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S1381..........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
HARRIMAN STATE PARK - Adds to existing law to authorize the Park and
Recreation Board to enter into a lease-purchase or other financing
obligation for the design, construction and equipping of facilities for
public recreational use at Harriman State Park, to appropriate user fee
revenues from the Park Trust Fund for Harriman State Park to pay the
obligation, to provide that the obligation shall not be a debt or
obligation of the state and to prohibit the use of the taxing power of the
state to pay the debt or obligation.
02/02 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/03 Rpt prt - to Res/Env
02/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Diede, Dunklin, Frasure, 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 -- None
Floor Sponsor - Hansen
Title apvd - to House
03/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to Res/Con
03/10 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
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(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, Jones(9)
Floor Sponsor - Robison
Title apvd - to Senate
03/13 To enrol
03/16 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/16 Sp signed
03/17 To Governor
03/18 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 75
Effective: 03/18/98
S1381|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1381 BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO STATE PARKS; AMENDING CHAPTER 42, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE 3 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 67-4229B, IDAHO CODE, TO AUTHORIZE THE PARK AND 4 RECREATION BOARD TO ENTER INTO A LEASE-PURCHASE OR OTHER FINANCING OBLIGA- 5 TION FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF FACILITIES FOR PUB- 6 LIC RECREATIONAL USE WITHIN HARRIMAN STATE PARK, TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE OF 7 THE FACILITIES, TO APPROPRIATE USER FEE REVENUES FROM THE PARK TRUST FUND 8 FOR HARRIMAN STATE PARK TO PAY THE OBLIGATION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE OBLIGA- 9 TION SHALL NOT BE A DEBT OR OBLIGATION OF THE STATE AND TO PROHIBIT USE OF 10 THE TAXING POWER OF THE STATE TO PAY THE DEBT OR OBLIGATION; AND DECLARING 11 AN EMERGENCY. 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 13 SECTION 1. That Chapter 42, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 14 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION , to be 15 known and designated as Section 67-4229B, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 16 67-4229B. HARRIMAN STATE PARK -- FINANCING IMPROVEMENTS. Notwithstanding 17 any law to the contrary, the board is authorized to enter into a lease- 18 purchase obligation or other financing obligation, in a principal amount not 19 to exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), for the design, construc- 20 tion and equipping of facilities for public recreational use within Harriman 21 state park, under terms, conditions and covenants as the board may approve by 22 resolution. The purpose of the facilities is to provide educational and rec- 23 reational opportunities for park users while generating revenue to assist with 24 operation of the park. The park trust fund for Harriman state park, or so much 25 of that fund as may be required in the judgment of the board, is continuously 26 appropriated for the purpose stated in this section. Any obligation entered 27 into shall be payable solely from user fees for the facilities within Harriman 28 state park deposited into the park trust fund for Harriman state park and 29 shall not be a debt or obligation of the state. The holder or holders of the 30 debt or obligation shall not have the right to compel any exercise of the tax- 31 ing power of the state to pay the debt or obligation or the interest on the 32 debt or obligation. 33 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 34 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 35 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS07397C1
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Parks and Recreation Board to take out a
low interest loan to finance the construction of additional public recreational facilities at
Harriman State Park. A similar effort was successfully used to finance badly needed new
boat docks at Spring Shores Marina last year. Receipts from operation of the facility are
used to pay back the loan. Harriman State Park was donated to the state with a trust to
assist with its operation. However, in order to meet basic operational needs, the department
has had to begin using some of the principal of the trust. Construction of additional facilities
at the park will bring in the revenue needed to protect the trust principle and operation the
park off trust interest and park revenues.
FISCAL IMPACT
There may be some impact from this legislation. The department will propose to combine a
low interest loan with a Genera I Fund appropriation and park revenues to construct the
facility. In this way, payments on the loan will be kept small enough to provide the immediate
revenue needed to protect the principal of the Harriman Trust.
CONTACT
Name: Yvonne Ferrell, Director
Agency: Department of Parks and Recreation
Phone: 3344199
Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact
S 1381