HB3963 Summary

• Appropriates $1,329,925,400 total for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, comprised of $23,150,000 in General Funds, $290,486,000 in Other State Funds, and $1,016,289,400 in Federal Funds.

• Allocates $275,000,000 from the Federal Workforce Training Fund for workforce training programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

• Provides $415,000,000 combined for energy assistance programs, including $165,000,000 for supplemental low-income energy assistance, $25,000,000 for weatherization programs, and $330,000,000 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant program.

• Distributes $260,000,000 from the Community Development/Small Cities Block Grant Fund for community development grants, loans, and technical assistance to local governments and eligible recipients.

• Effective July 1, 2017, contingent on Senate Bill 2063 (Unbalanced Budget Response Act) becoming law.