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SENATE BILL NO. 1545 – Approp, Agricultural Research

SENATE BILL NO. 1545

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S1545............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH/COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM -
Appropriates $25,798,800 to the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho
for the Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension Service Program for
fiscal year 1999; reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered fund balances
for nonrecurring expenditures for fiscal year 1999;  and provides
legislative intent that $86,000 of the appropriation for fiscal year 1999
be designated as specified.

03/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/12    Rpt prt - to Fin
03/12    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16    3rd rdg - PASSED - 20-12-3
      AYES--Boatright, Bunderson, Cameron, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin,
      Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, McLaughlin, Parry, Richardson, Riggs,
      Risch, Sandy, Sorensen, Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs
      NAYS--Branch, Burtenshaw, Crow, Geddes, Hansen, Hawkins, Lee, Noh,
      Schroeder, Stennett, Wheeler, Whitworth
      Absent and excused--Andreason, Danielson, Frasure
    Floor Sponsor - Richardson
    Title apvd - to House
03/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18    Rls susp - PASSED - 59-1-10
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15),
      Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow,
      Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
      Hadley, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd,
      Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
      Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mortensen,
      Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Robison, Sali,
      Schaefer, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Zimmermann,
      Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Stoicheff
      Absent and excused -- Barrett, Crane, Field(20), Hansen, Jaquet,
      Newcomb, Stevenson, Stubbs, Tippets, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Bell
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    To enrol
03/20    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/23    Sp signed - to Governor
03/24    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 278
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


S1545


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

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1545

                                   BY FINANCE COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND  COOPERATIVE  EXTENSION
 3        SERVICE  FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999; REAPPROPRIATING ANY UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUM-
 4        BERED BALANCES; SETTING FORTH  CONDITIONS  FOR  THE  REAPPROPRIATION;  AND
 5        EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN EXPENDITURES.

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

 7        SECTION  1.  There  is  hereby appropriated to the Board of Regents of the
 8    University of Idaho for the Agricultural Research  and  Cooperative  Extension
 9    Service  Program  the  following  amounts from the listed funds for the period
10    July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
11    FROM:
12    General Fund                                                       $21,097,000
13    Equine Education Fund                                                  135,000
14    Federal Grant Fund                                                   4,384,900
15    Miscellaneous Revenue Fund                                 181,900 
16      TOTAL                                                            $25,798,800

17        SECTION 2.  There is hereby reappropriated to the Board of Regents of  the
18    University  of  Idaho  for the Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension
19    Service, subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this  act,  the  unexpended
20    and  unencumbered balance of any appropriation contained in Section 1, Chapter
21    141, Laws of 1997, to be used for nonrecurring  expenditures  for  the  period
22    July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999.

23        SECTION  3.  The reappropriation for the General Fund granted in Section 2
24    of this act shall be subject to the following provisions:
25        (1)  If the unexpended and unencumbered balance in  the  General  Fund  on
26    June  30, 1998, is zero, the reappropriation for the General Fund in Section 2
27    is hereby declared to be null and void.
28        (2)  If the unexpended and unencumbered balance in  the  General  Fund  on
29    June  30,  1998, is greater than zero but less than the total General Fund re-
30    appropriation authority granted to all state agencies, the amount  reappropri-
31    ated in Section 2 of this act shall be in the proportion that the reappropria-
32    tion  for the Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension Service bears to
33    the total General Fund reappropriation authority granted to  all  state  agen-
34    cies.

35        SECTION  4.  Of  the appropriation made from the General Fund in Section 1
36    of this act, it is legislative intent that  $86,000  be  used,  together  with
37    industry  support,  as  follows: $13,000 for one (1) dairy science position in
38    the College of Agriculture's Animal and  Veterinary  Science  Department;  and
39    $73,000  for  one  (1)  wheat  research  support  position  and one (1) potato
40    research support position at the Aberdeen Research and Extension Center.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                               S 1545

This is the FY 1999 appropriation for the Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension
 Service.
                                             FISCAL NOTE

                                       FTP        General      Ded/Other         Federal          Total 
FY 1998 Original Approp.            397.53     19,645,900        316,900       4,384,900     24,347,700 
Reappropriation                       0.00              0          4,600       1,516,800      1,521,400 
FY 1998 Total Appropriation         397.53     19,645,900        321,500       5,901,700     25,869,100 
Expenditure Adjustments              (3.19)             0              0         133,000        133,000 
FY 1998 Est. Expenditures           394.34     19,645,900        321,500       6,034,700     26,002,100 
Base Adjustments                      0.00              0         (4,600)     (1,649,800)    (1,654,400) 
FY 1999 Base                        394.34     19,645,900        316,900       4,384,900     24,347,700 
Personnel Cost Rollups                0.00         90,700              0          21,000        111,700 
Inflationary Adjustments              0.00         67,600              0          12,700         80,300 
Replacement Items                     0.00          3,400              0           3,700          7,100 
Employee Compensation (CEC)           0.00        804,700              0         185,800        990,500 
Fund Shifts                           0.00        223,200              0        (223,200)             0 
FY 1999 Maintenance (MCO)           394.34     20,835,500        316,900       4,384,900     25,537,300 
Enhancements:
Agricultural Research and Extension Service
 1. Salary Equity                     0.00             0               0               0              0 
 2. Facilities Maintenance            0.00       224,500               0               0        224,500 
 3. Farm/Scientific Instr.  Equip.    0.00             0               0               0              0 
 4. Technology Equipment              0.00             0               0               0              0 
 5. Dairy/Wheat & Potato              2.20        37,000               0               0         37,000 
 Positions
FY 1999 Total Appropriation         396.54     21,097,000        316,900       4,384,900     25,798,800  

Chg From Orig Approp.                (0.99)     1,451,100              0               0      1,451,100  
%Chg From Orig Approp.               (0.2%)          7.4%            0.0%           0.0%           6.0%  

Contact:
Todd Bunderson
Legislative Services Office
Budget & Policy Analysis
Telephone:  334-4740