48-5561.01. Special payments to a special health care district; transfers; county treasurer; state treasurer

A. For a special health care district that is organized pursuant to this chapter and that constructs a general hospital or acquires or leases a general hospital from a county pursuant to section 48-5541.01, the following apply:

1. Notwithstanding section 48-5561, if the hospital receives special payments pursuant to section 36-2903.01, subsection O, the county treasurer of the county in which the district is located shall withdraw monies from the monies of the district on deposit with the county treasurer and transfer those monies to the county general fund.

2. The amount of those monies transferred shall be determined by the staff director of the joint legislative budget committee based on the annual legislative appropriation for special payments and contained in a notice from the governor. The transfer shall be made on the date or dates specified in the notice from the governor.

B. If the county treasurer for the county in which the district is located is unable to make any portion of the transfer of monies required by subsection A of this section, the county treasurer shall notify the state treasurer and the state treasurer shall cease to withhold any revenues of the county in which the district is located related to the distribution of special payments made pursuant to section 36-2903.01, subsection O.

C. If the state treasurer ceases to withhold revenues pursuant to subsection B of this section and if the amount of revenues previously withheld by the state treasurer exceeds the amount of transferred monies required by subsection A of this section, the state treasurer shall credit future amounts to be withheld from transaction privilege tax revenues of the county in which the district located in an amount equal to the difference.