Bill No.: SF0001                  Drafter:  DKG

LSO No.:  08LSO-0361              Effective Date: 3/5/08 and

7/1/08 (2)

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0023

Chapter No.:       48

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Appropriations Interim Committee

Catch Title:       General government appropriations.

Subject:  Budget bill.

This bill contains the following appropriations (in millions of dollars) for these major programs:

K-12 Foundation program

Approved $1.4B in school funds for K-12 programs

School Capital Construction

Approved $84M in school capcon funds for major maintenance

Approved $357.4M in school capcon funds for K-12 projects

Locals - All appropriations to cities, towns and counties

Total GF appropriation of $350M plus $33.4M in mineral royalty funds

Dept. of Transportation including WYOLINK and airport improvements

Approved $200M GF for road construction

Approved $12M GF for WYOLINK

Approved $13.5M GF for airport improvements

Business Ready Community Program  - Total appropriation of $79.3M GF

Community Facility Program - Total appropriation of $15M GF

Wildlife Trust - Total appropriation of $35.2M GF

$5M GF for projects

$29.5M GF for trust fund

$684K GF for administration

Extended the life of the challenge account until June 30, 2010

Dept. of Health - Total appropriation of $847.2M GF

Added $8.1M for pre-school DD per Gov's revised request

Added $2.8M for senior center direct care staff salaries

Added $148K for colorectal cancer program

Added $700K for crisis stabilization program

Added $60K for foster grandparent program

Set aside $24.2M for Medicaid and flu emergencies

UW  (including medical ed) - Total appropriation of $405.9M GF

Approved $250K for Haub school

Approved bridge loan for athletic facilities match program

Approved carryover of $2M for school of energy research

Approved $17.4M in AML funding for school of energy research

Approved $59M GF for various projects

Comm Colleges - Total appropriation of $243.5M GF

Approved WPTV endowment of $1.5M GF

Approved $4M for college endowments

Approved new dorm projects totaling $79.8M (college funds)

Approved community college planning task force

Dept. of Corrections - Total appropriation of $230.9M GF

Capital construction (including major maint.) - Total appropriation of $174.4M GF

Approved $59M for UW projects

Approved $10M for capitol building complex

Approved $15.6M for lab facilities

Approved $14.5M for G & F headquarters

Approved $9M for airfield at Camp Guernsey

Approved $6.1M for various state park needs

Approved $652K for visitor center south of Cheyenne

Approved various smaller capital projects

Approved $54.8M for major maintenance for UW, colleges and state buildings

Approved $79.8M in college funds for dorms at various colleges

Transfers to Water accounts - Total appropriation of $34.5M BRA

Water II - $10M

Water III - $24.5M

Transfers to LSRA (savings) - $30M BRA

AML - Total appropriation of $82.7M in new money - $4.5M of current program money

Approved $30M for on-going AML reclamation projects

Approved $1.2M for CO2 sequestration study

Approved $10M for Carbon county for roads for coal conversion project

Approved $17.4M for UW school of energy resources

Approved $20M for UW school of energy research for gasification facility and tech center

Approved $3.8M for clean coal technology

Approved $4.5M for Bitter Creek clean-up from existing unused AML funds

Employee compensation

Approved 4% per year COLA for all state employees including UW and college employees

Approved $6.7M for retiree insurance

Approved 1% of payroll for future retiree insurance

Dept. of Agriculture

Approved $5.7M for predator management

Approved additional $375K for conservation districts

Approved additional $193K for seed lab in Powell

DEQ

Approved additional $1.3M for local government solid waste planning

State Parks                                         

 Approved $1.5M for Cultural Trust Fund             

Game & Fish

 Approved $10.9M for various programs

Guardian ad Litem                                   

 Moved Guardian ad Litem program from Supreme Court to Public Defenders Office                                                                

Hathaway scholarship program                        

 Approved diversion of additional $50M in federal mineral royalties to Hathaway fund                                                                   

Totals                                              

General Fund Appropriations - $3.44 Billion                            

Federal Fund Appropriations $1.3 Billion                               

Other State Fund Appropriations - $3.1 Billion                         

Total appropriations in budget bill - $7.8 Billion

The following reports are required under the budget bill:

DOT – report on I-80 accident reduction plans to JAC and Joint Transportation Committee by August 1, 2008.

DOH – report from State Hospital to JAC annually on the use of self-generated fees  – renewal of current report requirement.

DOH – report on pilot family treatment court in judicial district 5A to Joint Judiciary Committee by October 1, 2009.

DOH – report on DD waiver transfers, etc. to JAC quarterly – renewal of current reporting requirement.

DOC- report annually to JAC on 100 series transfers – renewal of current reporting requirement.

Education – report to JEC on implementing a growth model system of student assessment by October 1, 2008.

School facilities commission – report annually to JAC on effectiveness of value engineering.