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An Act

HOUSE BILL 98-1352

BY REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, and Romero;

also SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, and Rizzuto.

Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of public health and environment.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Part XVI of section 2 of chapter 310, Session Laws of Colorado 1997, is amended to read:

Section 2. Appropriation.

PART XVI

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT















(1) ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT145, 146












Personal Services

3,272,778



335,062




114,970

a

2,822,746

b




(67.0 FTE)













Sick and Annual Payouts

289,900









289,900

b



Health, Life, and Dental

1,397,815



252,302




424,348

a

354,865

b

366,300


Short-term Disability

68,306



12,687




21,139

a

15,935

b

18,545


Salary Survey, Anniversary Increases, and Shift Differential

1,292,963



238,745




427,448

a

292,103

b

334,667


Workers' Compensation

126,264



15,121






111,143

b



Operating Expenses147

1,619,508









1,619,508

b



Legal Services for 22,495 hours

1,079,733



210,479




51,297

a

752,019

b

65,938


Administrative Law Judge Services for 170 313 hours

14,430



14,430











27,847











13,417


Payment to Risk Management and Property Funds

156,616



39,940






116,676

b



Vehicle Lease Payments

260,073



69,520




65,140

a

48,089

b

77,324


Leased Space

3,688,115



66,835






3,614,262

b

7,018


Capitol Complex Leased Space

23,661



4,637






19,024

b



Utilities

279,589



34,733






244,856

b



Reimbursement for Members of the State Board of Health

4,868



4,868










Indirect Cost Assessment

86,875







25,191

a

48,663

b

13,021




13,661,494














13,674,911


























a These amounts shall be from various sources of cash funds.

b Of these amounts, $9,628,217(T) shall be from federal and cash funds indirect cost recoveries, $105,705(T) shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and $615,867 shall be from various sources of cash funds exempt.















(2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES












Personal Services

1,528,006



641,878

(M)



148,721

a

489,321

b

248,086

c





(15.2 FTE)




(2.4 FTE)


(7.3 FTE)


(4.6 FTE)


Operating Expenses

209,634



28,170

(M)


25,106

a

144,214

b

12,144

c

Purchase of Services from Computer Center

246,731



246,731










ADP Capital Outlay

289,220



83,995




68,450

a

85,925

b

50,850

c

Year 2000 Projects148

358,710



154,604




41,252

a

102,232

b

60,622

c

Indirect Cost Assessment

79,806







33,194

a

203

b

46,409

c



2,712,107


























a Of these amounts, $51,867 shall be from hazardous materials and waste management, $64,785 shall be from stationary sources fees, $14,608 shall be from laboratory fees, $15,000 shall be from vital records fees, $29,967 shall be from radiation control fees, $47,418 shall be from water permit fees, $18,126 shall be from artificial tanning fees, and $74,952 shall be from various sources of cash funds.

b Of these amounts, $755,479(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries and $66,416 from various sources of cash fund reserves.

c For informational purposes only, these amounts include $90,920 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $83,611 from the Women, Infant, and Children Grant, $62,062 from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, $21,043 from the Preventative Health Block Grant, and $160,475 from various sources of federal funds.















(3) LABORATORY & RADIATION SERVICES












(A) Laboratory Services













Personal Services

3,242,481



680,010




1,628,464

a

376,128

b

557,879






(16.7 FTE)




(34.1 FTE)


(2.9 FTE)


(12.8 FTE)


Operating Expenses

2,058,450



210,072




1,358,810

a

349,644

b

139,924


Indirect Cost Assessment

697,091







576,448

a

9,661

b

110,982



5,998,022



























a Of these amounts, $1,576,017 shall be from the Newborn Screening and Genetic Counseling Cash Fund, $82,030 shall be from the Law Enforcement Assistance Fund, $6,552 shall be from the Streptococcus Test Fund, $466,688 shall be from water testing fees, $507,888 shall be from drug testing fees, and $924,547 shall be from various sources of cash funds.

b Of these amounts, $186,169(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries, $41,969 shall be from reserves in the Newborn Screening and Genetic Counseling Cash Fund, $244,120(T) shall be from funds appropriated to the Water Quality Control Division, and $263,175 shall be from various sources of cash funds exempt.















