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5	5		By Representatives Reynolds, Blackshear
6	6		RFD: Ways and Means General Fund
7	7		First Read: 05-Feb-25
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	12	+	5 3YWAZEE-1 01/31/2025 EBO-DHC EBO JT EBO-2024-35
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14	14		First Read: 05-Feb-25
	15	+	SYNOPSIS:
	16	+	This bill makes supplemental appropriations for
	17	+	the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025: from Alabama
	18	+	State Board of Public Accountancy Fund to the Alabama
	19	+	State Board of Public Accountancy in the amount of
	20	+	$100,000; from Court Automation Fund to the Unified
	21	+	Judicial System in the amount of $12,789,146; from
	22	+	Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund to the
	23	+	Unified Judicial System in the amount of $7,656,820;
	24	+	and amends Act 2024-355, the General Fund Appropriation
	25	+	Bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, to
	26	+	increase the amount appropriated to the Alabama
	27	+	Department of Transportation for paying the principal
	28	+	of and interest on bonds issued for the purposes of
	29	+	public highways and bridges .
15	30		A BILL
16	31		TO BE ENTITLED
17	32		AN ACT
18	33		To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
19	34		ending September 30, 2025: from Alabama State Board of Public
20	35		Accountancy Fund to the Alabama State Board of Public
21	36		Accountancy in the amount of $100,000; from Court Automation
22		-	Fund to the Unified Judicial System in the amount of
23		-	$8,017,325; from Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund to
24		-	the Unified Judicial System in the amount of $4,588,740; and
25		-	to amend Act 2024-355, the General Fund Appropriation Bill for
26		-	the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, to increase the
27		-	amount appropriated to the Alabama Department of
28		-	Transportation for paying the principal of and interest on
29		-	bonds issued for the purposes of public highways and bridges.
30		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
31		-	Section 1. In addition to all other appropriations
32		-	heretofore and hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated
33		-	$100,000 from Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy Fund
34		-	to the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy for the
35		-	fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
36		-	Section 2. In addition to all other appropriations
37		-	heretofore and hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated
38		-	$8,017,325 from Court Automation Fund to the Unified Judicial
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68		-	$8,017,325 from Court Automation Fund to the Unified Judicial
	66	+	Accountancy in the amount of $100,000; from Court Automation
	67	+	Fund to the Unified Judicial System in the amount of
	68	+	$12,789,146; from Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund
	69	+	to the Unified Judicial System in the amount of $7,656,820;
	70	+	and to amend Act 2024-355, the General Fund Appropriation Bill
	71	+	for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, to increase the
	72	+	amount appropriated to the Alabama Department of
	73	+	Transportation for paying the principal of and interest on
	74	+	bonds issued for the purposes of public highways and bridges.
	75	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	76	+	Section 1. In addition to all other appropriations
	77	+	heretofore and hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated
	78	+	$100,000 from Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy Fund
	79	+	to the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy for the
	80	+	fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
	81	+	Section 2. In addition to all other appropriations
	82	+	heretofore and hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated
	83	+	$12,789,146 from Court Automation Fund to the Unified Judicial
69	84		System for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
70		-	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the funds
71		-	appropriated under this section may be spent on salaries and
72		-	personnel costs and for other general operations of the
73		-	Unified Judicial System.
74	85		Section 3. In addition to all other appropriations
75	86		heretofore and hereafter made, there is hereby appropriated
76		-	$4,~~588~~,~~740~~ from Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund to
	87	+	$7,656,820 from Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund to
77	88		the Unified Judicial System for the fiscal year ending
78		-	September 30, 2025. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
79		-	the funds appropriated under this section may be spent on
80		-	salaries and personnel costs and for other general operations
81		-	of the Unified Judicial System.
	89	+	September 30, 2025.
82	90		Section 4. Section 3C of Act 2024-355, the General
83	91		Appropriations Act for the fiscal year ending September 30,
84	92		2025, is hereby amended as follows:
85	93		"124. Transportation Department of...
