HB6038 Summary

• Appropriates $1,740,224,200 total to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, consisting of $31,397,600 in General Funds, $406,537,200 in Other State Funds, and $1,302,289,400 in Federal Funds.

• Funds general administration operations including personnel services, contractual services, and technology infrastructure across multiple departmental offices.

• Appropriates $275,000,000 for workforce training grants and $420,000,000 for community development and housing assistance programs.

• Funds energy assistance programs totaling $510,000,000 including low-income home energy assistance, weatherization, and renewable energy initiatives.

• Allocates $20,000,000 for coal technology development and includes funding for tourism promotion, entrepreneurship programs, film office, and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act initiatives.