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HOUSE BILL NO. 819 – Approp, Agriculture Dept

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H0819.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT - Appropriates $31,133,000 to the
Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2007; limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 206.60; and directs the allocation of
salary savings.
                                                                        
03/15    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/16    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20    3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-2-5
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bell,
      Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon,
      Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Denney, Edmunson, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet,
      Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller,
      Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould,
      Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
      Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass,
      Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Loertscher, Sali
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Deal, Ellsworth, Harwood, Smith(24)
    Floor Sponsor - Bolz
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/21    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/22    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett(Clark),
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Pearce
    Title apvd - to House
03/29    To enrol
03/30    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/31    Pres signed - To Governor
03/31    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 343
         Effective: 07/01/06

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 819
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2007;
  3        LIMITING  THE  NUMBER  OF  AUTHORIZED  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; AND
  4        DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of  Agriculture
  7    the  following amounts to be expended for the designated programs according to
  8    the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the  period  July  1,
  9    2006, through June 30, 2007:
 10                                                         FOR
 11                     FOR        FOR         FOR      TRUSTEE AND
 12                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL      BENEFIT
 13                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY      PAYMENTS     TOTAL
 14    I. ADMINISTRATION:
 15    FROM:
 16    General Fund $   469,600 $  430,800              $   25,300  $   925,700
 17    Administration
 18     and Accounting
 19     Services
 20     Fund            631,300    137,800   $   29,600                 798,700
 21    Facilities
 22     Maintenance
 23     Fund             95,400     65,600                              161,000
 24    Agriculture in the
 25     Classroom
 26     Fund                        28,500                               28,500
 27      TOTAL      $ 1,196,300 $  662,700   $   29,600 $   25,300  $ 1,913,900
 28    II. ANIMAL INDUSTRIES:
 29    FROM:
 30    General Fund $ 1,424,000 $  244,300                          $ 1,668,300
 31    Economic Recovery
 32     Reserve Fund                         $    2,000                   2,000
 33    Agricultural
 34     Fees - Livestock
 35     Disease Control
 36     Fund            508,000    262,900       86,900                 857,800
 37    Agricultural
 38     Fees - Dairy
 39     Inspection
 40     Fund            906,100    291,100       66,000               1,263,200
 41    Agricultural
 42     Fees - Egg
 43     Inspection
 44     Fund            152,100     15,200                              167,300
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1                                                         FOR
  2                     FOR        FOR         FOR      TRUSTEE AND
  3                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL      BENEFIT
  4                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY      PAYMENTS     TOTAL
  5    Agricultural
  6     Fees - Commercial
  7     Fisheries
  8     Fund              6,000      4,200                               10,200
  9    Seminars and
 10     Publications
 11     Fund                        98,400                               98,400
 12    Federal
 13     Grant Fund      790,300    530,900       22,000 $  333,200    1,676,400
 14      TOTAL      $ 3,786,500 $1,447,000   $  176,900 $  333,200  $ 5,743,600
 15    III. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES:
 16    FROM:
 17    General Fund $   446,600 $  448,700                          $   895,300
 18    Economic Recovery
 19     Reserve Fund                         $   17,000                  17,000
 20    Agricultural
 21     Smoke Management
 22     Fund            106,900    106,100                              213,000
 23    Agricultural
 24     Fees - Pesticides
 25     Fund          1,310,700    507,800      279,600               2,098,100
 26    Federal Grant
 27     Fund            437,100    170,900                              608,000
 28      TOTAL      $ 2,301,300 $1,233,500   $  296,600             $ 3,831,400
 29    IV. PLANT INDUSTRIES:
 30    FROM:
 31    General Fund $   539,900 $  193,700              $  425,100  $ 1,158,700
 32    Economic Recovery
 33     Reserve Fund                         $    60,000                 60,000
 34    Agricultural
 35     Inspection
 36     Fund          1,047,900    292,700      123,000    111,100    1,574,700
 37    Agricultural
 38     Fees - Commercial
 39     Feed and
 40     Fertilizer
 41     Fund            659,300    170,300       51,200                 880,800
 42    Agricultural
 43     Fees - Honey
 44     Advertising
 45     Fund                400     16,300                               16,700
 46    Agricultural
 47     Fees - Organic
 48     Food Products
 49     Fund             87,300     31,200        1,500                 120,000
 50    Quality Assurance
 51     Laboratory
 52     Services
 53     Fund            335,000     40,800                              375,800
                                                                        
