SB 216 Summary

• Makes supplemental operating appropriations totaling $151,734,500 for fiscal year 2024 to various state agencies including Corrections ($31.9M), Natural Resources ($95.8M), Health ($9M), and Transportation ($8.1M).

• Appropriates $50,943,000 for capital projects including $38.5M for HUD Community Development Block Grants for disaster recovery, $3.3M for Alaska Marine Highway System vessel overhaul, and $3M for energy infrastructure programs.

• Extends federal appropriations for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation ($127M for housing programs), extends Department of Health reappropriations for COVID-19 testing and vaccination through fiscal year 2027, and appropriates $29.8M to University of Alaska for drone research, critical minerals research, and mariculture development.

• Appropriates $889,000 to Department of Law for judgments and settlements and $375,000 to Department of Administration for elected public officers' retirement system benefit payments.

• Takes effect immediately and is retroactive to July 1, 2023 if enacted after June 30, 2024.