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SCR130...........................................................by FINANCE
BOX SPRINGS CANYON AREA - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into agreements
with the Idaho State Building Authority to finance and acquire property for
a new state park in Box Springs Canyon near Hagerman, Idaho.
03/01 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/02 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/03 10th Ord - ADOPTED - 33-0-2
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett,
Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Parry, Riggs
Floor Sponso - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/04 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/05 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 62-0-8
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Denney, Field(13),
Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford, Marley, McKague,
Meyer(Duncan), Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy,
Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Sellman, Smith, Smylie,
Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Watson, Wheeler,
Williams, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Deal, Ellsworth, Loertscher, Mader,
Schaefer, Tippets, Wood
Floor Sponsor - Hansen(23)
Title apvd - to Senate
03/16 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/17 Sp signed
03/19 To Secretary of State
SCR130|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 130 BY FINANCE COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS 3 WITH THE IDAHO STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY TO FINANCE AND ACQUIRE PROPERTY 4 FOR A NEW STATE PARK IN BOX SPRINGS CANYON NEAR HAGERMAN, IDAHO. 5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 WHEREAS, Governor Batt and the Earl Hardy Foundation executed a purchase 7 and sales agreement on December 31, 1998, providing for acquisition by Idaho 8 Department of Parks and Recreation of certain unique property located along 9 the Snake River in an area known as Box Springs Canyon near Hagerman, Idaho; 10 WHEREAS, the Idaho Nature Conservancy has agreed to assist the state in 11 the acquisition of such land; and 12 WHEREAS, such acquisition of the land for use as a new state park is in 13 the public interest; and 14 WHEREAS, the Idaho State Building Authority is empowered to acquire, 15 finance and provide facilities to the state of Idaho. 16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session 17 of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Representa- 18 tives concurring therein, that the Legislature hereby authorizes and provides 19 approval for the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement 20 or agreements with the Idaho State Building Authority, under such terms and 21 conditions as may be reasonable and necessary, to provide financing for the 22 acquisition of such property and to make such property available for use by 23 the Department of Parks and Recreation. 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution constitutes authorization 25 required by the provisions of Section 67-6410, Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09152
This Concurrent Resolution authorizes the Department of Parks
and Recreation to enter into agreements with the State Building
Authority to finance and acquire property for the state at Box
Springs Canyon near Hagerman, Idaho. A purchase agreement was
worked out between Governor Batt and the Earl Hardy Foundation
to acquire this beautiful and unique property along the Snake
River for the sum of five million dollars.
FISCAL NOTE (revised 3/2/99)
There is no impact to the General Fund. The sources of funding
for this five million dollar purchase will come from the
following sources.
1. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) from the Idaho
Power Company 401 Water Quality Consent Agreement:
2. Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($890,000) from the
INEEL settlement fund (Pit 9).
3. One Million One Hundred ten Thousand Dollars ($1,110,000)
from the Nature Conservancy; and
4. Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000)
from the Idaho State Building Authority.
The $2.5 million from the Building Authority and $1.11 million
from the Nature Conservancy are bridge funding that will be
repaid. The $2.5 million from the Building Authority will be
reimbursed from monies the State will receive under the Idaho
Power Company 401 Water Quality Consent Agreement upon
relicensing of the Company's mid-Snake projects. The Nature
Conservancy will be reimbursed with monies from the Land and
Water Conservation Fund. Both the Building Authority and the
Nature Conservancy will hold title to the property as tenants-in-common as security for repayment. Upon repayment, each
entity will convey its interest in the property to the Idaho
Department of Parks and Recreation.
Contact: Rep.Maxine Bell
Senator Laird Noh
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE Bill Number SCR 130
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