(B) Radiation Services












Program Costs

1,131,225



230,680




581,941

a

23,703

b

294,901






(4.4 FTE)




(8.4 FTE)




(2.3 FTE)


Low Level Radiation Compact

35,470







35,470

a













(0.2 FTE)






X-Ray Inspections Personal Services

186,542







186,542

a













(4.0 FTE)






X-Ray Inspections Operating Expenses

6,948







6,948

a





Federal Programs

361,737











361,737














(5.2 FTE)


Indirect Cost Assessment

220,919







169,644

a

2,173

b

49,102



1,942,841














a These amounts shall be from the Radiation Control Fund.

b These amounts shall be from reserves in the Radiation Control Fund.















(C) Emergency Response Program149












Program Costs

438,926



71,352








367,574






(1.4 FTE)








(4.8 FTE)


Indirect Cost Assessment

67,781











67,781



506,707



























(D) Implied Consent Specialists













Personal Services

227,424














(4.0 FTE)













Operating Expenses

32,270













Indirect Cost Assessment

57,631














317,325







317,325

a



















a This amount shall be from the Law Enforcement Assistance Fund.

















8,764,895


























(4) LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES150, 151












Public Health Nurses in areas not served by local and regional health departments

898,649



700,396

(M)







198,253

a

Public Health Sanitarians in areas not served by local and regional health departments

222,338



222,338










Local Organized Health Unit Distributions pursuant to Section 25-1-516, C.R.S.

4,170,261



4,170,261










Delta, Otero, La Plata/Archuleta, Las Animas/Huerfano, and the Northeast Regional Local Health Units

51,873



51,873










Indirect Cost Assessment

8,557











8,557

a



5,351,678


























a These amounts shall be from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.















(5) AIR QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION












(A) Administration














Personal Services

250,498







104,008

a

95,615

b

50,875

c









(1.6 FTE)


(1.5 FTE)


(1.4 FTE)


Operating Expenses

32,051











32,051

c

Indirect Cost Assessment

1,750,599







754,846

d

599,413

b

396,340

c


2,033,148



























a This amount shall be from the Stationary Sources Control Fund.

b These amounts shall be from the Automobile Inspection and Readjustment Account of the Highway Users Tax Fund.

c These amounts shall be from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

d Of this amount, $698,486 shall be from the Stationary Sources Control Fund and $56,360 shall be from the Ozone Protection Fund.















(B) Technical Services












(1) Air Quality Monitoring














Personal Services

1,081,255







80,892

a

734,766

(H)b

265,597

c









(1.6 FTE)


(12.8 FTE)


(5.1 FTE)


Operating Expenses

186,491









101,685

b

84,806

c

Local Contracts

141,296







13,090

a

88,424

b

39,782

c


1,409,042



























a These amounts shall be from the Stationary Sources Control Fund.

b These amounts shall be from the Automobile Inspection and Readjustment Account of the Highway Users Tax Fund.

c These amounts shall be from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.















(2) Modeling and Analysis














Personal Services

455,602







46,348

a

137,978

b

271,276

c









(0.9 FTE)


(2.4 FTE)


(4.7 FTE)


Operating Expenses

243,580







13,011

a

123,634

b

106,935

c


699,182



























a These amounts shall be from the Stationary Sources Control Fund.

b These amounts shall be from the Automobile Inspection and Readjustment Account of the Highway Users Tax Fund.

c These amounts shall be from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.















(3) Visibility and Risk Assessment













Personal Services

295,813







172,410

a

52,184

b

71,219

c









(2.8 FTE)


(1.0 FTE)


(1.6 FTE)


Operating Expenses

103,260









1,190

b

102,070

c


399,073



























a This amount shall be from the Stationary Sources Control Fund.

b These amounts shall be from the Automobile Inspection and Readjustment Account of the Highway Users Tax Fund.

c These amounts shall be from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.















