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HOUSE BILL NO. 365 – Approp, Department of Commerce

HOUSE BILL NO. 365

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H0365.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - Appropriates $24,982,300 to the
Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2000; provides for a funds transfer;
states intent that the Department of Commerce report to JFAC regarding the
Washington, D.C. office; and limits the number of full-time equivalent
positions to 54.

03/11    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/12    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
    Rules susp - PASSED - 53-10-7
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Barrett, Bell, Bieter,
      Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Clark, Crow, Denney, Ellsworth,
      Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hammond, Hansen(23),
      Henbest, Hornbeck, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz,
      Lake, Limbaugh, Linford, Mader, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle,
      Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Schaefer,
      Sellman, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Wheeler,
      Williams, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Chase, Cuddy, Hadley, Jaquet, Marley, McKague, Sali,
      Stoicheff, Stone, Watson
      Absent and excused -- Campbell, Deal, Hansen(29), Loertscher, Meyer,
      Trail, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Hansen(23)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17    3rd rdg - PASSED - 29-4-2
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Ingram,
      Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
      Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler
      NAYS--Geddes, Stegner, Stennett, Whitworth
      Absent and excused--Hawkins, Parry
    Floor Sponsor - Ingram
    Title apvd - to House
03/18    To enrol
03/19    Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/23    To Governor
03/24    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 259
         Effective: 07/01/99

Bill Text


H0365


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 365

                               BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT  OF  COMMERCE  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2000;
 3        DIRECTING  THE  STATE  CONTROLLER  TO TRANSFER CERTAIN FUNDS AS REQUESTED;
 4        EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO  THE  OFFICE  IN  WASHINGTON,
 5        D.C.; AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.

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

 7        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Commerce the
 8    following amounts from the listed funds to be expended according to designated
 9    expense classes for the period July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000:
10                                                      FOR
11                  FOR          FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
12               PERSONNEL    OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
13                 COSTS     EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
14    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
15    FROM:
16    General
17     Fund      $1,835,100   $1,090,600   $47,800               $ 2,973,500
18    Tourism and
19     Promotion
20     Fund         470,500    2,540,400    24,500  $ 2,760,000    5,795,400
21    Federal Grant
22     Fund         389,100      134,000    14,000   15,102,900   15,640,000
23    Miscellaneous
24     Revenue
25     Fund         104,500      103,200                             207,700
26    Seminars and
27     Publications
28     Fund                      365,700                            365,700 
29      TOTAL    $2,799,200   $4,233,900   $86,300  $17,862,900  $24,982,300

30        SECTION  2.  The  State  Controller shall transfer up to $119,500 from the
31    INEEL Settlement Fund to the Department of  Commerce's  Miscellaneous  Revenue
32    Fund, as requested by the Department of Commerce.

33        SECTION  3.  It  is  legislative  intent  that  the Department of Commerce
34    report back to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on the gains made by
35    the state of Idaho, its people, and its businesses, through the efforts of the
36    department's office in Washington, D.C.

37        SECTION 4.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department
38    of Commerce is authorized no more than fifty-four  (54)  full-time  equivalent
39    positions  at any point during the period July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000,
40    for the program specified in Section 1 of this act, unless specifically autho-
41    rized by the Governor. The  Joint  Finance-Appropriations  Committee  will  be


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 1    notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                                HB365

This is the fiscal year 2000 appropriation for the Department of Commerce.


                                             FISCAL NOTE

                                                FTP      General     Ded/Other     Federal       Total
FY 1999 Original Approp.             52.00      2,755,800      5,561,800      15,617,900     23,935,500
FY 1999 Supplemental                  2.00         66,600         55,700               0        122,300
FY 1999 Total Appropriation          54.00      2,822,400      5,617,500      15,617,900     24,057,800
Base Adjustments                      0.00        (83,400)       (30,500)         (2,500)      (116,400)
FY 2000 Base                         54.00      2,739,000      5,587,000      15,615,400     23,941,400
Personnel Cost Rollups                0.00              0              0               0              0
Inflationary Adjustments              0.00              0              0               0              0
Replacement Items                     0.00         68,100         33,500          14,000        115,600
Non-Standard Adjustments              0.00          1,700          1,700             700          4,100
Annualizations                        0.00         67,700         65,800               0        133,500
Employee Compensation (CEC)           0.00         47,000         12,600           9,900         69,500
FY 2000 Maintenance (MCO)            54.00      2,923,500      5,700,600      15,640,000     24,264,100
Enhancements:
Department of Commerce
 1. Brand Idaho                       0.00              0              0              0               0
 2. Overseas Market Expansion         0.00         50,000              0              0          50,000
 3. Increase Spending Authority       0.00              0        668,200              0         668,200
FY 2000 Total Appropriation          54.00      2,973,500      6,368,800     15,640,000      24,982,300
Chg From Orig Approp.                 2.00        217,700        807,000         22,100       1,046,800
%Chg From Orig Approp.                3.8%           7.9%          14.5%           0.1%            4.4%

This is the fiscal year 2000 appropriation for the Department of Commerce in the amount
of $24,982,300.  Although the department is funded as a single program, it is comprised
of four divisions: Economic Development, Community Development, International Business
Development, and Tourism Development.  The program maintenance area of this budget
includes $115,600 for Replacement Items, $300 for risk management charges, $3,800 for
increased State Controller fees, $69,500 for 3% Change in Employee Compensation (CEC),
and $133,500 to annualize the cost of the Governor's spaceport promotion position, and
the Governor's Washington D.C. Office and position.  The total cost of the annualized
spaceport position in the FY 2000 budget is $119,500, which is funded from INEEL
Settlement funds.  The position makes $82,180/year.  The annualized FY 2000 cost of the
Washington D.C. Office and position is $126,300, which is funded by the General Fund.
The position, which has not yet been hired, has been budgeted to make up to $76,500/year,
and will work out of the Washington D.C. Office once an office space has been secured.
There are two enhancements funded in this budget.  The first provides $50,000 in ongoing
General Fund money to contract for additional trade representation in South America and
Europe.  These contract representatives will help Idaho exporters with making contacts in
foreign countries, setting up meetings, and represent Idaho and Idaho products at trade
shows.  The last enhancement provides a $668,200 increase in spending authority for the
department's tourism promotion fund, which is a dedicated fund derived from the 2%
lodging tax.  This will enable the department to spend down excess fund balances that
have accumulated over the last few years.


Contact:        Jason Hancock  334-4739
                Legislative Services Office
                Budget & Policy Analysis