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S1326............................................................by FINANCE APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriating an additional $955,000 to the Department of Lands for forest resources management and forest and range fire protection for fiscal year 1998. 01/26 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/27 Rpt prt - to Fin 01/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 01/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 01/29 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2 AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Geddes, Hansen, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth NAYS--None Absent and excused--Dunklin, Frasure Floor Sponsor - Richardson Title apvd - to House 01/30 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg 02/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/04 3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Crow Floor Sponsor - Mader Title apvd - to Senate 02/05 To enrol 02/06 Rpt enrol - Pres signed 02/09 Sp signed 02/10 To Governor 02/11 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 7 Effective: 02/11/98
S1326|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1326 BY FINANCE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 3 1998; PROVIDING TRANSFERS TO THE PEST CONTROL DEFICIENCY FUND; PROVIDING 4 TRANSFERS TO THE FIRE SUPPRESSION DEFICIENCY FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMER- 5 GENCY. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. In addition to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter 8 335, Laws of 1997, there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Lands the 9 following amounts to be expended for the designated programs according to the 10 designated standard classifications from the listed funds for the period July 11 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998: 12 FOR FOR FOR 13 PERSONNEL OPERATING LUMP 14 COSTS EXPENDITURES SUM TOTAL 15 FOR: 16 A. FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: 17 FROM: 18 General Fund $30,000 $15,000 $ 45,000 19 FOR: 20 B. FOREST AND RANGE FIRE PROTECTION: 21 FROM: 22 General Fund $150,000 $150,000 23 Fire Suppression Deficiency 24 Fund 760,000 760,000 25 TOTAL $910,000 $910,000 26 GRAND TOTAL $30,000 $15,000 $910,000 $955,000 27 SECTION 2. The State Controller shall make cash transfers from the Gen- 28 eral Fund to the Pest Control Deficiency Fund, at the request of the Director 29 of the Department of Lands, not to exceed $45,000 as appropriated in Section 1 30 of this act for Forest Resources Management. 31 SECTION 3. The State Controller shall make cash transfers from the Gen- 32 eral Fund to the Fire Suppression Deficiency Fund, at the request of the 33 Director of the Department of Lands, not to exceed $150,000 as appropriated 34 from the General Fund in Section 1 of this act for Forest and Range Fire Pro- 35 tection. 36 SECTION 4. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 37 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 38 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE SB1326 This bill provides additional fiscal year 1998 funding in the amount of $195,000 from the General Fund and $760,000 from the Fire Suppression Deficiency Fund for the Department of Lands. FISCAL NOTE FTP General Ded/Other Federal Total FY 1998 Original Approp 239.86 9,542,500 14,020,200 1,415,100 24,977,800 FY 1997 Reappropriation 0.00 194,200 999,300 0 1,193,500 Gypsy Moth Survey and Control 0.00 45,000 0 0 45,000 Fire Suppression 0.00 150,000 760,000 0 910,000 Other Adjustments 0.00 (195,000) 195,000 0 0 FY 1998 Total Approp 239.86 9,736,700 15,974,500 1,415,100 27,126,300 %Change from Original Approp. .0% 2.0% 13.9% .0% 8.6% Idaho Code 38-602 provides the state board of land commissioners the authority to issue deficiency warrants against the General Fund for up to $250,000 to suppress and eradicate forest insects, pests or diseases on forest lands. Section 1 provides $45,000 to reimburse deficiency warrants issued for the gypsy moth monitoring program. Funding of $150,000 in General Funds and $760,000 spending authority from dedicated reimbursement funds are provided for the costs of the 1997 fire season. Note: Reappropriation reflects funding provided in previous years and carried over into FY 1998 for Triumph Mine cleanup. Contact: Ray Houston Legislative Services Office Budget & Policy Analysis Telephone: 334-4741