NO. 152Page 1
NO. 152. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT.
(H.842)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec.1.SHORT TITLE
This bill may be referred to as the BIG BILL - Fiscal Year 2001 Appropriations Act.
Sec.2.PURPOSE
The purpose of this act is to provide appropriations for the operations of state government during fiscal year 2001. It is the express intent of the legislature that activities of the various agencies, departments, divisions, boards, and commissions be limited to those which can be supported by funds appropriated in this act or other acts passed prior to June 30, 2000. Agency and department heads are directed to implement staffing and service levels at the beginning of fiscal year 2001 so as to meet this condition unless otherwise directed by specific language in this act.
Sec.3.APPROPRIATIONS
The sums herein stated are appropriated for the purposes specified in the following sections of this act. When no time is expressly stated during which any of the appropriations are to continue, the appropriations are declared to be single-year appropriations, and only for the purpose indicated. These appropriations shall be the only appropriations available, notwithstanding any other acts or laws. If in this act there is an error in either addition or subtraction, the totals shall be adjusted accordingly. Apparent errors in referring to section numbers of statutory titles within this act may be disregarded by the commissioner of finance and management.
Sec.4.TIME AVAILABLE
The sums appropriated in this act, unless otherwise designated, shall be available only during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. The balance of any appropriations made in this act remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the appropriate fund balance unless otherwise specified in this act. Refunds of expenditures and reimbursements, except liability insurance premiums, which have been paid from the appropriations of a prior year, shall be credited to the appropriate fund and not to appropriation accounts in the current fiscal year unless those refunds or reimbursements were previously paid from federal grants-in-aid or from appropriations whose unexpended balances are reappropriated by law. Refunds of liability insurance premiums paid in prior fiscal years are hereby available to reduce subsequent liability insurance premiums. Nothing contained in this act shall limit the time within which an appropriation to be raised by the issue of bonds may be expended.
Sec.5.DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this act:
(1) "Personal services" means wages and salaries, consulting services, personnel benefits, personal injury benefits under section 636 of Title 21 and similar items.
(2) "Operating expenses" means supplies - food, medical, clothing, educational, fuel, highway materials and similar items; contractual services, postage, telephone, travel expenses, light, heat and power, rentals, insurance and other similar items; equipment articles of substantial value which have a long period of usefulness - desks, computers, typewriters, furniture, motor vehicles and similar items.
(3) "Land, structures, improvements" means expenditures for the purchase of land, construction of new buildings and permanent improvements, highway construction and similar items.
(4) "Grants" means subsidies, aid or payments to local governments, to community and quasi-public agencies for providing local services, and to persons who are not wards of the state for services or supplies, and cash or other direct assistance, including pension contributions.
(5) "Other" means a lump sum appropriation not differentiated by object of expenditure.
(6) "Encumbrances" means a portion of an appropriation reserved for the subsequent payment of existing purchase orders or contracts. The commissioner of finance and management shall make final decisions on the appropriateness of encumbrances.
Sec.6.SOURCE OF FUNDS
The appropriations made in this act are made for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2001 except as provided in this act, and are to be paid from funds shown as the source of funds.
