S3949

A Supplement to the Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations act, P.L.2020, c.97.

Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2020, c.97, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, there are appropriated the following sums for the purposes specified:

26 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS *10 Public Safety and Criminal Justice* *16 Detention and Rehabilitation* *7025 System-Wide Program Support* GRANTS-IN-AID
13-7025	Institutional Program Support ..........................		$3,400,000
	Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, System-Wide Program Support …………………..….		$3,400,000
*Grants-in-Aid:*
13	Purchase of Service for Inmates Incarcerated In County Penal Facilities …….......................	($3,400,000)

46 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH *20 Physical and Mental Health* *22 Health Planning and Evaluation* GRANTS-IN-AID
07-4270	Health Care Systems Analysis ..........................		$63,657,000
	Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation, Health Planning and Evaluation .………………..….		$63,657,000
*Grants-in-Aid:*
07	Health Care Subsidy Fund Payments ......................	($53,657,000)
07	Federally Qualified Health Centers ……………………….	(10,000,000)

54 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES *20 Physical and Mental Health* *23 Mental Health and Addiction Services* *7700 Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services* STATE AID
08-7700	Community Services …………………………..		$7,343,000
	(From Property Tax Relief Fund… $7,343,000)
	Total State Aid Appropriation, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services ..….		$7,343,000
	(From Property Tax Relief Fund… $7,343,000)
*State Aid:*
08	Support of Patients in County Psychiatric Hospitals (PTRF) ..	($7,343,000)
*50 Economic Planning, Development, and Security* *53 Economic Assistance and Security* *7550 Division of Family Development* STATE AID
15-7550	Income Maintenance Management ...................		$8,000,000
	Total State Aid Appropriation, Division of Family Development …....………………..….		$8,000,000
*State Aid:*
15	Payments for Supplemental Security Income ......................	($8,000,000)

66 DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY *10 Public Safety and Criminal Justice* *12 Law Enforcement* STATE AID
09-1020	Criminal Justice ………………………………..		$1,600,000
	(From Property Tax Relief Fund… $1,600,000)
	Total State Aid Appropriation, Law Enforcement ..………………………………..		$1,600,000
	(From Property Tax Relief Fund… $1,600,000)
*State Aid:*
09	Safe and Secure Neighborhoods Program (PTRF) …………….	($1,600,000)

*10 Public Safety and Criminal Justice* *13 Special Law Enforcement Activities* DIRECT STATE SERVICES
22-1410	Regulation of Racing Activities ….....................		$5,000,000
	Total Direct State Services Appropriation, Special Law Enforcement Activities .....…….		$5,000,000
*Direct State Services:*
Special Purpose:
22	Horse Racing Purse Subsidies ...	($5,000,000)

74 DEPARTMENT OF STATE *30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development* *37 Cultural and Intellectual Development Services* *2541 Division of State Library* STATE AID
51-2541	Library Services ………………….....................		$262,000
	Total State Aid Appropriation, Division of State Library ……………..…....………………..….		$262,000
*State Aid:*
51	Library Network ........................	($262,000)

*70 Government Direction, Management, and Control* *74 General Government Services* STATE AID
25-2525	Election Management and Coordination ...........		$20,000,000
	Total State Aid Appropriation, General Government Services …....………………..….		$20,000,000
*State Aid:*
25	Early Voting Implementation .....	($20,000,000)

78 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION *60 Transportation Programs* *61 State and Local Highway Facilities* STATE AID
71-6200	Capital Program Management ………………..		$5,500,000
	(From Property Tax Relief Fund… $5,500,000)
	Total State Aid Appropriation, State and Local Highway Facilities ………………….....….		$5,500,000
	(From Property Tax Relief Fund… $5,500,000)
*State Aid:*
71	Ferry Terminal Support – South Amboy (PTRF) ……..	($5,500,000)

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

This bill makes FY 2021 State supplemental appropriations totaling $114,762,000, of which $100,319,000 is appropriated from the General Fund and $14,443,000 is appropriated from the Property Tax Relief Fund.

Under the bill, the FY 2021 State supplemental appropriations totaling $114,762,000 include:

- $3.4 million for the Department of Corrections due to delays in the transfer of inmates to State correctional facilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;

- $53.7 million for the Department of Health to cover lower than anticipated revenue from the HMO Assessment;

- $10.0 million for the Department of Health to fund Federally Qualified Health Centers;

- $7.3 million to the Department of Human Services to cover an increase in the per diem rates at County Psychiatric Hospitals, an increase in the rates at State Psychiatric Hospitals, and prior year billings;

- $8.0 million to the Department of Human Services to cover increased burial and emergency assistance costs;

- $1.6 million to the Department of Law and Public Safety for the Safe and Secure Neighborhoods Program to offset lower than projected revenue from fines and penalties;

- $5.0 million to the Department of Law and Public Safety to bolster purses at New Jersey’s Thoroughbred and Standardbred tracks;

- $262,000 to the Department of State for the Library Network to offset a one-time reduction of a federal grant award;

- $20.0 million to the Department of State to support the required provisions of the Early Voting Law (P.L.2021, c.40); and

- $5.5 million to the Department of Transportation for Ferry Terminal Support – South Amboy.