governor's office of drug control policy, being deemed of
18 13 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
18 14 EXPLANATION
18 15 This bill relates to and appropriates moneys to various
18 16 state departments, agencies, and funds for the fiscal year
18 17 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009. The
18 18 division makes appropriations to state departments and
18 19 agencies including the department of administrative services,
18 20 auditor of state, Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board,
18 21 department of commerce, offices of governor and lieutenant
18 22 governor, Terrace Hill quarters and drug control policy
18 23 office, department of human rights, department of inspections
18 24 and appeals, department of management, Iowa public employees'
18 25 retirement system, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and
18 26 department of revenue. The bill also appropriates funding for
18 27 the state's membership in the national governors association.
18 28 Code section 469.10, concerning the Iowa power fund, is
18 29 amended to provide that the office of energy independence may
18 30 utilize up to 5 percent, instead of 1.5 percent, of moneys
18 31 appropriated to the office from the fund in a fiscal year for
18 32 administrative costs.
18 33 The bill also provides that the utilities board has the
18 34 authority, for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2007, and
18 35 July 1, 2008, to use the balance of any appropriations made to
19 1 the board at the end of each fiscal year for purposes of an
19 2 energy=efficient building project. The provision of the bill
19 3 granting the utilities board this expenditure authority for
19 4 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, takes effect upon
19 5 enactment.
19 6 The bill provides that moneys appropriated to the
19 7 governor's office of drug control policy for the fiscal year
19 8 beginning July 1, 2007, for support of multijurisdictional
19 9 drug enforcement programs, shall not be reduced by any federal
19 10 funding received and moneys appropriated but unexpended at the
19 11 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
19 12 available until the close of the next fiscal year. This
19 13 provision takes effect upon enactment.
19 14 LSB 5000JB 82
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