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HOUSE BILL NO. 824 – Approp, Agriculture Dept

HOUSE BILL NO. 824

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H0824.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT - Appropriates $21,433,700 to the
Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 1999; and limits the number of
full-time equivalent positions to 170.31.

03/13    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/16    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/17    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18    3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-0-7
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
      Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(20), Gagner,
      Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Lake,
      Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller,
      Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger,
      Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Stubbs, Tilman,
      Tippets, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Crane, Field(13), Hansen, Judd, Kunz, Taylor,
      Watson
    Floor Sponsor - Field(20)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/19    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20    3rd rdg - PASSED - 28-0-7
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
      Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins,
      Ingram, Ipsen, King, Lee, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
      Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Bunderson, Hansen, Keough, McLaughlin, Sandy,
      Twiggs, Wheeler
    Floor Sponsor - Ingram
    Title apvd - to House
03/23    To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/24    Pres signed - to Governor
03/25    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 377
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


H0824


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 824

                               BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  1999;
 3        AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.

 4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 5        SECTION  1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Agriculture
 6    the following amounts, to be expended for the designated programs according to
 7    the designated standard classifications from the listed funds for  the  period
 8    July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
 9                                                         FOR
10                      FOR         FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
11                   PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
12                     COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY   PAYMENTS     TOTAL
13    I. ADMINISTRATION:
14    FROM:
15    General Fund  $   362,700  $  279,400  $ 29,500  $  7,700  $   679,300
16    Facilities
17     Maintenance
18     Fund              45,200     104,700                          149,900
19    Agriculture in the
20     Classroom
21     Fund                          20,600                           20,600
22    Administration
23     and Accounting
24     Services
25     Fund              399,100      70,400                          469,500 
26      TOTAL       $   807,000  $  475,100  $ 29,500  $  7,700  $ 1,319,300
27    II. ANIMAL INDUSTRIES:
28    FROM:
29    General Fund  $   660,600  $   93,500  $ 33,500  $118,000  $   905,600
30    Agricultural
31     Fees - Livestock
32     Disease Control
33     Fund             432,300     256,300    10,600                699,200
34    Agricultural
35     Fees - Dairy
36     Inspection
37     Fund             598,200     138,600    33,800                770,600
38    Agricultural
39     Fees - Egg
40     Inspection
41     Fund              72,600      24,500    14,500                111,600


                                          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                          115,100                          115,100 
12      TOTAL       $ 1,769,700  $  632,200  $ 92,400  $118,000  $ 2,612,300
13    III. AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY:
14    FROM:
15    General Fund  $   436,300  $  559,900  $ 13,500            $ 1,009,700
16    Agricultural
17     Fees - Commercial
18     Feed and
19     Fertilizer
20     Fund             180,700      58,500     8,000                247,200
21    Agricultural
22     Fees - Pesticides
23     Fund             902,400     452,500   100,300              1,455,200
24    Federal Grant
25     Fund              373,100     163,800                536,900 
26      TOTAL       $ 1,892,500  $1,234,700  $121,800            $ 3,249,000
27    IV. PLANT INDUSTRIES:
28    FROM:
29    General Fund  $   505,600  $   88,300  $ 25,100            $   619,000
30    Agricultural
31     Inspection
32     Fund             897,200     195,700  $ 19,800              1,112,700
33    Agricultural
34     Fees - Commercial
35     Feed and
36     Fertilizer
37     Fund             186,400      70,400    10,100                266,900
38    Agricultural
39     Fees - Honey
40     Advertising
41     Fund                 300       6,000                            6,300
42    Federal Grant
43     Fund               34,800       5,300                  40,100 
44      TOTAL       $ 1,624,300  $  365,700  $ 55,000            $ 2,045,000
45    V. AGRICULTURAL INSPECTIONS:
46    FROM:
47    General Fund  $   769,300  $  204,000  $ 21,700            $   995,000
48    Agricultural
49     Inspection
50     Fund             158,800      54,300            $  3,700      216,800


                                          3

 1                                                         FOR
 2                      FOR         FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 3                   PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 4                     COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY   PAYMENTS     TOTAL
 5    Agricultural
 6     Fees - Organic
 7     Food Products
 8     Fund              40,700      20,200                           60,900
 9    Agricultural
10     Fees - Fresh Fruit
11     and Vegetable
12     Inspection
13     Fund            8,340,400     824,500    81,000   456,300    9,702,200 
14      TOTAL       $ 9,309,200  $1,103,000  $102,700  $460,000  $10,974,900
15    VI. MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT:
16    FROM:
17    General Fund  $   238,200  $  134,400  $  7,000            $   379,600
18    Agricultural
19     Inspection
20     Fund              31,000         100                           31,100
21    Agricultural Loans
22     Fund              10,500      15,400            $  5,200       31,100
23    Federal Grant
24     Fund                                              41,100       41,100
25    Seminars and
26     Publications
27     Fund                         231,200                          231,200
28    USDA Publications
29     Fund                           62,800                            62,800 
30      TOTAL       $   279,700  $  443,900  $  7,000  $ 46,300  $   776,900
31    VII. ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL:
32    FROM:
33    General Fund                                     $108,500  $   108,500
34    Animal Damage
35     Control Fund                                     100,000      100,000
36    Agricultural
37     Fees - Sheep
38     Industry
39     Regulation
40     Fund                       $      200   102,700      102,900 
41      TOTAL                    $      200            $311,200  $   311,400
42    VIII. SHEEP COMMISSION:
43    FROM:
44    General Fund  $    34,500  $    5,700                      $    40,200
45    Agricultural
46     Fees - Sheep
47     Industry
48     Regulation
49     Fund              55,800      28,900                           84,700
50    Sheep and Goat
51     Disease Indemnity
52     Fund                           20,000                20,000 
53      TOTAL       $    90,300  $   54,600                      $   144,900


