HOUSE BILL NO. 1793

By Representatives McDaniel, Kisber, Stamps, Davis, Walley, Bittle, Boyer

Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1698

By Senators Henry, McNally, Gilbert, Atchley, Elsea, Person, Leatherwood, Jordan, Miller, Ramsey, Williams, Carter, Crowe, Koella

AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1996 and July 1, 1997, in the administration, operation and maintenance of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices and agencies of the state; for certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay, for the service of the public debt, for emergency and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide provisional continuing appropriations; and to establish certain provisions, limitations and restrictions under which appropriations may be obligated and expended. This act makes appropriations for the purposes described above for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1996 and July 1, 1997.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. That appropriations hereinafter set out are hereby made for the purpose of defraying the expenses of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, in the administration, operation and maintenance of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices and agencies of the state, and for certain state aid and obligations and for capital outlay; for the service of the public debt, and for emergency and contingency, all according to the following schedule:

1. General Assembly - Legislative Expense $ 3,535,000.00

2. House of Representatives 8,098,700.00

3. State Senate 4,351,400.00

4. Office of Legislative Administration 507,300.00

5. Legislative Information Services........................................ 864,400.00

6. Office of Legal Services 1,727,000.00

7. Tennessee Code Commission 69,500.00

8. Select Oversight Committee on Corrections 203,800.00

9. Select Committee on Children and Youth 108,200.00

1. Appellate and Trial Courts $ 32,476,100.00

2. Supreme Court Buildings 1,248,400.00

3. Child Support Referees 268,600.00

4. Indigent Defendants' Counsel 8,063,500.00

5. Civil Legal Representation Fund......................................... 1,600,000.00

6. Verbatim Transcripts 3,012,400.00

7. Tennessee State Law Libraries 693,200.00

8. Judicial Conference 202,700.00

9. Judicial Committees 129,300.00

10. State Court Clerks' Conference 155,100.00

11. Administrative Office of the Courts 4,087,300.00

12. Appellate Court Clerks 140,300.00

1. Constitutional and Quasi-Judicial

1. Attorney General and Reporter

1.1 Attorney General $ 11,126,900.00

1.2 Publication of Tennessee Reports 169,200.00

1.3 Special Litigation 187,600.00

2. District Attorneys General

2.1 District Attorneys General $ 34,523,400.00

2.2 District Attorneys General Conference 206,800.00

2.3 Executive Director 728,800.00

2.4 IV-D Child Support 254,900.00

3. Department of State

3.1 Secretary of State $ 6,026,200.00

3.2 State Election Commission 1,798,600.00

3.3 Public Documents 842,300.00

3.4 Library and Archives 4,865,900.00

3.5 Regional Libraries 5,985,900.00

3.6 Registry of Election Finance 277,900.00

4. Public Defenders

4.1 District Public Defenders $ 16,520,100.00

4.2 Executive Director 539,000.00

4.3 Shelby County Public Defender 2,533,300.00

4.4 Davidson County Public Defender 1,247,500.00

5. Comptroller of the Treasury

5.1 Division of Administration $ 517,300.00

5.2 Office of Management Services 3,409,600.00

5.3 Division of State Audit 5,399,200.00

5.4 Division of County Audit 3,662,900.00

5.5 Division of Municipal Audit 931,100.00

5.6 Division of Bond Finance 211,000.00

5.7 Office of Local Government 250,700.00

5.8 Division of Property Assessments 6,051,900.00

5.9 Tax Relief 10,546,600.00

5.10 State Board of Equalization 2,073,500.00

5.11 Division of Local Finance 240,300.00

5.12 Offices of Research & Education Accountability 826,600.00

5.13 Office of State Assessed Properties 508,900.00

6. Post-Conviction Defender Commission

6.1 Post-Conviction Defender Commission....................... $ 655,300.00

7. Department of Treasury

7.1 Treasury Department $ 671,000.00

8. Claims and Compensation

8.1 Criminal Injuries Compensation $ 5,827,600.00

1. Governor's Office

1.1 Governor's Office $ 3,222,700.00

1.2 Intergovernmental Conferences &

Special Operations $ 354,100.00

2. Commissions

2.1 Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth $ 1,200,900.00

2.2 Tennessee Commission on Aging 3,458,100.00

2.3 Alcoholic Beverage Commission 1,657,600.00

2.4 Tennessee Human Rights Commission 964,100.00

2.5 Health Facilities Commission 508,100.00

2.6 Tennessee Corrections Institute 548,700.00

2.7 Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family

Court Judges 339,000.00

2.8 Tennessee Regulatory Authority 4,631,000.00

2.9 Advisory Commission on

Intergovernmental Relations 406,900.00

2.10 Tennessee Arts Commission 2,131,300.00

2.11 Tennessee State Museum 1,893,500.00

2.12 Board of Paroles 16,329,300.00

3. Department of Finance and Administration

3.1 Administration $ 945,000.00

3.2 Budget Division 1,739,000.00

3.3 Division of Accounts 2,953,200.00

3.4 Criminal Justice Programs 167,700.00

3.5 Resource Development and Support 671,800.00

3.6 Capital Projects Management 2,053,500.00

3.7 Real Property Management 163,300.00

Community Development. 94,100.00

Total Department of Finance

4. Department of Personnel

4.1 Executive Administration $ 1,484,900.00

4.2 Human Resource Development 650,400.00

4.3 Technical Services 1,456,200.00

5. Department of General Services

5.1 Administration $ 519,600.00

5.2 Property Utilization 600.00

5.3 Property Services Management 1,414,300.00

5.4 Purchasing 22,000.00

Total Department of General Services $ 1,956,500.00

1. Administration $ 2,461,100.00

2. Animal Industries 1,305,800.00

3. Plant Industries 714,500.00

4. Quality and Standards 3,857,300.00

5. Marketing 1,074,400.00

6. Commodity Distribution 273,800.00

7. Agricultural Fairs and Promotions 314,500.00

8. Agricultural Resources 654,900.00

9. Technical Services 2,970,800.00

10. Forestry 14,561,100.00

11. Forestry Maintenance 158,500.00

1. Administration and Marketing $ 8,980,300.00

1. Administrative Services $ 2,922,600.00

2. Conservation Administration 1,051,900.00

3. Historical Commission 1,069,700.00

4. Archaeology 416,700.00

5. Geology 1,008,200.00

6. Tennessee State Parks 20,303,400.00

7. Natural Heritage 414,800.00

8. Tennessee State Parks Maintenance 3,356,500.00

9. Maintenance of Historic Sites 163,200.00

10. West Tennessee River Basin Authority 648,600.00

11. Environment Administration 1,082,200.00

12. Used Oil Collection Program 1,222,900.00

13. Tennessee Dry Cleaners Environmental Response Fund 2,314,300.00

14. Environmental Assistance 734,000.00

15. Air Pollution Control 1,808,800.00

16. Radiological Health 333,900.00

17. Construction Grants and Loans 1,843,600.00

18. Water Pollution Control 4,667,400.00

19. Solid Waste Management 1,735,000.00

20. Abandoned Lands 500,000.00

21. Hazardous Waste Remedial Action Fund 1,000,000.00

22. Water Supply 632,700.00

23. Groundwater Protection 2,844,600.00

24. Underground Storage Tanks 16,626,700.00

25. Solid Waste Assistance Fund 8,977,700.00

26. Environmental Protection Fund 29,647,200.00

1. Wildlife $ 25,979,100.00

1. Administration $ 9,548,000.00

2. Field Services 21,664,200.00

3. State Prosecutions 71,245,200.00

4. Knoxville Community Service Center 2,821,600.00

5. Tennessee Correction Academy 3,114,200.00

6. Nashville Community Service Center 4,685,800.00

7. Wayne County Boot Camp 7,122,100.00

8. Chattanooga Community Service Center 2,543,200.00

9. Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary 12,052,400.00

10. Cold Creek Correctional Center 12,052,900.00

11. Tennessee Prison for Women 10,193,400.00

12. Turney Center Industrial Prison and Farm 16,574,600.00

13. Mark Luttrell Reception Center 9,222,500.00

14. Middle Tennessee Reception Center 12,007,000.00

15. Southeast Tennessee State Regional

Correctional Facility 13,626,500.00

16. Morgan County Regional Correctional Facility 12,827,900.00

17. Major Maintenance 2,792,600.00

18. Local Correctional Programs 8,566,600.00

19. Carter County Work Camp 3,646,400.00

20. Lake County Regional Correctional Facility 10,452,600.00

21. West Tennessee High Security Facility 13,960,900.00

22. Riverbend Maximum Security Institution 15,730,000.00

23. Northeast Correctional Center 19,645,700.00

24. South Central Correctional Center 18,409,900.00

25. Northwest Correctional Center 18,591,600.00

26. DeBerry Special Needs Facility 32,746,800.00

27. Tennessee Correctional Work Center 2,671,200.00

28. Incarceration Agreement - Hardeman County 21,021,300.00

29. TriCor ..................................... 264,600.00

30. Lauderdale County Prison Complex 4,323,000.00

31. Sentencing Act of 1985 22,188,400.00

8. Department of Economic and

1. Administrative and Support Services $ 3,811,000.00

2. Division of Industrial Development 2,006,300.00

3. Division of Business Development 663,800.00

4. 95 County Jobs Program 7,000,000.00

5. Division of Community Development 2,871,300.00

6. Division of Energy 158,900.00

7. Industrial Training Service 3,568,400.00

1. Administrative Services

1.1 Administration $ 5,913,300.00

1.2 State Board of Education 580,600.00

2. Kindergarten, Elementary and Secondary

2.1 State Programs

a. Curriculum and Instruction $ 2,919,500.00

b. Career Ladder 109,254,000.00

c. BEP and Other LEA Support 2,154,749,600.00

d. Driver Education 1,700,000.00

e. Adult and Community Education 2,803,400.00

f. Training and Professional Development 2,327,900.00

g. Grants-In-Aid 2,288,600.00

h. Technology, Infrastructure, and Support Systems 2,906,100.00

i. Accountability 6,500,300.00

2.2 Federally Funded and Supported Programs

a. Improving School Programs 152,500.00

b. Child Nutrition 4,931,200.00

c. Special Education Services 4,431,400.00

d. Tennessee Early Childhood Services 2,174,500.00

Subtotal Federally Funded

and Supported Programs $ 11,689,600.00

Total Kindergarten,

3. Vocational Education

3.1 Vocational Education Programs $ 3,966,700.00

4. Special Schools

4.1 Alvin C. York Institute $ 2,908,000.00

4.2 Tennessee School for the Blind 6,328,100.00

4.3 Tennessee School for the Deaf 8,729,100.00

4.4 West Tennessee School for the Deaf 1,346,500.00

4.5 Major Maintenance 239,000.00

1.1 Tennessee Higher Education Commission $ 1,607,400.00

1.2 Contract Education 2,405,000.00

1.3 Tennessee Student Assistance Awards 18,024,100.00

1.4 Tennessee Student Assistance

Corporation 822,000.00