(C) Mobile Sources













(1) Research and Support













Personal Services

1,276,771









1,103,789

(H)a

172,982

b











(18.4 FTE)


(2.9 FTE)


Operating Expenses

362,477









324,479

a

37,998

b


1,639,248



























a These amounts shall be from the Automobile Inspection and Readjustment Account of the Highway Users Tax Fund.

b These amounts shall be from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.















(2) Inspection and Maintenance












Personal Services

553,498









553,498

a













(9.8 FTE)




Operating Expenses

39,863









39,863

a



Diesel Inspection/Maintenance

524,112







156,333

b

367,779

a











(2.0 FTE)


(5.0 FTE)




Mechanic Certification

46,523







46,523

b













(0.9 FTE)






Local Grants

45,299









45,299

a




1,209,295



























a These amounts shall be from the Automobile Inspection and Readjustment Account of the Highway Users Tax Fund.

b These amounts shall be from diesel inspection and mechanic certification fees.















(D) Stationary Sources












(1) Inventory and Support Services












Personal Services

1,456,712







814,483

(H)a



642,229










(12.1 FTE)




(8.9 FTE)


Operating Expenses

316,114







316,114

(H)a






1,772,826



























a These amounts shall be from the Stationary Sources Control Fund.















(2) Permits and Compliance Assurance












Personal Services

2,236,036







1,597,374

a



638,662










(30.5 FTE)




(8.6 FTE)


Operating Expenses

54,275







18,231

a



36,044


Construction Permit Backlog152

181,040









181,040

b













(4.1 FTE)




Local Contracts

343,492







99,114

a



244,378



2,814,843



























a These amounts shall be from the Stationary Sources Control Fund.

b This amount shall be from reserves in the Stationary Sources Control Fund.















(3) Hazardous and Toxic Control













Personal Services

508,281







385,710

a



122,571










(7.3 FTE)




(2.2 FTE)


Operating Expenses

64,330







64,330

a





Preservation of the Ozone Layer

248,958







248,958

b













(2.0 FTE)







821,569



























a These amounts shall be from the Stationary Sources Control Fund.

b This amount shall be from the Ozone Protection Fund.

















12,798,226


























(6) WATER QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION












(A) Administration














Personal Services

3,644,416



1,408,982

(M)



822,215

a

30,012

b

1,383,207

c





(26.1 FTE)




(15.6 FTE)




(23.1 FTE)


Operating Expenses

659,477



453,842

(M)



17,467

a



188,168

c

Grants

7,877











7,877

c

Indirect Cost Assessment

814,545







295,698

d

21,082

b

497,765

c


5,126,315



























a These amounts shall be from the Water Quality Control Fund.

b These amounts shall be from reserves in the Water Quality Control Fund.

c These amounts shall be from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

d Of this amount, $195,582 shall be from the Water Quality Control Fund, $31,294 shall be from the Sludge Management Fund, $47,740 shall be from the Industrial Pretreatment Fund, and $21,082 shall be from various sources of cash funds.















(B) Special Purpose














Construction Management Assistance Grant

437,376











437,376














(4.9 FTE)


Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund

437,018







8,841

a

43,164

b

385,013










(0.2 FTE)


(0.8 FTE)


(6.9 FTE)


Water Planning Grant

1,323,078











1,323,078














(4.4 FTE)

Groundwater Protection

482,429



100,990






136,240

(T)c

245,199






(2.0 FTE)






(2.5 FTE)


(1.6 FTE)

Sludge Management Program

194,657







194,657

d












(3.0 FTE)






Special Studies

151,358











151,358














(3.2 FTE)

Industrial Pretreatment Program

211,317







122,215

e

89,102

f











(1.6 FTE)






Stormwater Permitting Program

340,049







340,049

g












(6.0 FTE)







3,577,282



























a This amount shall be from the interest earnings of the Water Resources and Power Development Authority.

b This amount shall be federal funds passed through the Water Resources and Power Development Authority.

c This amount shall be from the Department of Agriculture, Groundwater Protection Fund.

d This amount shall be from the Sludge Management Fund.

e This amount shall be from the Industrial Pretreatment Fund.

f This amount shall be from reserves in the Industrial Pretreatment Fund.

g This amount shall be from the Water Quality Control Fund.

















