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H0602..............................................by ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM SUPERVISION FUND - Adds to existing law to create the
Public Water System Supervision Fund in the state treasury within the
Department of Health and Welfare; to provide for moneys in the fund; to
provide for investment of surplus moneys in the fund; and to provide for
the return of interest to the fund.
02/17 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/18 Rpt prt - to Env Aff
02/25 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/29 3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-0-9
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23),
Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
Mortensen, Moss, Pearce, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison,
Sali, Schaefer(Tiegs), Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson,
Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Crow, Geddes, Gould, Linford,
Montgomery, Moyle, Pischner, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Robison
Title apvd - to Senate
03/01 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/10 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-0-4
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Crow,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Ingram, Ipsen,
Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler,
Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Cameron, Geddes, Hawkins, McLaughlin
Floor Sponsor - Ipsen
Title apvd - to House
03/24 To enrol
03/27 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/28 Pres signed
03/29 To Governor
04/03 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 165
Effective: 04/03/00
H0602
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 602
BY ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE; AMENDING CHAPTER 76, TITLE
3 39, IDAHO CODE, BY THE CREATION OF A NEW SECTION 39-7606, IDAHO CODE, TO
4 CREATE THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM SUPERVISION FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY, TO
5 PROVIDE FOR MONEYS IN THE FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR INVESTMENT OF IDLE OR SUR-
6 PLUS MONEYS IN THE FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETURN OF INTEREST TO THE FUND
7 AND TO PROVIDE FOR EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Chapter 76, Title 39, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
10 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
11 ignated as Section 39-7606, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
12 39-7606. PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM SUPERVISION FUND. (1) There is hereby cre-
13 ated in the state treasury the public water system supervision fund. Moneys in
14 the fund shall consist of fees assessed pursuant to rules of the department on
15 regulated public drinking water systems, federal funds which are received by
16 the state to provide for the public water system supervision program, dona-
17 tions, state appropriations and any other moneys from whatever source.
18 (2) Idle or surplus moneys in the public water system supervision fund
19 established by this section shall be invested by the state treasurer in the
20 manner for idle state moneys in the state treasury as provided for in section
21 67-1210, Idaho Code. Interest received on all such investments shall be paid
22 into the fund. Moneys in the fund may be expended pursuant to appropriation.
23 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
24 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
25 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09515C1
Most Idaho residents pay a monthly fee attached to their water bill to support the
state drinking water program which provides oversight for drinking water quality
and assistance for drinking water systems. With this fee system, the drinking
water program is not supported by the general fund. With present procedure,
interest earnings on the balance of drinking water fees go to the general fund. This
legislation would put the interest, about $50,000 a year, into the drinking water
program, helping to delay or avoid an increase in drinking water fees. The
legislation is supported by the Drinking Water Advisory Committee of the
Division of Environmental Quality. DEQ has a neutral position.
FISCAL IMPACT
About $50,000 a year in interest income would be shifted from the general fund to
the fund that supports the drinking water program.
Contact:
Don Munkers, Idaho Rural Water Association
1-208 743-6142
Rep. Twila Hornbeck, 332-1000
Ken Robison, 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 602