1.5 Loan/Scholarship Programs 875,000.00

1.6 Tennessee Foreign Language Institute 234,600.00

1.7 THEC Grants 2,764,700.00

2. Excellence Initiatives

2.1 Academic Scholars Programs $ 251,800.00

2.2 Centers of Excellence 17,062,900.00

2.3 Campus Centers of Emphasis 1,235,000.00

3. University of Tennessee System

a. U.T. University-Wide Administration $ 2,117,500.00

b. U.T. Institute for Public Service 4,142,000.00

c. U.T. Municipal Technical

Advisory Service 1,189,600.00

d. U.T. County Technical

Assistance Service 916,100.00

e. U.T. Space Institute 6,362,100.00

Subtotal Administrative and

3.2 Agricultural Services

a. U.T. Agricultural Experiment Stations $ 17,922,500.00

b. U.T. Agricultural Extension Service 20,585,500.00

c. U.T. Veterinary Medicine 11,054,400.00

3.3 Medical Education

a. U.T. Memphis $ 46,083,900.00

b. U.T. Family Medicine 4,352,800.00

c. U.T. College of Medicine 33,285,100.00

3.4 University Campuses

a. U.T. Chattanooga $ 32,083,600.00

b. U.T. Knoxville 145,029,000.00

c. U.T. Martin 24,470,100.00

4.1 Administration

a. Tennessee Board of Regents $ 3,019,300.00

4.2 Medical Education

a. East Tennessee State

University - College of Medicine $ 19,465,600.00

b. East Tennessee State

University - Family Practice 2,955,700.00

4.3 Regional Universities

a. Austin Peay State University $ 25,075,600.00

b. East Tennessee State University 44,317,000.00

c. University of Memphis 88,970,700.00

d. Middle Tennessee State University 61,733,500.00

e. Tennessee State University 31,357,800.00

f. Tennessee Technological University 37,093,200.00

4.4 Community Colleges and Technical

Institutes

a. State Technical Institute at Memphis $ 17,748,200.00

b. Nashville State Technical Institute 9,398,300.00

c. Pellissippi State Technical

Community College 14,971,700.00

d. Northeast State Technical

Community College 7,430,300.00

e. Chattanooga State Technical

Community College 18,075,800.00

f. Cleveland State Community College 7,941,600.00

g. Columbia State Community College 8,359,700.00

h. Dyersburg State Community College 4,786,800.00

i. Jackson State Community College 8,093,400.00

j. Motlow State Community College 7,112,800.00

k. Roane State Community College 13,306,900.00

l. Shelby State Community College 15,433,200.00

m. Volunteer State Community College 11,620,700.00

n. Walters State Community College 12,332,700.00

Subtotal Community Colleges and Technical

4.5 Technology Centers

a. Tennessee Technology Centers $ 28,881,900.00

Subtotal Technology Centers $ 28,881,900.00

1. Insurance $ 2,318,300.00

2. Consumer Affairs 616,400.00

3. Tennessee Racing Commission 60,200.00

4. Regulatory Boards 13,547,900.00

4.1 Real Estate Education and Recovery Fund 45,100.00

4.2 Auctioneer Education and Recovery Fund 28,600.00

12. Department of Financial

1. Administration $ 923,200.00

2. Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (TOSHA) 3,202,600.00

3. Workers' Compensation 6,899,900.00

4. Mines 410,300.00

5. Labor Standards 719,900.00

14. Department of Mental Health and

1.1 Administrative Services Division $ 6,492,900.00

2. Mental Health Services

2.1 Mental Health Services Administration $ 967,200.00

2.2 Non-TennCare Mental Health Services 109,712,600.00

2.3 Lakeshore Mental Health Institute 1,048,800.00

2.4 Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute 1,660,000.00

2.5 Western Mental Health Institute 1,185,000.00

2.6 Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute 1,782,200.00

2.7 Memphis Mental Health Institute 44,800.00

2.8 Community Mental Health Services 21,200.00

3. Mental Retardation Services

3.1 Mental Retardation Administration $ 4,180,400.00

3.2 Developmental Disabilities Council 80,600.00

3.3 Community Mental Retardation Services 27,335,300.00

3.4 Regional Offices of Community Services 6,118,600.00

3.5 Arlington Developmental Center 1,632,800.00

3.6 Clover Bottom Developmental Center 1,486,900.00

3.7 Greene Valley Developmental Center 443,900.00

3.8 Nat T. Winston Developmental Center 283,200.00

Total Mental Retardation Services $ 41,561,700.00

1. Administration $ 1,692,100.00

2. Army National Guard 586,200.00

3. Air National Guard 931,300.00

4. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency 1,069,500.00

5. Armories Maintenance 735,700.00

1. Administration

1.1 Executive Administration $ 3,335,300.00

1.2 Administrative Services 2,595,400.00

1.3 Information Resources 4,069,700.00

2. Manpower Resources And Facilities

2.1 Health Care Facilities $ 3,080,700.00

2.2 Emergency Medical Services 686,900.00

2.3 Laboratory Services 6,809,400.00

2.4 Health Related Boards 5,649,600.00

3. Community Health Services

3.1 Health Services $ 9,022,600.00

3.2 Division of General Environmental Health 5,084,500.00

3.3 Chronic Renal Disease Control 474,000.00

3.4 Hemophilia 692,300.00

3.5 Alcohol and Drug Services 8,864,400.00

3.6 Maternal and Child Health 3,458,800.00

3.7 Division of Special Services 111,800.00

3.8 Communicable Disease Control 5,058,800.00

3.9 HSA Medical Programs 2,348,600.00

3.10 Population Based Services 6,419,600.00

4. Local Health

4.1 Local Health Services $ 5,827,400.00

5. Health Grant Assistance Programs

5.1 Nursing Home Grant Assistance Program $ 15,000,000.00

1. Administration

1.1 Administration $ 19,279,800.00

1.2 Field Operations 5,619,600.00

1.3 County Rentals 3,700,700.00

2. Family Assistance Services

2.1 Child Support $ 2,449,100.00

2.2 Temporary Cash Assistance 7,496,000.00

2.3 Family Assistance Services 38,462,900.00

3. Social Services

3.1 Community Services $ 54,841,300.00

4. Rehabilitative Services

4.1 Vocational Rehabilitation $ 7,977,900.00

Total Rehabilitative Services $ 7,977,900.00

1. Administration $ 4,017,300.00

2. Tax Enforcement 2,679,300.00

3. Management Information Systems 6,947,100.00

4. Taxpayer Services 2,455,900.00

5. Processing 2,200,700.00

6. Field Audit 9,997,600.00

1. Administration $ 3,572,000.00

2. Driver License Issuance 135,600.00

3. Highway Patrol 52,583,300.00

4. Motorcycle Education 156,100.00

5. Motor Vehicle Operations 5,088,000.00

6. Driver Education 197,400.00

7. Training Academy 1,837,500.00

8. POST Commission 5,644,100.00

9. Titling and Registration 8,537,200.00

10. Major Maintenance 250,000.00

11. Technical Services 62,500.00

1. Consolidated Retirement System

1.1 County Officials and County

Judges Retirement Contribution $ 5,500,000.00

1.2 Former Governors and Widows of

Former Governors - Pensions 170,000.00

1.3 Widow of Appellate Judge - Pension 1,800.00

1.4 General Sessions Judges Retirement 100,000.00

1.5 3.6% Indexing 420,000.00

2. State Employees' Unemployment

Compensation, Sick Leave,

Death Benefit Payments and

Terminal Leave Payments 200,000.00

3. Retirees Health Insurance 4,752,000.00

4. State School Bond Authority - Debt Service 600,000.00

5. Attorney's Fee - Civil Rights 500,000.00

6. Special Election

Reimbursement to Counties 130,000.00

7. Disaster Relief Grants 1,000,000.00

8. Criminal Justice Programs 1,354,000.00

9. Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads 78,300.00

10. YMCA Youth Legislature 25,000.00

11. Year 2000 Modifications 6,000,000.00

12. Facilities Revolving Fund Rate Increase 4,000,000.00

13. State Employees Salary Adjustments. 10,000,000.00

14. State Employees Group Insurance 9,400,000.00

15. Higher Education Study Panel 100,000.00

16. Finance and Administration - Special Projects 200,000.00

1. Administration $ 8,779,700.00

2. Family Support Services 24,669,300.00

3. Custody Services 67,432,000.00

4. Adoption Services 7,048,800.00

5. Child and Family Management 27,536,100.00

6. John S. Wilder Youth Development Center 6,488,300.00

7. Taft Youth Development Center 8,415,000.00

8. Woodland Hills Youth Development Center 7,751,900.00

9. Mountain View Youth Development Center 7,880,100.00

10. Community Treatment Facilities 4,216,100.00

1. TennCare Administration $ 53,989,200.00

2. TennCare Services 617,223,400.00

3. Long-Term Care Services 314,788,300.00

Total Title III-23 $ 1,108,573,600.00

1. Administration

1.1 D.O.T. Headquarters $ 24,697,000.00

1.2 Bureau of Planning and Development 16,666,000.00

1.3 Bureau of Operations 8,473,000.00

1.4 Field Engineering 21,916,000.00

1.5 Insurance Premiums 5,200,000.00

Total Administration $ 76,952,000.00

2. Equipment Purchases and Operations $ 14,218,000.00

3. Highway Maintenance $ 244,483,000.00

4. State Construction

4.1 Highway Betterments $ 8,000,000.00

4.2 State Aid 26,700,000.00

4.3 State Industrial Access 11,000,000.00

4.4 Local Interstate Connectors 1,500,000.00

4.5 Capital Improvements 3,874,000.00

5. Federal Construction

5.1 Mass Transit $ 15,058,000.00

5.2 Highway Planning and Research 2,350,000.00

5.3 Interstate Construction 7,625,000.00

5.4 State Highway Construction 249,121,000.00

5.5 Bridge Replacement 2,000,000.00

5.6 Air, Water and Rail 16,900,000.00

The "Proposed Highway Program for Fiscal Year 1997-98", prepared by the Department of Transportation as a supplement to and as "Supporting Data for the Budget Request", is hereby incorporated into and made a part of the Appropriations Act.

Whenever a determination is made that one or more of the projects in the approved program cannot be proceeded with, the Commissioner of Transportation shall furnish, in written form as prescribed by the Chairmen of the Finance, Ways and Means Committees of the Senate and House and the Chairmen of the Transportation Committees of the Senate and House, the reasons for such proposed cancellation or rescheduling of said project, together with a recommendation for a substitute project. The notice of cancellation or rescheduling of said project shall be submitted to the Speaker of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairmen of the Finance, Ways and Means Committees of the Senate and House, the Chairmen of the Transportation Committees of the Senate and House and to the individual Senator and Representative in whose districts the canceled project or proposed substitution is located.

From the funds appropriated above in Item 4.2, State Aid, the sum of ($9,600,000.00) is allocated for the purpose of funding the state's seventy percent (70%) share of the project cost of the 1990 Bridge Grant Program. For the fiscal 1997-1998 budget, the state shall fund a seventy percent (70%) share of this program and local governments shall be responsible for funding the remaining thirty percent (30%).as set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 4, Part 5.

