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S1211............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Appropriates
$52,088,300 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year
2006; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 374.55;
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; and provides intent
regarding unexpended and unencumbered balances in the Big Payette Lake
Water Quality Council Administrative Account.
03/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/18 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/21 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/22 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-2, 1 vacancy
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Lodge, Malepeai,
Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner,
Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Burkett, Little, (District 21 seat vacant)
Floor Sponsor - Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/23 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28 3rd rdg - PASSED - 58-7-5
AYES -- Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23),
Garrett, Hart, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour,
Martinez, McGeachin, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart,
Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler,
Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
Smith(24)(Frost), Smylie, Snodgrass, Trail, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Andrus, Barrett, Harwood, Loertscher, Mathews, McKague,
Nielsen
Absent and excused -- Anderson, Jones, Roberts, Stevenson, Wills
Floor Sponsor - Eskridge
Title apvd - to Senate
03/29 To enrol
03/30 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/31 Sp signed - To Governor
04/06 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 314
Effective: 07/01/05
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1211
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR FISCAL
3 YEAR 2006; 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; AND
8 EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT ANY UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BAL-
9 ANCES IN THE BIG PAYETTE LAKE WATER QUALITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT
10 BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FUND.
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
12 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Environmen-
13 tal Quality the following amounts to be expended for the designated programs
14 according to the designated expense classes from the various funds listed for
15 the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006:
16 FOR
17 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
18 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
19 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
20 I. ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES:
21 FROM:
22 General
23 Fund $ 1,541,800 $ 945,800 $ 2,487,600
24 Air Quality
25 Permitting
26 Fund 180,500 211,400 391,900
27 Public Water System
28 Supervision
29 Fund 297,200 43,100 $ 2,000 342,300
30 Department of
31 Environmental
32 Quality
33 Fund
34 (Receipts) 112,400 16,600 2,000 131,000
35 Department of
36 Environmental
37 Quality
38 Fund
39 (Federal) 1,947,600 1,005,100 16,000 2,968,700
40 TOTAL $ 4,079,500 $ 2,222,000 $ 20,000 $ 6,321,500
41 II. AIR QUALITY:
42 FROM:
43 General
44 Fund $ 1,789,600 $ 308,700 $ 2,098,300
2
1 FOR
2 FOR FOR FOR TRUSTEE AND
3 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL BENEFIT
4 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY PAYMENTS TOTAL
5 Air Quality
6 Permitting
7 Fund 1,110,000 332,500 $ 12,000 1,454,500
8 Department of
9 Environmental
10 Quality
11 Fund
12 (Receipts) 77,600 168,500 246,100
13 Department of
14 Environmental
15 Quality
16 Fund
17 (Federal) 1,337,500 314,400 26,000 $ 40,600 1,718,500
18 TOTAL $ 4,314,700 $ 1,124,100 $ 38,000 $ 40,600 $ 5,517,400
19 III. WATER QUALITY:
20 FROM:
21 General
22 Fund $ 4,565,600 $ 1,547,300 $ 3,500 $1,803,100 $ 7,919,500
23 Public Water System
24 Supervision
25 Fund 867,800 158,400 6,000 330,200 1,362,400
26 Water Pollution
27 Control Fund 100,000 100,000
28 Department of
29 Environmental
30 Quality
31 Fund
32 (Receipts) 327,300 85,600 2,000 50,600 465,500
33 Department of
34 Environmental
35 Quality
36 Fund
37 (Federal) 4,116,100 2,575,500 34,000 2,633,200 9,358,800
38 TOTAL $ 9,876,800 $ 4,366,800 $ 45,500 $4,917,100 $19,206,200
39 IV. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION:
40 FROM:
41 General
42 Fund $ 2,134,500 $ 434,400 $ 132,100 $ 2,701,000
43 Environmental
44 Remediation
45 Fund (Box) 25,000 75,000 25,000 125,000
46 Environmental
47 Remediation
48 Fund (Basin) 100,000 825,000 925,000
49 Department of
50 Environmental
51 Quality
52 Fund
53 (Receipts) 386,000 430,600 $ 2,000 50,800 869,400
54 Bunker Hill
55 Trust Fund 300,000 300,000
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) 2,519,800 9,187,300 14,000 15,200 11,736,300
10 TOTAL $ 5,165,300 $10,952,300 $ 16,000 $ 523,100 $16,656,700
11 V. IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY OVERSIGHT:
12 FROM:
13 General
14 Fund $ 191,800 $ 8,500 $ 200,300
15 Department of
16 Environmental
17 Quality
18 Fund
19 (Federal) 953,500 374,900 $ 44,000 $ 585,800 1,958,200
20 TOTAL $ 1,145,300 $ 383,400 $ 44,000 $ 585,800 $ 2,158,500
21 VI. COEUR D'ALENE BASIN COMMISSION:
22 FROM:
23 Environmental
24 Remediation
25 Fund
26 (Basin) $ 60,000 $ 15,000 $ 75,000
27 Department of
28 Environmental
29 Quality
30 Fund
31 (Federal) 138,000 2,015,000 2,153,000
32 TOTAL $ 198,000 $ 2,030,000 $ 2,228,000
33 GRAND
34 TOTAL $24,779,600 $21,078,600 $163,500 $6,066,600 $52,088,300
35 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
36 of Environmental Quality is authorized no more than three hundred seventy-four
37 and fifty-five hundredths (374.55) full-time equivalent positions at any point
38 during the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, unless specifically
39 authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee will be
40 notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
41 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 39-3630, Idaho Code,
42 the State Controller is hereby directed to transfer $1,500,000 from the Water
43 Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund (Basin) for the
44 period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006.
