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H0480.........................................by RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
BUNKER HILL - Amends existing law to provide that the Department of Health
and Welfare may manage, lease or dispose of certain property in the Bunker
Hill area for the purpose of facilitating appropriate operation and
maintenance activities, encouraging economic development of the Silver
Valley or assisting local governmental entities; and to provide that the
management, lease, or disposal of property shall not be subject to the
state surplus property law.
02/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/03 Rpt prt - to Env Aff
02/09 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/10 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/11 3rd rdg - PASSED - 61-0-9
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel, Callister,
Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Cuddy, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13),
Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen(23), Henbest,
Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen,
Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison,
Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson,
Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail(Miller), Wheeler, Wood,
Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Black, Campbell, Crow, Deal, Hammond,
Hansen(29), Linford, Moss
Floor Sponsor - Pischner
Title apvd - to Senate
02/14 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 30-1-4
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen,
Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Riggs, Risch,
Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Thorne, Walton, Wheeler,
Whitworth, Williams
NAYS--Stennett
Absent and excused--Crow, Danielson, Davis, Richardson
Floor Sponsor - Darrington
Title apvd - to House
02/25 To enrol
02/28 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/29 Pres signed
03/01 To Governor
03/03 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 21
Effective: 03/03/00
H0480
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 480
BY RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY IN THE BUNKER HILL CLEANUP SITE; AMENDING SECTION
3 39-107a, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE
4 MAY MANAGE, LEASE OR DISPOSE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE BUNKER HILL AREA
5 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING APPROPRIATE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
6 ACTIVITIES, ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SILVER VALLEY OR
7 ASSISTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MANAGEMENT,
8 LEASE OR DISPOSAL OF THE PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE STATE SUR-
9 PLUS PROPERTY LAW AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AND DECLARING AN
10 EMERGENCY.
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
12 SECTION 1. That Section 39-107a, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
13 amended to read as follows:
14 39-107a. REAL PROPERTY IN BUNKER HILL CLEANUP SITE. Notwithstanding any
15 other provision of law to the contrary, the department of health and welfare
16 may accept transfer from the United States of any real property or interest in
17 real property acquired by the United States for remediation purposes concern-
18 ing the Bunker Hill Superfund Site pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 9604(j). The
19 state of Idaho shall incur no liability nor be subject to any claims related
20 to the existence, release or threatened release of any hazardous substance or
21 contaminant or pollutant on, or from, any such real property. Any such real
22 property which has a public use or commercial value and which is not useful or
23 usable by the The department of health and welfare may, in its sole discre-
24 tion, manage, lease or dispose of such property for the purpose of facilitat-
25 ing appropriate operation and maintenance activities, encouraging economic
26 development of the Silver Valley or assisting local governmental entities. The
27 management, lease or disposal of such property shall not be subject to sec-
28 tions 58-331 through 58-335 chapter 3, title 58, Idaho Code, except that any.
29 Any receipts from the management, lease or disposal of such property shall be
30 deposited in the Bunker Hill Cleanup Trust Fund established by the Trust Fund
31 Declaration of the state of Idaho dated May 2, 1994 (Attachment NM, Consent
32 Decree, United States of America v. Asarco, Inc. No. CV-94-0206-N-HLR (D.
33 Idaho)) for the purpose of funding institutional control or operation and
34 maintenance activities regarding the site.
35 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
36 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
37 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS09390C1
The purpose of this legislation is to amend IC 39-107a that specifically
pertains to land transfers and disposals at the Bunker Hill Superfund Site
in Shoshone County. The amendments clarify the land disposal methods, gives
the Department of Health and Welfare the management responsibilities for
the such land and provides land transfers can be accomplished exclusive of
existing surplus property statutes.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact either on the General Fund, or other state funds.
IC 39-107a, without the proposed amendments, places the proceeds from land
transfers to a fund (0511) that currently supports activities at the Bunker
Hill Site.
CONTACT
Name: Chuck Moss
Agency: Division of Financial Management
Phone: 334-3645
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT H 480