For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, the Commissioner of Transportation shall distribute this money among the ninety-five (95) county geographical areas of the State according to the following formula:

One-half of the funds shall be distributed equally, and one-half shall be distributed on the basis of structural needs. Structural needs shall be determined by calculating the ratio of linear feet of bridges with a load rating of less than ten tons, in each county geographical area, located on public roads other than those on a federal-aid system or the state system of highways, to the total linear feet of like bridges in the State.

1. Interest on State Debt $ 37,652,000.00

2. Retirement of Bonds 55,961,000.00

3. Debt Service Expense 500,000.00

4. Amortization of Authorized and

Unissued Construction Bonds 59,404,000.00

5. Amortization of Authorized and

The appropriation made under Section 1, Title III-27, Items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 is made under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 9, and may be increased to such amounts as will be necessary to carry out such provisions.

1. Department of Environment and Conservation -

Said funds herein appropriated shall be used solely for improvements, betterments, and additions to state structures and for the acquisition of additional land and space, including the purchase of existing structures and grants, as described or referred to above and as approved by the State Building Commission; provided, further, that such funds as are appropriated herein shall be utilized to finance only those projects, improvements, betterments, or additions which are presented in the State of Tennessee's 1997-98 Budget Document, as amended by any changes or additional projects contained in the Appropriations Act as passed on third and final consideration; provided, further, that all funds appropriated in this act or other general acts of this session for capital outlay shall be subject to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 15, Part 1.

There is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, to the Sinking Fund from the receipts of the tax levied by Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 8, "The Excise Tax Law", an amount to be determined by the State Funding Board.

SECTION 2. Capital Outlay and Major Maintenance

Item 1. Any funds appropriated by this General Assembly for capital outlay, capital maintenance and major maintenance shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available until expended. It is the intent of the General Assembly that funds of capital outlay nature shall remain available until expended for the purpose for which the appropriations were made.

Item 2. Any unexpended capital outlay or capital maintenance funds appropriated by previous General Assemblies for completed or discontinued projects shall be accumulated in a capital account to be administered by Finance and Administration. Expenditure of these funds is subject to approval by the State Building Commission upon recommendation by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration of each project to be provided for from said funds.

Item 3. From the appropriations made to the State Funding Board in Section 1, Title III-27, the Funding Board is hereby authorized to allocate and provide to the Capital Projects Fund such funds not required for debt service during fiscal year 1997-98 for projects duly authorized and approved by the General Assembly; provided, however, that when the Funding Board allocates funds under this provision, any other appropriation or bond authorization for said purpose is hereby reduced accordingly.

Item 4. From the funds appropriated for capital outlay in this act and other acts of the legislature, the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, with the approval of the State Building Commission, is authorized to charge the administrative costs of the construction programs to the capital outlay appropriations or to transfer from the Capital Projects Fund to the general fund an amount sufficient to cover those costs. Such expenditures shall be from non-bond proceeds.

Item 5. From the funds appropriated for capital outlay in this act and other acts of the legislature, the Commissioner of Finance and Administration is authorized to establish and charge the costs of design and engineering positions to the capital outlay appropriations or to transfer from the Capital Projects Fund to the general fund an amount sufficient to cover these costs. This item is subject to approval by the State Building Commission.

Item 6. From the funds appropriated for capital outlay in this act and other acts of the legislature, the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, with the approval of the State Building Commission, is authorized to transfer the appropriations for capital outlay to the Department of Finance and Administration to provide for the centralized administration of capital outlay. It is further the legislative intent to allow for centralized administration of any project recommended by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration and approved by the State Building Commission.

Item 7. To the extent that the accumulated yearly interest and earnings of the Natural Resources Trust Fund are available through June 30, 1997, said funds are hereby appropriated to the Department of Environment and Conservation to be available for projects which are reviewed and evaluated under procedures established by the authority of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 11-14-308.

Item 8. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation the proceeds from the sale of any real property and facilities being used by the department. The appropriation shall be available to fund the department's master plan for facilities subject to approval by the State Building Commission.

This appropriation is made notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20 of this act and the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 2, Part 2 to the contrary.

Item 9. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Military the proceeds from the sale of any real property and facilities being used by the department. The appropriation shall be available to fund replacement facilities for the department subject to approval by the State Building Commission.

This appropriation is made notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20 of this act and the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 2, Part 2 to the contrary.

Item 10. Other provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, any proceeds from the sale of surplus land and real property in Davidson County are hereby reappropriated to the Department of Finance and Administration to provide for the state's office space and support facilities requirements in Davidson County.

This appropriation is made notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20 of this act and the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 2, Part 2 to the contrary. Any reappropriation made pursuant to the provisions of this item is subject to the approval of the State Building Commission.

Item 11. From the appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-7 to the Department of Correction, Sentencing Act of 1985, there is hereby reappropriated to the department for capital outlay purposes the sum of $12,340,000. There is further reappropriated the balance of the appropriation for Sentencing Act of 1985 to the State Funding Board for debt service requirements on authorized and unissued construction bonds for the department and the board is directed to cancel bonds in said amount.

Other appropriations made under this act to the Department of Correction, Sentencing Act of 1985, are hereby reappropriated to the department for major maintenance and capital outlay purposes.

The unexpended balance at June 30, 1997, of appropriations made to the Department of Correction, Sentencing Act of 1985, are hereby reappropriated to the department for major maintenance and capital outlay purposes. The appropriation and transfer of funds authorized in this item are made under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-6-119.

The allotment hereinabove provided shall be subject to the condition that no money shall be paid therefrom for the salary of any employee of said boards unless and until such salary has been approved by the Commissioner of Personnel. The appointment of all employees of said boards shall likewise be approved by the Commissioner of Personnel.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no member of any board or commission established by law or pursuant to law, which receives an appropriation under this act, regardless of the source of funding, shall receive any compensation, whether denominated per diem or by whatever name called, except for days in which such member actually works four (4) or more hours performing duties directly relating to that board's or commission's activities, or for time or days spent attending meetings of that board or commission. The chairman or head of each board or commission, the department head to which such board or commission is attached administratively, and the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, shall prescribe procedures to contain, as a minimum, a certification of time worked by each member claiming compensation.

Item 2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the appropriations to the Wildlife Resources Agency under Section 1, Title III-6 shall be paid out of the special fund established under Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 4 and Section 69-10-203. Such appropriations shall be expended under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10 and Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 1, and shall be used only for the expenses of the Wildlife Resources Agency pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70 and Title 69, Chapter 10, Part 2, and no part of the unexpended fund left at the end of the fiscal year shall be used for any other purpose but shall be carried over in said fund and may be expended during the next year, and all of said fees and revenues provided by Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70 and Title 69, Chapter 10, Part 2, are herein specifically apportioned and appropriated to the use and for the benefit of the Wildlife Resources Agency to be expended under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10 and Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 1. Nothing in this item shall be construed as relieving the Wildlife Resources Agency of the duty of policing littering of lakes and streams.

