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HOUSE BILL NO. 377, As Amended – Approp, Transp Dept/Law Enforce/PUC

HOUSE BILL NO. 377, As Amended

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H0377aa...................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Reduces the appropriation to the Public Utilities
Commission for fiscal year 2000 by $289,400; reduces the number of
full-time equivalent positions authorized for the Public Utilities
Commission for fiscal year 2000 by 6; appropriates an additional $356,600
to the Idaho Transportation Department; provides 4 additional full-time
equivalent positions for the Idaho Transportation Department; appropriates
an additional $255,400 to the Department of Law Enforcement; provides 4
additional full-time equivalent positions for the Department of Law
Enforcement; and authorizes funds transfers.

03/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/18    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
    To Gen Ord
03/19    Rpt out amen - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
    Rules susp - PASSED - 54-6-10
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Bruneel,
      Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Deal, Denney, Field(13),
      Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hammond, Hansen(23), Henbest,
      Hornbeck, Jaquet, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
      Limbaugh, Loertscher, Marley, McKague, Meyer(Duncan), Montgomery,
      Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Sellman,
      Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Taylor, Tippets, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
      Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Hadley, Hansen(29), Jones, Ridinger, Schaefer, Stoicheff
      Absent and excused -- Boe, Cuddy, Ellsworth, Linford, Mader,
      Mortensen, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Williams
    Floor Sponsor - Wood
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
    Rules susp - PASSED - 33-0-2
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson,
      Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne,
      Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Lee, Parry
    Floor Sponsor - Ingram
    Title apvd - to House
03/22    To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/23    To Governor
03/24    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 267
         Effective: 07/01/99

Bill Text


H0377


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

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              HOUSE BILL NO. 377, As Amended

                               BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    REDUCING THE APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FOR FISCAL  YEAR
 3        2000;  REDUCING  THE  NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS;
 4        APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS  TO THE  IDAHO  TRANSPORTATION  DEPARTMENT
 5        FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000; INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME EQUIV-
 6        ALENT  POSITIONS;  APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT
 7        OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000; INCREASING THE NUMBER  OF  AUTHO-
 8        RIZED  FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS;  AND  AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF
 9        FUNDS FROM THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT  TO  THE  PUBLIC  UTILITIES
10        COMMISSION.

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

12        SECTION  1.  The appropriation made in House Bill 374 of the First Regular
13    Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, is hereby reduced by the follow-
14    ing amounts in the designated program  according  to  the  designated  expense
15    classes  from  the  listed  fund for the period July 1, 1999, through June 30,
16    2000:
17    REGULATED CARRIERS:
18    FOR:
19    Personnel Costs                                                       $251,100
20    Operating Expenditures                                                  31,700
21    Capital Outlay                                               6,600 
22      TOTAL                                                               $289,400
23    FROM:
24    Public Utilities Commission Fund                                      $289,400

25        SECTION 2.  The number of full-time  equivalent  positions  authorized  in
26    House  Bill 374 of the First Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legisla-
27    ture is hereby reduced by six (6) positions  for  the  period  July  1,  1999,
28    through June 30, 2000, for the program specified in Section 1 of this act.

29        SECTION 3.  In addition to any other appropriation made by the First Regu-
30    lar Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, there is hereby appropriated
31    to  the  Idaho  Transportation Department the following amounts to be expended
32    for the designated program according to the designated  expense  classes  from
33    the listed fund for the period July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000:
34    MOTOR VEHICLES:
35    FOR:
36    Personnel Costs                                                       $ 68,100
37    Operating Expenditures                                                  26,500
38    Capital Outlay                                               6,600 
39      TOTAL                                                               $101,200
40    FROM:
41    State Highway Fund (Dedicated)                                        $101,200


                                      2

 1        SECTION  4.  In  addition  to  any other positions authorized by the First
 2    Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the Idaho Transportation
 3    Department is authorized an additional four (4) full-time equivalent positions
 4    for the period July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000, for the program  specified
 5    in Section 3 of this act.