8,703,597


























(7) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION









(A) Division Director's Office













Program Costs

345,276



217,302




106,558

a

21,416

b







(4.0 FTE)




(1.5 FTE)






Legal Services for 5,700 hours

373,593







141,039

a



232,554


Indirect Cost Assessment

1,089,568







549,069

a

25,522

b

514,977



1,808,437



























a Of these amounts, $127,727 shall be from the Hazardous Waste Commission Fund, $211,145 shall be from the Hazardous Waste Service Fund, $307,811 shall be from the Hazardous Substance Response Fund, $25,754 shall be from the Solid Waste Management Fund, $112,884 shall be from the Radiation Control Fund, and $11,345 shall be from the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Program Fund.

b Of these amounts, $21,416 shall be from reserves in the Hazardous Waste Commission Fund and $25,522 shall be from reserves in the Solid Waste Management Fund.















(B) Hazardous Waste Control Program












Personal Services

2,306,810







1,007,124

a

234,594

b

1,065,092



2,341,310









282,511

b

1,051,675










(20.4 FTE)


(2.7 FTE)


(18.7 FTE)


Operating Expenses

110,106







60,414

a



49,692



115,599









5,493

b




2,416,916














2,456,909



























a These amounts shall be from the Hazardous Waste Service Fund.

b This amount These amounts shall be from reserves in the Hazardous Waste Service Fund.















(C) Solid Waste Control Program












Program Costs

822,625



195,491




559,072

a



68,062






(3.5 FTE)




(6.3 FTE)




(1.0 FTE)
















a Of this amount, $452,834 shall be from the Solid Waste Management Fund and $106,238 shall be from the Hazardous Substance Response Fund.















(D) Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Program












Program Costs

465,320







45,817

(H)a



419,503










(0.6 FTE)




(5.7 FTE)
















a This amount shall be from the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Program Fund.















(E) Contaminated Site Cleanups127












Personal Services

3,456,476







1,032,511

a

522,381

(T)b

1,901,584









(17.8 FTE)


(9.0 FTE)


(18.4 FTE)

Operating Expenses

357,445







153,666

a

24,819

(T)b

178,960


Contaminated Sites Operation and Maintenance153

2,132,000







264,500

(H)a



1,867,500



5,945,921



























a Of these amounts, $1,438,793 shall be from the Hazardous Substance Response Fund and $11,884 shall be from Colorado Open Records Act fees collected.

b These amounts shall be from the Department of Law.















(F) Uranium Site Remediation












Personal Services

470,896







470,896

a













(6.6 FTE)






Operating Expenses

127,700







127,700

a






598,596



























a These amounts shall be from the Radiation Control Fund.


(G) Rocky Flats Agreement












Program Costs

2,555,219











2,555,219














(33.3 FTE)


Legal Services for 550 hours

26,399











26,399


Payment to the Office of the Governor

20,000











20,000


Indirect Cost Assessment

490,610











490,610



3,092,228





























15,150,043














15,190,036


























(8) CONSUMER PROTECTION













Personal Services

1,642,237



1,301,777




13,644

a

59,427

(T)b

267,389






(23.6 FTE)






(1.0 FTE)


(3.4 FTE)

Operating Expenses

156,109



59,945




2,001

a

6,165

(T)b

87,998


Tanning Devices Regulation

32,666







32,666

a













(0.7 FTE)






Indirect Cost Assessment

53,190







10,459

a

5,972

(T)b

36,759




1,884,202


























a Of these amounts, $18,950 shall be from the Food Protection Cash Fund and $39,820 shall be from the Artificial Tanning Devices Fund.

b Of these amounts, $63,662 shall be from the Department of Corrections and $7,902 shall be from the Department of Human Services.















