{"id":32388,"date":"2022-04-07T19:51:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T01:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=32388"},"modified":"2022-04-07T19:56:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T01:56:03","slug":"pandemic-funding-bill-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=32388","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic funding bill approved"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers passed a bill April 7 that appropriates the $1.04 billion allocated to Nebraska from federal pandemic relief funds.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Mike Hilgers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB1014, introduced by Speaker Mike Hilgers of Lincoln at the request of Gov. Pete Ricketts, contains appropriations for fiscal year 2021-22 and FY2022-23 for the American Rescue Plan Act funds allocated to Nebraska to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

The state has received $520 million and an additional $520 million is anticipated by May 2022. The bill\u2019s expenditures support COVID-19 mitigation efforts, respond to negative economic impacts of the pandemic, replace lost revenue, provide premium pay for essential workers and fund water, sewer and broadband infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n

Among the appropriations are $100 million for \u201cshovel-ready\u201d projects for qualifying sports complexes and nonprofits related to the arts, culture and humanities, $91 million for workforce housing and $20 million for water transportation infrastructure grants.<\/p>\n

The bill also contains provisions of more than 20 proposals introduced this session, including:
\n\u2022 LB1089, sponsored by Gering Sen. John Stinner, which appropriates $55 million to the state Department of Health and Human Services for licensed and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities;
\n\u2022 LB1066, sponsored by Stinner, which appropriates $28 million to DHHS and the University of Nebraska for behavioral health care services;
\n\u2022 LB1172, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Robert Hilkemann, which appropriates $55 million for rate increases for certain providers of developmental disabilities services; and
\n\u2022 LB1201, sponsored by Bennington Sen. Wendy DeBoer, which appropriates $20 million to DHHS for grants to nonprofit organizations providing food assistance.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers passed LB1014 on a 40-4 vote and the bill took effect immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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