Item 3. The appropriation to the State Board of Law Examiners in Section 1, Title II, Item 13, shall be from funds generated by fees collected by the board under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 23, Chapter 1.

In case the appropriation to the board shall prove inadequate to allow the board to function efficiently, the Commissioner of Finance and Administration may make an additional allotment thereto from the general fund, the total of all allotments to the board not to exceed the revenues paid into the treasury by the board.

Item 4. The appropriation to the Department of Financial Institutions in Section 1, Title III-12, shall be derived from banking fees assessed pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45, Chapter 1, Part 1. No part of the unexpended fees left at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the general fund.

DEPARTMENTAL REVENUES

SECTION 4. All departmental revenue of every kind, as hereinafter defined, collected by any department, institution, office, or agency, in the course of its operations, for its own use, are hereby appropriated to it in addition to the specific appropriations made by this act. Federal aid funds granted to the state for the use of or to be administered by any department, institution, or agency, are likewise appropriated. For the purpose of this section "departmental revenues" are defined as (1) earnings or charges for goods or services; (2) donations, contributions or participation by political subdivisions, foundations, corporations, firms or persons. State revenues, in contradistinction to departmental revenues, are the proceeds of taxes, licenses, fees, fines, forfeiture or other imposts laid specifically by law.

Notwithstanding any provision of the previous paragraph, the Department of Health shall deposit all funds generated by fees or taxes collected by such entity in the general fund of the state. Any appropriations for the operation of such entity shall be subject to allotment by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, and no expenditure shall be made by any such entity out of fees or taxes collected by it, unless and until such allotments have been made by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration. Such allotments for the operation of such entity as are made by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration shall be disbursed under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10 and Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 1.

The departmental revenues and federal aid funds appropriated under this act shall include the amounts hereinafter set out:

1. General Assembly - Legislative

Expense $ 22,000.00

2. Legislative Service - Sales and

Distribution 182,200.00

3. House of Representatives 10,000.00

1. Appellate and Trial Courts $ 22,300.00

2. Supreme Court Buildings 525,000.00

3. Child Support Referees 557,700.00

4. Indigent Defendants' Counsel 5,000.00

5. Tennessee State Law Libraries 20,000.00

6. Appellate Court Clerk 1,328,500.00

1. Attorney General and Reporter

1.1 Attorney General $ 7,956,100.00

1.2 Publications of Tennessee Reports 15,000.00

1.3 Special Litigation 65,000.00

2. District Attorneys General

2.1 District Attorneys General $ 428,100.00

2.2 District Attorneys General Conference 10,000.00

2.3 Executive Director 135,000.00

2.4 IV-D Child Support 8,599,600.00

3. Department of State

3.1 Secretary of State $ 2,014,400.00

3.2 Library and Archives 1,188,800.00

3.3 Regional Libraries 987,500.00

3.4 Library Construction 400,000.00

3.5 Registry of Election Finance 24,000.00

4. Public Defenders

4.1 District Public Defenders $ 150,000.00

5. Comptroller of the Treasury

5.1 Management Services $ 88,100.00

5.2 Capitol Print Shop 1,224,400.00

5.3 State Audit 3,645,700.00

5.4 County Audit 720,400.00

5.5 Municipal Audit 112,200.00

5.6 Bond Finance 219,000.00

5.7 Property Assessments 1,603,700.00

5.8 State Board of Equalization 12,500.00

5.9 Administration 20,000.00

6. Department of Treasury

6.1 Treasurer's Office $ 10,718,400.00

7. Claims and Compensation

7.1 Criminal Injuries Compensation $ 1,672,400.00

7.2 Claims Award Reserve Fund 32,318,100.00

7.3 Unclaimed Property 5,780,000.00

7.4 Risk Management 858,100.00

1. Commissions

1.1 Commission on Children and Youth $ 3,749,200.00

1.2 Commission on Aging 19,772,000.00

1.3 Alcoholic Beverage Commission 1,217,500.00

1.4 Human Rights Commission 574,500.00

1.5 Advisory Commission on

Intergovernmental Relations 660,400.00

1.6 Council of Juvenile and Family

Court Judges 72,100.00

1.7 Tennessee Housing Development Agency 53,472,600.00

1.8 Tennessee Arts Commission 502,600.00

1.9 Tennessee Regulatory Authority 215,000.00

2. Department of Finance and Administration

2.1 Administration $ 4,755,600.00

2.2 Office for Information Resources 99,592,600.00

2.3 Insurance Administration 3,247,400.00

2.4 Accounts 4,197,800.00

2.5 Criminal Justice Programs 13,512,200.00

2.6 Resource Development and Support 1,989,800.00

2.7 Capital Projects Management 137,100.00

2.8 Real Property Management 2,517,800.00

2.9 National and Community Services 2,896,100.00

3. Department of Personnel

3.1 Administration $ 607,300.00

3.2 Human Resource Development 708,700.00

3.3 Technical Services 1,621,900.00

4. Department of General Services

4.1 Administration $ 3,225,600.00

4.2 Postal Services 13,773,900.00

4.3 Property Utilization 1,862,400.00

4.4 Motor Vehicle Management 28,474,100.00

4.5 Property Services Management 7,214,800.00

4.6 Printing 5,626,400.00

4.7 Purchasing 4,463,600.00

4.8 Systems Management 1,534,300.00

4.9 Central Stores 3,633,900.00

4.10 Records Management 1,138,300.00

4.11 Comprehensive Food Services Program 6,707,700.00

Total Department of General

1. Administration $ 64,300.00

2. Animal Industries 371,600.00

3. Plant Industries 2,577,400.00

4. Quality and Standards 633,700.00

6. Commodity Distribution 2,880,100.00

7. Agricultural Resources 2,017,600.00

8. Technical Services 256,900.00

Total Title III-3................................................ $ 12,542,400.00