(9) POLLUTION PREVENTION












Program Costs

268,402







65,000

a



203,402














(1.0 FTE)


Indirect Cost Assessment

18,294







2,239

a



16,055




286,696


























a These amounts shall be from the Pollution Prevention Fund.















(10) DISEASE CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY DIVISION










(A) Administration














General Disease Control, Surveillance and Administration154

3,006,737



1,021,868




4,302

a


1,980,567

b





(8.1 FTE)








(28.5 FTE)

Indirect Cost Assessment

1,495,113









13,251

(T)c

1,481,862



4,501,850



























a This amount shall be from the sale of rabies vaccines.

b Of this amount, $515,422 shall be from the Preventive Health Services Block Grant.

c This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.















(B) Special Purpose














Birth Defects Registry

331,901



331,901














(5.5 FTE)










Vaccination Support

1,936,637











1,936,637


Infant Immunization Program

20,211









20,211

(T)a



91,175









91,175

(T)a













(0.2 FTE)




Tuberculosis Treatment

925,449



620,681






53,048

(L)b

251,720














(3.0 FTE)


AIDS Surveillance and Prevention

3,871,938



50,908








3,821,030














(49.2 FTE)

Administration and Client Services Under the Ryan White Act

1,942,047



379,071








1,562,976






(0.4 FTE)








(2.1 FTE)


Health Program for Refugees

125,447









71,840

(T)c

53,607












(1.0 FTE)

(0.7 FTE)

Federal Grants155

5,078,778











5,078,778














(30.2 FTE)


14,232,408














14,303,372



























a This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

b This amount shall be from county tuberculosis treatment matching funds pursuant to Section 25-4-513, C.R.S.

c This amount shall be from federal funds appropriated in the Department of Human Services.

















18,734,258














18,805,222


























(11) FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION










(A) Administration














Program and Administration

4,725,898



158,068

(M)





737

a

4,567,093

b





(0.7 FTE)







(17.2 FTE)

Indirect Cost Assessment

1,609,622







19,757

c

67,182

(T)d

1,522,683

e


6,335,520



























a This amount shall be from donations.

b Of this amount, $60,000 shall be from the Preventive Health Services Block Grant and $4,507,093 shall be from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.

c Of this amount, $15,210 shall be from the Newborn Screening and Genetic Counseling Cash Fund pursuant to Section 25-4-1006, C.R.S., and $4,547 shall be from various sources from within the division.

d This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

e Of this amount, $509,280 shall be from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.















(B) Community Nursing and Handicapped Children's Program









Program and Administration

1,608,746



976,787

(M)







631,959

a





(20.8 FTE)








(10.3 FTE)

Community-based Case Management Services

204,529











204,529

a

Purchase of Services

3,985,115



1,930,928

(M)



37,298

b

560,132

(T)c

1,456,757

a


5,798,390



























a These amounts shall be from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.

b This amount shall be from client fees.

c This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.















(C) Family Planning155a














Personal Services

327,156



327,156














(6.4 FTE)










Operating Expenses

86,140



86,140










Purchase of Services44, 154, 156, 157, 158

3,044,629



1,109,784






61,500

(T)a

1,873,345



3,457,925



























a This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.















(D) Special Purpose














Denture Program for the Elderly

498,796



498,796














(0.8 FTE)










Homebound Dentistry Services

40,000



40,000










Genetics Counseling Program

858,984







858,984

a




Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program

2,718,021









2,718,021

(T)b











(4.5 FTE)




Migrant Program

1,678,810







87,632

c

183,338

(T)d

1,407,840












(0.4 FTE)


(11.4 FTE)


Department of Education Nursing Grants

290,706









290,706

(T)d












(1.3 FTE)



Private Grants

571,889









571,889

e













(1.0 FTE)




Federal Grants155

78,708,231











78,708,231














(41.6 FTE)


85,365,437



























a This amount shall be from the Newborn Screening and Genetic Counseling Cash Fund pursuant to Section 25-4-1006, C.R.S.

b This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

c Of this amount, $12,293 shall be from day care center contracts and $75,339 shall be from Otero County headstart program.

d These amounts shall be from federal funds appropriated in the Department of Education.

e This amount shall be from grants and donations.

