                                           3
                                                                        
  1                                                         FOR
  2                     FOR        FOR         FOR      TRUSTEE AND
  3                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL      BENEFIT
  4                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY      PAYMENTS     TOTAL
  5    Federal Grant
  6     Fund            691,400  1,665,400       38,400  1,161,700    3,556,900
  7      TOTAL      $ 3,361,200 $2,410,400   $  274,100 $1,697,900  $ 7,743,600
  8    V. AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS:
  9    FROM:
 10    General Fund $   574,300 $  201,300                          $   775,600
 11    Economic Recovery
 12     Reserve Fund                         $  110,000                 110,000
 13    Agricultural
 14     Inspection
 15     Fund            123,700     49,700              $    3,700      177,100
 16    Weights and
 17     Measures
 18     Inspection
 19     Fund            206,700     42,400       74,000                 323,100
 20    Agricultural
 21     Fees - Fresh Fruit
 22     and Vegetable
 23     Inspection
 24     Fund          7,239,300    712,100      239,000    371,100    8,561,500
 25      TOTAL      $ 8,144,000 $1,005,500   $  423,000 $  374,800  $ 9,947,300
 26    VI. MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT:
 27    FROM:
 28    General Fund $   376,700 $  364,500                          $   741,200
 29    Economic Recovery
 30     Reserve Fund                         $    6,500                   6,500
 31    Agricultural
 32     Inspection
 33     Fund             24,800     10,300                               35,100
 34    Seminars and
 35     Publications
 36     Fund                       239,100                              239,100
 37    USDA Publications
 38     Fund                        64,900                               64,900
 39    Agricultural Loans
 40     Fund             13,100     15,300              $    5,200       33,600
 41    Federal Grant
 42     Fund             58,600     25,500                  42,500      126,600
 43      TOTAL      $   473,200 $  719,600   $    6,500 $   47,700  $ 1,247,000
 44    VII. ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL:
 45    FROM:
 46    General Fund                                     $  145,800  $   145,800
 47    Animal Damage
 48     Control Fund                                       215,700      215,700
 49    Agricultural
 50     Fees - Sheep
 51     Industry
 52     Regulation
 53     Fund                    $      200                 167,200      167,400
 54      TOTAL                  $      200              $  528,700  $   528,900
                                                                        
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  1                                                         FOR
  2                     FOR        FOR         FOR      TRUSTEE AND
  3                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL      BENEFIT
  4                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY      PAYMENTS     TOTAL
  5    VIII. SHEEP COMMISSION:
  6    FROM:
  7    General Fund $    53,000 $      500                          $    53,500
  8    Agricultural
  9     Fees - Sheep
 10     Industry
 11     Regulation
 12     Fund             63,400     40,100                              103,500
 13    Sheep and Goat
 14     Disease Indemnity
 15     Fund                        20,300                               20,300
 16      TOTAL      $   116,400 $   60,900                          $   177,300
                                                                        
 17       GRAND
 18       TOTAL     $19,378,900 $7,539,800   $1,206,700 $3,007,600  $31,133,000
                                                                        
 19        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 20    of Agriculture is authorized no more than two hundred six and sixty-hundredths
 21    (206.60) full-time equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1,
 22    2006,  through  June 30, 2007, for the programs specified in Section 1 of this
 23    act, unless specifically  authorized  by  the  Governor.  The  Joint  Finance-
 24    Appropriations  Committee will be notified promptly of any increased positions
 25    so authorized.
                                                                        
 26        SECTION 3.  The Department of Agriculture is hereby directed  to  allocate
 27    salary  savings,  based  on  performance, to provide for employee salary needs
 28    before other operational budget priorities are considered.  Where  applicable,
 29    employees  whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or occupa-
 30    tional groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first in the
 31    order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS15246

This is the fiscal year 2007 appropriation for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture in the amount of $31,133,000 of which $6,364,100 is from the General Fund, $18,801,000 is from dedicated funds and $5,967,900 is from federal funds. The bill includes a full-time equivalent position cap of 206.6 and directs the allocation of salary savings to meet salary needs before other operational priorities are considered.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2006 Original Appropriation 202.60  5,779,600  19,769,500  5,989,900  31,539,000 
HB 395 One-time 1% Salary Increase 0.00  32,500  54,400  3,600  90,500 
Omnibus CEC Supplemental 0.00  39,300  106,600  10,400  156,300 
Deficiency Warants and Transfers Out 0.00  47,800  47,800 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00  (47,800)  (47,800) 


FY 2006 Total Appropriation 202.60  5,851,400  19,930,500  6,003,900  31,785,800 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 1.00 


FY 2006 Estimated Expenditures 203.60  5,851,400  19,930,500  6,003,900  31,785,800 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures (1.00)  (32,500)  (1,796,100)  (217,000)  (2,045,600) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (850,000)  (850,000) 


FY 2007 Base 202.60  5,818,900  17,284,400  5,786,900  28,890,200 
Benefit Costs 0.00  (75,200)  (221,400)  (44,800)  (341,400) 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  40,200  64,700  73,000  177,900 
Replacement Items 0.00  1,062,900  28,500  1,091,400 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  65,200  31,500  96,700 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 


FY 2007 Program Maintenance 202.60  5,849,100  18,222,100  5,843,600  29,914,800 



Enhancements          
Department of Agriculture          
 1. Marketing Program 0.00  211,000  211,000 
 2. CAFO Inspectors 2.00  121,000  121,000 
 3. Invasive Species Coordinator 1.00  70,000  35,000  35,000  140,000 
 4. Noxious Weed Program 0.00  100,000  89,300  189,300 
 5. Range Operations 0.00  13,000  13,000 
 6. Container Recycling Program 1.00  169,100  169,100 
 7. Crop Residue Disposal 0.00  72,100  72,100 
 8. Air Quality Inspections 0.00 
 9. Scan Device Testing 0.00 
 10. Retail Egg Program 0.00  40,000  40,000 
 11. Weights & Measures Lab Maintenance 0.00  22,000  22,000 
 12. Nursery Research 0.00  50,000  50,000 
 13. Food Quality Assurance Laboratory 0.00  75,000  75,000 
 14. Animal Damage Control Fund 0.00  115,700  115,700 


FY 2007 Total 206.60  6,364,100  18,801,000  5,967,900  31,133,000 
Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp 4.00  584,500  (968,500)  (22,000)  (406,000) 
% Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp. 2.0%  10.1%  (4.9%)  (0.4%)  (1.3%) 

Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H819