Sec.7.Secretary of administration - secretary's office
Personal services 589,217
Operating expenses 52,826
Total 642,043
Source of funds
General fund 376,009
Transportation fund 61,034
Interdepartmental transfer 205,000
Total 642,043
Sec.8.Secretary of administration - GOVNet
Personal services 370,732
Operating expenses 1,229,268
Total 1,600,000
Source of funds
Internal service funds 1,600,000
Sec.9.Finance and management - budget and management
Personal services 681,944
Operating expenses 54,908
Total 736,852
Source of funds
General fund 597,042
Transportation fund 129,810
Interdepartmental transfer 10,000
Total 736,852
Sec.10.Finance and management - financial operations
Personal services 890,023
Operating expenses 156,554
Total 1,046,577
Source of funds
General fund 643,553
Transportation fund 350,080
Federal fund 5,000
Special funds 47,944
Total 1,046,577
Sec.11.Personnel - operations
Personal services 2,144,305
Operating expenses 448,806
Total 2,593,111
Source of funds
General fund 1,831,020
Transportation fund 636,891
Special funds 48,000
Internal service funds 70,000
Interdepartmental transfer 7,200
Total 2,593,111
Sec.12.Personnel - employee benefits
Personal services 705,091
Operating expenses 304,935
Total 1,010,026
Source of funds
Internal service funds 1,010,026
(a) The establishment of one (1) new classified position - Medical Supervisor - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.13.Buildings and general services - administrative
Personal services 731,557
Operating expenses 137,900
Total 869,457
Source of funds
General fund 430,428
Transportation fund 65,203
Interdepartmental transfer 373,826
Total 869,457
Sec.14.Buildings and general services - facilities operations
Personal services 5,780,547
Operating expenses 5,960,482
Total 11,741,029
Source of funds
General fund 9,635,731
Transportation fund 1,805,298
Interdepartmental transfer 300,000
Total 11,741,029
(a) The establishment of four (4) new classified positions - one (1) Plant Maintenance Supervisor A, two (2) Buildings Custodian A, and one (1) Buildings Custodian B - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.15.Buildings and general services - engineering
Personal services 1,378,291
Operating expenses 184,750
Total 1,563,041
Source of funds
General fund 1,404,165
Transportation fund 93,876
Interdepartmental transfer 65,000
Total 1,563,041
Sec.16.Buildings and general services - property management
Personal services 501,929
Operating expenses 3,795,431
Total 4,297,360
Source of funds
Internal service funds 4,297,360
(a) The establishment of two (2) new classified positions - one (1) Data Base Administrator and one (1) Maintenance Mechanic B - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.17.Buildings and general services - postal
Personal services 501,086
Operating expenses 358,438
Total 859,524
Source of funds
General fund 77,114
Transportation fund 65,291
Internal service funds 717,119
Total 859,524
Sec.18.Buildings and general services - supply center
Personal services 214,971
Operating expenses 196,781
Total 411,752
Source of funds
Internal service funds 411,752
Sec.19.Buildings and general services - copy center
Personal services 585,470
Operating expenses 833,263
Total 1,418,733
Source of funds
Internal service funds 1,418,733
Sec.20.Buildings and general services - purchasing
Personal services 637,068
Operating expenses 135,062
Total 772,130
Source of funds
General fund 512,066
Transportation fund 260,064
Total 772,130
Sec.21.Buildings and general services - public records
Personal services 654,583
Operating expenses 197,633
Total 852,216
Source of funds
General fund 594,014
Transportation fund 87,992
Special funds 170,210
Total 852,216
Sec.22.Buildings and general services - communications & information technology
Personal services 2,456,311
Operating expenses 3,341,100
Total 5,797,411
Source of funds
Internal service funds 5,797,411
Sec.23.Buildings and general services - state surplus property
Personal services 40,628
Operating expenses 29,908
Total 70,536
Source of funds
Internal service funds 70,536
Sec.24.Buildings and general services - federal surplus property
Personal services 37,860
Operating expenses 62,755
Total 100,615
Source of funds
Enterprise funds 100,615
Sec.25.Buildings and general services - workers' compensation insurance
Personal services 727,418
Operating expenses 192,698
Total 920,116
Source of funds
Internal service funds 920,116
Sec.26.Buildings and general services - general liability insurance
Personal services 285,133
Operating expenses 397,250
Total 682,383
Source of funds
Internal service funds 682,383
(a) The establishment of two (2) new classified positions - one (1) Industrial Hygienist and one (1) Administrative Assistant - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.27.Buildings and general services - all other insurance
Personal services 27,614
Operating expenses 14,807
Total 42,421
Source of funds