100,957,272


























(12) HEALTH FACILITIES DIVISION












(A) Administration














Personal Services

853,152














(14.9 FTE)













Operating Expenses

67,148













Indirect Cost Assessment

872,168














1,792,468



118,741




247,065

a

689,968

(T)b

736,694
















a Of this amount, $138,735 shall be from the Medication Administration Cash Fund pursuant to Section 25-1-107(1)(ee)(V)(A), C.R.S., $87,037 shall be from the General Licensure Cash Fund pursuant to Section 25-3-103.1, C.R.S., and $21,293 shall be from various sources of cash funds within the division.

b This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.















(B) Inspection of Personal Care Boarding Facilities










Program Costs

146,881



54,688




82,132

a

10,061

b







(0.8 FTE)




(1.5 FTE)




















a This amount shall be from the Personal Care Boarding Home Cash Fund pursuant to Section 25-27-107.5, C.R.S.

b This amount shall be from reserves in the Personal Care Boarding Home Cash Fund.















(C) Medicaid/Medicare Certification Program












Personal Services

4,113,198














(72.7 FTE)













Operating Expenses

475,468














4,588,666









2,473,641

(T)a

2,115,025
















a This amount shall be from Medicaid funds appropriated in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

















6,528,015


























(13) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND PREVENTION DIVISION










(A) Emergency Medical Services













Program and Administration

732,564














(11.0 FTE)













Improvements to County Emergency Medical Services

920,992













Emergency Medical Services Grant Program

2,762,976












Trauma Facility Designation

203,915














(0.8 FTE)













Indirect Cost Assessment

173,605














4,590,137









4,590,137

a




4,794,052







203,915

b



















a This amount shall be from the Emergency Medical Services Account in the Highway Users Tax Fund pursuant to Section 25-3.5-603, C.R.S.

b This amount shall be from the Statewide Trauma Care System Cash Fund pursuant to Section 25-3.5-705, C.R.S., and is associated with trauma facility designation.
















(B) Prevention Programs














Programs and Administration

1,197,794



110,954







1,086,840

a





(2.0 FTE)








(8.7 FTE)

Indirect Cost Assessment

556,297











556,297



1,754,091



























a Of this amount, $580,546 shall be from the Preventive Health Services Block Grant.















(C) Special Purpose














Cancer Registry

604,905



218,931








385,974






(2.0 FTE)








(7.0 FTE)


Cancer Prevention Grants159

4,784,075









15,000

a

4,769,075














(32.5 FTE)

Chronic Disease Tracking

479,014











479,014



5,867,994











(5.3 FTE)















a This amount shall be from donations and grants received by the Breast Cancer Screening Fund pursuant to Section 25-4-1503, C.R.S.

















$12,212,222














12,416,137


























(14) DIVISION OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND VITAL RECORDS










Personal Services

1,897,066














(45.9 FTE)













Operating Expenses

117,462













Indirect Cost Assessment

427,594















2,442,122






1,570,971

a



871,151
















a This amount shall be from the Vital Statistics Records Cash Fund pursuant to Section 25-2-121, C.R.S.















TOTALS PART XVI














(PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT)2, 3, 4


$210,186,827


$20,565,450




$20,593,281


$30,094,187

a

$138,933,909




$210,515,116






$20,797,196


$30,218,561

a

















a Of this amount, $18,824,484 $18,895,448 contains a (T) notation and $53,048 contains an (L) notation.

FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

2(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2221.)

