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S1427......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
SEARCH AND RESCUE FUND - Amends existing law to provide that moneys in the
Search and Rescue Fund shall be maintained in four subaccounts; to increase
the maximum amount of money that may be reimbursed to county sheriffs for
search and rescue missions conducted by their office; to provide that
recreational vehicle registration fees and motor fuels tax revenues shall
be deposited to the credit of the cost reimbursement subaccount; to provide
procedures for allocation of moneys to the accounts; to provide formulas
for reimbursement; to provide reimbursement procedures; and to provide for
return of investment earnings to the Search and Rescue Fund.
02/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16 Rpt prt - to St Aff
02/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/02 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
Stennett, Thorne, Walton, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--King-Barrutia
Floor Sponsor - Whitworth
Title apvd - to House
03/03 House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/29 3rd rdg - PASSED - 63-0-7
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley,
Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones,
Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley,
McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Sellman, Shepherd,
Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail,
Wood, Zimmermann
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Barrett, Crow, Judd, Kellogg, Schaefer,
Wheeler, Mr Speaker
Floor Sponsor - Campbell
Title apvd - to Senate
03/30 To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/31 Sp signed
04/03 To Governor
04/04 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 186
Effective: 07/01/00
S1427
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1427
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE; AMENDING SECTION 67-2913, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
3 VIDE THAT MONEYS IN THE SEARCH AND RESCUE FUND SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN FOUR
4 SUBACCOUNTS, TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT MAY BE REIM-
5 BURSED TO COUNTY SHERIFFS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS CONDUCTED BY
6 THEIR OFFICE, TO PROVIDE THAT RECREATIONAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES AND
7 MOTOR FUELS TAX REVENUES SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE COST
8 REIMBURSEMENT SUBACCOUNT, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR ALLOCATION OF MONEYS
9 TO THE SUBACCOUNTS, TO PROVIDE FORMULAS FOR REIMBURSEMENT, TO PROVIDE
10 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RETURN OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS
11 TO THE SEARCH AND RESCUE FUND; AMENDING SECTION 49-448, IDAHO CODE, TO
12 PROVIDE A CORRECT IDAHO CODE CITATION AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT FUND NAMES;
13 AMENDING SECTION 63-2412, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR A CORRECT IDAHO CODE
14 CITATION, TO PROVIDE A CORRECT FUND NAME AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORREC-
15 TIONS.
16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
17 SECTION 1. That Section 67-2913, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
18 amended to read as follows:
19 67-2913. SEARCH AND RESCUE ACCOUNT FUND. There is hereby created in the
20 dedicated fund state treasury the search and rescue account fund.
21 (1) Moneys in the account fund shall be maintained in two (2) four (4)
22 subaccounts, identified respectively as the "cost reimbursement subaccount,"
23 the "training subaccount," the "catastrophic search subaccount" and the
24 "equipment purchase matching subaccount." Moneys in the cost reimbursement
25 subaccount are perpetually appropriated to and shall be used by the director
26 of the department of law enforcement for the purpose of defraying costs of
27 search and rescue missions conducted by the county sheriff's office at a maxi-
28 mum of two four thousand dollars ($24,000) per rescue mission, regardless of
29 the number of counties or county search and rescue organizations involved. One
30 hundred percent (100%) of the moneys received pursuant to sections 49-448 and
31 63-2412, Idaho Code, shall be deposited to the credit of the cost reimburse-
32 ment subaccount. Of the additional fine imposed pursuant to section 36-1405,
33 Idaho Code, fifty percent (50%) shall be deposited to the credit of the cost
34 reimbursement subaccount. In the event the balance in the cost reimbursement
35 subaccount exceeds fifty twenty-five thousand dollars ($250,000), the amount
36 in excess shall be transferred to the equipment purchase matching subaccount.
37 (2) Fifty percent (50%) of the moneys received pursuant to the provisions
38 of section 36-1405, Idaho Code, and any amount in excess of fifty twenty-five
39 thousand dollars ($250,000) in the cost reimbursement subaccount, shall be
40 deposited in the search and rescue account to the credit of the equipment pur-
41 chase matching subaccount, and are perpetually appropriated to the director of
42 the department of law enforcement for the purposes of the subaccount. Moneys
43 in the equipment purchase matching subaccount shall be used by the director to
2
1 match local funds for the purchase of equipment for use by local search and
2 rescue units, at a maximum amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per unit in
3 any single year. The cost sharing match in the equipment purchase matching
4 subaccount shall be thirty-five percent (35%) local funds to sixty-five per-
5 cent (65%) from the equipment purchase matching subaccount. In the event the
6 balance in the equipment purchase matching subaccount exceeds fifteen thousand
7 dollars ($15,000), the amount in excess shall be transferred to the training
8 subaccount.