Internal service funds 42,421
Sec.28.Buildings and general services - information centers
Personal services 2,262,163
Operating expenses 655,302
Grants 175,000
Total 3,092,465
Source of funds
General fund 313,729
Transportation fund 2,726,736
Special funds 52,000
Total 3,092,465
Sec.29.Tax - administration/collection
Personal services 8,797,380
Operating expenses 2,289,571
Total 11,086,951
Source of funds
General fund 10,412,214
Transportation fund 258,427
Special funds 331,310
Interdepartmental transfer 85,000
Total 11,086,951
(a) The establishment of two (2) new classified positions - one (1) Tax Examiner III and one (1) Tax Examiner II - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
(b) The establishment of one (1) new exempt position - Research Economist - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.30.Libraries
Personal services 1,584,301
Operating expenses 1,076,230
Grants 91,300
Total 2,751,831
Source of funds
General fund 1,932,931
Federal funds 688,700
Special funds 64,200
Interdepartmental transfer 66,000
Total 2,751,831
Sec. 30a. 22 V.S.A. § 610 is added to read:
§ 610. NONPROFIT FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES
The state librarian is authorized to establish a nonprofit foundation for the purpose of raising funds from private sources to enhance public library services in Vermont. All funds from private sources shall be used for grants to Vermont public libraries as defined by section 101 of this title to further any purpose considered to be in harmony with the original purpose of the gift. The state librarian shall not spend more than $5,000.00 of appropriated funds in any one fiscal year to establish and to administer the nonprofit foundation. No funds raised from private sources shall be used by the state librarian to replace funds appropriated for the operation of the department of libraries. Annually, the state librarian shall file a report with the general assembly describing the funds received and grants made by the foundation.
Sec.31.Geographic information system
Grants 382,041
Source of funds
Special funds 382,041
Sec.32.Auditor of accounts
Personal services 1,375,000
Operating expenses 80,193
Total 1,455,193
Source of funds
General fund 435,718
Transportation fund 69,490
Special funds 49,173
Internal service fund 900,812
Total 1,455,193
Sec.33.State treasurer
Personal services 1,845,825
Operating expenses 330,865
Total 2,176,690
Source of funds
General fund 494,001
Transportation fund 121,214
Special funds 963,545
Expendable trust 597,930
Total 2,176,690
(a) The establishment of one (1) new classified position - Education and Communications Specialist - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.34.Vermont state retirement system
Personal services 9,662,141
Operating expenses 97,597
Total 9,759,738
Source of funds
Special funds 9,759,738
Sec.35.Municipal employees' retirement system
Personal services 773,965
Operating expenses 35,368
Total 809,333
Source of funds
Special funds 809,333
Sec.36.State labor relations board
Personal services 145,744
Operating expenses 23,540
Total 169,284
Source of funds
General fund 158,663
Transportation fund 5,412
Special funds 5,209
Total 169,284
Sec.37.Executive office
Personal services 998,504
Operating expenses 222,576
Grants 51,978
Unrestricted fund 13,000
Total 1,286,058
Source of funds
General fund 990,249
Transportation fund 183,709
Special funds 3,100
Interdepartmental transfer 109,000
Total 1,286,058
Sec.38.Executive office - national and community service
Personal services 177,159
Operating expenses 86,335
Grants 1,272,320
Total 1,535,814
Source of funds
General fund 56,069
Federal funds 1,460,847
Interdepartmental transfer 18,898
Total 1,535,814
Sec.39.VOSHA review board
Personal services 26,000
Operating expenses 3,000
Total 29,000
Source of funds
General fund 11,645
Federal funds 17,355
Total 29,000
Sec.40.Use tax reimbursement fund - municipal current use
Other 4,260,000
Source of funds
General fund 2,096,250
Transportation fund 2,163,750
Total 4,260,000
Sec.41.Lieutenant governor
Personal services 100,321
Operating expenses 7,414
Total 107,735
Source of funds
General fund 85,691
Transportation fund 22,044
Total 107,735
Sec.42.Legislature
Other 4,179,758
Source of funds
General fund 3,322,821
Transportation fund 856,937
Total 4,179,758
Sec.43.Legislative council
Personal services 1,574,611
Operating expenses 12,000
Total 1,586,611
Source of funds
General fund 1,316,558
Transportation fund 270,053
Total 1,586,611
Sec.44.Sergeant at arms
Personal services 209,267
Operating expenses 44,942
Total 254,209
Source of funds
General fund 206,366
Transportation fund 47,843
Total 254,209
Sec.45.Joint fiscal committee
Personal services 711,376
Operating expenses 31,676
Total 743,052
Source of funds
General fund 584,681
Transportation fund 158,371
Total 743,052
(a) The establishment of one (1) new exempt position – Fiscal Analyst – is authorized in fiscal year 2000.