                                          4

 1                                                         FOR
 2                      FOR         FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 3                   PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 4                     COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY   PAYMENTS     TOTAL
 5      GRAND
 6      TOTAL       $15,772,700  $4,309,400  $408,400  $943,200  $21,433,700

 7        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
 8    of  Agriculture  is authorized no more than one hundred seventy and thirty-one
 9    hundredths (170.31) full-time equivalent positions at  any  point  during  the
10    period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999, for the programs specified in Sec-
11    tion  1 of this act, unless specifically authorized by the Governor. The Joint
12    Finance-Appropriations Committee will be notified promptly  of  any  increased
13    positions so authorized.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                               HB 824

This is the fiscal year 1999 appropriation to the Department of Agriculture in the amount
 of $21,433,700.

                                             FISCAL NOTE

                                       FTP        General      Ded/Other         Federal          Total 
FY 1998 Original Approp.            170.31      4,348,500     15,225,500         600,400     20,174,400 
Reappropriation                       0.00              0         20,000               0         20,000 
FY 1998 Supplemental                  0.00         69,100              0               0         69,100 
Other Adjustments                     0.00        (69,100)        69,100               0              0 
FY 1998 Total Appropriation         170.31      4,348,500     15,314,600         600,400     20,263,500 
Expenditure Adjustments               0.00              0              0               0              0 
FY 1998 Est. Expenditures           170.31      4,348,500     15,314,600         600,400     20,263,500 
Base Adjustments                     (1.00)      (197,600)      (318,400)              0       (516,000) 
FY 1999 Base                        169.31      4,150,900     14,996,200         600,400     19,747,500 
Personnel Cost Rollups                0.00         17,500         18,900           1,600         38,000 
Inflationary Adjustments              0.00         39,000         80,200           5,400        124,600 
Replacement Items                     0.00        160,700        217,900               0        378,600 
Non-Standard Adjustments              0.00          9,700          9,700               0         19,400 
Employee Compensation (CEC)           0.00        114,800        427,600          10,700        553,100 
FY 1999 Maintenance (MCO)           169.31      4,492,600     15,750,500         618,100     20,861,200 
Enhancements:
Department of Agriculture
 1. General Support for Seed Lab      0.00         30,000              0               0         30,000 
 2. Mexico Trade Office               0.00         10,000              0               0         10,000 
 3. Temps/Animal Care/GPS             0.00          6,800          3,800               0         10,600 
 4. Software & Weights                0.00              0              0               0              0 
 5. Safety Field Rep Office Rental    0.00              0         36,500               0         36,500 
 6. Y2K - Ethernet Conversion         0.00              0              0               0              0 
 7. Pathology Field Reps.             0.00              0              0               0              0 
 8. Improve Licensing Program         0.00              0         48,000               0         48,000 
 9. Y2K - Conversion  of Programs     0.00              0              0               0              0 
10. Pesticide Disposal/ One Farm      0.00              0         34,200               0         34,200 
11. Dairy/Animal Spending Auth        0.00              0         91,000               0         91,000 
12. Vehicles for FF&V Program         0.00              0         27,000               0         27,000 
13. Lab Equipment                     0.00              0          7,800               0          7,800 
14. Case Review/ APA Rule Changes     0.00              0         34,600               0         34,600 
15. PAT Equipment                     0.00              0         25,300               0         25,300 
16. Water/TMDL Enhancement            0.00         45,000              0               0         45,000 
17. TMDL Technical Assistance         0.00         60,000              0               0         60,000 
18. ADC/Sheep Commission              0.00              0         20,000               0         20,000 
19. Range Management Specialist       1.00         92,500              0               0         92,500 
FY 1999 Total Appropriation         170.31      4,736,900     16,078,700         618,100     21,433,700 

Chg From Orig Approp.                 0.00        388,400        853,200          17,700      1,259,300 
%Chg From Orig Approp.                0.0%           8.9%            5.6%           2.9%           6.2% 

Contact:
Ray Houston
Legislative Services Office
Budget & Policy Analysis
Telephone:  334-4741