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S1545............................................................by FINANCE
STATE AGENCIES - REAL PROPERTY - Adds to existing law to provide that no
state agency or institution shall purchase, lease or otherwise procure real
property that will be used for office space or building space, which
purchase, lease or procurement will require an appropriation in future
years without an affirmative vote of the Joint Finance-Appropriations
Committee; and to provide a waiver in the event of an emergency or natural
disaster.
03/06 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/07 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/08 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14 3rd rdg - PASSED - 23-9-3
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Deide,
Dunklin, Frasure, Hawkins, Ingram, Keough, Lee, McLaughlin, Parry,
Richardson, Riggs, Sorensen, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth,
Williams
NAYS--Bunderson, Danielson, Davis, Ipsen, King-Barrutia, Noh, Risch,
Schroeder, Stegner
Absent and excused--Darrington, Geddes, Sandy
Floor Sponsor - Hawkins
Title apvd - hld for reconsideration
03/15 Motion to Reconsider PASSED - held at desk
03/20 Not reconsidered - ret'd to Fin
S1545
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1545
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO STATE BUILDINGS; AMENDING CHAPTER 57, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
3 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 67-5711D, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE
4 AGENCY OR INSTITUTION SHALL PURCHASE, LEASE OR OTHERWISE PROCURE REAL
5 PROPERTY THAT WILL BE USED FOR OFFICE SPACE OR BUILDING SPACE WHICH PUR-
6 CHASE, LEASE OR PROCUREMENT WILL REQUIRE AN APPROPRIATION IN FUTURE YEARS
7 WITHOUT AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE JOINT FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
8 ON A MOTION DULY MADE, ADOPTED AND RECORDED IN THE COMMITTEE'S MINUTES
9 AND TO PROVIDE FOR A WAIVER PROVISION IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR
10 DISASTER.
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
12 SECTION 1. That Chapter 57, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
13 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
14 ignated as Section 67-5711D, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
15 67-5711D. STATE AGENCIES PURCHASING, LEASING OR PROCURING REAL PROPERTY.
16 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no state agency or
17 institution shall purchase, lease or otherwise procure real property that will
18 be used for office space or building space which purchase, lease or procure-
19 ment will require an appropriation in future years without an affirmative vote
20 of the joint finance-appropriations committee on a motion duly made, adopted
21 and recorded in the committee's minutes. In the case of an emergency or disas-
22 ter, any state agency or institution, through the department of administra-
23 tion, may petition the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate and
24 the speaker of the house of representatives to have the provisions of this
25 section waived. The signature of the governor, president pro tempore of the
26 senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall be all that is
27 necessary for such waiver.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10146
The purpose of this legislation is to provide direct
accountability for the decision to obtain office space
back to elected officials.
FISCAL NOTE
Appropriate decision making by elected officials may save
taxpayer's dollars.
CONTACT: Senator Stan Hawkins
208-332-1325
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