Sec.46.Lottery commission
Personal services 946,690
Operating expenses 732,800
Total 1,679,490
Source of funds
Enterprise funds 1,679,490
Sec.47.Payments in lieu of taxes
Grants 1,650,000
Source of funds
General fund 1,250,000
Special funds 400,000
Total 1,650,000
(a) The above appropriation is for state payments in lieu of property taxes under subchapter 4 of chapter 123 of Title 32 and said payments shall be calculated in addition to, and without regard to, the appropriations in Secs. 48 and 49 of this act.
(b) Of the above appropriation, $1,000,000.00 in general funds shall be considered a one-time appropriation.
Sec.48.Payments in lieu of taxes - Montpelier services
Grants 184,000
Source of funds
General fund 184,000
Sec.49.Payments in lieu of taxes - correctional facilities
Grants 40,000
Source of funds
General fund 40,000
Sec.50.Total general government 87,246,586
Source of funds
General fund 39,992,728
Transportation fund 10,439,525
Federal funds 2,171,902
Special funds 13,085,803
Enterprise funds 1,780,105
Expendable trust 597,930
Internal service funds 17,938,669
Interdepartmental transfer 1,239,924
Total 87,246,586
Sec.51.Protection to persons and property - Attorney general
Personal services 4,005,943
Operating expenses 408,200
Total 4,414,143
Source of funds
General fund 2,174,593
Transportation fund 81,696
Federal funds 460,000
Special funds 670,113
Tobacco fund 190,000
Interdepartmental transfer 837,741
Total 4,414,143
(a) The establishment of two (2) new exempt positions - Assistant Attorney General - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.52.Vermont court diversion
Grants 862,626
Source of funds
General fund 453,072
Transportation fund 177,804
Special funds 231,750
Total 862,626
Sec.53.Center for crime victim services
Personal services 459,421
Operating expenses 136,363
Grants 3,799,941
Other 575,000
Total 4,970,725
Source of funds
General fund 587,230
Federal funds 3,389,495
Special funds 994,000
Total 4,970,725
Sec.54.State's attorneys
Personal services 6,268,458
Operating expenses 687,956
Grants 120,000
Total 7,076,414
Source of funds
General fund 4,952,958
Transportation fund 436,856
Federal funds 353,000
Special funds 118,600
Interdepartmental transfer 1,215,000
Total 7,076,414
(a) The establishment of two new exempt positions - one (1) Deputy State’s Attorney and one (1) Secretary IV - is authorized for Chittenden County in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.55.Sheriffs
Personal services 1,964,360
Operating expenses 235,900
Total 2,200,260
Source of funds
General fund 1,531,839
Transportation fund 668,421
Total 2,200,260
(a) Of the above appropriation, $15,000.00 shall be transferred to the state's attorneys office as reimbursement for the cost of the executive director's salary.