9 (3) Excess moneys described in subsection (2) of this section shall be
10 deposited to the credit of the training subaccount. In the event the balance
11 of the training subaccount exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the
12 amount in excess shall be transferred to the catastrophic search subaccount.
13 Such moneys shall be perpetually appropriated to the director of the depart-
14 ment of law enforcement for the purposes of the subaccounts. Moneys in the
15 training subaccount shall be used by the director for the purpose of providing
16 training funds to sheriffs' offices for search and rescue training, to a maxi-
17 mum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per training exercise, regardless of the
18 number of counties or county search and rescue organizations involved.
19 (4) Moneys in the catastrophic search subaccount shall be used by the
20 director for the purpose of providing reimbursement to the sheriff's office
21 for searches and rescues costing in excess of four thousand dollars ($4,000).
22 Claims for reimbursement by sheriffs' offices shall be made on a quarterly
23 basis and reimbursements shall be made by the director once each quarter.
24 Reimbursement of each claim shall be made by the director as follows: (a) the
25 first four thousand dollars ($4,000) of a claim shall be reimbursed from the
26 cost reimbursement subaccount; (b) the remainder of each claim exceeding four
27 thousand dollars ($4,000) shall be reimbursed from the catastrophic search
28 subaccount. In the event that there are insufficient moneys in the cata-
29 strophic search subaccount to fully reimburse all catastrophic search claims
30 in a given quarter, the director shall partially reimburse each claim on a pro
31 rata basis. A sheriff's office may seek further reimbursement for any
32 unreimbursed portion of a claim in the following quarters.
33 (5) The state treasurer shall invest all moneys in the search and rescue
34 fund and the interest and proceeds earned on such investments shall be
35 returned to the search and rescue fund.
36 SECTION 2. That Section 49-448, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
37 amended to read as follows:
38 49-448. DISPOSITION OF FEES. The revenues received from the annual
39 license fees imposed by section 49-445, Idaho Code, for recreational vehicle
40 registration shall be paid over monthly to the county treasurer, to be dis-
41 tributed as follows:
42 (1) Two dollars ($2.00) from each recreational vehicle license sold shall
43 be apportioned to the county current expense fund, which shall be deemed nec-
44 essary costs of collection and administration;
45 (2) From the balance remaining, ninety-nine percent (99%) shall be trans-
46 mitted to the state treasurer for deposit in an account fund known as the
47 "state recreational vehicle account fund," which is established in the dedi-
48 cated fund of the state treasury, and one percent (1%) shall be distributed to
49 the search and rescue account fund created in section 67-29013, Idaho Code.
50 SECTION 3. That Section 63-2412, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
51 amended to read as follows:
3
1 63-2412. DISTRIBUTION OF TAX REVENUES. (1) The revenues received from the
2 taxes imposed by sections 63-2402 and 63-2405, Idaho Code, and any penalties,
3 interest, or deficiency additions, or from the fees imposed by the commission
4 under the provisions of section 63-2409, Idaho Code, shall be distributed
5 periodically as follows:
6 (a) An amount of money equal to the actual cost of collecting, adminis-
7 tering and enforcing the gasoline tax requirements by the commission, as
8 determined by it shall be retained by the commission. The amount retained
9 by the commission shall not exceed the amount authorized to be expended by
10 appropriation by the legislature. Any unencumbered balance in excess of
11 the actual cost of collecting, administering and enforcing the gasoline
12 tax requirements by the commission at the end of each fiscal year shall be
13 distributed as listed in paragraph (e) of this subsection.
14 (b) An amount of money shall be distributed to the state refund account
15 sufficient to pay current refund claims. All refunds authorized by the
16 commission to be paid shall be paid from the state refund account and
17 those moneys are hereby continuously appropriated for that purpose.
