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H0831.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Appropriates
$53,091,400 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year
2007; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 378.55;
directs the transfer of funds to the Environmental Remediation Fund;
provides intent regarding remediation of the Coeur d'Alene Basin; provides
intent regarding the Water Pollution Control Fund; directs the allocation
of salary savings; and provides intent regarding the Technical Leadership
Group of the Coeur d'Alene Basin Environmental Improvement Project
Commission.
03/17 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/20 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-1-3
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Cannon,
Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Martinez, Mathews,
McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail,
Wills, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Loertscher
Absent and excused -- Bradford, Denney, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Harwood
Title apvd - to Senate
03/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
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, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Sweet
Floor Sponsor - Werk
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 349
Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 831
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR FISCAL
3 YEAR 2007; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; PROVID-
4 ING THAT THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
5 REMEDIATION FUND; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMEN-
6 TAL REMEDIATION FUND AND REQUIRING AN ANNUAL REPORT; EXPRESSING LEGISLA-
7 TIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO USE OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUND;
8 DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS; AND EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE
9 INTENT REGARDING ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR THE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP GROUP.
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
11 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Environmen-
12 tal Quality the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs
13 according to the designated expense classes from the listed funds for the
14 period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007:
15 FOR
16 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
17 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
18 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
19 I. ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
20 FROM:
21 General
22 Fund $ 1,527,800 $ 967,800 $ 2,495,800
23 Economic Recovery
24 Reserve Fund $263,500 263,500
25 Air Quality
26 Permitting
27 Fund 178,800 216,400 395,200
28 Public Water System
29 Supervision
30 Fund 294,200 44,200 1,500 339,900
31 Water Pollution
32 Control
33 Fund 62,300 16,000 78,300
34 Department of
35 Environmental
36 Quality
37 Fund
38 (Receipts) 111,300 17,100 1,500 129,900
39 Department of
40 Environmental
41 Quality
42 Fund
43 (Federal) 1,866,200 1,012,300 13,500 2,892,000
44 TOTAL $ 4,040,600 $ 2,273,800 $280,000 $ 6,594,400
2
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 II. AIR QUALITY:
6 FROM:
7 General
8 Fund $ 1,931,400 $ 330,500 $ 2,261,900
9 Economic Recovery
10 Reserve Fund $ 13,500 13,500
11 Air Quality
12 Permitting
13 Fund 1,099,200 338,800 9,000 1,447,000
14 Department of
15 Environmental
16 Quality
17 Fund
18 (Receipts) 76,600 171,700 248,300
19 Department of
20 Environmental
21 Quality
22 Fund
23 (Federal) 1,323,100 320,400 24,000 $ 41,400 1,708,900
24 TOTAL $ 4,430,300 $ 1,161,400 $ 46,500 $ 41,400 $ 5,679,600
25 III. WATER QUALITY:
26 FROM:
27 General
28 Fund $ 5,037,900 $ 1,602,600 $1,494,800 $ 8,135,300
29 Economic Recovery
30 Reserve Fund $ 30,500 30,500
31 Public Water System
32 Supervision
33 Fund 859,900 161,400 4,500 336,500 1,362,300
34 Water Pollution
35 Control
36 Fund 195,200 20,000 101,900 317,100
37 Department of
38 Environmental
39 Quality
40 Fund
41 (Receipts) 324,200 87,200 1,500 51,600 464,500
42 Department of
43 Environmental
44 Quality
45 Fund
46 (Federal) 3,887,500 2,604,400 25,500 2,683,200 9,200,600
47 TOTAL $10,304,700 $ 4,475,600 $ 62,000 $4,668,000 $19,510,300
48 IV. COEUR D'ALENE BASIN COMMISSION:
49 FROM:
50 General
51 Fund $ 96,100 $ 60,000 $ 156,100
52 Environmental
53 Remediation
54 Fund
55 (Basin) 60,600 15,300 75,900
3
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 Department of
6 Environmental
7 Quality
8 Fund
9 (Federal) 43,300 2,053,300 2,096,600
10 TOTAL $ 200,000 $ 2,128,600 $ 2,328,600
11 V. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION:
12 FROM:
13 General
14 Fund $ 2,183,500 $ 442,700 $ 134,600 $ 2,760,800
15 Economic Recovery
16 Reserve Fund $ 18,000 18,000
17 Environmental
18 Remediation
19 Fund (Box) 24,800 76,400 25,500 126,700
20 Environmental
21 Remediation
22 Fund
23 (Basin) 99,300 840,700 940,000
24 Department of
25 Environmental
26 Quality
27 Fund
28 (Receipts) 313,500 438,800 1,500 51,800 805,600
29 Bunker Hill
30 Trust Fund 300,000 300,000
31 Department of
32 Environmental
33 Quality
34 Fund
35 (Federal) 2,495,700 9,361,900 13,500 15,500 11,886,600
36 TOTAL $ 5,116,800 $11,160,500 $ 33,000 $ 527,400 $16,837,700
37 VI. IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY OVERSIGHT:
38 FROM:
39 General
40 Fund $ 189,600 $ 8,700 $ 198,300
41 Economic Recovery
42 Reserve Fund $ 1,500 1,500
43 Department of
44 Environmental
45 Quality
46 Fund
47 (Federal) 945,100 382,000 17,000 $ 596,900 1,941,000
48 TOTAL $ 1,134,700 $ 390,700 $ 18,500 $ 596,900 $ 2,140,800
49 GRAND
50 TOTAL $25,227,100 $21,590,600 $440,000 $5,833,700 $53,091,400
51 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
52 of Environmental Quality is authorized no more than three hundred seventy-
53 eight and fifty-five hundredths (378.55) full-time equivalent positions at any
4
1 point during the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, unless specifi-
2 cally authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
3 will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
4 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 39-3630, Idaho Code,
5 the State Controller is hereby directed to transfer $1,500,000 from the Water
6 Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund (Basin) for the
7 period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007.
