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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Policy Overview...............................................................................................................................1 Bond and Capital Improvements Act – Enacted and Recommended Funding Sources.......4 Recommended Projects...................................................................................................................5 Project Schedule of Agency Requests ............................................................................................9 AGENCY REQUESTS Judicial................................................................................................... (02-00-00) .....................15 Office of Management and Budget........................................................ (10-02-00) .....................21 Delaware Economic Development Office ............................................. (10-03-00) .....................29 Delaware Health Care Commission....................................................... (10-05-00) .....................33 Delaware State Housing Authority........................................................ (10-08-00) .....................35 Technology and Information ................................................................. (11-00-00) .....................37 State ....................................................................................................... (20-00-00) .....................39 Health and Social Services .................................................................... (35-00-00) .....................47 Services for Children, Youth and Their Families.................................. (37-00-00) .....................53 Correction .............................................................................................. (38-00-00) .....................57 Natural Resources and Environmental Control ..................................... (40-00-00) .....................61 Safety and Homeland Security .............................................................. (45-00-00) .....................71 Transportation........................................................................................ (55-00-00) .....................79 Labor...................................................................................................... (60-00-00) .....................99 Agriculture............................................................................................. (65-00-00) ...................101 State Fire Prevention Commission ........................................................ (75-00-00) ...................103 Delaware National Guard ...................................................................... (76-00-00) ...................105 University of Delaware.......................................................................... (90-01-00) ...................107 Delaware State University ..................................................................... (90-03-00) ...................109 Delaware Technical and Community College....................................... (90-04-00) ...................113 Education ............................................................................................... (95-00-00) ...................119 Other - Twenty-First Century Fund.............................................................................................145 FUNDING HISTORY Funding History for Fiscal Years 2003-2008............................................................................147 i POLICY OVERVIEW The Governor’s Recommended Fiscal Year 2009 • $1.0 million for the Clean Water State Grant Capital Budget totals $473.3 million. Of this total, Match. Funding for this grant match is $239.6 million is for Public Education and agency recommended through the Twenty-First Century projects, and $233.7 million is for the capital Fund and leverages an additional $5.0 million in program of the Department of Transportation. The federal funding to improve water treatment Governor’s Recommended Fiscal Year 2009 Capital facilities statewide. Budget addresses key policy priorities of the Governor in the following areas: Health, Safety and Self-Sufficiency for Every Delaware Family Education The Recommended Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Budget The Recommended Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Budget supports the safety and security of Delawareans reinforces the Governor’s commitment to quality through investments in emergency response, housing education by providing funds for the following: preservation and heath care. These investments • $132.7 million for ongoing public education include: projects in the Appoquinimink, Brandywine, • $5.0 million for housing preservation. These Cape Henlopen, Capital, Caesar Rodney, funds will be used to preserve the supply of low- Colonial, Lake Forest, Milford, Smyrna and income housing units for families in need. Sussex Technical school districts and the Sterck School for the Deaf. • $4.5 million to complete the enhancements to the State’s 800 MHz emergency radio • $4.0 million for renovations of Alison Hall and communication system. $500,000 to assist in the construction of a new Undergraduate Science Facility at the University • $8.5 million to support libraries throughout the of Delaware. State. • $4.5 million for Minor Capital Improvements • $1.0 million for planning of the new psychiatric and Equipment at Delaware State University. facility at the Herman Holloway Campus of the • $4.5 million for capital projects at Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. Technical & Community College. These Economic Development, Job Creation and projects include $1.5 million for the Collegewide Retention Asset Preservation program, $1.3 million for campus improvements at the In the Fiscal Year 2009 Recommended Capital Stanton/Wilmington Campus, $650,000 each for Budget, the Governor is recommending: campus improvements at the Owens and Terry • $8.0 million to the Delaware Strategic Fund to campuses and $400,000 for the Excellence support economic development in Delaware. Through Technology Campaign. The Strategic Fund is the primary economic development tool of the Delaware Economic Protecting Delaware’s Environment Development Office and provides a flexible The Governor has recommended funding for projects funding mechanism for attracting new jobs and contributing to protecting the environment. These retaining existing jobs. projects contribute to the foundation of the Livable • $2.0 million for the fifth year of funding for New Delaware agenda of the Governor. Projects include: Economy Initiative programs. This initiative • Continued dedication of earmarked revenue focuses on expanding Delaware’s research base totaling $20.0 million to the Farmland in biotechnology and life sciences and supports Preservation program and the Open Space the initiation of a regional infrastructure program. investment plan. • $3.2 million for Conservation Cost Share • $2.0 million for continued support for the projects to support best practices in the Diamond State Port Corporation. management of soil nutrients for urban and rural • $1.0 million to the Fraunhofer Center for landowners. Molecular Biology for support in the • $2.2 million for Beach Preservation and development of new vaccines. This investment Replenishment. represents the third year of a five-year commitment toward this effort. 1 POLICY OVERVIEW Sound Fiscal Management FY 2009 Capital Budget by Program Area For Fiscal Year 2009, the Governor recommends the authorization of $177.4 million in general obligation Econ. Dev. bonds and $55.6 million in General Funds. The DOT 3% 49% Delaware Constitution limits the issuance of general Public obligation long-term debt to capital purposes and Ed./Higher Delaware traditionally amortizes this debt rapidly. In Ed. past years Delaware has supplemented this 31% authorization with significant “pay-go” cash, thereby limiting new debt authorizations. This sound financial management practice has been an important State MCI/M&R factor in maintaining Delaware’s AAA bond rating. Agencies 4% 13% General Obligation Bond Authorization $200.0 $177.4 $163.8 $170.7 $160.0 $150.3 $120.0 $80.0 $ Millions $40.0 $0.0 2006 2007 2008 2009 Fiscal Year Additional Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Budget Highlights • $21.0 million for minor capital improvements, maintenance and renovation to State facilities. • $9.0 million for the Kent County Courthouse Complex. • $3.7 million for the continued development of the ERP Financials Reengineering Project. Capital Budget Authorization $1,000.0 $834.9 $800.0 $597.5 $539.5 $600.0 $473.3 $400.0 $ Millions $200.0 $0.0 2006 2007 2008 2009 Fiscal Year 2 POLICY OVERVIEW DESCRIPTION OF FUNDING SOURCES General Obligation Bonds Title 29, §7422(b), Delaware Code, restricts the authorization of tax supported debt to five percent of the estimated General Fund revenue for that fiscal year. Based on the current estimates for Fiscal Year 2009 DEFAC revenue estimates plus Governor’s Recommended adjustments, the maximum amount that could be authorized is $177.4 million. Reversions and Reprogrammings A total of $6.6 million of reprogramming is recommended to support the Fiscal Year 2009 Governor’s Recommended Capital Budget. General Funds A total of $55.6 million in General Funds are recommended to support the Fiscal Year 2009 Governor’s Recommended Capital Budget. Transportation Trust Fund The Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) was created by the General Assembly in June 1987 as a dedicated funding mechanism for the Department of Transportation. For Fiscal