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Amend the bill in Part B in section 2 in §6053 in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 8, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$188,500,000" and inserting the following: '$183,500,000'
Amend the bill in Part B in section 2 in §6054 in subsection 3 in the 5th line (page 11, line 1 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "including" the following: 'costs of administering the fund, the bonds and the ancillary obligations and'
Amend the bill in Part B in section 2 in §6054 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph A (page 11, lines 9 to 11 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘A. First, to the General Fund as undedicated revenue up to $9,714,884 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, $9,639,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 and $9,817,000 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017;’
Amend the bill in Part B in section 2 in §6054 in subsection 4 in the 5th line (page 11, line 24 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "including" the following: 'costs of administering the fund, the bonds and the ancillary obligations and'
Amend the bill in Part B in section 2 in §6054 in subsection 5 in the first paragraph in the last line (page 12, line 2 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "basis to the State" the following: ', after payment of costs of administering the fund,'
Amend the bill in Part B by striking out all of section 3.
Amend the bill by inserting after Part C the following:
PART D
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Sec. D-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation 0015
 
Initiative: Allocates funds to reflect the transfer of 50% of the costs of the Director Alcoholic Beverages/Lottery Operations position and a Public Service Manager II position and 100% of the costs of a Public Service Coordinator I position from the State Lottery Fund to the State Alcoholic Beverage Fund and to provide funding for administrative costs and contracts to operate the wholesale liquor business in the State.

STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$210,462	
All Other	$0	$11,533,800	
			
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND TOTAL	$0	$11,744,262	

Lottery Operations 0023
 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect the transfer of 50% of the costs of the Director Alcoholic Beverages/Lottery Operations position and a Public Service Manager II position and 100% of the costs of a Public Service Coordinator I position from the State Lottery Fund to the State Alcoholic Beverage Fund.

STATE LOTTERY FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($210,462)	
			
STATE LOTTERY FUND TOTAL	$0	($210,462)	

Purchases - Division of 0007
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the costs associated with developing and reviewing the request for proposals from potential bidders for contracts related to liquor sales and operations.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$70,000	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$70,000	$0	

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$70,000	$0	
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND	$0	$11,744,262	
STATE LOTTERY FUND	$0	($210,462)	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$70,000	$11,533,800	

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Land and Water Quality 0248
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the state share to match available federal matching funds for wastewater treatment projects.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$0	$1,313,700	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$1,313,700	

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$1,313,700	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$1,313,700	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Health - Bureau of 0143
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the state share to match available federal matching funds for drinking water projects.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$0	$1,313,700	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$1,313,700	

Health Care Liability Retirement Fund N157
 
Initiative: Authorizes the expenditure of bond proceeds from the sale of liquor operation revenue bonds for the state share of payments to health care providers for services provided prior to December 1, 2012.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$183,500,000	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$183,500,000	$0	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Allocates the federal share of payments to health care providers for services provided prior to December 1, 2012.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$306,700,000	$0	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$306,700,000	$0	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$306,700,000	$0	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$183,500,000	$1,313,700	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$490,200,000	$1,313,700	

SECTION TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$306,700,000	$0	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$183,570,000	$2,627,400	
STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FUND	$0	$11,744,262	
STATE LOTTERY FUND	$0	($210,462)	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$490,270,000	$14,161,200	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the amount of the liquor operation revenue bonds that may be issued to $183,500,000 from $188,500,000. This amendment also changes the distributions from the Liquor Operation Revenue Fund to the General Fund from $8,714,884 to $9,714,884 in fiscal year 2014-15, from $8,889,000 to $9,639,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and from $9,067,000 to $9,817,000 in fiscal year 2016-17.
This amendment also specifies that the fund must be used for the costs of administering the fund, bonds and ancillary obligations.
This amendment replaces the appropriations and allocations Part with a new appropriations and allocations Part to implement the provisions of the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)