3All Departments, Totals -- The General Assembly requests that copies of all reports requested in other footnotes contained in this act be delivered to the Joint Budget Committee and the majority and minority leadership in each house of the General Assembly.

4(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2222.)

44Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, Medical Programs, Medical Services; and Department of Public Health and Environment, Family and Community Health Services Division, Family Planning, Purchase of Services -- The departments are requested to provide a report to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 1997, outlining the progress made in reducing the rate of low birth-weight babies as a result of the enhanced prenatal program appropriation. The report shall provide information on the number of participants, reasons for participation levels, and recommendations for changing participation levels given current program criteria. The report shall also delineate, by fiscal year, the total, General Fund, and federal fund savings achieved as a result of the FY 1996-97 program appropriation and recommendations for further programmatic and funding changes based on the findings.

127Department of Law, Special Purpose, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Contracts; Department of Natural Resources, Executive Director's Office, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; and Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Contaminated Site Cleanups -- The departments are requested to cooperate in the preparation of a report detailing each department's expenditures for CERCLA contracts. The report should include a case-by-case itemization of actual, estimated, and requested funding for personal services, contract services, operating expenses, and other costs. The report should be prepared annually and should be submitted with each department's budget request.

145Department of Public Health and Environment, Administration and Support -- The Department is requested to present its FY 1998-99 budget submission in the revised Long Bill format. All figures are requested to be presented in this format, including but not limited to the two prior years' actual expenditures, allocated pots, and revenue schedules.

146(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2223.)

147(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2224.)

148Department of Human Services, Office of Information Technology Services, Year 2000 Date Change; Department of Labor and Employment, Executive Director's Office, Year 2000 Date Change; Department of Law, Administration, Year 2000 Project; Department of Public Health and Environment, Information Technology Services, Year 2000 Projects; and Department of Revenue, Information Technology Division, Year 2000 Programming -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that moneys in this line be restricted by the State Controller until the Commission on Information Management has reviewed and approved the Department's Year 2000 implementation plan.

149Department of Public Health and Environment, Laboratory and Radiation Services, Emergency Response Program -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department, when reasonable, pursue recovery of the costs of the program's emergency response efforts in accordance with section 29-22-103, C.R.S. The Department is requested to include a report in its annual budget submission which details cost of services rendered and amount recovered for each major incident.

150Department of Public Health and Environment, Local Health Services -- The Department is requested to compile detailed information on the expenditures of public health nurses, sanitarians, and local health departments, and include this information in the Department's annual budget submission. The information shall include amounts by category of expenditures and, at a minimum, detail those amounts used for personal services, utilities, postage, food, and medical expenses.

151Department of Public Health and Environment, Local Health Services -- The Department is requested to complete a detailed report on local health services. The Department should coordinate this effort with local public health providers, and, at a minimum, the report should accomplish the following: identify all state dollars (as well as federal dollars passed through the state to the locals) supporting public health services; propose a level of state support, as well as alternatives for annually adjusting the appropriation based on a quantitative analysis of the data; examine the need for a performance driven funding formula; and determine if a consolidation of local health funding streams would enable a more efficient public health delivery system and provide a more coordinated state approach to public health. The Department is requested to submit a status report to the Joint Budget Committee by August 1, 1997 which details progress made in each of the above areas, with the final report due November 1, 1997.

152Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Quality Control Division, Stationary Sources, Permits and Compliance Assurance, Construction Permit Backlog -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that this be a temporary appropriation expected to last no more than two years. Funding in this line item is to be used only for the elimination of the construction permit backlog. The Department is requested to submit quarterly updates to the Joint Budget Committee beginning January 1, 1998, to be received within 30 days of the end of the quarter, which provide the following information: actual initial and final permits received during the last twelve months; actual initial and final permits processed by regular division staff during the last twelve months, and number of FTE processing those permits; actual initial and final permits processed by the staff in this Construction Permit Backlog line item during the last twelve months, and number of FTE processing those permits; and the monthly backlog. The Department is further requested to provide a report to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 1997 which outlines the Department’s long-term plan for preventing future construction or operating permit backlogs.