8 SECTION 4. It is legislative intent that moneys deposited into the Envi-
9 ronmental Remediation Fund (Basin) are to be used for remediation of the Coeur
10 d'Alene Basin in accordance with the superfund contract with the Environmental
11 Protection Agency. The Department of Environmental Quality shall file an
12 annual report each year with the Governor, the Legislature, and the Coeur
13 d'Alene Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission on the remediation
14 progress and the expenditures involved.
15 SECTION 5. It is legislative intent that the appropriation of moneys from
16 the Water Pollution Control Fund in this act specifically supersedes the pro-
17 visions of Section 39-3630, Idaho Code.
18 SECTION 6. The Department of Environmental Quality is hereby directed to
19 allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee salary
20 needs before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where appli-
21 cable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade or
22 occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first
23 in the order of salary savings distributions.
24 SECTION 7. It is legislative intent that funding for the Technical Lead-
25 ership Group of the Coeur d'Alene Basin Environmental Improvement Project Com-
26 mission be one-time and that the Department of Environmental Quality seek on-
27 going funding from the Environmental Protection Agency.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS15265 |
This is the fiscal year 2007 appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality in the amount of $53,091,400 of which $16,008,000 is from the General Fund, $7,357,700 is from dedicated funds, and $29,725,700 is from federal funds. The bill puts a 378.55 full-time equivalent position (FTP) cap on the department. The bill also transfers $1.5 million from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund to be used for the Coeur d’Alene Basin cleanup.
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| FY 2006 Original Appropriation |
374.55 |
15,706,700 |
7,246,600 |
30,259,400 |
53,212,700 |
| HB 395 One-time 1% Salary Increase |
0.00 |
91,100 |
29,300 |
96,100 |
216,500 |
| Omnibus CEC Supplemental |
0.00 |
107,100 |
36,700 |
115,300 |
259,100 |
| FY 2006 Total Appropriation |
374.55 |
15,904,900 |
7,312,600 |
30,470,800 |
53,688,300 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
0.00 |
(485,400) |
(513,800) |
(596,000) |
(1,595,200) |
| FY 2007 Base |
374.55 |
15,419,500 |
6,798,800 |
29,874,800 |
52,093,100 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
(203,400) |
(69,400) |
(213,300) |
(486,100) |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
89,000 |
53,400 |
348,000 |
490,400 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
0 |
343,000 |
93,500 |
436,500 |
| Statewide Cost Allocation |
0.00 |
11,800 |
3,600 |
12,300 |
27,700 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nondiscretionary Adjustments |
(1.00) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2007 Program Maintenance |
373.55 |
15,316,900 |
7,129,400 |
30,115,300 |
52,561,600 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Environmental Quality |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Wastewater Loan Administration |
0.00 |
0 |
293,500 |
(293,500) |
0 |
| 2. Restore Personnel Support |
0.00 |
118,700 |
(68,700) |
0 |
50,000 |
| 3. Engineering & Permitting |
4.00 |
350,000 |
0 |
0 |
350,000 |
| 4. CDA Basin Commission |
0.00 |
96,100 |
0 |
(96,100) |
0 |
| 5. Bonner Lakes Commission |
1.00 |
66,300 |
3,500 |
0 |
69,800 |
| 6. Basin Technical Leadership Group |
0.00 |
60,000 |
0 |
0 |
60,000 |
| FY 2007 Total |
378.55 |
16,008,000 |
7,357,700 |
29,725,700 |
53,091,400 |
| Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp |
4.00 |
301,300 |
111,100 |
(533,700) |
(121,300) |
| % Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp. |
1.1% |
1.9% |
1.5% |
(1.8%) |
(0.2%) |
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Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. H831 |