1. Administration and Marketing $ 60,000.00

1. Administrative Services $ 3,805,800.00

2. Conservation Administration 307,900.00

3. Historical Commission 508,100.00

4. Land and Water Conservation Fund 750,000.00

5. Archaeology 206,900.00

6. Geology 157,400.00

7. Tennessee State Parks 23,681,900.00

8 Natural Heritage 200,400.00

10. West Tennessee River Basin Authority 182,900.00

11 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 12,500,000.00

12. Environmental Assistance 666,900.00

13. Environment Administration 247,500.00

14. Air Pollution Control 7,843,900.00

15. Radiological Health 3,998,400.00

16. Construction Grants and Loans 29,020,100.00

17. Water Pollution Control 6,298,800.00

18. Solid Waste Management 6,048,900.00

19. DOE Oversight 5,041,800.00

20. Hazardous Waste Remedial Action Fund 9,421,100.00

21. Water Supply 3,688,100.00

22. Groundwater Protection 4,813,400.00

23. Underground Storage Tanks 2,415,700.00

1. Wildlife $ 11,893,600.00

1. Administration $ 4,501,000.00

2. Field Services 219,000.00

3. Knoxville Community Service Center 112,400.00

4. Tennessee Correction Academy 23,700.00

5. Nashville Community Service Center 330,600.00

6. Wayne County Boot Camp 223,400.00

7. Chattanooga Community Service Center 119,300.00

8. Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary 318,500.00

9. Cold Creek Correctional Facility 381,500.00

10. Tennessee Prison for Women 512,000.00

11. Turney Center Industrial Prison and Farm 668,300.00

12. Mark Luttrell Reception Center 216,300.00

13. Middle Tennessee Reception Center 364,800.00

14. Southeastern Tennessee State Regional

Correctional Facility 832,800.00

15. Morgan County Regional Correctional Facility 644,100.00

16. Tennessee Correctional Work Center 186,800.00

17 TriCor 19,819,000.00

18. Carter County Work Camp 186,800.00

19. Lake County Regional Correctional Facility 845,100.00

20. West Tennessee High Security Facility 401,600.00

21. Riverbend Maximum Security Facility 360,800.00

22. Northeast Correctional Center 865,900.00

23 South Central Correctional Center 13,900.00

24. Northwest Correctional Center 1,353,900.00

8. Department of Economic and

1. Administration and Support Services $ 177,900.00

2. Division of Industrial Development 90,000.00

3. Regional Grants Management 31,800,800.00

5. Division of Community Development 1,231,600.00

6. Division of Energy 6,168,500.00

7. Small Business Energy Loan Program 2,500,000.00

8. Local Government Energy Loan Program 3,000,000.00

1. Administration $ 973,100.00

2. Grants-In-Aid 15,000.00

3. Title I, II, and VI 145,180,400.00

4. Technology, Infrastructure, and Support Systems 13,800.00

5. Training and Professional Development 832,000.00

6. Curriculum and Instruction 436,300.00

7. Improving School Programs 19,252,100.00

8. Career Ladder 4,100.00

9 Accountability 6,100.00

10. Goals 2000 6,484,900.00

11. Child Nutrition 120,783,900.00

12. Special Education Services 75,793,400.00

13. Vocational Education 24,535,900.00

14. Adult and Community Education 15,360,600.00

15. Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute 616,100.00

16. Tennessee School for the Blind 453,800.00

17 Tennessee School for the Deaf 359,000.00.

18. West Tennessee School for the Deaf 65,300.00

1. Tennessee Higher Education Commission $ 486,400.00

2. Tennessee Student Assistance Awards 809,000.00

3. Guaranteed Student Loan Programs 65,100,000.00

4. Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation 9,657,000.00

5. Academic Scholars Program 354,500.00

6. Loan/Scholarship Programs 543,000.00

1. Administration $ 1,829,200.00

2. Insurance 3,553,200.00

3. Fire Prevention 8,056,900.00

4. Securities 1,180,800.00

5. Regulatory Boards 130,000.00

6. Claims Commission 876,800.00

1. Administration $ 585,700.00

2. Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (TOSHA) 2,372,600.00

3. Workers' Compensation 32,000.00

4. Mines 120,000.00

5. Boilers and Elevators 1,748,100.00

6. Labor Standards 135,200.00

7. Employment and Training 65,494,600.00

15. Department of Mental Health

1. Administration

1.1 Administrative Services Division $ 4,671,500.00

2. Mental Health Services

2.1 Mental Health Services Administration $ 2,052,800.00

2.2 Community Mental Health Services 12,074,600.00

2.3 Lakeshore Mental Health Institute 22,982,000.00

2.4 Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute 28,973,000.00

2.5 Western Mental Health Institute 21,949,600.00

2.6 Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute 15,296,200.00

2.7 Memphis Mental Health Institute 12,371,800.00

3. Mental Retardation Services

3.1 Mental Retardation Administration $ 20,000.00

3.2 Mental Retardation Community Services 124,193,700.00

3.3 Developmental Disabilities Council 2,125,400.00

3.4 Arlington Developmental Center 52,636,900.00

3.5 Clover Bottom Developmental Center 44,625,200.00

3.6 Greene Valley Developmental Center 52,061,200.00

3.7 Nat T. Winston Developmental Center 6,107,500.00

3.8 Regional Offices of Community Services 256,200.00

1. Administration.................... $ 540,500.00

2. Army National Guard 3,318,900.00

3. Air National Guard 8,646,300.00

4. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency 3,964,100.00

5. Armories Maintenance 2,319,700.00

6. TEMA Disaster Relief Grants 5,000,000.00

1. Administration

1.1 Administration $ 535,200.00

1.2 Administrative Services 1,086,500.00

1.3 Information Resources 1,843,900.00

2. Manpower Resources and Facilities

2.1 Health Care Facilities $ 5,171,100.00

2.2 Emergency Medical Services 743,500.00

2.3 Laboratory Services 4,824,400.00

3. Community Health Services

3.1 Division of General Environmental Health $ 60,000.00

3.2 Health Services Administration 848,300.00

3.3 Maternal and Child Health 11,018,100.00

3.4 Division of Special Services 10,004,700.00

3.5 Communicable Disease Control 16,410,800.00

3.6 Population Based Services 7,012,800.00

3.7 Women, Infants and Children (WIC) 86,560,200.00

3.8 HSA Medical Programs 288,000.00

4. Local Health

4.1 Local Health Services $ 63,109,000.00

5. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services

5.1 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services $ 24,304,400.00

1. Administration

1.1 Division of Administration $ 36,132,300.00

1.2 Field Operations 10,077,000.00

1.3 County Rentals 13,647,000.00

2. Family Assistance Services

2.1 Child Support $ 41,691,400.00

2.2 Temporary Cash Assistance 142,658,400.00

2.3 Family Assistance Services 73,524,800.00

2.4 Disaster Relief 1,500,000.00

3. Social Services

3.1 Community Services $ 178,654,500.00

4. Rehabilitative Services

4.1 Vocational Rehabilitation $ 60,623,300.00

4.2 Disability Determination 32,377,200.00

1. Administration $ 1,433,500.00

2. Tax Enforcement 2,277,500.00

3. Management Information Systems 2,280,100.00

4. Taxpayer Services 1,160,200.00

5. Field Audit.............. 4,270,300.00

6. Office Audit and Examination 2,071,200.00

20. Tennessee Bureau of

1. Administration $ 260,000.00

2. Driver License Issuance 12,355,900.00

3. Highway Patrol 4,492,500.00

4. Auto Theft Investigations 350,000.00

5. Motor Vehicle Operations 265,100.00

6. Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy 516,200.00

7. Titling and Registration 6,732,100.00

1. Administration $ 12,871,600.00

2. Family Support Services.......... 14,410,700.00

3. Custody Services 102,375,000.00

4. Adoption Services 5,091,500.00

5. Child and Family Management 59,499,200.00

6. John S. Wilder Youth Development Center 289,500.00

7. Taft Youth Development Center 440,400.00

8. Woodland Hills Youth Development Center 303,800.00

9. Mountain View Youth Development Center 263,800.00

10. Community Treatment Facilities 3,374,200.00

1. TennCare Administration $ 65,522,000.00

2. TennCare Services 1,520,435,500.00

3. Long-Term Care Services 552,068,200.00

1. Highway Maintenance $ 100,000.00

2. Highway Betterments 100,000.00

3. State Aid 12,100,000.00

4. State Industrial Access 200,000.00

5. Local Interstate Connectors 1,500,000.00

6. Mass Transit 10,839,000.00

7. Planning and Research 6,500,000.00

8. Interstate Construction 69,600,000.00

9. Forest Highways 600,000.00

10. State Highway Construction 262,850,000.00

11. Bridge Replacement 52,500,000.00

1. Operational Maintenance................................................... $ 31,741,000.00

2. General Services Project Maintenance................................. 850,000.00

3. Facilities Management...................................................... 19,971,000.00

4. Capital Projects................................................................ 5,406,000.00

SECTION 5.

Item 1. There is hereby appropriated the necessary and sufficient sums to refund any collection or part thereof made erroneously or illegally for the use or benefit of the state or any of its departments, institutions, offices or agencies. Such refunds shall be made in accordance with existing law as applicable in any particular case. In case revenues are not adequate to meet in full all appropriations made, the appropriations made for Sinking Fund Debt Service and the amounts necessary to cover the salary and wage obligations of the State shall have preferential payment.

Item 2. With respect to any revenues or receipts collected by any department or agency with the exception of those collected by the Department of Revenue, notwithstanding any provisions of the law to the contrary, such amounts as are determined to have been erroneously paid may be refunded by such procedure as may be approved by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration and the Comptroller of the Treasury.

SECTION 6. In addition to the appropriations made to the State Funding Board in Section 1, Title III-27 of this act, there is appropriated the following items:

Item 1. There is hereby appropriated a sum sufficient from the internal service funds available to the Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Information Resources, to provide the debt service on general obligation bond and note issues authorized in the following amounts:

(1) Chapter 425, Public Acts of 1985 $ 15,000,000.00

(2) Chapter 875, Public Acts of 1986 $ 505,000.00

(3) Chapter 525, Public Acts of 1989 $ 10,356,000.00

(4) Chapter 493, Public Acts of 1991 $ 9,938,000.00

(5) Chapter 930, Public Acts of 1992 $ 8,742,000.00

(6) Chapter 850, Public Acts of 1994 $ 13,800,000.00

(1) Chapter 945, Public Acts of 1988 $ 201,000.00

(2) Chapter 947, Public Acts of 1990 $ 5,085,000.00

Item 4. From the revenues and reserves available to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the sum of $625,000.00 is appropriated in lieu of issuing bonds authorized for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency under the authority of Chapter 947, Public Acts of 1990. The State Funding Board shall take the necessary action to cancel the unissued bonds.

Item 5. For the purpose of defraying the costs of issuance of debt and the administration of authorized programs of the Tennessee Local Development Authority, there is hereby appropriated to the Tennessee Local Development Authority an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 from the State Loan Program Fund. Such amounts shall be determined as necessary by the State Funding Board and the Tennessee Local Development Authority.

Item 6. From the appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-27 of this act to the State Funding Board, the sum of $2,150,000.00 is earmarked to pay interest on general obligation notes issued under the authority of Chapter 850, Public Acts of 1994; Chapter 945, Public Acts of 1996; and Chapter 990, Public Acts of 1996 for state parks. Any unexpended balance of the earmarked funds is hereby reappropriated to the Department of Environment and Conservation for state parks capital outlay purposes as provided by Chapter 1029, Public Acts of 1992 and said balance shall be transferred to the capital projects fund.

Subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, there is hereby authorized to be expended from available funds of the state such amounts as may be necessary to pay debt service on any obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 850, Public Acts of 1994; Chapter 945, Public Acts of 1996; and Chapter 990, Public Acts of 1996 prior to commencement of operations of any such facilities; provided, however, any state funds utilized for this purpose, shall, together with interest thereon, be repaid from such facilities revenues pursuant to terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the State Funding Board.

Item 7. From the appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-27 of this act to the State Funding Board, the sum of $800,000 is earmarked to pay interest on general obligation notes issued under the authority of Chapter 528, Public Acts of 1993 for state golf courses.

In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-27 there is hereby appropriated a sum sufficient from revenues, fees or other funds derived from the development and operations of new state golf courses on state property to pay for the operations of such golf courses and debt service attibutable to any obligations issued therefor pursuant to Chapter 528, Public Acts of 1993. Pursuant to procedures as may be determined by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, such debt service payments shall be transferred to the debt service fund.

Subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, there is hereby authorized to be expended from available funds of the state such amounts as may be necessary to pay debt service on any obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 528, Public Acts of 1993 prior to commencement of operations of any such golf course; provided, however, any state funds utilized for this purpose shall, together with interest thereon, be repaid from such golf course's revenues pursuant to terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the State Funding Board.

It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that in determining the feasibility of any new golf course as contemplated by Chapter 528, Public Acts of 1993, the Department of Environment and Conservation and the State Building Commission shall take into consideration the repayment of any debt service payments made from state funds pursuant to the authority of this section.