18 (c) As soon as possible after the beginning of each fiscal year, the sum
19 of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall be distributed to
20 the railroad grade crossing protection account in the dedicated fund, to
21 pay the amounts from the account pursuant to the provisions of section
22 62-304C, Idaho Code.
23 (d) As soon as possible after the beginning of each fiscal year, the sum
24 of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be distributed to the
25 local bridge inspection account in the dedicated fund, to pay the amounts
26 from the account pursuant to the provisions of section 40-703, Idaho Code.
27 (e) From the balance remaining with the commission after distributing the
28 amounts in paragraphs (a) through (d) of subsection (1) of this section:
29 1. One and twenty-eight hundredths per cent percent (1.28%) shall be
30 distributed as follows: sixty-six per cent percent (66%) of the one
31 and twenty-eight hundredths per cent percent (1.28%) shall be dis-
32 tributed to the waterways improvement account, as created in chapter
33 15, title 57, Idaho Code. Up to twenty per cent percent (20%) of the
34 moneys distributed to the waterways improvement account under the
35 provisions of this paragraph may be used by the department of parks
36 and recreation to defray administrative costs. Any moneys unused at
37 the end of the fiscal year by the department of parks and recreation
38 shall be returned to the state treasurer for deposit in the waterways
39 improvement account. Thirty-three per cent percent (33%) of the one
40 and twenty-eight hundredths per cent percent (1.28%) shall be dis-
41 tributed into the park and recreation capital improvement account as
42 created in section 57-1801, Idaho Code. One per cent percent (1%) of
43 the one and twenty-eight hundredths per cent percent (1.28%) shall be
44 distributed to the search and rescue account fund created in section
45 67-29013, Idaho Code;
46 2. One and twenty-eight hundredths per cent percent (1.28%) shall be
47 distributed as follows: sixty-six per cent percent (66%) of the one
48 and twenty-eight hundredths per cent percent (1.28%) shall be dis-
49 tributed to the off-road motor vehicle account, as created in section
50 57-1901, Idaho Code. Up to twenty per cent percent (20%) of the
51 moneys distributed to the off-road motor vehicle account by this
52 subpart may be used by the department of parks and recreation to
53 defray administrative costs. Any moneys unused at the end of the fis-
54 cal year by the department of parks and recreation shall be returned
55 to the state treasurer for deposit in the off-road motor vehicle
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1 account. Thirty-three per cent percent (33%) of the one and twenty-
2 eight hundredths per cent percent (1.28%) shall be distributed into
3 the park and recreation capital improvement account as created in
4 section 57-1801, Idaho Code. One per cent percent (1%) of the one and
5 twenty-eight hundredths per cent percent (1.28%) shall be distributed
6 to the search and rescue account fund created in section 67-29013,
7 Idaho Code; and
8 3. Forty-four hundredths per cent percent (.44%) shall be distrib-
9 uted to the park and recreation capital improvement account as cre-
10 ated in section 57-1801, Idaho Code, to be used solely to improve
11 roads and bridges within and leading to parks and recreation areas of
12 the state.
13 4. The balance remaining shall be distributed to the highway distri-
14 bution account created in section 40-701, Idaho Code.
15 (2) The revenues received from the taxes imposed by section 63-2408,
16 Idaho Code, and any penalties, interest, and deficiency amounts, shall be dis-
17 tributed as follows:
18 (a) An amount of money shall be distributed to the state refund account
19 sufficient to pay current refund claims. All refunds authorized by the
20 commission to be paid shall be paid from the state refund account, and
21 those moneys are hereby continuously appropriated.
22 (b) The balance remaining of all the taxes collected shall be distributed
23 to the state aeronautics account, as provided in section 21-211, Idaho
24 Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS09945
The state search and rescue account is currently funded by a $7.50 fine to those
persons convicted of certain hunting and fishing violations, a very small
percentage of the fuel tax, and 1% of recreational vehicle registration fees.
Searches and rescues are often lengthy and quite expensive. The cost of these
searches and rescues above $2,000 must be borne by the county taxpayer. This
bill creates a mechanism through existing state law for reimbursement to the
counties for costs of searches and rescues above $2,000, and creates a mechanism
to provide for training.
FISCAL IMPACT
This bill has no impact on the general fund.
CONTACT: Idaho Sheriff's Association, Michael J. Kane
Phone: 342-4545
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1427