153Department of Public Health and Environment, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Contaminated Site Cleanups, Contaminated Sites Operation and Maintenance -- The Department is requested to include in its annual budget submission detailed information on the projects included in this line item for the prior year’s actual expenditures, the current year estimate, and the request year. This information should include for each project a description, the cost, funding sources, and estimated duration of long-term operations and maintenance. The Department is requested to include any other data it deems pertinent to these projects.

154Department of Public Health and Environment, Disease Control and Epidemiology Division, Administration, General Disease Control, Surveillance and Administration; and Family and Community Health Services Division, Family Planning, Purchase of Services -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that these divisions cooperate to promote abstinence programs based on federal guidelines. The Department is requested to provide to the Joint Budget Committee, on or before January 1, 1998 a detailed plan explaining how federal Maternal Child Health Block Grant abstinence funds are to be used for state FY 1997-98 and state FY 1998-99. This information is to include, but is not limited to: the amount and duration of anticipated funding; list of grantees; intent and objectives of associated program(s); targeted program population, including a breakout by age group; anticipated performance measures; and how the divisions are working in consultation and coordination with one another to ensure effectiveness of both family planning and abstinence efforts.

155Department of Public Health and Environment, Disease Control and Epidemiology Division, Special Purpose, Federal Grants; and Family and Community Health Services Division, Special Purpose, Federal Grants -- The Department is requested to provide to the Joint Budget Committee a chart of federal grants for each of these divisions by November 15, 1997. This chart should show the following information for each federal grant: Grant name, federal funding agency, and brief description of program funded by the grant; amount expended and FTE used in FY 1995-96; amount expended and FTE used in FY 1996-97; amount estimated and FTE assigned in FY 1997-98; and amount anticipated and FTE planned for use in FY 1998-99.

155aDepartment of Public Health and Environment, Family and Community Health Services Division, Family Planning -- The Department is requested to submit a report to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 1997. This report should include, but not be limited to, a detailed explanation of how state funds are expended by each contractor receiving any amount of state funds for the family planning program. Reporting should be completed for each contract organization, including public, private, and non-profit organizations, and should itemize expenditures for the previous fiscal year actual amounts, the current fiscal year estimated amounts, and the request fiscal year amounts.

156Department of Public Health and Environment, Family and Community Health Services Division, Family Planning, Purchase of Services -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that continued state support of family planning efforts is contingent upon the evaluation of the program's success. The Department is requested to include the following information in its annual budget submission, beginning with FY 1998-99: the number of unintended births prevented which are attributable to the family planning program; and an explanation of how prevented births was calculated. This data is to be compared to the total number of program participants, and the overall birth rate in Colorado. Data is to be broken out by age group. The number of reported abortions statewide is also to be included. This information is to be provided for FY 1996-97 actuals and FY 1997-98 estimates.

157Department of Public Health and Environment, Family and Community Health Services Division, Family Planning, Purchase of Services -- The Department is requested to report to the Joint Budget Committee on or before July 31, 1997 the potential General Fund savings associated with a modified fee scale. Information in the report is to include, but is not limited to: a proposed graduated fee scale; population being served in each income category; anticipated revenues generated by patient contributions in each category and in total; and potential General Fund savings as a result of increased patient contributions.

158(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2227.)

159Department of Public Health and Environment, Emergency Medical Services and Prevention Division, Special Purpose, Cancer Prevention Grants -- The General Assembly accepts no obligation to continue funding for these programs when federal funds are no longer available. Any match requirements for these federal grants are to be provided by non-state sources. The Department is responsible for documenting the sources of matching funds, which should be submitted to the Joint Budget Committee annually with the budget request, and which will serve as proof of the required state match for these federal dollars.

SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

____________________________ ____________________________

Charles E. Berry Tom Norton

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

____________________________ ____________________________

Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

APPROVED________________________________________

_________________________________________

Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO


Created: 3/13/98 Updated: 3/13/98