Item 8. From the appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-27 of this act to the State Funding Board, the sum of $3,300,000.00 is earmarked to pay interest on general obligation bonds and/or notes issued under the authority of Chapter 582, Public Acts of 1996 for the purpose of making a grant to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for the construction of a sports stadium. Said appropriation shall be funded from the sales tax revenues allocated under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-6-103(d)(1) and any revenues in excess of debt service requirements shall be reserved at June 30 and not revert to the fund balance.

In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-27 there is hereby appropriated a sum sufficient to pay the debt service requirements on the general obligation bonds authorized by Chapter 582, Public Acts of 1996. Said appropriation shall come from revenues and reserves available to the debt service fund.

SECTION 7. The appropriations made by this act under Sections 1 and 4 shall be subject to the following provisions, limitations, or restrictions. From the funds appropriated to the:

Item 1. It is the legislative intent that annual dues assessed by the Council of State Governments (CSG) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) be paid quarterly and timely from the funds appropriated in Section 1, Title III-2, Item 1.2 (Intergovernmental Conferences and Special Operations). CSG dues for 1997-98 shall be remitted in four (4) equal payments $25,518.25 ($102,073 annualized), and NCSL dues shall be remitted in four (4) equal payments $29,015.25 ($116,061 annualized).

Item 2. District Attorneys General in Section 1, Title III-1, Item 2.1, an amount of $1,150,000.00 is for the victim-witness coordinator program authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-7-206. The appropriations in this item are from the apportionment of the privilege tax to the Victims of Crime Assistance Fund, as provided in Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-606. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration is authorized to adjust these appropriations to reflect the funds available and to carry forward any unexpended balance in the Victims of Crime Assistance Fund pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-4-205.

Item 3. From the appropriation in Section 1, Title III-1, Item 2.1, District Attorneys General, there shall be paid the expenses of the District Attorney General's office in Shelby County, Davidson County, Hamilton County and Knox County, as now provided by law, such combined expense not to exceed six thousand four hundred fifty dollars ($6,450.00) in any fiscal year.

Item 4. From the appropriation made for the State Election Commission under Section 1, Title III-1, Item 3.2, there is hereby appropriated funds for expenses of the State Election Commission, including the printing of election laws, the office of the Coordinator of Elections, and other expenses of administering election laws. The salary of each member of the State Election Commission shall be seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200.00) annually, except that the Chairman shall be paid an additional one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00) annually for additional duties required of him and the Secretary shall be paid an additional one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00) annually for additional duties required of him. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to make all necessary purchases of election supplies from funds appropriated for such purpose in accordance with state purchasing procedures.

Item 5. From the funds appropriated to the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury and the Department of Finance and Administration, there is hereby authorized to be allocated an amount not to exceed $45,000.00 for the purpose of meeting the State of Tennessee's participation in the cost of supporting the National Council on Governmental Accounting or a governmental accounting standards board in the establishment of governmental accounting standards and principles.

Item 6. Maintenance of the Governor's Mansion in the amount of forty-eight thousand dollars ($48,000.00) per year, and travel expenses as certified by the Governor, shall be paid monthly by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration from the appropriations made under Section 1, Title III-2, Item 1.1 for the Governor's Office, it being the legislative intent that the mansion should be maintained and operated as the official residence and office of the Chief Executive of Tennessee in a manner required of the Office of Governor.

Item 7. Tennessee Arts Commission in Section 1, Title III-2, Item 2.10, the sum of $80,000.00 is hereby appropriated for the purpose of making a grant to Fisk University for the necessary staff, services and other costs associated with maintaining and showing the Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University. It is the legislative intent that this appropriation is a direct appropriation grant and that it be processed accordingly by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration.

Item 8. Tennessee Arts Commission in Section 1, Title III-2, Item 2.10, the sum of $100,000.00 which is granted to the Knoxville Arts Council for ticket subsidies for students in east Tennessee shall provide for a sub-grant in the amount of $27,606 to the Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga. It is the legislative intent that the grant be shared on a per student basis.

Item 9. Department of Correction in Section 1, Title III-7, the department is authorized to make a grant of up to $50,000.00 each to "Project Return" and to Dismas House.

Item 10. Department of Employment Security in Section 4, Title III-11, the sum of $2,500,000.00 is specifically appropriated from the unemployment compensation special administrative fund under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-503.

Item 11. Commission on Fire Fighting Personnel Standards and Education in Section 1, Title III-11, Item 5, funds are earmarked for payment to eligible units of local government to pay bonus supplements to firemen who successfully complete during calendar year 1997 an in-service training program appropriate to such fireman's rank and responsibility and the size and location of his department of at least forty (40) hours' duration at a school established or certified by such commission. The funds appropriated by this item shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 24 and Section 56-4-205(c) and no supplement to any person shall exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00).

Item 12. Department of Health in Section 1, Title III-16, the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000.00) is to be paid to St. Jude Hospital in Memphis to defray, in whole or in part, the expenses of patients and their families who are citizens and residents of Tennessee in traveling to and from St. Jude Hospital. Such payments shall be administered by the hospital and shall be made on the basis of need. Such patients, or their families, requesting assistance from these funds shall supply such documents supporting need and travel expenses as the hospital may require.

Item 13. Department of Children's Services in Section 1, Title III-22, the sum of $400,000.00 is hereby appropriated to fund child abuse prevention services. It is the legislative intent to fund the program established under the provisions of Chapter 930, Public Acts of 1984.

Item 14. Department of Human Services in Section 1, Title III-17, there is hereby earmarked the sum of $800,000.00 from the proceeds of the $15.00 privilege tax on marriage licenses for purposes of funding family violence shelters and shelter services. This appropriation is made under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-4-411.

Item 15. POST Commission in Section 1, Title III-20, funds are earmarked for payment to eligible units of local government which have required all police officers to complete during calendar year 1997 an in-service training course appropriate to each officer's rank and responsibility commensurate with the size and location of his department of at least forty (40) hours' duration at a school certified or recognized by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. The funds appropriated by this item shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1, and no recipient shall be eligible to receive a supplement of more than six hundred dollars ($600.00) pursuant to such appropriation.

Item 16. From the appropriation in Section 1, Title III-24, for the Emergency and Contingency Fund, there is hereby appropriated an amount not to exceed three hundred nineteen thousand three hundred dollars ($319,300.00) for the following purposes: (1) forest fire control in the Division of Forestry, (2) payment of indemnities for destruction of livestock and extraordinary veterinary payrolls for cattle market fluctuations by the Department of Agriculture, (3) payment of extraordinary expenditures for insect and pest control efforts by the Department of Agriculture, and (4) the cost of personnel and equipment needed to restore law and order in instances arising out of civil disorders.

SECTION 8. In addition to the appropriations made in Section 1 of this act and subject to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10 and Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 1, there is hereby appropriated a sum sufficient:

Item 1. To pay all lawful claims due from the state to any of the several counties thereof on account of unpaid court costs, unpaid allotments of taxes distributable by the state to the counties and such other sums as may be due from the state to the counties, but none of such funds shall be distributed to the counties of the state until after the validity of the claims has been investigated and approved by the State Comptroller and the Governor. Provided, however, that such funds shall not include funds due to counties and cities for the state share of costs to cities and counties as required by Section 24, Article II, of the Constitution of Tennessee.

Item 2. To the Tennessee Code Commission for the following purposes: (1) to purchase pocket supplements for the state-owned sets of Tennessee Code Annotated; (2) to purchase replacement volumes for state-owned sets of Tennessee Code Annotated; (3) to purchase replacement sets of Tennessee Code Annotated; (4) to purchase sets of Tennessee Code Annotated for judges of new courts created during the 1997 Session of the General Assembly; (5) to purchase pocket supplements for the state-owned sets of the Index to the Private Acts of Tennessee; and (6) to pay for proofreading and other expenses involved in preparing supplements and replacement volumes for Tennessee Code Annotated.

Item 3. To pay the salaries and travel expenses of all persons appointed to sit as Special Judges, Special District Attorneys General and/or Special Prosecutors under statutes relating to the state judicial system.

Item 4. To provide for indigent defendants counsel in capital cases.

Item 5. To pay fees of special counsel who may be employed by the Governor, on recommendation of the Attorney General, and to pay other expenses in special cases of litigation involving the state. In matters involving the Tennessee Regulatory Authority, Housing Development Authority, Wildlife Resources Agency, financial institutions, regulatory boards and other programs and agencies funded by earmarked or dedicated revenues, the sum sufficient appropriation shall be provided from said earmarked or dedicated revenues. In matters involving departments, agencies and/or programs funded in whole or in part with federal aid and/or departmental revenues and reserves, the sum sufficient appropriation may be provided in whole or in part from said revenues and reserves.

Item 6. To the Registry of Election Finance from the lobbyist registration fees collected by the agency.

Item 7. To provide for payment of administrative law judge services. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration is authorized to allocate the funds to the appropriate organizational units and to adjust departmental revenues accordingly.

Item 8. To the Health Facilities Commission a sum sufficient from revenues collected by the agency for the purpose of paying indirect costs allocated to the agency and to pay audit costs.

Item 9. To the Department of Finance and Administration to provide for payments to the State Office Buildings and Support Facilities Revolving Fund for spaces occupied by the Tennessee State Museum and for other areas within the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Item 10. To the Office of Information Resources from the general obligation bonds/notes authorized under Chapter 425, Public Acts of 1985; Chapter 875, Public Acts of 1986; Chapter 525, Public Acts of 1989; Chapter 493, Public Acts of 1991; Chapter 930, Public Acts of 1992; Chapter 850, Public Acts of 1994; and Chapter 952, Public Acts of 1996 for data processing services and telecommunications services.

Item 11. To the Department of Finance and Administration to reimburse the federal government for arbitrage on the state's general obligation debt.

