Alaska HB 283: An Act relating to a biennial budget; relating to the salary and per diem of members of the legislature and the governor; and providing for an effective date.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 283

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE

Introduced: 1/26/26
Referred: Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act making supplemental appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, 1
sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve 2
fund; and providing for an effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
(SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)5

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* Section 1. The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the 1
general fund or other funds as set out in sec. 2 of this Act to the agencies named for the 2
purposes expressed for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, 3
unless otherwise indicated. 4
Appropriation General Other 5
Allocations Items Funds Funds 6
* * * * * * * * * * 7
* * * * * Department of Health * * * * * 8
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Medicaid Services 36,436,800 36,436,800 10
Medicaid Services 36,436,800 11
(SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 12

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* Sec. 2. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of 1
this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Department of Health 4
1003 General Fund Match 36,436,800 5
*** Total Agency Funding *** 36,436,800 6
* * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 36,436,800 7
(SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 8

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* Sec. 3. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of 1
this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Unrestricted General 4
1003 General Fund Match 36,436,800 5
*** Total Unrestricted General *** 36,436,800 6
(SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 7

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* Sec. 4. The following appropriations are for capital projects and grants from the general 1
fund or other funds as set out in sec. 5 of this Act by funding source to the agencies named for 2
the purposes expressed. They lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise noted. 3
Appropriation General Other 4
Allocations Items Funds Funds 5
* * * * * * * * * * 6
* * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * * 7
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Federal Program Match 69,695,087 69,695,087 9
Federal-Aid Highway State 58,276,155 10
Match (HD 1-40) 11
Other Federal Program Match 1,611,548 12
(HD 1-40) 13
Federal-Aid Aviation State 9,807,384 14
Match (HD 1-40) 15
Statewide Federal Programs 459,000 459,000 16
Federal Transit 400,000 17
Administration Grants (HD 18
1-40) 19
Highway Safety Grants 59,000 20
Program (HD 1-40) 21
(SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 22

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* Sec. 5. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 4 of 1
this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 4
1003 General Fund Match 69,695,087 5
1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 459,000 6
*** Total Agency Funding *** 70,154,087 7
* * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 70,154,087 8
(SECTION 6 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 9

HB0283a HB 283, Sec. 6
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* Sec. 6. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 4 of 1
this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Unrestricted General 4
1003 General Fund Match 69,695,087 5
1004 Unrestricted General Fund Receipts 459,000 6
*** Total Unrestricted General *** 70,154,087 7
(SECTION 7 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 8

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* Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC 1
DEVELOPMENT. The unexpended and unobligated balance, estimated to be $650,000, of 2
the appropriation made in sec. 14, ch. 11, SLA 2022, page 117, lines 19 - 20 (Department of 3
Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority, electrical 4
vehicle infrastructure plan - $1,500,000), is reappropriated to the Department of Commerce, 5
Community, and Economic Development, Alaska Energy Authority, for federal matching of 6
the United States Department of Energy State Energy Program. 7
* Sec. 8. FUND CAPITALIZATION. (a) The sum of $40,000,000 is appropriated from the 8
general fund to the disaster relief fund (AS 26.23.300(a)). 9
(b) The sum of $55,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the fire 10
suppression fund (AS 41.15.210) for fire suppression activities. 11
* Sec. 9. FUND TRANSFERS. (a) The following amounts are appropriated to the oil and 12
hazardous substance release prevention account (AS 46.08.010(a)(1)) in the oil and hazardous 13
substance release prevention and response fund (AS 46.08.010(a)) from the sources indicated: 14
(1) the balance of the oil and hazardous substance release prevention 15
mitigation account (AS 46.08.020(b)) in the general fund on June 30, 2026, estimated to