(b) The establishment of six (6) new exempt positions - Deputy Sheriff - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.56.Defender general - public defense
Personal services 4,388,278
Operating expenses 440,724
Total 4,829,002
Source of funds
General fund 3,904,039
Transportation fund 623,234
Federal funds 40,000
Special funds 261,729
Total 4,829,002
(a) The establishment of two (2) new exempt positions - one (1) Staff Attorney and one (1) Investigator - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 56a. Sec. 57 of No. 62 of the Acts of 1999, as amended by Sec. 12 of No. 66 of the Acts of 2000, is further amended to read:
Sec. 57. Defender general - public defense
Personal services 4,157,956 4,183,956
Operating expenses 440,724 474,724
Total 4,598,680 4,658,680
Source of funds
General fund 3,698,676 3,758,676
Transportation fund 600,692 600,692
Federal funds 48,000 48,000
Special funds 251,312 251,312
Total 4,598,680 4,658,680
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Sec. 56b. INDIGENT DEFENSE TASK FORCE STUDY
(a) An indigent defense task force shall study the structure of and funding for the office of the defender general and ways to improve services to clients. Former chief justice Frederic W. Allen shall be chair of the task force. The remaining membership of the task force shall consist of two members appointed by the Governor, two members appointed by the chief justice of the Vermont supreme court, and two members appointed by the Vermont bar association. The first meeting of the task force shall take place on or before July 1, 2000. Members of the task force shall have backgrounds in law enforcement, public defense, prosecution and the judiciary; but not be currently employed in these areas nor currently employed by any criminal justice agency or by the judiciary. The task force study shall review the structure and funding of public defender services in Vermont and in other states, and alternative models for organizing and delivering public defender services. Subjects of study shall include, but not be limited to: the process by which counsel is assigned, including eligibility criteria; the use of assigned counsel contractors and ad hoc counsel; current budget allocation and management of provision of services; oversight of work performed on behalf of clients; processes to measure quality of service; the functions and role of independent public-defense commissions in other states; a comparison of salaries among the criminal justice agencies in Vermont and in other states; training, supervision, and mentoring needs within the defender general’s office. The task force may utilize the assistance of staff from the joint fiscal office and legislative council, and information should be made available from the department of finance and management, attorney general’s office, defender general, department of public safety, state’s attorneys, center for justice research, court administrator, and supreme court, as well as consulting services available through federal funding. The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the house and senate committees on judiciary, appropriations, and government operations on November 15, 2000.
Sec.57.Defender general - assigned counsel
Personal services 2,170,050
Operating expenses 34,505
Total 2,204,555
Source of funds
General fund 1,944,549
Transportation fund 260,006
Total 2,204,555
Sec.58.Military - administrative
Personal services 567,995
Operating expenses 455,962
Grants 142,000
Total 1,165,957
Source of funds
General fund 1,130,957
Special funds 35,000
Total 1,165,957
(a) $200,000.00 shall be transferred to the Vermont student assistance corporation for the national guard scholarship program, which is comprised of $142,000.00 of the above appropriation and $58,000.00 carry-forward fiscal year 2000 funds.
(b) Total grants under 16 V.S.A. chapter 87, subchapter 4A shall not exceed $200,000.00 in fiscal year 2001, nor shall commitments or obligations be made for expenditure amounts above $200,000.00 in fiscal year 2002.
Sec.59.Military - veterans' affairs
Personal services 126,439
Operating expenses 21,265
Grants 74,000
Total 221,704
Source of funds
General fund 221,704
(a) The establishment of one (1) new classified position - Veterans’ Coordinator - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.60.Military - army service contract
Personal services 927,812
Operating expenses 1,506,620
Total 2,434,432
Source of funds
General fund 102,492
Federal funds 2,331,940
Total 2,434,432
Sec.61.Military - air service contract
Personal services 2,518,585
Operating expenses 482,400
Total 3,000,985
Source of funds
General fund 244,401
Federal funds 2,756,584
Total 3,000,985
Sec.62.Military - building maintenance
Personal services 537,098
Operating expenses 130,030
Total 667,128
Source of funds
General fund 667,128
(a) The establishment of one (1) new classified position - Military Maintenance Specialist - is authorized in fiscal year 2001.
Sec.63.Labor and Industry
Personal services 3,878,593
Operating expenses 921,700
Total 4,800,293
Source of funds
General fund 704,265
Federal funds 470,196
Special funds 3,580,832
Interdepartmental transfer 45,000
Total 4,800,293
Sec.64.Criminal justice training council
Personal services 605,909
Operating expenses 266,286
Total 872,195
Source of funds
General fund 150,255
Transportation fund 346,281