45 SECTION 4. It is legislative intent that moneys deposited into the Envi-
46 ronmental Remediation Fund (Basin) are to be used for remediation of the Coeur
47 d'Alene Basin in accordance with the superfund contract with the Environmental
48 Protection Agency. The Department of Environmental Quality shall file an
49 annual report no later than January 1 of each year with the Governor, the Leg-
50 islature, and the Coeur d"Alene Basin Environmental Improvement Project Com-
51 mission on the remediation progress and the expenditures involved.
4
1 SECTION 5. It is legislative intent that the appropriation of moneys from
2 the Water Pollution Control Fund in Section 1 of this act specifically super-
3 sedes the provisions of Section 39-3630, Idaho Code.
4 SECTION 6. Whereas, the Big Payette Lake Water Quality Council estab-
5 lished by Section 39-6603, Idaho Code, will disband in March 2005, it is leg-
6 islative intent that any unexpended and unencumbered balances in the Big Pay-
7 ette Lake Water Quality Council Administrative Account be transferred to the
8 Department of Environmental Quality Fund to be used to further protect, pre-
9 serve and improve the water quality of Big Payette Lake.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS14326 |
This is the fiscal year 2006 appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality in the amount of $52,088,300 of which $15,406,700 is from the General Fund, $6,788,100 is from dedicated funds, and $29,893,500 is from federal funds. Section 2 places a cap of 374.55 on the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions. Sections 3 and 4 direct the State Controller to transfer $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund and to use those moneys for remediation of the Coeur d’Alene Basin. Section 5 provides that the Water Pollution Control Funds appropriated for the Water Quality Program may be used for water quality monitoring. Section 6 is due to the disbanding of the Big Payette Lake Water Quality Council. It authorizes the transfer of the remaining unencumbered balances in the Big Payette Lake Water Quality Council Administrative Account to the Department of Environmental Quality Fund to be used to protect and improve the water quality of Big Payette Lake (about $23,400).
 
| FY 2005 Original Appropriation |
369.55 |
15,146,000 |
7,458,600 |
26,951,800 |
49,556,400 |
| HB 805 One-time 1% Salary Increase |
0.00 |
88,100 |
29,900 |
90,400 |
208,400 |
| FY 2005 Total Appropriation |
369.55 |
15,234,100 |
7,488,500 |
27,042,200 |
49,764,800 |
| Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers |
4.00 |
0 |
109,000 |
2,225,400 |
2,334,400 |
| Budgeted Reversion |
0.00 |
(25,700) |
(15,100) |
(2,900) |
(43,700) |
| FY 2005 Estimated Expenditures |
373.55 |
15,208,400 |
7,582,400 |
29,264,700 |
52,055,500 |
| Removal of One-Time Expenditures |
(4.00) |
(63,400) |
(241,000) |
(2,448,500) |
(2,752,900) |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
1,000 |
400 |
1,600 |
3,000 |
| FY 2006 Base |
369.55 |
15,146,000 |
7,341,800 |
26,817,800 |
49,305,600 |
| Benefit Costs |
0.00 |
116,900 |
40,800 |
121,500 |
279,200 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
0 |
26,000 |
134,000 |
160,000 |
| Nonstandard Adjustments |
0.00 |
(32,900) |
(11,900) |
(49,700) |
(94,500) |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27th Payroll |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FY 2006 Program Maintenance |
369.55 |
15,230,000 |
7,396,700 |
27,023,600 |
49,650,300 |
| Enhancements |
|
|
|
|
|
| Department of Environmental Quality |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Evaluate NPDES Primacy |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. CDA Lake Management Plan |
1.00 |
85,900 |
0 |
0 |
85,900 |
| 3. Burlington Northern Santa Fe |
1.00 |
0 |
105,500 |
0 |
105,500 |
| 4. CDA Basin Commission |
2.00 |
0 |
0 |
2,267,100 |
2,267,100 |
| 5. CDA Basin Match |
0.00 |
0 |
(714,100) |
78,100 |
(636,000) |
| 6. National Environmental Info. Network |
1.00 |
0 |
0 |
150,000 |
150,000 |
| 7. Additional Federal Grants |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
374,700 |
374,700 |
| 8. Rathdrum Aquifer Protection |
0.00 |
90,800 |
0 |
0 |
90,800 |
| FY 2006 Total |
374.55 |
15,406,700 |
6,788,100 |
29,893,500 |
52,088,300 |
| Chg from FY 2005 Orig Approp |
5.00 |
260,700 |
(670,500) |
2,941,700 |
2,531,900 |
| % Chg from FY 2005 Orig Approp. |
1.4% |
1.7% |
(9.0%) |
10.9% |
5.1% |
Contact: Ray Houston 334-4741
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. S1211 |