Item 12. To the state's Equipment Revolving Fund from the general obligation bonds/notes authorized under Chapter 945, Public Acts of 1988; Chapter 947, Public Acts of 1990; and Chapter 1010, Public Acts of 1994 for the acquisition of equipment.

Item 13. To the Department of Veterans Affairs for operation of cemeteries to offset any undercollection of departmental revenues appropriated in Section 4, Title III-2 of this act. This appropriation shall be nonrecurring.

Item 14. To the Department of Agriculture from revenues available to the Agricultural Nonpoint Water Pollution Control Fund.

Item 15. To the Department of Environment and Conservation from revenues available to the Local Park Land Acquisition Fund and to the State Lands Acquisition Fund.

Item 16. To the Department of Environment and Conservation from the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund.

Item 17. To the Department of Environment and Conservation, Environmental Protection Fund, from revenues and reserves available to the fund and departmental revenues shall be adjusted accordingly.

Item 18. To the Department of Environment and Conservation from the Solid Waste Management Fund.

Item 19. To the Department of Environment and Conservation for the state parks program from any revenues derived under Chapter 40, Public Acts of 1993.

Item 20. To the Department of Environment and Conservation from fees generated by the sale of environmental motor vehicle license plates under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-311.

Item 21. To the Wildlife Resources Agency from revenues available to the Wetlands Acquisition Fund and the Wetlands Compensation Fund.

Item 22. To the Wildlife Resources Agency from the general fund for any difference between the actual charges to the agency under the indirect cost allocation plan and the facilities revolving fund and the amounts the TWRA can justify.

Item 23. To the Wildlife Resources Agency from its own revenues to implement the programs, activities and projects approved by the Wildlife Resources Agency Commission. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration is authorized to adjust departmental revenue accordingly and to establish positions as may be required.

Item 24. To the Department of Economic and Community Development for administration of the Child Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Program. Said appropriation shall come from interest earnings allocated to the program under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-37-110.

Item 25. To the Department of Commerce and Insurance to purchase examinations for regulatory boards. This appropriation is contingent upon the fees collected for giving examinations being in excess of the budgeted estimates.

Item 26. To the Department of Commerce and Insurance for the Tennessee State Racing Commission to pay the costs associated with racing applications.

Item 27. To the Department of Military to provide for the cost of personnel and equipment needed to maintain law and order in instances arising out of civil disorders.

Item 28. To the Department of Military, Disaster Relief Grants, and to the Department of Human Services, Disaster Relief, for the purpose of matching federal funds and to the Department of Military to pay the administrative costs of the Disaster Relief Program. Said appropriations shall be made first from the Reserve for Disaster Relief and they are in addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-21, of this act.

Item 29. To the Department of Health from the "Nursing Home Resident Protection Trust Fund" under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-11-827.

Item 30. To the Department of Health from funds available under the Health Access Act of 1989, Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 66-29-121 and 66-29-151.

Item 31. To the Department of Health from the "Child Safety Fund" to administer and fund the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-9-602(f)(7).

Item 32. To the Department of Health, Health Related Boards, and to the Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Regulatory Boards, for data processing systems development and implementation. Said appropriations are subject to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-1011.

Item 33. To the Department of Transportation for payments to the Claims Award Fund. Said appropriation shall be made from the highway fund balance.

SECTION 9. In addition to the appropriations made in Section 4 of this act and subject to the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10 and Title 9, Chapter 6, Part 1, there is hereby appropriated a sum sufficient:

Item 1. To the Attorney General and Reporter, if the appropriation made in Section 4, Title III-1, Item 1.1, shall prove inadequate to allow the Attorney General and Reporter to represent the state agencies and officials before the Claims Commission, or state agencies and officials in other cases of litigation or other legal matters. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration, upon the request of the Attorney General and Reporter, is hereby authorized to increase the departmental revenue estimate by an amount sufficient to provide for such representation and to establish positions as may be required.

Item 2. To the Attorney General and Reporter from the attorneys' fees and expenses of litigation awarded under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-1-1803(d), or any other fees and expenses awarded to the Attorney General and Reporter. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration is authorized to adjust the appropriation made under Section 1, Title III-1, Item 1.1, to recognize any reimbursement for expenses already provided. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration is authorized to establish positions as may be required.

Item 3. To the Attorney General and Reporter a sum sufficient from the Claims Award Fund for the purposes of implementing the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 42 relative to legal representation for state employees as amended by Chapter 370, Public Acts of 1995. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration, upon the request of the Attorney General and Reporter, is authorized to establish positions as may be required to implement the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 42.

Item 4. To the District Attorneys General, not to exceed $252,000, under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-107(3).

Item 5. To the State Treasurer, with the concurrence of the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the purpose of developing and implementing programs designed to enhance investment performance, including programs designed to recruit and retain qualified investment staff.

Item 6. To the State Treasurer for payment of Unclaimed Property - Claims.

Item 7. To the Baccalaureate Education System Trust Board of Directors from fees and other charges for participation in the prepayment tuition program operated by the board under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-7-810.

Item 8. From federal funds available to the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, there is hereby appropriated a sum sufficient to meet obligations incurred by the agency, pursuant to the federal Section 8 program.

Item 9. To the Office for Information Resources from the revenues produced by the telecommunications network system. Further, it is the legislative intent that the net revenues received be allocated as follows: a) net revenues from higher education institutions and facilities shall be allocated to higher education as determined by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration; b) net revenues from the Department of Correction are hereby appropriated to the department; and c) all remaining net revenues are hereby appropriated for telecommunications purposes including office automation and electronic mail. From the appropriations made in b) and c) the sum of $25,000.00 is earmarked for a victim's liason telephone line.

Item 10. To the Department of General Services for equipment and supplies ordered but not delivered at June 30, 1997.

Item 11. To the Department of Environment and Conservation from monies received by the state in connection with oil overcharge judgments and earnings accruing thereon. This appropriation is for the purpose of supporting activities of the Solid Waste Management Fund, and it shall not revert at June 30, 1998, but shall remain available for expenditure.

Item 12. To the Department of Correction in an amount equal to the balance in the revolving fund of the Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction Board (TRICOR) for benefit of the program.

Item 13. To the Department of Economic and Community Development to meet community development grant expenditure requirements in the 1997-98 fiscal year. This appropriation shall be from federal aid funds.

Item 14. To the Department of Employment Security from federal aid funds and other departmental revenues. Subject to this appropriation, authorized positions may be increased up to one hundred (100) positions.

Item 15. To the Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Fire Prevention, for payment of electrical inspections. This appropriation is contingent upon the fees collected for making electrical inspections being in excess of the budgeted estimate.

Item 16. To the Department of Human Services to recognize any non-TANF (previously non-AFDC) child support payments processed by the department.

Item 17. To the Department of Safety, the Department of Revenue, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee National Guard and the Alcoholic Beverage Commission from the proceeds of property seized and forfeited under federal procedures which are shared with the departments or the commission.

SECTION 10. The appropriations made by this act under Sections 1 and 4 shall be subject to the following provisions, limitations, or restrictions:

Item 1. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, any institution which receives state funds appropriated by the provisions of this act shall be subject to audit by the Comptroller of the Treasury as to the expenditure and obligation of such funds.

Item 2. Any personal services, professional services or consultant services contracts concerning management services of all types, management studies, planning services, public relations, evaluations, systems designs, data processing, auditing or accounting services entered into by an executive department or agency of state government shall be executed by the head of such department or agency and shall be subject to approval by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration and the Comptroller of the Treasury. No funds appropriated under this act to a department or agency shall be used for such contracts unless such approval is received or is otherwise authorized by the approving officials. Any such contract entered into by agencies of the legislative or judicial branches shall be subject to the approval of the Comptroller of the Treasury.

Item 3. No funds appropriated by this act shall be obligated and/or expended for any newsletter, periodical, or other material which is to be distributed to all, or substantially all, state employees (excluding higher education) until the agency head proposing to make such distribution contacts the two Speakers and makes available equal space for legislative information in such newsletter, periodical, or other material. This item shall not apply to policy and/or procedural directives.

Item 5. During fiscal year 1997-98 it is the legislative intent to encourage that all conferences, workshops, meetings, seminars, programs, and similar endeavors conducted for officials and/or employees of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of state government be conducted in state facilities whenever practicable.

Item 6. From the appropriation for travel expenses of Justices of the Supreme Court and for the members of the Court of Appeals and the Court of Criminal Appeals, each member of said Courts shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling expenses incurred by them during their absence from the counties of their residence on official business; provided, however, that such travel expenses shall be limited to board and lodging and mileage each way necessary to travel on official business. Any judge seeking reimbursement for official expense under this section shall file with the Executive Secretary to the Supreme Court, or other official upon whom this duty may be lodged by law, a statement of such amounts necessarily expended by him in the discharge of such official duties and upon receipt of this verified statement, warrant for reimbursement for such expenses shall be issued.

Item 7. The Supreme Court shall fix the salaries of the marshals for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Divisions, which salary shall be payable out of the appropriations for Appellate Court Clerks.

Item 8. The commission in charge of the Supreme Court Building in Nashville, established by Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-3-701, is authorized to employ an experienced Engineer-Superintendent to supervise the air-conditioning and heating of the Supreme Court Building at Nashville and to employ the necessary assistants to keep and maintain the building. Payment for said services shall be paid out of the appropriations made by this act.

Light, heat and water for the Supreme Court Building in Nashville and for the Supreme Court Building in Knoxville is to be provided by the Department of General Services out of the appropriation herein made for it.

Item 9. Employees of the office of the Executive Secretary to the District Public Defender's Conference, District Public Defenders and employees of a District Public Defender's Office, as created pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14, shall only travel and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration and approved by the Attorney General.