 6        SECTION 5.  In addition to any other appropriation made by the First Regu-
 7    lar Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, there is hereby appropriated
 8    to  the  Idaho  Department  of  Law  Enforcement  the  following amounts to be
 9    expended for the designated program according to the designated expense  clas-
10    ses from the listed fund for the period July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000:
11    IDAHO STATE POLICE:
12    FOR:
13    Personnel Costs                                                       $192,800
14    Operating Expenditures                                                  32,600
15    Capital Outlay                                              30,000 
16      TOTAL                                                               $255,400
17    FROM:
18    Law Enforcement Fund                                                  $255,400

19        SECTION  6.  In  addition  to  any other positions authorized by the First
20    Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the Idaho Department  of
21    Law  Enforcement  is  authorized  an  additional four (4) full-time equivalent
22    positions for the period July 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000, for the  program
23    specified in Section 5 of this act.

24        SECTION  7.  No  sooner than January 3, 2000, at the request of the Presi-
25    dent of the Public Utilities Commission, the State Controller shall make  cash
26    transfers  totaling $300,000 from the State Highway Fund, from revenues gener-
27    ated by Section 49-202(2)(o), Idaho Code, as amended by House  Bill  335  aaS,
28    aaS,  enacted  by  the First Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legisla-
29    ture, to the Public Utilities Commission Fund for the  period  July  1,  1999,
30    through June 30, 2000.

Amendment


AH0377


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

                                       Moved by     Wood                 

                                       Seconded by  Geddes               


                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                             HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. NO. 377

 1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3
 2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 37,  delete "$162,900"  and insert:
 3    "$68,100"; in line 38, delete "187,100" and  insert:  "26,500";  in  line  40,
 4    delete  "$356,600"  and  insert: "$101,200"; and in line 42, delete "$356,600"
 5    and insert: "$101,200".

 6                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 5
 7        On page 2, in line 13, delete "$104,600" and insert: "$192,800";  in  line
 8    16,  delete  "$167,200"  and  insert:  "$255,400";  and  in  line  18,  delete
 9    "$167,200" and insert: "$255,400".

10                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6
11        On page 2, in line 21, delete "two (2)" and insert: "four (4)".

12                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8
13        On page 2, in line 33, delete "House Bill 335" and insert: "House Bill 335
14    aaS, aaS".

15                                AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL
16        On  page 2, delete lines 24 through 29; and in line 30, delete "SECTION 8"
17    and insert: "SECTION 7".

18                                 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
19        On page 1, in line 8, delete "EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH"; and  in
20    line 9, delete "REGARD TO SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE REVIEWS;".

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             RS 09212C1

This is a trailer appropriation bill for HB 335. HB 335 removes
the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) from regulation of
the motor carrier (trucking) industry and places the
administration of insurance verification and safety inspection
with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD). The transportation
department will integrate the insurance program and compliance
reviews into the one-stop shop for the motor carrier industry and
contract safety inspections with the Department of Law Enforcement
(DLE).

                            FISCAL NOTE

There is no impact on the General Eund. All funding is from a $2
fee charged to motor carriers. This bill reduces the PUC
appropriation contained in HB 374 by $289,400 and 6 full-time
equivalent positions. It increases the ITD appropriation by
$356,600 and 4 FTP's. It also increases the DLE appropriation by
$167,200 and 2 positions, including one sergeant and one corporal.
Annual revenues from a $2 per truck fee are estimated at $656,600.
A one-time transfer of $300,000 to the PUC to cover their revenue
shortfall leaves estimated revenues of $356,600. A first-year
contract of $167,200 with DLE leaves ITD with $189,400 for two
insurance compliance specialists and two Port-of-Entry inspectors.
In the future, as funding and vacancies permit, two of ITD's
positions will be eliminated and transferred to DLE. ITD will
expand the contract for safety inspections and compliance reviews
with DLE.

        CONTACT:  Ray Houston, Legislative Budget and Policy Analyst
                  334-4741
        

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE Bill No. 377_______