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Amend CSSB 1 as follows:
(1)  In Article I of the bill, amend Rider 7 as follows:
7.  Appropriation of Receipts, Court Costs. Out of the funds appropriated above as Appropriated Receipts, $20,983,263 in fiscal year 2022 and $20,983,263 in fiscal year 2023 represents the annual appropriation of court costs, attorneys' fees, and investigative costs recovered by the Office of the Attorney General. Prior to appropriating funds to Strategy A.1.1, Legal Services, at least $5,000,000 of the court costs, attorneys' fees, and investigative costs recovered by the Office of the Attorney General in excess of those specifically appropriated and shown in the agency's method of financing shall be allocated to the Compensation to Victims of Crime Account No. 469 for each fiscal year. Court costs, attorneys' fees, and investigative costs recovered by the Office of the Attorney General in excess of those specifically appropriated and shown in the agency's method of financing are appropriated to the Office of the Attorney General in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 each fiscal year and shall be used for Strategy A.1.1, Legal Services. At least semi-annually, beginning within 60 days after the close of each fiscal year or more often upon request of the Legislative Budget Board, the Office of the Attorney General shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the governor a report that lists each case in which an award of court costs, attorneys' fees, or investigative fees was made, the date of the award, the amount of court costs that were awarded, the amount of investigative costs that were awarded, the amount of attorneys' fees that were awarded, and the strategy or strategies to which the above receipts were allocated, in addition to any other information that may be requested by the Legislative Budget Board.