Item 10. The appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-1, Item 5.9 for the Tax Relief Program, is made for the purpose of providing tax relief for elderly low-income homeowners, disabled homeowners, and disabled veteran homeowners, as provided by law. The income eligibility limit for elderly low-income homeowners and for homeowners totally and permanently disabled shall be adjusted for the fiscal year 1997-98 under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 67-5-702 and 67-5-703.

Item 11. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, from the appropriations made for the Department of the Treasury, there is hereby appropriated funds sufficient to defray the cost of administering, on behalf of state employees compensated on the centralized state payroll system, Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 1, the same being the "Government Employees' Deferred Compensation Plan Act", and Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 3, the same being the "Profit Sharing or Salary Reduction Plans for State Employees", and Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-25-501, the same being a "Cafeteria Benefits Plan" for state employees.

Item 12. From the appropriation made in Section 4, Title III-1, Item 7.2, Claims Award Reserve Fund, funds may be expended to contract with a third party for claims management services.

Item 13. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration is authorized to approve an adjustment in rates charged by the Office of Information Resources and to reserve any funds needed to rebate savings to the federal government. Any adjustment of rates or reserve of funds pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be reported to the Information Systems Council.

Item 14. Subject to the concurrence of the Commissioner of Finance and Administration, the Commissioner of Personnel is authorized to develop and implement a system whereby the cost of the Civil Service Commission and of services rendered to the Department of Personnel by the Administrative Procedures Division of the Department of State is recovered from those departments, boards and commissions to whom services are rendered.

Item 15. The funds appropriated in Section 4, Title III-3, to the Division of Forestry, shall include the proceeds from timber sales conducted by the Department of Agriculture. It is the legislative intent that said proceeds shall be accounted for as departmental revenue.

Item 16. From the appropriation made for the Department of Tourist Development, there is hereby appropriated a sum not to exceed twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500.00), sufficient to defray the cost of advertising and other expenses in connection with special events in which Tennessee is represented and/or events within the State for which Tennessee will act as official host. Any allotment of funds made under the authority of this section shall be made only on the approval of the Commissioner of Finance and Administration.

Item 17. From the appropriations made in this act, there shall be paid expenses incurred by the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Department of Tourist Development, representing the state in its official capacity; provided, however, that nothing herein shall authorize the expenditure by each agency for such purposes in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per annum. The amount and purposes of such expenses are subject to approval by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration.

Item 18. The revenues collected under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 16, are available to fund the appropriations made for the Solid Waste Assistance Fund in Section 1, Title III-5 of this act. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration shall allocate all of said revenues to the fund.

Item 19. From the appropriations made to State Prosecutions under this act in Section 1, Title III-7, Item 3, the Commissioner of Correction and the Commissioner of Finance and Administration are authorized to develop and implement a plan to prorate payments to stay within available funds.

Item 20. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, where a judicial proceeding is transferred from one jurisdiction to another for trial on a defendant's motion for change of venue, the limitation of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the board and lodging of the jury shall not apply, provided the Comptroller of the Treasury on the advice of the State Attorney General, determines that additional funds for boarding and lodging the jury are necessary.

Item 21. The appropriation of funds for the administration of the loan program authorized under the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Facilities Act of 1990, codified as Part 7, Chapter 31, of Title 4, is made to assist the authority in simplifying the loan process; it being the legislative intent that the authority, in determining what security to require for the loans, will look primarily to grant funds and will utilize its discretion in requiring additional security, such as deeds of trust.

Item 22. The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation is authorized to expend up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in available funds for the purpose of implementing the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 12-4-330, and such funds are specifically appropriated for that purpose.

Item 24. The appropriations to the Department of Revenue under Section 1, Title III-18, provide for all the activities of the department and include amounts in lieu of percentages allowed by law on collection of certain taxes and revenues; such percentage shall be covered into and made a part of the general fund. Appropriations also include amounts for motor vehicle registration and any other activities which may be administered by the Department of Revenue and/or the Department of Safety.

Item 25. The appropriation to the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads in Section 1, Title III-21, is for the sole purpose of maintaining a state headquarters of the association and to pay the salary of an executive director of the association and other expenses appurtenant thereto.

Item 26. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation shall not release or make available information which reveals the amount of funding available for any project.

Item 37. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to relinquish control of education to the federal government of the United States or usurp the traditional authority of the local school boards of the state. The General Assembly specifically reserves the right by appropriate legislation to terminate or continue acceptance of any funds from any grant from the federal government for a "School to Career" program.

The Joint Oversight Committee on Education is directed to investigate and hold public hearings on the "School to Career" program and make recommendations concerning such program to the one-hundredth General Assembly by February 1, 1998.

Item 38. From the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reserve fund, there is appropriated the sum of three hundred thirteen thousand four hundred dollars ($313,400) from the Wildlife Fund to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for the purpose of funding salaries and appropriate charges for twelve (12) personnel positions.

Item 39. It is the legislative intent, and the Commissioner of Finance and Administration is hereby authorized, to reduce the appropriation made by this act to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency by up to eighty-one thousand four hundred dollars ($81,400) to prevent an over-appropriation to the "Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs Program".

SECTION 11. The appropriations made by this act under Sections 1 and 4 to the Department of Education shall be subject to the following provisions, limitations, or restrictions:

Item 1. The appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-9, Item 2.1c. for the Basic Education Program (BEP), shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of the Education Improvement Act (Public Chapter No. 535 of the Public Acts of 1992).

Item 2. From the appropriations made to the Department of Education under Section 1, Title III-9, of this act, the Department of Education is authorized to pay through disbursements to local education agencies (LEAs), for the benefit of eligible local education employees and their dependents, an amount not to exceed forty-five percent (45%) of the total statewide cost, based on the Basic Education Program (BEP) formula, of such persons' participation in the basic accident and medical expense insurance plan authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 3.

Item 3. From the appropriation made to the Department of Education under Section 1, Title III-9, of this act, for technology programs, there is hereby earmarked a sum sufficient for the expenditures of the Web Project.

Item 4. From the amounts herein appropriated to the Department of Education in Section 1, Title III-9, Item 2.1d, the Basic Education Program, the sum of $12,000,000.00 is for the purpose of making distributions during fiscal year 1997-98 to local education agencies to address teacher salary equalization concerns identified by the Tennessee Supreme Court in Tennessee Small Schools, et al. v. Ned Ray McWherter, et al. These funds shall be distributed based upon the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-366.

Item 5. Under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 49-3-357 and 49-3-358 pertaining to interest accruing on investments and deposits to the Education Trust Fund and the Basic Education Program, it is the legislative intent that only interest earnings be recognized and that no interest expense be charged to the fund and the program.

SECTION 12.

Item 1. The appropriation made in Section 1, Title III-1, to the State Board of Equalization Loan Fund is to be used in the property tax reappraisal and equalization programs and such related matters as are provided by law. In addition, there is herein appropriated the balance of any unexpended and unobligated funds from the fiscal year 1996-97 appropriation from the loan fund. The administration, control and expenditure of the funds herein appropriated shall be in accordance with the laws creating the revolving fund account. Such funds as may remain in the account at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available for the purposes provided by law.

Item 2. There is hereby appropriated the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) to the Department of Human Services, which sum shall be in addition to all other appropriations made to the Department of Human Services and which sum shall be used for the sole purpose of increasing the amount available to social service contractors, as provided for in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 1, Part 2.

Item 3. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Commissioner of Health shall have the authority to promulgate, as public necessity rules pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-5-209, those rules and regulations which concern the Medicaid/TennCare program and which require promulgation in order for the state to fiscally function (i) within the appropriations provided for the Medicaid/TennCare program or (ii) within the availability of revenues received for the Medicaid/TennCare program.

Item 4. After allocation of the first $514,000.00 as provided in Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-307, all revenues arising from the surcharge for cultural motor vehicle registration plates provided for in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 3, shall be allocated to and are hereby appropriated to the Tennessee Arts Commission for use in its programs.

AGENCY COUNTIES SERVED

Anderson County Community Action Commission Anderson

Blount County Community Action Agency Blount

Bradley-Cleveland Community Services Agency Bradley

Caney-Fork Development Corporation Cannon, DeKalb,

Van Buren, Warren

Chattanooga Human Services Department Hamilton

Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Action

Agency Montgomery

Cordell Hull Economic Opportunity Corporation Clay, Jackson,

Macon, Smith

Delta Human Resources Agency Fayette, Lauderdale

Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority Cocke, Grainger,

Sevier, Hamblen,

Jefferson, Monroe

Highland Rim Economic Corporation Dickson, Stewart,

Houston, Humphreys

Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Agency Knox

Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency Cheatham, Sumner,

Robertson,

Trousdale,

Williamson,

Rutherford

Mid-East Community Action Agency Loudon, Roane

Mountain Valley Economic Opportunity Authority Campbell, Claiborne,

Morgan, Scott,

Union

Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council Benton, Carroll,

Crockett, Dyer,

Lake, Obion, Henry,

Weakley, Gibson,

Fayette, Tipton,

Lauderdale, Madison

Shelby County Community Services Agency Shelby

South Central Human Resources Agency Bedford, Coffee,

Franklin, Giles,

Hickman, Lawrence,

Lewis, Lincoln,

Marshall, Maury,

Moore, Perry, Wayne

Southeast Human Resources Agency Bledsoe, Grundy,

Marion, McMinn,

Meigs, Sequatchie,

Polk, Rhea

Southwest Human Resources Agency Chester, Decatur,

Hardeman, Hardin,

Haywood,

Henderson, Madison,

McNairy

Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency Carter, Greene,

Hancock, Hawkins,