86	94		There is hereby appropriated for payment of the
87		-	principal of and the interest on all bonds heretofore or
88		-	hereafter issued for public highways and bridge purposes, or
89		-	either, by the State of Alabama, Alabama Federal Aid Highway
90		-	Finance Authority, Alabama Highway Finance Corporation, or
91		-	Alabama Industrial Access Road and Bridge Corporation, a total
92		-	of $113,253,921 $126,253,921 or so much thereof as may be
93		-	necessary for payment of said principal and interest at their
94		-	respective maturities, of the revenues pledged for such
95		-	payment. There is also hereby appropriated an amount not to
96		-	exceed $25,000,000 as an annual contribution to the Alabama
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	124	+	There is hereby appropriated for payment of the
	125	+	principal of and the interest on all bonds heretofore or
	126	+	hereafter issued for public highways and bridge purposes, or
	127	+	either, by the State of Alabama, Alabama Federal Aid Highway
	128	+	Finance Authority, Alabama Highway Finance Corporation, or
	129	+	Alabama Industrial Access Road and Bridge Corporation, a total
	130	+	of $113,253,921 $126,253,921 or so much thereof as may be
	131	+	necessary for payment of said principal and interest at their
	132	+	respective maturities, of the revenues pledged for such
	133	+	payment. There is also hereby appropriated an amount not to
126	134		exceed $25,000,000 as an annual contribution to the Alabama
127	135		Transportation Infrastructure Bank, if needed, for payment of
128	136		debt service. The Director of Transportation, with the consent
129	137		of the Governor and the Director of Finance, shall have the
130	138		authority to transfer any appropriation or any portion thereof
131	139		between and among subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) of this
132	140		section whenever such transfer shall be necessary to assure
133	141		maximum utilization of federal matching funds which shall
134	142		become available. In the event that there shall not be
135	143		sufficient funds available for payment of all appropriations
136	144		hereinabove made, the following provisions shall be
137	145		applicable. In the event of such insufficiency in respect of
138	146		said revenues accruing to the Department of Transportation:
139	147		(1) the appropriation made for Debt Service in subdivisions
140	148		(a) and (b) hereof shall be paid in full, and (2) the
141	149		appropriations from the revenues accruing to the Department of
142	150		Transportation that are herein made for the purposes referred
143	151		to in subdivisions (a), (b) and (c) except for Debt Service,
144	152		hereof shall be allocated among the purposes referred to in
145		-	said subdivisions in such order and with such priorities as
146		-	the Director of the Department of Transportation shall from
147		-	time to time direct. The funds appropriated in subdivisions
148		-	(a) and (c) hereof, for the matching federal funds, shall not
149		-	revert at the end of the fiscal year for which such
150		-	appropriations are made but shall remain available for the
151		-	purposes for which such appropriations were made. In addition
152		-	to all appropriations hereinabove made, there is hereby
153		-	appropriated to the Department of Transportation all federal
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	182	+	hereof shall be allocated among the purposes referred to in
	183	+	said subdivisions in such order and with such priorities as
	184	+	the Director of the Department of Transportation shall from
	185	+	time to time direct. The funds appropriated in subdivisions
	186	+	(a) and (c) hereof, for the matching federal funds, shall not
	187	+	revert at the end of the fiscal year for which such
	188	+	appropriations are made but shall remain available for the
	189	+	purposes for which such appropriations were made. In addition
	190	+	to all appropriations hereinabove made, there is hereby
	191	+	appropriated to the Department of Transportation all federal
184	192		funds accruing thereto to be expended only for the purpose for
185	193		which such Funds are made available."
186	194		Section 5. This act shall become effective immediately
187	195		upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or its
188	196		otherwise becoming law.
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194		-	otherwise becoming law.
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196		-	Read for the first time and referred
197		-	to the House of Representatives
198		-	committee on Ways and Means General
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201		-	Read for the second time and placed
202		-	on the calendar:
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205		-	Read for the third time and passed
206		-	as amended
207		-	Yeas 98
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212		-	Clerk
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